Hugh Stewart (cricketer)

Hugh Stewart
Personal information
Full name
Hugh Lambert Stewart
Born2 May 1907
Ceres, Fife, Scotland
Died12 December 1995(1995-12-12) (aged 88)
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1932Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 42
Batting average 10.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25
Balls bowled 150
Wickets 1
Bowling average 71.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/31
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2022

Hugh Lambert Stewart JP (2 May 1907 — 12 December 1995) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and administrator.

Stewart was born in May 1907 at Ceres, Fife. He was educated at the Dollar Academy. A club cricketer for Cupar Cricket Club, Stewart made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1932, against Ireland at Grennock and the touring South Americans at Edinburgh. He scored 45 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 25, while with his right-arm fast-medium bowling, he took a single wicket. Stewart later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1962.

Outside of cricket, Stewart was also a noted rugby player. He was a justice of the peace for Fife, being appointed in December 1934. Stewart died in December 1995 at Cupar, Fife.