George Crerar
George Crerar (1 October 1914 - 6 December 1986) was a Scotland international cricketer. He was also a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 83rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
| Birth name | George Graham Crerar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 October 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 December 1986 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Worthing, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 83rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1969–1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bill Nicholson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Wilson Shaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Glasgow Academicals.[1]
Provincial career
He played for Glasgow District in the 1937 inter-city match.[2][3]
Administrative career
He became the 83rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1969 to 1970.[4]
Cricket career
Crerar played cricket for Glasgow Academicals.[5] He also represented the Scotland international side.[5]
References
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000728/19390214/274/0021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19371130/167/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "Data" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19470615/088/0014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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