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Michael Scott (cricketer)

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Michael Scott
Personal information
Full name
Michael David Scott
Born(1933-11-14)14 November 1933
Marylebone, London, England
Died30 November 2015(2015-11-30) (aged 82)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–1957Oxford University
1959Wiltshire
1963Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 21
Runs scored 499
Batting average 15.12
100s/50s –/1
Top score 52
Catches/stumpings 24/11
Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2019

Michael David Scott (14 November 1933 – 30 November 2015) was an English first-class cricketer.

Scott was born at Marylebone in November 1933. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Worcester College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Yorkshire at Oxford in 1956.[2] He appeared in six first-class matches for the university in 1956, before making a further fourteen appearances in 1957.[2] Playing as a wicket-keeper, Scott scored 495 runs at an average of 15.96, with a high score of 52. Behind the stumps he took 24 catches and made 11 stumpings.[3] He later played minor counties cricket for Wiltshire, making three appearances in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship.[4] He made a final appearance in first-class cricket in 1963, when he played for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at Lord's.[2] Scott died on 30 November 2015, at the age of 82.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile: Michael Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Michael Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Michael Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Michael Scott". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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