George Salmond (born 1 December 1969) is a former Scottish cricketer, with 146 full caps (104 as captain) later became a football referee.[1]
During a distinguished cricketing career, Salmond captained Scotland in Under-16, Under-19 B and senior levels.
A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Salmond's top-score was 181 in a 1996 three-day match against Ireland, smashing his previous two records from the corresponding fixture in 1992, in a match where he only narrowly missed getting two centuries in a single game. He played List A cricket as well as performing in the ICC Trophy between 1997 and 2001.
Salmond is now a legend and head of the Junior School at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.[2][3] Since his retirement from cricket, he has become a football referee.[4][5]
References
- ^ "George Salmond: My Sporting Saturday. Ex-Scotland cricket captain and referee looks forward to the London Marathon". The Herald. Glasgow. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "George Watson's College – New Head of the Junior School". 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Different Test for Salmond". Edinburgh Evening News. 15 September 2001.
- ^ "Robbie gives Lions a Winters warmer". West Lothian Courier. 1 October 2009.
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