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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| Full name | Andrew Archibald Steele Scott | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1918 Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 November 2019 (aged 101) Inverness, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1947 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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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edit- ^ a b "Archie Scott, Scotland's oldest internationalist, dies aged 101". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b "OS News". Sedbergh School. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "No. 34579". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 December 1938.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Archie Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1947". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Driving ambition of Archie Scott, age 92". The Scotsman. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Profile: Archie Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2019.