Willie Hermiston

Willie Hermiston
Personal information
Full name
William Hermiston
Born4 February 1913
Makerstoun, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Died17 January 1987(1987-01-17) (aged 73)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 35
Batting average 8.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Balls bowled 192
Wickets 2
Bowling average 42.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/21
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2022

William 'Willie' Hermiston (4 February 1913 — 7 January 1987) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and civil servant.

Hermiston was born in February 1913 at Makerstoun and was educated at Leith Academy. A club cricketer for Leith Franklin Cricket Club, Hermiston made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1949. The first came against the touring New Zealanders at Glasgow in 1949, while the second came against Ireland at Belfast.[1] He scored 35 runs in his two matches from the lower middle order, with a highest score of 21.[2] With his right-arm fast-medium bowling,[3] he took 2 wickets which came in the match against Ireland.[4] Outside of cricket, Hermiston worked as a local government officer. He died at Edinburgh in January 1987.

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Willie Hermiston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Willie Hermiston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Willie Hermiston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1949". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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