Ben Ross Tod (6 August 1908 — 3 June 1967) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and rugby player.
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| Full name | Ben Ross Tod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1908 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1967 (aged 58) Belmont, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930–1939 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Ross Tod,[1] he was born at Stockbridge in Edinburgh in January 1911. He was educated in the city at the Edinburgh Academy.[2] A club cricketer for Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club, he made his debut for Scotland against the touring Australians at Edinburgh in 1930. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1939, making eleven appearances; six of these were against Ireland, with four played against various touring teams, and one against English county side Yorkshire.[3] Playing in the Scottish side as a batsman, he scored 387 runs at an average of 22.76;[4] he passed fifty once, scoring 143 not out against Ireland in 1936. Having come to crease with Scotland at 58 for 5, Tod shared in a partnership of 190 for the sixth wicket with Alastair McTavish.[5] In his final first-class match in 1939, he captained the side against Ireland.[6]
Outside of cricket, he was a noted rugby player who played for Edinburgh Academical Football Club and the Barbarians,[7][1] and was a member of the 1929–30 Scottish Unofficial Championship winning side.[8] Tod served in the British Army during the Second World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery shortly before the outbreak of the war.[9] Following the war, Tod was promoted to major in the Territorial Army in May 1947.[10] He was decorated with the Territorial Army Efficiency Decoration in April 1950.[11] Tod died in June 1967 in England at Belmont, Surrey. His brother, Rae Tod, was also a rugby player and was president of the Scottish Rugby Union.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Noted rugby player weds. Berwickshire News and General Advertiser. 18 October 1938. p. 8
- ^ The Edinburgh Academy Register. T. & A. Constable. 1921. p. 129.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ben Tod". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ben Tod". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1936". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Former SRU president Rae Tod dies aged 81". The Herald. 12 August 1995. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Our history and influence on the game of Rugby Union" (PDF). Edinburgh Academical Football Club. p. 52. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "No. 34631". The London Gazette. 2 June 1939. p. 3708.
- ^ "No. 38089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1947. p. 4692.
- ^ "No. 38889". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 April 1950. p. 1931.