Alexander Roxburgh Forrester (26 October 1899 — 11 December 1976) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and educator.
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| Full name | Alexander Roxburgh Forrester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1899 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 December 1976 (aged 77) Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925–1927 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forrester was born at Glasgow in October 1899. He was educated at The Glasgow Academy, before matriculating to the University of Glasgow.[1] He briefly served in the British Army in 1919, when he was an emergency commission into the Royal Garrison Artillery as a second lieutenant.[2] A club cricketer for Glasgow Academicals Cricket Club, he made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin in 1925. He made two further appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland, at Greenock in 1926 and Dublin in 1927.[3] Playing in the Scottish side as a leg break googly bowler, he took 17 wickets at an average of 17.05;[4] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 66 on debut.[5] As a tailend batsman, he scored 43 runs with a highest score of 25 not out.[6]
Forrester later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1956, succeeding William Whitelaw.[7] By profession, Forrester was a schoolmaster.[8] He died at Glasgow in December 1976.
References edit
- ^ Register of Members of the General Council of the University of Glasgow. University of Glasgow. 1925. p. 94.
- ^ "No. 31324". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 May 1919. p. 5603.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Forrester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Forrester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1925". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Forrester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Presidents and Honorary Members". www.cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Player profile: Alexander Forrester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2022.