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Alexander 'Sandy' Paris (29 August 1908 — 19 August 1990) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.

Paris was born in August 1908 at Torphichen, West Lothian. He was educated at Linlithgow Academy, before matriculating to the Edinburgh College of Art. A club cricketer for West Lothian, Paris made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Belfast in 1937. He made two further first-class appearances for Scotland, against Yorkshire at Harrogate in 1937, and Ireland at Glasgow in 1938. Playing the Scottish side as a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took 12 wickets at an average of 17.50; he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 6 for 35 on debut against Ireland. As a lower order batsman, he scored 40 runs with a highest score of 24. In January 1957, Paris was appointed president of the West Lothian County Cricket Association.

Outside of cricket, Paris was a schoolmaster who taught arts and crafts. He taught art at Broxburn, before being appointed art master at Bathgate Academy. He spent the next 19 years teaching at Bathgate, before being appointed to the same role at Whitburn Academy in January 1965. Paris died at Bathgate in August 1990.

References

1. Linlithgow Academy. Linlithgowshire Gazette. 16 July 1937. p. 3
2. "First-Class Matches played by Sandy Paris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
3. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Sandy Paris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
4. "Ireland v Scotland, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
5. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sandy Paris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
6. Calendar of events at Linlithgow. West Lothian Courier. 4 January 1957. p. 9
7. Object of scheme. Linlithgowshire Gazette. 29 May 1936. p. 5
8. Appointments. Linlithgowshire Gazette. 2 August 1946. p. 5
9. New Bathgate Academy. West Lothian Courier. 15 January 1965. p. 7
10. Deaths. West Lothian Courier. 24 August 1990. p. 48

External links

• Sandy Paris at ESPNcricinfo

• 1908 births
• 1990 deaths
• People from Torphichen
• People educated at Linlithgow Academy
• Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art
• Scottish cricketers
• Scottish schoolteachers