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Full name | Iain George Kennedy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | 29 May 1960|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Stuart Kennedy (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1983–1985 | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,29 June 2022 |
Iain George Kennedy (born 29 May 1960) is a Scottish former cricketer and the current Chairman of Selectors for the Scotland national cricket team.
Kennedy was born at Paisley in May 1960. A club cricketer for Ferguslie Cricket Club,Kennedy made his debut for Scotland against Ireland in a first-class cricket match at Downpatrick in 1983. [1] Batting twice in the match as an opening batsman,he was dismissed for 3 runs in Scotland's first innings by Garfield Harrison,while in their second innings he was dismissed for 12 runs by Simon Corlett. [2] Two years later,he made a second appearance for Scotland,this time in a List A one-day match against Glamorgan at Edinburgh in the 1st round of the 1985 NatWest Trophy. [3] He batted in the middle-order for Scotland in this match,being dismissed for 15 runs by Geoff Holmes. [4]
After finishing his playing career,Kennedy became a level three qualified coach and was involved in development programmes for Cricket Scotland and Sportscotland. He was appointed a national selector for Scotland in 2006 and was appointed Chairman of Selectors in 2009,replacing Dave Loudon. [5] Outside of cricket,Kennedy was a physical education teacher. His brother,Stuart,was also a cricketer.
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