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Full name | Andrew Archibald Steele Scott | ||||||||||||||
Born | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | 26 January 1918||||||||||||||
Died | 1 November 2019 Inverness, Scotland | (aged 101)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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1947 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 5 November 2019 |
Andrew Archibald Steele Scott (26 January 1918 – 1 November 2019) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and was the oldest ever living Scottish first-class cricketer. [1]
Scott was born in the Edinburgh suburb of Liberton on 26 January 1918. He was educated in England at Sedbergh School, attending from 1932 to 1937. [2] Prior to the Second World War, Scott enlisted in the British Army as a second lieutenant in the 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment. [3] He played for Scotland in one first-class cricket match against Ireland at Cork in 1947. [4] Batting twice during the match, Scott was dismissed for 12 runs in Scotland's first-innings by Eddie Ingram, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler without scoring. [5] He later worked as a director of Scottish Malt Distillers. [6]
He became the oldest living person to have played first-class cricket for Scotland in June 2009, following the death of Stan Sismey. [7] In November 2010, he became the oldest known person in the United Kingdom to have passed an advanced driving test, having initially passed his driving test in 1935 in a Humber. [6] He celebrated his 100th birthday in January 2018, [2] becoming the first Scottish cricketer to have reached the landmark. He died in November 2019, at the age of 101. [1]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Andrew Archibald Steele Scott | ||||||||||||||
Born | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | 26 January 1918||||||||||||||
Died | 1 November 2019 Inverness, Scotland | (aged 101)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1947 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 5 November 2019 |
Andrew Archibald Steele Scott (26 January 1918 – 1 November 2019) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and was the oldest ever living Scottish first-class cricketer. [1]
Scott was born in the Edinburgh suburb of Liberton on 26 January 1918. He was educated in England at Sedbergh School, attending from 1932 to 1937. [2] Prior to the Second World War, Scott enlisted in the British Army as a second lieutenant in the 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment. [3] He played for Scotland in one first-class cricket match against Ireland at Cork in 1947. [4] Batting twice during the match, Scott was dismissed for 12 runs in Scotland's first-innings by Eddie Ingram, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler without scoring. [5] He later worked as a director of Scottish Malt Distillers. [6]
He became the oldest living person to have played first-class cricket for Scotland in June 2009, following the death of Stan Sismey. [7] In November 2010, he became the oldest known person in the United Kingdom to have passed an advanced driving test, having initially passed his driving test in 1935 in a Humber. [6] He celebrated his 100th birthday in January 2018, [2] becoming the first Scottish cricketer to have reached the landmark. He died in November 2019, at the age of 101. [1]