Thomas Hart (civil servant)
Scottish rugby union player (1909-2001)
Thomas Mure Hart, CMG (1 March 1909 – 16 January 2001) was a Scottish cricketer and rugby union player. He played twice for the Scotland national rugby union team and twice for the Scotland national cricket team as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Hart was also a civil servant who served as the Financial Secretary of Singapore between 1954 and 1959.
Biography
Born in Glasgow in 1909, Hart was educated at Glasgow Academy, Strathallan School, Glasgow University and Brasenose College, Oxford. In 1930, he played twice for Scotland in the Five Nations against Wales and Ireland at centre. Scotland beating Wales 12–9 at Murrayfield on 1 February and losing 14–11 to Ireland at Murrayfield on 22 February. In 1931 he played two games for Leicester Tigers.
Whilst attending Oxford University, Hart played for the university cricket team, playing ten first-class matches in 1931 and 1932, gaining his blue in both years. He made his debut for Scotland in 1933, playing against Ireland. He played a second match against Australia the following year.
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