Joseph Anderson (cricketer)
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| Full name | Joseph Anderson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1878 Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 1961 (aged 83) Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1906–1912 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Joseph Anderson (31 January 1878 — 10 June 1961) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and sports outfitter.
Anderson was born at Perth in January 1878. A club cricketer for Perthshire County Cricket Club, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring West Indians at Edinburgh in 1906, with his next appearance coming against the touring Australians in 1909. He played two first-class matches against Ireland in 1909 and 1910, before making his final first-class appearance at Perth in 1912 against the touring Australians.[1] Anderson scored 139 runs in his five first-class matches at an average of 15.44,[2] with a highest score of 31 which came against Ireland in 1909.[3] By profession, Anderson was a sports outfitter. Between 1904 and 1914, he produced the annual Scottish cricket annual from his outfitting business.[4][5] Anderson died at Perth in June 1961.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Joseph Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1909". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Scottish cricket annual 1904". www.lords.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Scottish cricket annual 1914". www.lords.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1961". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2022.