William Macpherson (cricketer)
William Douglas Lawson Macpherson (15 May 1841 – 24 February 1920) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1870 to 1871 for Gloucestershire, and a school administrator. He was a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper who made 3 first-class career appearances.[1]
In 1864, Macpherson was appointed Secretary (also sometimes serving as Treasurer)[2] of the Council of Clifton College, Bristol, and lived at Clifton.[3][4][5] His sons- K. D. W. Macpherson (a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy),[6][7] A. G. Macpherson (a schoolmaster at Newton Abbot College), and C. G. Macpherson (a solicitor)- were educated at Clifton College.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2 December 2010.
- ^ The Cliftonian, Clifton College, 1877, p. 46
- ^ Clifton College Register, A List of Cliftonians from September, 1862 to July, 1887, ed. E. M. Oakeley, Rivingtons, 1890, p. 16
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Somersetshire with the City of Bristol, ed. E. R. Kelly, M.A., Kelly & Co., London, 1883, p. 764
- ^ The Clifton Magazine, 150th Anniversary Edition, Clifton College, 2012, p. 2
- ^ "Catalogue description Name Macpherson, Kenneth Douglas Worsley Date of Birth: 03 November 1883".
- ^ "Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Dreadnought Era 1904-1945: Royal Navy Full Admirals". www.admirals.org.uk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010.
- ^ Clifton College Annals and Register 1862-1912, ed. Frank Borwick, Clifton College, 1912, pp. 285, 295, 360
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