Brendan McKerchar

Brendan Thomas McKerchar (born 23 January 1983) is a Scottish educator and a former first-class cricketer and rugby union player.

Brendan McKerchar
Personal information
Full nameBrendan Thomas McKerchar
Born (1983-01-23) 23 January 1983
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2009Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 23
Batting average 5.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 June 2020

McKerchar was born at Leith in January 1983. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, before going up to the University of Durham.[1] McKerchar played for the Scotland under-19 cricket team in the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, making six appearances during the tournament.[2] He played domestic rugby union in Scotland as a scrum half for Border Reivers in the 2005/06 and 2006/07 seasons, making eleven appearances in the Celtic Cup and three in the 2006–07 Heineken Cup.[3]

With the disbanding of Border Reivers in 2007, McKerchar studied for his masters degree at Keble College, Oxford.[4] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in The University Matches of 2008 and 2009 against Cambridge University.[5] He gained a blue in both cricket and rugby union, with McKerchar also playing for Oxford University RFC in the rugby Varsity Match.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, McKerchar taught at Merchiston Castle School, where he was director of rugby. In 2010, he became director of sport at Emanuel School in London. He began teaching biology at Harrow School in 2014, where he was also director of sport.[4] He was appointed house master of Druries in 2019.[6]

References
  1. "Player profile: Brendan McKerchar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Under-19 ODI Matches played by Brendan McKerchar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. "Player profile: Brendan McKerchar". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. "New House Masters for Druries and the Head Master's" (PDF). www.harrowschool.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Brendan McKerchar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. "New Director of Sport from September 2019". www.harrowschool.org.uk. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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