Thomas Anderson (rugby)

Thomas Anderson (17 May 1863 – 17 June 1938) was a Scotland international rugby union player; and also a Scotland international cricketer.[1][2]

For other uses, see Thomas Anderson.

Thomas Anderson
Birth nameThomas Anderson
Date of birth(1863-05-17)17 May 1863
Place of birthLedcameroch, Scotland
Date of death17 June 1938(1938-06-17) (aged 75)
Place of deathGlasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Merchistonians ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1882 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He first attended Glasgow Academy[3] then later attended Merchiston Castle School.[1]

He then played for Merchistonians.[1]

International career

He was capped once for Scotland in the 1882 match against Ireland at fullback.[1][2]

He got his right knee badly hurt in the match and that curtailed his rugby union career; and he then concentrated on cricket.[4]

Cricket career

He also played for the Scotland national cricket team.[1]

He first played for Merchiston cricket side; and also represented Edinburgh District in the cricket inter-city match against Glasgow District.[4]

He played against Australia in 1882. A batsman, he was second up for Scotland, but only managed to score 9 runs.[4]

He left Merchiston to play for the West of Scotland cricket club in Glasgow. He took part in the West of Scotland tours to England in 1885 and 1886. His batting average on these tours was 54 runs for 7 wickets; with a high score of 82 runs achieved.

Business career

He became a stockbroker for the firm Kerr, Andersons, Dunn, Warren & Co.[5]

Family

His parents William Anderson and Janet Wilson Dick (d.1899) married on 21 June 1842. William was a charted accountant.[5] Thomas was their youngest son, born in Ledcameroch in New Kilpatrick.[5]

Thomas married Marion Hill Grahame in 1901. They had 2 children: a daughter Ottilie Grahame Anderson (1902-1984), and a son Hugh Grahame Anderson.

See also

References
  1. Bath, p104
  2. Player profile on scrum.com. Retrieved 26 February 2010
  3. "Cricket 1887". archive.acscricket.com.
  4. "Cricket 1887". archive.acscricket.com.
  5. "Register". Retrieved 4 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  • Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)


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