Ian Lumsden
Encyclopedia
Ian James Michael Lumsden (born April 6, 1923 in Edinburgh
) is a former Scottish
rugby union
international.
Lumsden, a full-back and occasional fly half, was capped seven times in Tests for Scotland. These appearances came in both the 1947
and 1949 Five Nations Championship
s.
He also played first-class cricket
with the Scottish national team and the Combined Services
during the 1940s. A middle order batsman, Lumsden made 379 runs at 27.07 from his seven first-class matches. He made three half centuries, two of which, including his highest score of 66, came in a drawn match with Warwickshire
at Edgbaston in 1948.
Edinburgh
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) is a former Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
international.
Lumsden, a full-back and occasional fly half, was capped seven times in Tests for Scotland. These appearances came in both the 1947
1947 Five Nations Championship
The 1947 Five Nations Championship was the eighteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1...
and 1949 Five Nations Championship
1949 Five Nations Championship
The 1949 Five Nations Championship was the twentieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 15...
s.
He also played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
with the Scottish national team and the Combined Services
Combined Services cricket team
The Combined Services cricket team represents the British armed forces. The team played at first-class level in England for more than forty years in the mid-twentieth century. Their first first-class match was against Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1920, while their last was against Oxford...
during the 1940s. A middle order batsman, Lumsden made 379 runs at 27.07 from his seven first-class matches. He made three half centuries, two of which, including his highest score of 66, came in a drawn match with Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
at Edgbaston in 1948.
See also
- List of Scottish cricket and rugby union players