Duncan Cameron (shinty player)

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Duncan Cameron is an administrator and ex-player in the sport of shinty. He is a three times past president of the sport's governing body, the Camanachd Association.

Shinty Team game with ball and sticks

Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in Scotland, and was even played for a considerable time in northern England and other areas in the world where Scottish Highlanders migrated.

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Camanachd Association organization

The Camanachd Association is the world governing body of the Scottish sport of shinty. The body is based in Inverness, Highland, and is in charge of the rules of the game. Its main competitions are the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup and the Mowi Premiership and the Mowi Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup.

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Playing career

Cameron was a player for Ballachulish before moving to Glasgow and playing for several clubs in Glasgow.

Ballachulish Camanachd Club is a shinty team from Ballachulish, Lochaber, Scotland. The club was founded in 1893 the same year as the Camanachd Association. One of the sport's most famous clubs, they won the Camanachd Cup four times before World War I. The club is also the most northerly of teams playing in the South district, the kyle at Ballachulish being the traditional demarcation point between the two districts. The club has moved to one team playing South Division Two in 2013 but soon gained promotion and re-established two teams, and gained promotion to National Division One for 2015.

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Involvement in shinty politics

Cameron, alongside his brother Iain, [1] was instrumental in bringing about changes in shinty in the 1970s and early 1980s through public forums and reports.

After holding various positions in the Glasgow Celtic Society, Cameron was elected President of the Camanachd Association in 1994, a position he held until 2000. [2] [ dead link ] In this time he brought about the establishment of a National Premier Division and National Division One and was also re-elected.

He was elected in 2007 to succeed John Mackenzie. His third term [3] of presidency was marked by varying levels of controversy. [4] He stepped down in 2011 to be replaced by Archie Robertson. [5]

Personal life

Cameron is married to Liz Cameron, former Lord Provost of Glasgow. [6]

Liz Cameron, born in Partick, Glasgow is a former Lord Provost of Glasgow.

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References

  1. ↑ "Beauly player is given a ban for life". Herald Scotland. 31 January 1998. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Search for new shinty chief". Highland News. 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Shinty leaders ponder trimming Premier Division". The Press and Journal. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "More turbulence in the world of shinty as Camanachd Association CEO stands down". forargyll.com. April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Camanachd Association President Elect". shinty.com. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "President's first task is to unite clubs and board". Herald Scotland. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
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