Ian Robert Beven (born 27 November 1958 in

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

) is a former first class

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er. He was brought up in Tasmania, whom he represented in the

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between 1980/81 and 1983/84. In 1983 he moved to Scotland and played club cricket. He became a permanent citizen and took a wicket with his first ball for Scotland, trapping Test player

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Retrieved 13 June 2013. He went on to appear 27 times for Scotland and he helped them reach the 1999 World Cup by taking 17 wickets in their

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campaign.

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