George Arbuthnot Scott

{{short description|English cricketer}}

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{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = George Scott

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = George Arbuthnot Scott

| height =

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1879|4|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wimbledon, London, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1927|6|8|1879|4|12|df=yes}}

| death_place = Ore, Hastings, Sussex, England

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast

| role = Bowler

| family = Father, Avison, cousin Elliot Tillard

| club1 = Cambridge University

| year1 = 1900–01

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 17 May

| debutyear1 = 1900

| debutfor1 = Cambridge University

| debutagainst1 = Yorkshire

| lastdate1 = 25 May

| lastyear1 = 1901

| lastfor1 = Cambridge University

| lastagainst1 = Yorkshire

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 5

| runs1 = 40

| bat avg1 = 6.66

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 10

| deliveries1 = 570

| wickets1 = 8

| bowl avg1 = 33.12

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 5/72

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 15 January

| year = 2011

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32627/32627.html CricketArchive

}}

George Arbuthnot Scott (12 April 1879 – 8 June 1927) was a British first-class cricket player for Cambridge University in 1900 and 1901.{{cite web | url = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/32/32627/32627.html| title = George Scott |publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2011-01-15}} He was born at Wimbledon, then in Surrey (now London), and died at Ore, Hastings, Sussex.

Educated at Tonbridge School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Scott was a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed tail-end batsman. He played first for Cambridge University in 1900 and in his second match, against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he took five first innings wickets for 72 runs, his wickets being five of the first six MCC batsmen.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/5/5402.html| title = Scorecard: Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club | date = 1900-05-21 |publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2011-01-15}} However, he achieved little in two subsequent games for the university side and did not win a blue. After the university term was over, he appeared in a second eleven match for Kent.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/150/150378.html| title = Scorecard: Kent Second XI v Sussex Second XI| date = 1900-07-23 |publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2011-01-15}}

In 1901, Scott was picked for the "seniors'" trial match at Cambridge, and did well, with seven wickets in the match.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/256/256590.html| title = Scorecard: P. R. Johnson's XI v W. P. Robertson's XI | date = 1901-04-29 |publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2011-01-15}} That led to his recall for one further first-class match with the university first eleven, but he was not successful, failing to take a wicket in the game. When the university term was over in 1901, he played Minor Counties cricket for Norfolk.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/86/86840.html| title = Scorecard: Hertfordshire v Norfolk | date = 1901-06-20 |publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2011-01-15}}