Bernard Vincent Scrymgour (31 July 1864 – 16 April 1943) was a cricketer and administrator who played

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

for

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

from 1891 to 1897. Bernard Scrymgour was educated at Prince Alfred College,

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

. After a modest playing career at state level he became a prominent cricket administrator. He was a member of the committee of the

South Australian Cricket Association The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) is the peak body for the sport of cricket in South Australia. The association administers the Southern Redbacks based in Adelaide. SACA is the controlling body for the South Australian Grade Cri ...

for almost 50 years, and president from 1928 to 1940. He also served as a state selector, and was for a time chairman of the

Australian Cricket Board Cricket Australia (CA), formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the 'Australian Board of Control for International Crick ...

. He was one of the founders of the Sturt Cricket Club, one of Adelaide’s leading teams. He was a senior partner in the Adelaide printing and stationery firm Scrymgour and Sons, and was a prominent supporter of local charitable organisations. He and his wife, who predeceased him by a year, had three sons and three daughters. In his memory the Scrymgour Club Championship Shield is presented to the club in the Adelaide competition with the highest aggregate points for first, second, third and fourth grades at the end of the minor rounds.

References

External links

*
Bernard Scrymgour
at CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Scrymgour, Bernard 1864 births 1943 deaths People educated at Prince Alfred College Australian cricketers South Australia cricketers Cricketers from Adelaide Australian cricket administrators Colony of South Australia people