Jim Sims
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{for|the American football player|Jim Sims (American football)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Jim Sims
| image =
| caption =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Legbreak
| columns = 2
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = 16
| bat avg1 = 4.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 12
| deliveries1 = 887
| wickets1 = 11
| bowl avg1 = 43.63
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/73
| catches/stumpings1= 6/–
| column2 = First-class
| matches2 = 462
| runs2 = 8,983
| bat avg2 = 17.30
| 100s/50s2 = 4/21
| top score2 = 123
| deliveries2 = 77,035
| wickets2 = 1,581
| bowl avg2 = 24.92
| fivefor2 = 98
| tenfor2 = 21
| best bowling2 = 10/90
| catches/stumpings2= 252/–
| international = true
| country = England
| testdebutagainst = South Africa
| testdebutdate = 13 July
| testdebutyear = 1935
| lasttestdate = 1 January
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| lasttestyear = 1937
| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20200.html CricInfo
| date = 7 November
| year = 2022
}}
James Morton Sims (13 May 1903 – 27 April 1973) was an English cricketer.
Jim Sims represented Middlesex in 381 first-class matches between 1929 and 1952 as a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler who scored 7173 runs (highest score 121) and took 1,257 wickets (best bowling 9/92). He later coached and scored for the county.
He played in four Tests for England from 1935 to 1937.
He succeeded Jim Alldis as the Middlesex scorer in 1969. He continued in this role until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1973.
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