Guwahati, Aug. 16 -- Bob Simpson, one of Australian cricket's most influential figures as a player, captain and coach, has died at the age of 89, Cricket Australia confirmed on Saturday.

Simpson represented Australia in 62 Tests and two One-Day Internationals between 1957 and 1978, scoring 4,869 Test runs with 10 centuries and 27 half-centuries, while also taking 71 wickets. He captained the national side in 39 Tests and was widely regarded as one of the finest slip fielders of his era, with 110 catches to his name.

Making his first-class debut for New South Wales at just 16, Simpson went on to record one of Australian cricket's greatest innings - a 311-run knock against England at Old Trafford in 1964. He is among only seven Australian...