William Beardmore
Personal information
Full name
William Joseph Montague Beardmore
Born18 July 1894
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died29 December 1978(1978-12-29) (aged 84)
Haywards Heath, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938–1952Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average 2.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2022

William Joseph Montague Beardmore (18 July 1894 — 29 December 1978) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Beardmore was born in July 1894 at Renfrew. He was educated at the Loretto School, before matriculating to Clare College, Cambridge.[1][2] Beardmore served in the First World War and was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders as a second lieutenant in January 1915.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant in March 1916,[4] before being promoted to captain in June 1917.[5] He was wounded in action during the war.[1]

A club cricketer for the West of Scotland Cricket Club, Beardmore made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring South Africans at Glasgow in 1924.[6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs by Cec Dixon in the Scotland first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by the same bowler.[7] He later moved to London, where he was the manager of the London arm of William Beardmore and Company.[1] Beardmore died at Haywards Heath in December 1978.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Loretto Register, 1825 to 1948. T. and A. Constable. 1949. p. 143.
  2. 1 2 "Wisden - Obituaries before 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "No. 29055". The London Gazette. 2 February 1915. p. 1025.
  4. ↑ "No. 29638". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1916. p. 6309.
  5. ↑ "No. 30682". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 May 1918. p. 5716.
  6. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by William Beardmore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Scotland v South Africans, 1924". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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