Alfred Scott (West Indian cricketer)

Alfred Homer Patrick Scott (born 29 July 1934) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1953.

Alfred Scott
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Homer Patrick Scott
Born (1934-07-29) 29 July 1934
Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RelationsTommy Scott (father)
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952-53 to 1953-54Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 5
Runs scored 5 38
Batting average 5.00 12.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 5 17*
Balls bowled 264 1195
Wickets 0 18
Bowling average - 33.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/46
Catches/stumpings 0/0 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2019

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.

He moved to England to play league cricket, then later migrated to the United States.

References

  1. "Jamaica v Indians 1952-53". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "5th Test, India tour of West Indies at Kingston, Mar 28 - Apr 4 1953". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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