Ian McPherson (cricketer)

Thomas Ian McPherson (born 14 October 1942) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.

Ian McPherson

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Ian McPherson
Born	(1942-10-14) 14 October 1942 (age 82) Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977–1979	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 83 Batting average 20.75 100s/50s –/– Top score 28 Balls bowled 512 Wickets 10 Bowling average 23.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/74 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2022

McPherson was born in October 1942 at Scone, Perthshire. He was educated at Perth Academy. A club cricketer for Perthshire Cricket Club, he made his debut Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin in 1977. He made four further first-class appearances for Scotland to 1979, which included matches against the touring New Zealanders in 1978 and Sri Lankans in 1979.^[1] Playing in the Scottish side as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took 10 wickets in his five matches at an average of exactly 23, with best figures of 4 for 74.^[2] As a tailend batsman, he scored 83 runs at a batting average of 20.75, with a highest score of 28.^[3] Outside of cricket, McPherson was by profession a computer analyst.