Gavin Thomson McKiddie (born 17 May 1940) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.

Gavin McKiddie
Personal information
Full name
Gavin Thomson McKiddie
Born (1940-05-17) 17 May 1940 (age 84)
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 2
Bowling average 20.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/3
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 July 2022

McKiddie was born in May 1940 at Forfar, where he was educated at Forfar Academy. A club cricketer for Strathmore Cricket Club,[1] McKiddie made a single appearance for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin in 1977;[2] he had been called up to the Scotland squad as a last minute injury replacement for the Scottish captain George Goddard.[1] Batting twice in the match at the tail, he was dismissed for 8 runs in the Scottish first innings by John Elder, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by the same bowler. He took two wickets with his off break bowling, dismissing Irish captain Alec O'Riordan in their first innings and Dermott Monteith in their second innings.[3] Outside of cricket, McKiddie was a quantity surveyor.

References

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  1. ^ a b A hard slot that paid off. Belfast Telegraph. 1 July 1977. p. 30
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gavin McKiddie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1977". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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