William Dippie Explained

Country:Scotland
Fullname:William Russell Hennessy Dippie
Birth Date:9 June 1907
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death Place:Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Scotland
Year1:1939
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:7
Bat Avg1:7.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:7
Deliveries1:200
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:23.66
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:3/41
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:2 November
Year:2022
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/william-dippie-25187 Cricinfo

William Russell Hennessy Dippie (9 June 1907 — 15 February 1997) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Dippie was born at Edinburgh in June 1907. A club cricketer for Brunswick, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Dublin in 1939.[1] Playing in the Scottish team as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he went wicketless in the Irish first innings, but took figures of 3 for 41. As a lower order batsman, he ended the Scottish first innings unbeaten on 7 runs, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by James Boucher.[2] Outside of cricket, he was by profession an electrician. Dippie died in England at Dudley in February 1997.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by William Dippie. CricketArchive. 2 November 2022. subscription.
  2. Web site: Ireland v Scotland, 1939. CricketArchive. 2 November 2022. subscription.