William Anderson (Scottish cricketer) explained

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.

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