Alan Richard Simpson (21 June 1890 – 3 February 1972) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.
He served in the First World War with the British Indian Army Reserve of Officers, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in July 1915.
[4] Shortly before his retirement, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees at Poona in the 1922–23 Bombay Quadrangular.
[5] Playing in the Europeans team as a bowler, he took figures of 6 for 73 in the Parsees first innings and 2 for 42 in their second innings; despite this, the Europeans lost the match by 118 runs.
[6] By October 1929, Simpson had returned to service in the Indian Army as a captain;[7] however, his return to service last for just under two years, with Simpson resigning his commission in June 1931.