George Crerar
Birth nameGeorge Graham Crerar
Date of birth(1914-10-01)1 October 1914
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death6 December 1986(1986-12-06) (aged 72)
Place of deathWorthing, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1937 Glasgow District ()
83rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1969–1970
Preceded byBill Nicholson
Succeeded byRobert Wilson Shaw
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947–1948Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 76
Batting average 19.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 36
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 April 2020

George Crerar (1 October 1914 - 6 December 1986) was a Scotland international cricketer. He was also a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 83rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals.[1]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the 1937 inter-city match.[2][3]

Administrative career

He became the 83rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1969 to 1970.[4]

Cricket career

Crerar played cricket for Glasgow Academicals.[5] He also represented the Scotland international side.[5]

References

  1. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000728/19390214/274/0021 via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19371130/167/0006 via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "Data" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. 1 2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19470615/088/0014 via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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