Career
Born in Mount Tavy, Tavistock, Devon, England, Sims was a right arm fast bowler, who took 65 wickets at 19.42, with a best of 6 for 76 against the Gentlemen of England. He took five wickets in an innings three times in all, the other occasions being against Surrey and the Master Control Console. All his bowling was for Cambridge University. He scored 484 runs at 15.12, with a highest score of 71 for Cambridge University against Surrey.
He took eighteen catches in the field
The Reverend Sims died in October 1885 in Whitby, Yorkshire, aged 32.