William 'Billy' Adamson McPate (born 22 July 1951) is a Scottish former cricketer and umpire.

Billy McPate
Personal information
Full name
William Adamson McPate
Born (1951-07-22) 22 July 1951 (age 73)
Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983–1985Scotland
Umpiring information
LA umpired2 (2010)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 3 10
Runs scored 31 35
Batting average 15.50 7.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 14 15
Balls bowled 324 588
Wickets 3 14
Bowling average 51.00 31.57
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/70 4/42
Catches/stumpings –/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2022

McPate was born in July 1951 at Baillieston, Lanarkshire. He was educated at Coatbridge High School, before matriculating to the Glasgow College of Technology. A club cricketer for Drumpellier Cricket Club,[1] McPate made his debut for Scotland in a first-class cricket match against Ireland at Downpatrick in 1983.[2] It was in List A one-day cricket that McPate featured more in for Scotland, making his one-day debut against Northamptonshire in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. He featured in ten one-day matches for Scotland in the Benson & Hedges Cup and the NatWest Trophy.[3] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler in the Scottish side, he took 14 wickets in one-day cricket at an average of 31.57, with best figures of 4 for 42.[4]

After McPate retired from playing, he took up umpiring with the East of Scotland Officials Association.[1] Having officiated in the Scottish Cup Final on two occasions, McPate stood as an umpire in two List A matches in 2010 between Scotland and India A.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Billy McPate: From Scottish Cup star to Scottish Cup umpire". www.cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Billy McPate". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by Billy McPate". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Billy McPate". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Billy McPate as Umpire in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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