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| Full name | Ben Ross Tod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1908 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1967(1967-06-03) (aged 58) Belmont, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930–1939 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Ross Tod (6 August 1908 — 3 June 1967) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and rugby player.
The son of Ross Tod, he was born at Stockbridge in Edinburgh in January 1911. He was educated in the city at the Edinburgh Academy. A club cricketer for Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club, he made his debut for Scotland against the touring Australians at Edinburgh in 1930. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1939, making eleven appearances; six of these were against Ireland, with four played against various touring teams, and one against English county side Yorkshire. Playing in the Scottish side as a batsman, he scored 387 runs at an average of 22.76; he passed fifty once, scoring 143 not out against Ireland in 1936. Having come to crease with Scotland at 58 for 5, Tod shared in a partnership of 190 for the sixth wicket with Alastair McTavish. In his final first-class match in 1939, he captained the side against Ireland.
Outside of cricket, he was a noted rugby player who played for Edinburgh Academical Football Club and the Barbarians, and was a member of the 1929–30 Scottish Unofficial Championship winning side. Tod served in the British Army during the Second World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery shortly before the outbreak of the war. Following the war, Tod was promoted to major in the Territorial Army in May 1947. He was decorated with the Territorial Army Efficiency Decoration in April 1950. Tod died in June 1967 in England at Belmont, Surrey. His brother, Rae Tod, was also a rugby player and was president of the Scottish Rugby Union.
References
- ^ Noted rugby player weds. Berwickshire News and General Advertiser. 18 October 1938. p. 8
- The Edinburgh Academy Register. T. & A. Constable. 1921. p. 129.
- "First-Class Matches played by Ben Tod". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ben Tod". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- "Scotland v Ireland, 1936". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- "Ireland v Scotland, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Former SRU president Rae Tod dies aged 81". The Herald. 12 August 1995. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- "Our history and influence on the game of Rugby Union" (PDF). Edinburgh Academical Football Club. p. 52. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- "No. 34631". The London Gazette. 2 June 1939. p. 3708.
- "No. 38089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1947. p. 4692.
- "No. 38889". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 April 1950. p. 1931.