Jim Sims
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James Morton Sims was an English
cricketer
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Jim Sims represented Middlesex
in 381 first-class matches 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.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
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Jim Sims represented Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in 381 first-class matches 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
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for England from 1935 to 1937.
He succeeded Jim Alldis
Jim Alldis Sr
A.J. "Jim" Alldis was an English cricket scorer and manager.Jim Alldis managed the Middlesex Cricket School from 1957 through to his retirement in 1980, originally at Alexandra Palace and subsequently at Finchley. He succeeded Patsy Hendren as the county scorer in 1960, until he retired from this...
as the Middlesex scorer in 1969. He continued in this role until his sudden death from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
in 1973.