James Reid Kerr

Provincial career

He captained the South Western District side against North of Scotland District in 1906.

International career

He played one game for Scotland, vs England at Richmond on 20 March 1909

The following year, he was selected for the first official British tour to South Africa (in that it was sanctioned and selected by the four Home Nations official governing bodies).

Cricket career

Kerr also played cricket for Greenock as a right-handed batsman. In 279 matches he scored 5,262 runs at an average of 23.08, and he had a top score of 119. He went on to play for the Scotland team, making only one appearance in 1921. That was against Ireland. In that match he scored 15 runs over two innings. He was also the cousin of the famous Scottish cricketer, John Kerr.

First World War James Reid Kerr served as a captain the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War. During the war he saw action in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915.