Robert Hair
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| Full name | Robert Kelso Hair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1867 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 October 1949 (aged 82) Reading, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895/96 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Kelso Hair (13 April 1867 – 3 October 1949) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and banker.
Hair was born at Greenock in April 1867. He was a banker by profession, with that endeavour taking him to British India.[1] There, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans against the Parsees at Bombay in the 1895–96 Presidency Match.[2] Though he was not required to bat in the match, he did take figures of 4 for 25 in the Parsees first innings, before going wicketless in their second.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Hair also played minor matches for Scotland in the 1880s, in addition to playing club cricket for Greenock.[4] Hair later served in the First World War, being commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Service Corps in October 1916.[5] He was made an acting captain,[6] which he relinquished in June 1918.[7] Following the war, he was once again made an acting captain in February 1919.[8] Hair completed his service in May 1920, being granted the full rank of captain.[9] Hair died in England at Reading in October 1949.
References[edit]
- ^ "Announcements". Indian Daily News. Calcutta. 28 July 1896. p. 20. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Hair". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Europeans v Parsees, Bombay Presidency Match 1895/96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Teams Robert Hair played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 29815". The London Gazette. 7 November 1916. p. 10749.
- ^ "No. 30375". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1917. p. 11640.
- ^ "No. 30818". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1918. p. 8973.
- ^ "No. 31306". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 April 1919. p. 5164.
- ^ "No. 32056". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 September 1920. p. 9357.