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Tom Black (cricketer)
Thomas MacMillan Black (born 7 February 1956) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer and educator. Black was born at Greenock in February 1956. He was educated at the Ardrossan Academy, before going up to Jordanhill College. A club cricketer for Greenock Cricket Club, he made his debut for Scotland in a first-class cricket match against Ireland at Dublin in 1979. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Scotland first innings for 31 runs by Dermott Monteith, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 57 runs by Michael Halliday, the highest score of the innings. The following year he made his debut in List A one-day cricket against Nottinghamshire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup, with Black making a further appearance in the tournament against Lancashire. His next appearances for Scotland came in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup, with him making three further one-day appearances during the tournament. In his five one-day matches, Black scored 83 runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenock
Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area in Scotland, United Kingdom and a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic county of Renfrewshire (historic), Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It forms part of a contiguous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 UK Census showed that Greenock had a population of 44,248, a decrease from the 46,861 recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK Census. It lies on the south bank of the Clyde at the "Tail of the Bank" where the River Clyde deepens into the Firth of Clyde. History Name Place-name scholar William J. Watson wrote that "Greenock is well known in Gaelic as Grianáig, dative of grianág, a sunny knoll". The Scottish Gaelic place-name ''Grianaig'' is relatively common, with another (Greenock) near Calla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
