spent most of his life in England, died in Switzerland and his ashes were scattered in Perthshire. His parents were Scottish, and he gave his own children Scottish names. A number of other prominent cricketers have come from Scotland, including the former England captain, Mike Denness, Warwickshire all-rounder Dougie Brown, and former England test players Gavin Hamilton and Gregor MacGregor, who represented Scotland at rugby as well as England at cricket. Another notable Scottish cricketer was Brian Hardie, who was a major contributor to the successful Essex side of the 70's and 80's. One of the most successful Scottish spinners, and a respected journalist, was Ian Peebles, who was one of the cricketers of the year in 1931 alongside Donald Bradman. R. C. Robertson-Glasgow played for Oxford University and Somerset and later became a prominent cricket writer and correspondent. The South African-born former England captain Tony Greig also qualified to play for England due to his Scottish parentage. Finally Scots have also played for other countries: Tom Campbell for South Africa and Archie Jackson for Australia. References Further reading