George Scott (cricketer)

{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1995)}}

{{About|the English cricketer|the Scottish cricketer|Lord George Scott}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

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

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = George Scott

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = George Frederick Buchan Scott

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|11|6}}

| birth_place = Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

| family = Charlie Scott (brother)

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Middlesex

| year1 = {{nowrap|2015–2019}}

| clubnumber1 = 17

| club2 = Leeds/Bradford MCCU

| year2 = 2015–2016

| club3 = Gloucestershire

| year3 = {{nowrap|2020–2022}}

| clubnumber3 = 17

| club4 = → Somerset (on loan)

| year4 = 2022

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 2 April

| debutyear1 = 2015

| debutfor1 = Leeds/Bradford MCCU

| debutagainst1 = Sussex

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 6 August

| debutyear2 = 2015

| debutfor2 = Middlesex

| debutagainst2 = Notts

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 25

| runs1 = 604

| bat avg1 = 17.76

| 100s/50s1 = 0/2

| top score1 = 77

| deliveries1 = 1,104

| wickets1 = 10

| bowl avg1 = 62.20

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/34

| catches/stumpings1 = 10/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 21

| runs2 = 462

| bat avg2 = 38.50

| 100s/50s2 = 0/3

| top score2 = 66*

| deliveries2 = 318

| wickets2 = 1

| bowl avg2 = 352.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/65

| catches/stumpings2 = 11/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 36

| runs3 = 371

| bat avg3 = 20.61

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 38*

| deliveries3 = 74

| wickets3 = 3

| bowl avg3 = 41.33

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/14

| catches/stumpings3 = 17/–

| date = 23 August

| year = 2022

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/483/483479/483479.html CricketArchive

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George Frederick Buchan Scott (born 6 November 1995) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. An all-rounder, who is a right-handed batsman, and bowls right-arm medium pace. After a schoolboy career at St Albans Boys School, Scott made his first-class debut for Leeds Bradford MCCU against Sussex County Cricket Club in April 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/804133.html |title=MCCU Matches, Sussex v Leeds/Bradford MCCU at Hove, 2–4 April 2015 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=5 April 2015 }}

At the end of the 2019 season, Scott turned down the offer of a new contract at Middlesex to join Gloucestershire on a three-year deal.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27849307/george-scott-joins-gloucestershire-turning-new-middlesex-deal |title=George Scott joins Gloucestershire after turning down new Middlesex deal |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 October 2019 |accessdate=15 October 2019 }} He left Gloucestershire at the end of the 2022 season.

His brother, Charlie, has also played first-class cricket.