Keith McAdam

Keith Paul William James McAdam DL (born 13 August 1945) is a former Scottish cricketer and a specialist in tropical diseases.

Keith McAdam
Personal information
Full nameKeith Paul William James McAdam
Born (1945-08-13) 13 August 1945
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm (unknown style)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967Marylebone Cricket Club
1966–1969Buckinghamshire
1965–1966Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 21 1
Runs scored 815 1
Batting average 20.89 1.00
100s/50s –/3 –/–
Top score 63 1
Balls bowled 12 –
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 10/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2011

Cricket career

McAdam was a left-handed batsman and right-arm bowler, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born in Edinburgh.

McAdam made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Surrey in 1964. He played 20 further first-class matches for the University, the last coming against Oxford University in 1966.[1] In his 20 first-class matches for the University, he scored 752 runs at a batting average of 19.78, with two half centuries and a high score of 59.[2] In 1967, he played a single first-class match for the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, making his highest first-class score in the MCC first-innings, scoring 63 before being dismissed by Stephen Russell.[3]

McAdam had by this time joined Buckinghamshire, making his debut for the county in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. McAdam played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1966 to 1968, which included 7 Minor Counties Championship matches.[4] He made his only List A appearance for Buckinghamshire against Middlesex in the 1969 Gillette Cup.[5] In this match he scored a single run, before being dismissed by John Price.[6]

Education and medical career

McAdam grew up in Uganda, where his father, Sir Ian McAdam, was Professor of Surgery at Makerere.[7] He attended Prince of Wales School in Nairobi, Millfield School in England, and Clare College, Cambridge, where he studied medicine.[8]

He became an eminent physician, specialising in tropical diseases.[9] He is the founding director of the Infectious Diseases Institute in Kampala, the associate international director at the Royal College of Physicians in London, and is on the International Board of the African Medical and Research Foundation.[7]

He is the founder of the charity "Music for my Mind", which uses music to help dementia patients[10] and a Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.[11]

gollark: Lots of things are "possibly good systems". They should probably be demoted in the rankings after repeated failures.
gollark: When they were tested at scale we were pretty sure they wouldn't be particularly harmful.
gollark: I actually don't want multiple things.
gollark: Scientific progress does not generally require subjecting lots of people to your thing for ages.
gollark: If you have to go through 10000 extremely bad systems to get a good one, it may not be worth it.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Keith McAdam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Keith McAdam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Cambridge University, 1967". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Keith McAdam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  5. "List A Matches played by Keith McAdam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  6. "Middlesex v Buckinghamshire, 1969 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  7. "Keith McAdam". Accordia. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  8. Wisden 1967, p. 338.
  9. "Keith McAdam". AMREF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  10. "Professor Keith McAdam". Music for my Mind. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  11. Deputy Lieutenants
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