Hamish More Explained

Hamish More
Country:Scotland
Fullname:Hamish Keith More
Birth Date:30 May 1940
Birth Place:Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Scotland
Year1:1966 – 1980
Columns:2
Column1:First class
Matches1:18
Runs1:639
Bat Avg1:18.79
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:89
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:30/2
Column2:List A
Matches2:3
Runs2:32
Bat Avg2:32.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:16
Deliveries2:
Wickets2:
Bowl Avg2:
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:
Catches/Stumpings2:0/–
Hidedeliveries:true
Date:4 March 2017
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/scotland/content/player/25303.html ESPNcricinfo

Hamish Keith More (30 May 1940 – 2 January 2022)[1] was a Scottish cricketer who represented Scotland in first-class cricket from 1966 to 1976 and in List A cricket in 1980.[2]

A right-handed batsman, More made his highest first-class score against Surrey in 1969, when he opened the second innings and scored 89 out of a team total of 166.[3] Against the touring Pakistan national team in 1971 he set a Scottish catching record that still stands when he took seven catches in the match, six of them off the spin bowling of Jimmy Allan.[4] [5]

More toured Bangladesh with MCC in 1978–79. In all, he played more than 350 games for MCC.[1] After retiring from league cricket at the age of 53 he played midweek and Sunday matches for various teams till his seventies.[6]

He died in Edinburgh on 2 January 2022, at the age of 81.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hamish Keith More (1940 – 2022) – A Heriot's Legend . Heriot's Rugby . 5 January 2022 . 14 January 2022.
  2. News: Why has Hamish More yet to be inducted into Scottish Cricket's Hall of Fame?. 2022-01-03. The Scotsman. en.
  3. Web site: Surrey v Scotland 1969. CricketArchive. 4 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Scotland v Pakistanis 1971. CricketArchive. 4 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Scotland StatsZones: Most Catches: Match. CricketEurope. 4 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Miscellaneous matches played by Hamish More . CricketArchive. 4 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Hamish More – Cricket Scotland. 2022-01-03. en-US.
  8. News: Hamish More: Former Heriot's and Scotland cricketer dies at age of 81. 2022-01-03. Edinburgh Evening News. en.