Brian Adair (29 May 1935 – 1 November 2021) was a Scottish

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. He served as president (1983) and chairman (1986) of the Scottish Cricket Union. Adair was born on 29 May 1935 in

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. At the outbreak of

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, his father was posted to

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, where the family subsequently moved. There he attended

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, where he excelled at sport, including squash and cricket. In 1966, he married Mona Lindsay, a social worker. Adair died on 1 November 2021, at the age of 86.

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