Henry Fairweather (cricketer)

James Henry Whitton Fairweather (born 16 July 1946) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Henry Fairweather

Personal information
Full name	James Henry Whitton Fairweather
Born	(1946-07-16) 16 July 1946 (age 78) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1971	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 23 Batting average 5.75 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 July 2022

Fairweather was born in July 1946 at Edinburgh. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, before matriculating to the University of St Andrews.^[1] A club cricketer for Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club, Fairweather made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1971, against Ireland at Belfast, and the touring Pakistanis at Selkirk.^[2] Playing as an opening batsman in the Scottish team, he scored a total of 23 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 9.^[3] Outside of cricket, he was a director at Scottish & Newcastle.^[4]

References

1. Calendar. University of St Andrews. 1969. p. 379.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Fairweather". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Fairweather". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
4. The Directory of Directors. Thomas Skinner & Co. 1997. p. 1591. ISBN 9780862683634.

External links

• Henry Fairweather at ESPNcricinfo