William Beardmore (cricketer)

William Joseph Montague Beardmore (18 July 1894 – 29 December 1978) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

William Beardmore

Personal information
Full name	William Joseph Montague Beardmore
Born	18 July 1894 Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died	29 December 1978(1978-12-29) (aged 84) Haywards Heath, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1938–1952	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 5 Batting average 2.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 3 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2022

Beardmore was born in July 1894 at Renfrew. He was educated at the Loretto School, before matriculating to Clare College, Cambridge.^[1][2] Beardmore served in the First World War and was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders as a second lieutenant in January 1915.^[3] He was promoted to lieutenant in March 1916,^[4] before being promoted to captain in June 1917.^[5] He was wounded in action during the war.^[1]

A club cricketer for the West of Scotland Cricket Club, Beardmore made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring South Africans at Glasgow in 1924.^[6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs by Cec Dixon in the Scotland first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by the same bowler.^[7] He later moved to London, where he was the manager of the London arm of William Beardmore and Company.^[1] Beardmore died at Haywards Heath in December 1978.^[2]