William Eddie (19 December 1891 — 3 September 1979) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and Provost.
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| Full name | William Eddie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1891 Brechin, Angus, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 September 1979 (aged 87) Brechin, Angus, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1913 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eddie was born at Brechin in December 1891, where he was educated at Brechin High School. A club cricketer for Brechin, Forfarshire, and Peebles County, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1913.[1] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler in the Scottish team, he bowled a total of 26 wicketless overs across the match, for the cost of 90 runs. Batting twice in the match from the tail, he was dismissed for 4 runs in Scotland's first innings before being dismissed by Patrick Quinlan, while in their second innings he ended Scotland's innings of 228 for 8 not out on 2 runs, helping Scotland secure a draw.[2] He later served as the Provost of the City and Royal Burgh of Brechin,[3] having been Session Clerk at St Ninian's Church in Brechin from 1925 to 1950.[4] Eddie died at Brechin in September 1979.
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Eddie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1913". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ William Eddie, Provost. Brechin Advertiser. 18 December 1956. p. 4
- ^ Twenty-fives years as Session Clerk. Brechin Advertiser. 24 January 1950. p. 1