Gerard Simpson

Gerard Amyatt Simpson (30 March 1886 – 22 February 1957) was a Scottish-born cricketer whose four-match first-class career spanned from 1911 to 1931.

[1] Born in Trinity, Edinburgh,[2] Simpson emigrated to Argentina as a young man, becoming one of the many British expatriate workers in South America at the time.

When a Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) team toured Argentina during the 1911–12 season, Simpson played a single first-class match for the Argentine national side.

[6] He continued playing in North v South fixtures in Argentina either side of the war, and also appeared for Rosario Athletic Club in the Argentine Cricket Championship.

[7] During the 1929 season, aged 43, Simpson played two County Championship matches for Kent – one against Yorkshire at Bramall Lane and one against Lancashire at Old Trafford.