Archie_Scott_(cricketer)

Archie Scott (cricketer)

Archie Scott (cricketer)

Scottish cricketer (1918–2019)


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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Archie Scott, Scotland's oldest internationalist, dies aged 101". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. "OS News". Sedbergh School. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "No. 34579". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 December 1938.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Archie Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. "Ireland v Scotland, 1947". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. "Driving ambition of Archie Scott, age 92". The Scotsman. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. "Profile: Archie Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

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