Arthur Dewar (cricketer)

Arthur Dewar (15 March 1934 — 10 January 2020) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Arthur Dewar

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Dewar
Born	15 March 1934 Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Died	10 January 2020(2020-01-10) (aged 85) Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1960–1962	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 15 Batting average 5.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 4* Balls bowled 713 Wickets 11 Bowling average 33.27 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 7/71 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2022

Dewar was born in March 1934 at Perth, where he was educated at the Perth Academy. A club cricketer for Perthshire Cricket Club,^[1] Dewar made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Paisley in 1960.^[2] His second match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston bought him considerable success, with him taking bowling figures of 7 for 71 in Warwickshire's first innings; amongst his wickets were the Test cricketers Khalid Ibadulla and Tom Cartwright.^[1] He appeared in two further first-class matches in 1961, against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Ireland, before making a fifth and final appearance in 1962 against Warwickshire.^[2] Besides his 7 for 71 against Warwickshire in 1961, Dewar struggled to have an impact with the ball in the matches which followed, taking just 3 more wickets.^[1] In his five first-class matches, he took 11 wickets at an average of 33.27.^[3] Dewar died at Perth in January 2020.^[1]