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Peter Anthony Simpkins (born 27 November 1928) is a former English cricketer. Simpkins was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Dover, Kent. Simpkins made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire in 1958 against Dorset. From 1958 to 1976, he represented the county in 121 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 1976 Championship when Berkshire played Oxfordshire. Additionally, he also played 2 List-A matches for Berkshire. His first for the county came against Hertfordshire in the 1966 Gillette Cup. His second and final List-A match came in the 2nd round of the same tounament when Berkshire played Gloucestershire at the Church Road Cricket Ground, Reading. In his 2 matches, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 29.00, with best figures of 2/54. Simpkins also played a single first-class match during his career, which came for the Free Foresters when they played Oxford University in 1962. In his only first-class match, he took 3 wickets at an average of 38.00, with best figures of 3/69.