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Ian McPherson (cricketer)

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Ian McPherson
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Ian McPherson
Born (1942-10-14) 14 October 1942 (age 82)
Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977–1979Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 83
Batting average 20.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Balls bowled 512
Wickets 10
Bowling average 23.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/74
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2022

Thomas Ian McPherson (born 14 October 1942) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.

McPherson was born in October 1942 at Scone, Perthshire. He was educated at Perth Academy. A club cricketer for Perthshire Cricket Club, he made his debut Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin in 1977. He made four further first-class appearances for Scotland to 1979, which included matches against the touring New Zealanders in 1978 and Sri Lankans in 1979.[1] Playing in the Scottish side as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took 10 wickets in his five matches at an average of exactly 23, with best figures of 4 for 74.[2] As a tailend batsman, he scored 83 runs at a batting average of 20.75, with a highest score of 28.[3] Outside of cricket, McPherson was by profession a computer analyst.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ian McPherson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Ian McPherson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian McPherson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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