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William Eddie (19 December 1891 — 3 September 1979) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and Provost.

Eddie was born at Brechin in December 1891, where he was educated at Brechin High School. A club cricketer for Brechin, Forfarshire, and Peebles County, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1913. Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler in the Scottish team, he bowled a total of 26 wicketless overs across the match, for the cost of 90 runs. Batting twice in the match from the tail, he was dismissed for 4 runs in Scotland's first innings before being dismissed by Patrick Quinlan, while in their second innings he ended Scotland's innings of 228 for 8 not out on 2 runs, helping Scotland secure a draw. He later served as the Provost of the City and Royal Burgh of Brechin, having been Session Clerk at St Ninian's Church in Brechin from 1925 to 1950. Eddie died at Brechin in September 1979.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Eddie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
2. "Scotland v Ireland, 1913". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
3. William Eddie, Provost. Brechin Advertiser. 18 December 1956. p. 4
4. Twenty-fives years as Session Clerk. Brechin Advertiser. 24 January 1950. p. 1

External links

• William Eddie at ESPNcricinfo

• 1891 births
• 1979 deaths
• People from Brechin
• Cricketers from Angus, Scotland
• People educated at Brechin High School
• Scottish cricketers