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 name	Alfred Homer Patrick Scott
Born	29 July 1934 Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-break
Relations	Tommy Scott (father)
International information
National side	West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1952-53 to 1953-54	Jamaica
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.

External links

• Alfred Scott at CricketArchive
• Alfred Scott at ESPNcricinfo