Gavin McKiddie
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| Full name | Gavin Thomson McKiddie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 May 1940 Forfar, Angus, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 October 2025 (aged 85) Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1977 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gavin Thomson McKiddie (17 May 1940 – 29 October 2025) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Biography
McKiddie was born in Forfar on 17 May 1940,[1] where he was educated at Forfar Academy. A club cricketer for Strathmore Cricket Club,[2] McKiddie made a single appearance for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin in 1977;[3] he had been called up to the Scotland squad as a last minute injury replacement for the Scottish captain George Goddard.[2] Batting twice in the match at the tail, he was dismissed for 8 runs in the Scottish first innings by John Elder, while in their second innings he was dismissed for two runs by the same bowler. He took two wickets with his off break bowling, dismissing Irish captain Alec O'Riordan in their first innings and Dermott Monteith in their second innings.[4] Outside of cricket, McKiddie was a quantity surveyor.[1] McKiddie died at home in Broughty Ferry, on 29 October 2025, at the age of 85.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Gavin McKiddie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b A hard slot that paid off. Belfast Telegraph. 1 July 1977. p. 30
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gavin McKiddie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1977". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Gavin Thomson McKiddie". The Courier. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.