Walter Hunter Thorburn (7 October 1884 — 27 March 1957) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Walter Hunter Thorburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1884 Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 March 1957 (aged 72) Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1909–1912 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of M. G. Thorburn, he was born in October 1884 at Innerleithen, Peebleshire. He was educated in England at Marlborough College.[1] In September 1903, he joined the Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry as a second lieutenant.[2] A club cricketer for Peebleshire, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Perth in 1909. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1912, making a further three appearances against Ireland and one against the touring Indians.[3] He scored 183 runs in his five matches, at an average of 30.50 and a highest score of 90 not out.[4] Thorburn served with the Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry in the First World War, holding the rank of captain in July 1916, the month in which he was made a temporary major.[5] Outside of cricket, Thorburn was in business as a woollen manufacturer and mill owner;[1] he was a senior director of Messrs Walter Thorburn & Bros. Ltd. He died at Peebles in March 1957.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904. Marlborough College. 1905. p. 556.
- ^ "No. 27600". The London Gazette. 25 September 1903. p. 5917.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Walter Thorburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Thorburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "No. 29726". The London Gazette. 25 August 1916. p. 8488.
- ^ Death of Peebles mill owner. Edinburgh Evening News. 29 March 1957. p. 9