George Salmond

{{short description|Scottish cricketer (born 1969)}}

{{For|the New Zealand doctor and public servant|George Salmond (public servant)}}

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{{Use British English|date=June 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = George Salmond

| image =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| international = true

| country = Scotland

| internationalspan = 1999

| odidebutdate = 16 May

| odidebutyear = 1999

| odidebutagainst = Australia

| odicap =

| lastodidate = 31 May

| lastodiyear = 1999

| lastodiagainst = New Zealand

| odishirt =

| columns = 3

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 5

| runs1 = 57

| bat avg1 = 11.40

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 31

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 12

| runs2 = 888

| bat avg2 = 46.73

| 100s/50s2 = 2/3

| top score2 = 181

| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 38

| runs3 = 543

| bat avg3 = 15.93

| 100s/50s3 = 0/3

| top score3 = 70

| catches/stumpings3 = 13/–

| hidedeliveries = true

| date = 2 April

| year = 2020

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4963/4963.html CricketArchive

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|1 December 1969}}

| birth_place = Dundee, Scotland

}}

George Salmond (born 1 December 1969) is a former Scottish cricketer, with 146 full caps (104 as captain) later became a football referee.{{Cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/15239767.george-salmond-my-sporting-saturday-ex-scotland-cricket-captain-and-referee-looks-forward-to-the-london-marathon/ |title=George Salmond: My Sporting Saturday. Ex-Scotland cricket captain and referee looks forward to the London Marathon |date=22 April 2017 |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |access-date=2020-04-02 |language=en}}

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 Ireland, 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 head of the Junior School at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.{{cite news

| url = https://www.gwc.org.uk/news/new-head-of-the-junior-school/

| title = George Watson's College – New Head of the Junior School

| date = 30 November 2016

| access-date = 7 July 2018

| archive-date = 7 July 2018

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180707201956/https://www.gwc.org.uk/news/new-head-of-the-junior-school/

| url-status = dead

}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketpaper.com/features-and-columns/1318/where-are-they-now-scotland-1998-natwest-trophy-giantkillers/ |title=Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers |work=The Cricket Paper |access-date=17 April 2019}} Since his retirement from cricket, he has become a football referee.{{cite news

| url = http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/evening-news-edinburgh-scotland/mi_7832/is_2001_Sept_15/test-salmond/ai_n32931691/

| title = Different Test for Salmond

| work = Edinburgh Evening News

| date = 15 September 2001

}}{{cite news

| url = http://www.westlothiancourier.co.uk/west-lothian-sport/west-lothian-football/livingston-fc/2009/10/01/robbie-gives-lions-a-winters-warmer-62405-24820398/

| title = Robbie gives Lions a Winters warmer

| work = West Lothian Courier

| date = 1 October 2009

}}