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{{Short description|Scottish cricketer and business executive (born 1931)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = Scotland
| full_name = Iain Mair Anderson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1931|5|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ballygunge]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| family =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role =
| club1 = [[Scotland cricket team|Scotland]]
| year1 = 1951–1953
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 114
| bat avg1 = 14.25
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 40
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| date = 13 June
| year = 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/25139.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Iain Mair Anderson''' (born 11 May 1931) is a Scottish former first-class [[cricket]]er and automotive industry executive.

The son of Ian Hoyle Anderson, he was born in [[British India]] at [[Ballygunge]] in May 1931. He was educated in Scotland at the [[Dollar Academy]], before matriculating to the [[University of Edinburgh]] where he studied accountancy.<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AY8cAQAAMAAJ|title=Who's Who in Finance and Industry|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|date=1989|page=16|volume=26}}</ref> A [[club cricket]]er for [[Kelburne Cricket Club]], Anderson made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for [[Scotland cricket team|Scotland]] against [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] at [[Forthill|Dundee]] in 1951, with him making a further four first-class appearances for Scotland to 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26939/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Iain Anderson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Anderson scored 114 runs in his five matches at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 14.25,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26939/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Iain Anderson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription}}</ref> with a highest score of 40 which he made on debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19821.html|title=Scotland v Worcestershire, Worcestershire in Scotland 1951|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Anderson emigrated to Canada in 1954, where he was employed until 1955 by the Boynton Acceptance Company. He then began his career in the automotive industry, being employed in various financial, manufacturing and purchasing positions by the [[Ford Motor Company]]. In 1963, he moved to the United States to work for [[American Motors Corporation|American Motors]], eventually becoming their vice president of finance, and later the executive vice president of the company. In 1978, Anderson joined [[Volkswagen Group of America|Volkswagen]], where he was their executive vice president of finance and administration in North America.<ref name="BOOK"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=25139}}

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[[Category:1931 births]]
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:People educated at Dollar Academy]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Scottish cricketers]]
[[Category:Scottish emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Scottish accountants]]
[[Category:Ford people]]
[[Category:Scottish emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:American Motors people]]
[[Category:Volkswagen Group executives]]

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