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Alexander McAllister
Personal information
Full name
Alexander Eric McAllister
Born (1920-12-19) 19 December 1920 (age 103)
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2019

Alexander Eric McAllister (born 19 December 1920) is a Scottish former cricketer, who played one first-class match for the Scotland cricket team in 1950.[1][2] McAllister played his domestic cricket for Clydesdale Cricket Club in Glasgow, captaining the team from 1950 to 1952.[3] Upon the death of Archie Scott in November 2019, McAllister became the oldest living person to have played cricket for Scotland.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Alexander McAllister". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Alexander McAllister". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Cricket Captains". Clydesdale Cricket Club. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Archie Scott, Scotland's oldest internationalist, dies aged 101". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
Preceded by Oldest Living First-Class Cricketer
3 September 2021 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent