William 'Billy' Adamson McPate (born 22 July 1951) is a Scottish former cricketer and umpire.
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| Full name | William Adamson McPate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1951 Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983–1985 | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LA umpired | 2 (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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McPate was born in July 1951 at Baillieston, Lanarkshire. He was educated at Coatbridge High School, before matriculating to the Glasgow College of Technology. A club cricketer for Drumpellier Cricket Club,[1] McPate made his debut for Scotland in a first-class cricket match against Ireland at Downpatrick in 1983.[2] It was in List A one-day cricket that McPate featured more in for Scotland, making his one-day debut against Northamptonshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. He featured in ten one-day matches for Scotland in the Benson & Hedges Cup and the NatWest Trophy.[3] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler in the Scottish side, he took 14 wickets in one-day cricket at an average of 31.57, with best figures of 4 for 42.[4]
After McPate retired from playing, he took up umpiring with the East of Scotland Officials Association.[1] Having officiated in the Scottish Cup Final on two occasions, McPate stood as an umpire in two List A matches in 2010 between Scotland and India A.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Billy McPate: From Scottish Cup star to Scottish Cup umpire". www.cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Billy McPate". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Billy McPate". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Billy McPate". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Billy McPate as Umpire in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2022.