Robert Hair
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| Full name | Robert Kelso Hair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1867 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 October 1949 (aged 82) Reading, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1895/96 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Kelso Hair (13 April 1867 – 3 October 1949) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and banker.
Hair was born at Greenock in April 1867. He was a banker by profession, with that endeavour taking him to British India.[1] There, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans against the Parsees at Bombay in the 1895–96 Presidency Match.[2] Though he was not required to bat in the match, he did take figures of 4 for 25 in the Parsees first innings, before going wicketless in their second.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Hair also played minor matches for Scotland in the 1880s, in addition to playing club cricket for Greenock.[4] Hair later served in the First World War, being commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Service Corps in October 1916.[5] He was made an acting captain,[6] which he relinquished in June 1918.[7] Following the war, he was once again made an acting captain in February 1919.[8] Hair completed his service in May 1920, being granted the full rank of captain.[9] Hair died in England at Reading in October 1949.