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William 'Willie' Hermiston (4 February 1913 — 7 January 1987) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and civil servant.

Hermiston was born in February 1913 at Makerstoun and was educated at Leith Academy. A club cricketer for Leith Franklin Cricket Club, Hermiston made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1949. The first came against the touring New Zealanders at Glasgow in 1949, while the second came against Ireland at Belfast. He scored 35 runs in his two matches from the lower middle order, with a highest score of 21. With his right-arm fast-medium bowling, he took 2 wickets which came in the match against Ireland. Outside of cricket, Hermiston worked as a local government officer. He died at Edinburgh in January 1987.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Willie Hermiston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
2. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Willie Hermiston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
3. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Willie Hermiston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
4. "Ireland v Scotland, 1949". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

External links

• Willie Hermiston at ESPNcricinfo

• 1913 births
• 1987 deaths
• People from the Scottish Borders
• People educated at Leith Academy
• 20th-century Scottish civil servants
• Scottish cricketers
• 20th-century British sportsmen