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| Birth name | James Reid Kerr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 December 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 August 1963 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Greenock Collegiate [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Glasgow University [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Sugar Refining | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Reid Kerr (4 December 1883 – 19 August 1963) was a Scottish sportsman who played both rugby union and cricket for his country. He was also part of the first official British & Irish Lions team that toured South Africa in 1910.
James Reid Kerr was born on 4 December 1883 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was the son of Robert Kerr, a Sugar Refiner. After attending Greenock Collegiate [1] and Glasgow University he worked for his father as a Sugar Chemist.
Kerr played as a rugby forward for his local side, Greenock Wanderers RFC. [2]
He captained the South Western District side against North of Scotland District in 1906. [2]
He played for Glasgow District in the 1909 inter-city match against Edinburgh District. [3]
He played one game for Scotland, vs England at Richmond on 20 March 1909 [4]
The following year, he was selected for the first official British tour to South Africa (in that it was sanctioned and selected by the four Home Nations official governing bodies).
Kerr also played cricket for Greenock as a right-handed batsman. In 279 matches he scored 5,262 runs at an average of 23.08, and he had a top score of 119. [5] He went on to play for the Scotland team, making only one appearance in 1921. That was against Ireland. In that match he scored 15 runs over two innings. [6] He was also the cousin of the famous Scottish cricketer, John Kerr. [7]
James Reid Kerr served as a captain the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War. During the war he saw action in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915.
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