Hugh Stewart (cricketer)

Hugh Lambert Stewart JP (2 May 1907 — 12 December 1995) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and administrator.

Stewart was born in May 1907 at Ceres, Fife. He was educated at the Dollar Academy. A club cricketer for Cupar Cricket Club, Stewart made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1932, against Ireland at Grennock and the touring South Americans at Edinburgh.[1] He scored 45 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 25,[2] while with his right-arm fast-medium bowling, he took a single wicket.[3] Stewart later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1962.[4]

Outside of cricket, Stewart was also a noted rugby player.[5] He was a justice of the peace for Fife, being appointed in December 1934.[6] Stewart died in December 1995 at Cupar, Fife.