Andrew Ker

Not to be confused with Andrew Kerr.

Andrew Ker

Birth name	Andrew Burgher Michael Ker
Date of birth	(1954-10-16) 16 October 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Kelso, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Kelso () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) South of Scotland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1986-88 Scotland 'B' 3 (0) 1988 Scotland 2 (0)

Andrew Burgher Michael Ker (born 16 October 1954 in Kelso, Scottish Borders)[1] is a former Scotland international rugby union and former Scotland international cricket player.[2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Kelso.[2][3]

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland.[4]

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' against Italy 'B' on 7 December 1986.[3]

He was given a full senior cap for the Scotland rugby union team in 1988,[2] becoming Scotland's oldest debutant at age 33.

Cricket career

He played several matches of cricket as a batsman for Scotland in the early 1980s.[2] He scored 178 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 29.66, and 147 runs in List A cricket at an average of 21.00.[1]

Teaching career

Ker worked as a schoolmaster.[5]

See also

• List of Scottish cricket and rugby union players

References

1. "Andrew Ker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
2. Bath, p106
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
5. "Andrew Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

Sources

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
• Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)