Robert MacFarlane (29 April 1908 — 13 February 1986) was a Scottish first-class

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er and administrator. MacFarlane was born in April 1908 at

Uddingston Uddingston ( sco, Uddinstoun, gd, Baile Udain) is a small town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the north side of the River Clyde, south-east of Glasgow city centre, and acts as a dormitory suburb for the city. Geography and boundaries ...

. He was educated at

Uddingston Grammar School Uddingston Grammar School is a mainstream state school, The school is located in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of 17 secondary schools operated by South Lanarkshire Council. Its motto is 'Virtute Crescam' which means 'May I ...

, before matriculating to the

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. A

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er for Uddingston, he made a single appearance in

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

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against

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in 1939. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 48 runs in the Scottish first innings by James MacDonald, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 20 runs by James Boucher, with Scotland winning the match by 162 runs. MacFarlane later served as the president of the

Scottish Cricket Union Cricket Scotland, formerly known as the Scottish Cricket Union, is the governing body of the sport of cricket in Scotland. The body is based at the National Cricket Academy, Edinburgh. The SCU was formed in 1908, but underwent a major restruc ...

in 1960. By profession, he was a schoolmaster. MacFarlane died at Uddingston in February 1986.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacFarlane, Robert 1908 births 1986 deaths Cricketers from South Lanarkshire People from Uddingston People educated at Uddingston Grammar School Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish schoolteachers Scottish cricket administrators