Joseph Paterson (27 December 1923 — 10 January 1992) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and administrator.
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| Full name | Joseph Paterson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1923 Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1992 (aged 68) Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
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| 1956 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Paterson was born in December 1923 at Coatbridge and was educated in the town at Coatbridge High School. A club cricketer for Drumpellier Cricket Club, Paterson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Yorkshire at Hull on Scotland's 1956 tour of England.[1] Batting twice in the match as a middle order batsman, he was dismissed in the Scottish first innings without scoring by Johnny Wardle, while in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by the same bowler.[2] Paterson later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1980.[3] Outside of cricket, Paterson was a work study superintendent by profession.[4] He died at Coatbridge in January 1992.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Joe Paterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Yorkshire v Scotland, 1956". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Presidents and Honorary Members". www.cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Player profile: Joe Paterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2022.