| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Fullname | William Russell Hennessy Dippie |
| Birth date | 9 June 1907 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Death date | 15 February 1997 (aged 89) |
| Death place | Dudley, Worcestershire, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club 1 | Scotland |
| Year 1 | 1939 |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 1 |
| Runs 1 | 7 |
| Bat avg 1 | 7.00 |
| 100s/50s 1 | –/– |
| Top score 1 | 7* |
| Deliveries 1 | 200 |
| Wickets 1 | 3 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 23.66 |
| Fivefor 1 | – |
| Tenfor 1 | – |
| Best bowling 1 | 3/41 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 1/– |
| Date | 2 November |
| Year | 2022 |
| Source | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/william-dippie-25187 Cricinfo |
William Russell Hennessy Dippie (9 June 1907 – 15 February 1997) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Dippie was born at Edinburgh in June 1907. A club cricketer for Brunswick, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Dublin in 1939.[1] Playing in the Scottish team as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he went wicketless in the Irish first innings, but took figures of 3 for 41. As a lower order batsman, he ended the Scottish first innings unbeaten on 7 runs, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by James Boucher.[2] Outside of cricket, he was by profession an electrician. Dippie died in England at Dudley in February 1997.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Dippie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2022.