James Reid Kerr

Birth name	James Reid Kerr
Date of birth	(1883-12-04)4 December 1883
Place of birth	Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Date of death	19 August 1963(1963-08-19) (aged 79)
School	Greenock Collegiate[1]
University	Glasgow University[1]
Occupation(s)	Sugar Refining
Rugby union career
Position(s) forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Greenock Wanderers RFC () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1906 1909 South Western District Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1909 1910 Scotland British & Irish Lions 1 0 (0) (0)

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.

Early life

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.

Rugby Union career

Cricket career

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]

First World War

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.

See also

• List of Scottish cricket and rugby union players

References