George Salmond

George Salmond
Personal information
Born1 December 1969 (1969-12) (age 54)
Dundee, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut16 May 1999 v Australia
Last ODI31 May 1999 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 5 12 38
Runs scored 57 888 543
Batting average 11.40 46.73 15.93
100s/50s 0/0 2/3 0/3
Top score 31 181 70
Catches/stumpings 1/– 8/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 April 2020

George Salmond (born 1 December 1969) is a former Scottish cricketer, with 146 full caps (104 as captain) later became a football referee.[1]

During a distinguished cricketing career, Salmond captained Scotland in Under-16, Under-19 B and senior levels.

A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Salmond's top-score was 181 in a 1996 three-day match against Ireland, smashing his previous two records from the corresponding fixture in 1992, in a match where he only narrowly missed getting two centuries in a single game. He played List A cricket as well as performing in the ICC Trophy between 1997 and 2001.

Salmond is now a legend and head of the Junior School at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.[2][3] Since his retirement from cricket, he has become a football referee.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "George Salmond: My Sporting Saturday. Ex-Scotland cricket captain and referee looks forward to the London Marathon". The Herald. Glasgow. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ "George Watson's College – New Head of the Junior School". 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Different Test for Salmond". Edinburgh Evening News. 15 September 2001.
  5. ^ "Robbie gives Lions a Winters warmer". West Lothian Courier. 1 October 2009.


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