William Anderson | |
Country: | Scotland |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 16 |
Runs1: | 241 |
Bat Avg1: | 10.47 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 27 |
Deliveries1: | 2,475 |
Wickets1: | 54 |
Bowl Avg1: | 21.24 |
Fivefor1: | 3 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 6/51 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 14/0 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26941/26941.html CricketArchive |
Date: | 25 March |
Year: | 2019 |
William Williamson Anderson (27 November 1894 – 16 June 1973) was a Scottish cricketer from Fife.
A right arm paceman, Anderson took 1663 wickets at 8.54 for his club side Dunfermline. He also captained Scotland from 1934 to 1937 and took his career best innings figures of 6 for 51 against the touring Indians in 1932.
He served as President of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1946.