Alexander 'Sandy' Paris (29 August 1908 – 19 August 1990) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.
Paris was born in August 1908 at Torphichen, West Lothian. He was educated at Linlithgow Academy,Linlithgow Academy. Linlithgowshire Gazette. 16 July 1937. p. 3 before matriculating to the Edinburgh College of Art. A club cricketer for West Lothian, Paris made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Belfast in 1937. He made two further first-class appearances for Scotland, against Yorkshire at Harrogate in 1937, and Ireland at Glasgow in 1938. Playing the Scottish side as a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took 12 wickets at an average of 17.50; he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 6 for 35 on debut against Ireland. As a lower order batsman, he scored 40 runs with a highest score of 24. In January 1957, Paris was appointed president of the West Lothian County Cricket Association.Calendar of events at Linlithgow. West Lothian Courier. 4 January 1957. p. 9
Outside of cricket, Paris was a schoolmaster who taught arts and crafts.Object of scheme. Linlithgowshire Gazette. 29 May 1936. p. 5 He taught art at Broxburn, before being appointed art master at Bathgate Academy.Appointments. Linlithgowshire Gazette. 2 August 1946. p. 5 He spent the next 19 years teaching at Bathgate, before being appointed to the same role at Whitburn Academy in January 1965.New Bathgate Academy. West Lothian Courier. 15 January 1965. p. 7 Paris died at Bathgate in August 1990.Deaths. West Lothian Courier. 24 August 1990. p. 48
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