Willie Hermiston
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| Full name | William Hermiston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1913 Makerstoun, Roxburghshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 1987 (aged 73) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1949 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William 'Willie' Hermiston (4 February 1913 — 7 January 1987) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and civil servant.
Hermiston was born in February 1913 at Makerstoun and was educated at Leith Academy. A club cricketer for Leith Franklin Cricket Club, Hermiston made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1949. The first came against the touring New Zealanders at Glasgow in 1949, while the second came against Ireland at Belfast.[1] He scored 35 runs in his two matches from the lower middle order, with a highest score of 21.[2] With his right-arm fast-medium bowling,[3] he took 2 wickets which came in the match against Ireland.[4] Outside of cricket, Hermiston worked as a local government officer. He died at Edinburgh in January 1987.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Willie Hermiston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Willie Hermiston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Willie Hermiston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1949". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.