Alexander Eric McAllister (born 19 December 1920) is a Scottish former cricketer, who played one
first-class match for the
Scotland cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh, and also some other venues.
Scotland became Associate Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1994 in 1950.
McAllister played his domestic cricket for
Clydesdale Cricket Club
Clydesdale Cricket Club is a sporting club situated at Titwood on the periphery of Pollokshields in the south of Glasgow.
History
The club was founded in Kinning Park in 1848 by Archibald Campbell. It was formed by members of two previous cl ...
in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
,
captaining the team from 1950 to 1952. Upon the death of
Archie Scott in November 2019, McAllister became the oldest living person to have played cricket for Scotland.
References
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1920 births
Living people
Scottish cricketers
Sportspeople from Paisley, Renfrewshire
Scottish centenarians
Men centenarians
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