| Rita Scott | |
| Fullname: | Rita Scott |
| Female: | true |
| Birth Place: | Jamaica |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Country: | West Indies |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1993–1997 |
| Odidebutdate: | 20 July |
| Odidebutyear: | 1993 |
| Odidebutagainst: | India |
| Odicap: | 23 |
| Lastodidate: | 20 December |
| Lastodiyear: | 1997 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Denmark |
| Club1: | Jamaica |
| Year1: | 1975/76–2003 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Column1: | WODI |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 73 |
| Bat Avg1: | 24.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 66 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/1 |
| Column2: | WFC |
| Matches2: | 11 |
| Runs2: | 264 |
| Bat Avg2: | 33.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 50 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/1 |
| Column3: | WLA |
| Matches3: | 26 |
| Runs3: | 697 |
| Bat Avg3: | 34.85 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/5 |
| Top Score3: | 72 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 7/2 |
| Date: | 30 March |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17441/17441.html CricketArchive |
Rita Scott is a Jamaican former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in four One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1993 and 1997. She played domestic cricket for Jamaica.[1] [2]
Scott was part of the touring party for the West Indies on their 1979 tour of England as back-up wicket-keeper to Yolande Geddes-Hall. She played a total of five matches on tour, mostly against regional teams, and did not feature in any of the international games.[3] For various reasons, the West Indies women's team played no international fixtures during the 1980s, only returning to international competition at the 1993 World Cup in England.[4] At the World Cup, Scott was appointed vice-captain to Ann Browne. She made her One Day International (ODI) debut in the first match of the tournament, against India, but was dismissed for a three-ball duck.[5] [6] She made four runs in the next match, a loss to the Netherlands, and also stumped the Dutch captain Nicola Payne, from the bowling of Cherry-Ann Singh.[7] In the following game, against Australia, Scott was forced to retire hurt while batting.[8] She would play no further part in the tournament. Scott was retained in the West Indian squad for the 1997 World Cup in India, but made only a single appearance, in the ninth-place play-off against Denmark.[6] Coming in fourth in the batting order, she scored 66 runs from 108 balls, putting on 155 runs for the fourth wicket with Carol-Ann James, a new team record.[9]