List of Forfarshire cricket captains

There have been 35 captains of Forfarshire Cricket Club since it was founded. The longest-serving was W. R. Sharp, who held the position for 40 years, albeit having retired from regularly playing by 1908.

Official captains

No. Name Nationality Years Refs
1 George Cox Scotland 1880-1884
2 W. R. Sharp Scotland 1885-1925 [1]
3 Alan Fraser Scotland 1925-1926 [2]
4 R. M. Lindsay Scotland 1927-1929 [2]
5 J. B. Meikle Scotland 1930-1937 [3]
6 John McNab Scotland 1938 [4]
7 Alec Luhrs Scotland 1939
1949-1951		 [5][6]
8 T. D. Ireland Scotland 1940-1945 [7]
9 D. C. Stevenson Scotland 1946 [8]
10 G. D. Burrows England 1947 [9]
11 T. G. Lamb Scotland 1948 [10]
12 Jim Henderson Scotland 1952-1955
1960-1961		 [11][12]
13 Ally Main Scotland 1956-1959 [13]
14 Charles Allardyce Scotland 1962-1963 [14]
15 Drummond Robertson Scotland 1964-1965
1972-1975
1981-1982
16 Alastair Murray Scotland 1966-1968
17 Alex Steele Scotland 1969
1976
18 Keith Wood Scotland 1970
19 Earl Reoch Scotland 1971
20 Rae McLelland Scotland 1977-1980
1987-1988
21 Dick Auchinleck Scotland 1983-1985 [15]
22 Clark McConnachie Scotland 1986
23 Gordon Walker Scotland 1989-1990
24 David Johnston Scotland 1991-1993
25 Graeme Garden Scotland 1994-1995
1997
26 Jon Phillips New Zealand 1996
27 Barry Stewart Scotland 1998-2000
28 Ryan Watson Scotland 2001-2003
2009-2011
29 Tony Weed Scotland 2004-2005
30 Peter Drummond Scotland 2006-2008
31 Craig Wallace Scotland 2012-2016
32 Umair Mohammad Scotland 2017-2019
33 Scott Cameron Scotland 2020-2023
2025		 [16]
34 Jack Hogarth Scotland 2024
35 Callum Garden Scotland 2026-present [17]

Match captains

During the period between 1908 and 1925, the club captain, W. R. Sharp, retired from playing. The vice-captain took match duties. These included J. A. Kyd (1909), Alec Lindsay (1920-1922) and Alan Fraser (1923-1924). After Sharp's death in 1925, Fraser became club captain.

References

  1. ^ "Sudden Death of Mr W. R. Sharp". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 11 September 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b "New Forfarshire Captain". Dundee Courier. 11 March 1927. p. 8. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Forfarshire C.C.'s New Captain". Dundee Courier. 14 March 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "J. K. McNab, the New Skipper at Forthill". Dundee Courier. 11 March 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Forfarshire C.C. Appointments". Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser. 25 March 1939. p. 7. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Forfarshire .C.'s New Skipper". Dundee Courier. 12 March 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Forfarshire C.C. Plans for Season". Dundee Courier. 22 March 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Cricket - Forfarshire C.C.". Kirriemuir Free Press and Angus Advertiser. 28 March 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Appeal for Members at Forthill". Dundee Courier. 28 March 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Forfarshire C.C.'s New Officials". Dundee Courier. 19 March 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "New Skipper at Forthill". Dundee Courier. 13 March 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Local News". Forfar Dispatch. 25 February 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "A Strange Incident at Forthill". Sunday Post. 20 May 1956. p. 30. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Forfarshire C.C. Annual Meeting". Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser. 10 February 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Skipper is Forfar's anchor". Aberdeen Evening Express. 27 July 1985. p. 10. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "Senior Team Captains Announced". Forfarshire Cricket Club. Broughty Ferry. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  17. ^ "2026 Captains and Vice Captains". Forfarshire Cricket Club. Broughty Ferry. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.

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