Alexander Simpson (cricketer)
Alexander Russell Simpson was a Scottish first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.
Simpson was born at Dunfermline in February 1905 and was educated at Dunfermline High School. A wicket-keeper, he played club cricket for Dunfermline and Forfarshire, and made his debut for Scotland national [cricket team|Scotland] in first-class cricket against the touring South Africans at Glasgow in 1924. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1934, making twelve appearances.
Simpson took 14 catches and made 10 stumpings in first-class cricket, and scored 101 runs at an average of 6.31. In his report on Scotland's match against the touring New Zealanders in 1931, the New Zealand cricket historian Tom Reese said Simpson's wicket-keeping was superior to any English player's.
Outside of cricket, Simpson was a schoolmaster. He died in England at Weston-super-Mare in November 1975.