Robert Hair
Robert Kelso Hair | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Greenock, Scotland |
| Died | October 3, 1949 (aged 82) Reading, England |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, cricketer |
| Years active | 1880s–1895 (cricket) |
| Known for | First-class cricket for Europeans; banking career in British India |
Robert Kelso Hair (13 April 1867 – 3 October 1949) was a Scottish banker and first-class cricketer.
Originating from Greenock, Hair's banking profession led him to British India. During his time there, he appeared in a single first-class cricket match representing the Europeans against the Parsees at the Bombay Gymkhana ground in the 1895–96 Presidency Match. Although he did not have an opportunity to bat, he claimed 4 wickets for 25 runs in the Parsees' initial innings. Before this, Hair participated in minor cricket fixtures for Scotland throughout the 1880s and played club cricket with Greenock.
In the course of the First World War, Hair served within the Royal Army Service Corps, receiving a commission as a lieutenant in October 1916. He attained the acting rank of captain in 1917, stepped down from this rank in 1918, and then reassumed it in 1919. His military tenure concluded in May 1920 when he held the substantive rank of captain. Hair passed away in Reading, England, in October 1949.