Andrew Scott (cricketer)

Andrew William Scott (13 February 1960 – 3 September 2006) was an Australian cricketer. Scott was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Geelong, Victoria.

Andrew Scott
Personal information
Full name
Andrew William Scott
Born(1960-02-13)13 February 1960
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died3 September 2006(2006-09-03) (aged 46)
Corio, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985Durham
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 2
Runs scored 7
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled 108
Wickets 2
Bowling average 37.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/45
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2011

Scott made his debut for Durham against Hertfordshire in the 1985 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham only in the 1985 season, making 6 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[2] He made his List A debut against Derbyshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. He bowled 8 wicket-less overs for the cost of 29 runs in this match, while with the bat he wasn't called upon, with Durham winning against their first-class opponents by 7 wickets.[3] He made a further List A appearance against Kent in the following round of the same competition.[4] In this match, he took the wickets of Mark Benson and Alan Knott for the cost of 45 runs from 10 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for 7 runs by Derek Underwood, with Kent winning by 79 runs.[5]

He died in Corio, Victoria on 3 September 2006.

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Andrew Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Andrew Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Derbyshire v Durham, 1985 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Andrew Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Kent v Durham, 1985 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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