Jim Sims, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jim Sims

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 13-May-1903

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1973

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Jim Sims

  • James Morton Sims (13 May 1903 in Leyton, Essex – 27 April 1973 in Canterbury, Kent) was an English cricketer. Jim Sims represented Middlesex in 381 first-class matches between 1929 and 1952 as a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler who scored 7173 runs (highest score 121) and took 1,257 wickets (best bowling 9/92).
  • He later coached and scored for the county. He played in four Tests for England from 1935 to 1937. He succeeded Jim Alldis as the Middlesex scorer in 1969.
  • He continued in this role until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1973.

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