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English cricketer and educator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angus William McPhail (born 25 May 1956) is an English former first-class cricketer and educator.
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Full name | Angus William McPhail | ||||||||||||||
Born | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | 25 May 1956||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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1977 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2020 |
McPhail was born at Ipswich in May 1956. He was educated at Abingdon School where he was a member of the first XI and was awarded the annual cricket prize.[1] After Abingdon he went to University College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1977, making four appearances.[3] Playing as wicket-keeper, he scored 63 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 37. Behind the stumps he took six catches.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, McPhail worked for the Bank of England overseas department, before changing careers to become a schoolteacher.[2] He began his teaching career at Glenalmond College, before becoming head of economics at Sedbergh School. He was appointed headmaster of Strathallan School in 1993, a position he held until 2000. He became warden of Radley College in 2000, where he remained until his retirement in 2014.[2] After his retirement, McPhail studied for his Master of Letters degree in modern history at the University of St Andrews. He qualified as a mediator with the London School of Mediation in 2016.[2]
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