George Salmond (born 1 December 1969) is a former Scottish

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er, with 146 full caps (104 as captain) later became a

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referee. During a distinguished cricketing career, Salmond captained Scotland in Under-16, Under-19 B and senior levels. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Salmond's top-score was 181 in a 1996 three-day match against

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, smashing his previous two records from the corresponding fixture in 1992, in a match where he only narrowly missed getting two centuries in a single game. He played List A cricket as well as performing in the ICC Trophy between 1997 and 2001. Salmond is now a legend and head of the Junior School at

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. Since his retirement from cricket, he has become a football referee.

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