Alastair Scott

Who is Alastair Scott?

Alastair Martin Gordon Scott is a former English cricketer. Scott was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Guildford, Surrey.

While studying at the University of Cambridge, Scott made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Essex at Fenner's. He made eight further first-class appearances for the university in that season, taking 25 wickets at an average of 35.16, with best figures of 5/68, which came against Nottinghamshire. He was selected to play in the Combined Universities team to play in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup, making his List A debut in the tournament against Surrey and making three further appearances in the competition. In 1986, he made seven first-class appearances for the university, taking 18 wickets at an average of 45.22, with best figures of 4/100. He also made a single first-class appearance each for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against the touring New Zealanders and for Sussex against Worcestershire in the County Championship. He also played in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup for the Combined Universities, making four appearances.