Alfred Scott (West Indian cricketer) explained

Alfred Scott
Fullname:Alfred Homer Patrick Scott
Birth Date:29 July 1934
Birth Place:Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica
Death Place:New York, U.S.
Family:Tommy Scott (father)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg-break
Year1:1952-53 to 1953-54
Columns:2
Column1:Tests
Matches1:1
Runs1:5
Bat Avg1:5.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:5
Deliveries1:264
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:-
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:0/0
Column2:First-class
Matches2:5
Runs2:38
Bat Avg2:12.66
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:17*
Deliveries2:1195
Wickets2:18
Bowl Avg2:33.00
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/46
Catches/Stumpings2:3/0
International:true
Country:West Indies
Testdebutdate:28 March
Testdebutyear:1953
Lasttestdate:28 March
Lasttestyear:1953
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/53110.html Cricinfo
Date:27 April 2019

Alfred Homer Patrick Scott (29 July 1934 – 28 April 2018) was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1953.

Alfred Scott was a leg-break bowler and a lower-order batsman whose first-class cricket career was over before he was 20. In his third first-class match for Jamaica, against the Indian touring side in March 1953, at the age of 18, he took seven wickets with his leg-breaks and outperformed Alf Valentine, the established West Indies and Jamaica spinner.[1] He was then selected alongside Valentine for the fifth and final Test match of the series, which took place at Kingston immediately after the Jamaica game. On a batsman's pitch, Scott achieved no success at all, his 44 overs costing 140 runs.[2]

After this Test appearance, Scott played only one further first-class match: one of the two tour games for Jamaica against the MCC team in 1953-54, in which he took two wickets.

Scott moved to England to play league cricket, then later migrated to the United States. He died in New York on 28 April 2018, at the age of 83.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jamaica v Indians 1952-53 . Cricinfo . 27 April 2019.
  2. Web site: 5th Test, India tour of West Indies at Kingston, Mar 28 - Apr 4 1953 . Cricinfo . 27 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Alfred Scott . ESPN cricinfo . 20 October 2024.