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| Full name | Thomas Ian McPherson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1942-10-14) 14 October 1942 (age 82) Scone, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Ian McPherson (born 14 October 1942) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.
McPherson was born in October 1942 at Scone, Perthshire. He was educated at Perth Academy. A club cricketer for Perthshire Cricket Club, he made his debut Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin in 1977. He made four further first-class appearances for Scotland to 1979, which included matches against the touring New Zealanders in 1978 and Sri Lankans in 1979. Playing in the Scottish side as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took 10 wickets in his five matches at an average of exactly 23, with best figures of 4 for 74. As a tailend batsman, he scored 83 runs at a batting average of 20.75, with a highest score of 28. Outside of cricket, McPherson was by profession a computer analyst.
References
- "First-Class Matches played by Ian McPherson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Ian McPherson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian McPherson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.