Archie Scott (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Archie Scott (cricketer)

Scottish cricketer

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1918

Place of Birth: Liberton, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Nov-2019

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Archie Scott (cricketer)

  • 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.Scott was born in the Edinburgh suburb of Liberton.
  • He was educated in England at Sedbergh School, attending from 1932 to 1937.
  • Prior to the Second World War, Scott enlisted in the British Army as a second lieutenant in the 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment.
  • He played for Scotland in one first-class cricket match against Ireland at Cork in 1947.
  • 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.
  • He later worked as a director of Scottish Malt Distillers.He became the oldest living person to have played first-class cricket for Scotland in June 2009, following the death of Stan Sismey.
  • 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.
  • He celebrated his 100th birthday in January 2018, becoming the first Scottish cricketer to have reached the landmark.
  • He died in November 2019, at the age of 101.
  • Following Scott's death, Alexander McAllister became the oldest living person to have played cricket for Scotland.

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