Arthur Sims

Arthur Sims
Arthur Sims in 1910
Personal information
Born(1877-07-27)27 July 1877
Spridlington, Lincolnshire, England
Died27 April 1969(1969-04-27) (aged 91)
East Hoathly, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896/97–1912/13Canterbury
FC debut8 January 1897 Canterbury v Queensland
Last FC27 March 1914 Australia v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 53
Runs scored 2,182
Batting average 26.28
100s/50s 2/8
Top score 184*
Balls bowled 730
Wickets 19
Bowling average 21.52
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/36
Catches/stumpings 51/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 October 2011

Sir Arthur Sims (27 July 1877 – 27 April 1969) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer, businessman and philanthropist.