Official handbook of the Forfarshire Cricket Club

R. G. Tait's average for Forfarshire in County games in
1911 was 60.17
In season 1892, W. R. Sharp was at the head of both
batting and bowling averages of the club. Batting 31.11,
Bowling, 9.36.
Joe Winyard who was one of Forfarshire's professionais
took 10 ,wickets for 36 runs against Fifeshire.
Two Forfarshire players hold the record of highest scores
in the Inter-County
games
with Perthshire.
W. R. Sharp, 150 not out
in
1897. Fred Batchelor, 142
in 1904.
Alan Fraser, who leads the Forfarshire team at she present
time is a native of Perthshire, along with Andrew Fraser,
John Russell and Fred Smith. _ All four have assisted both
Counties.
In season 1907, Forfarshire dismissed Cupar for 18,
Ringrose 6 for 10 and Chambers 4 for 2, and again in 1920,
they dismissed the same club for 20. Andrew Fraser, 6 for 12,
J. H. Melville, 2 for 4 were the bowlers.
G. K. Chalmers, the Forfarshire wicket-keeper was the
best in Scotland for many seasons and played in many Inter-
national games for his Country.
In a score of 105 against Glenalmond, W. S. Whyte had
no fewer than eight, six hits and four fours.
Playing for the Scottish Counties XI against Yorkshire
at Perth in 1910, Alex. Lindsay scored 40, and G. K. Chalmers,
36.
C. P. Buckenham, Forfarshire's professional for 1924,
has played both as an amateur and professional for the Club.
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