Tommy Scott

Who was Tommy Scott?

Oscar Charles Scott was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' inaugural Test tour of England in 1928.

Scott was born in Franklyn Town, Kingston, Jamaica. He played in eight Tests for the West Indies, and all five in the Australian tour of 1930-31. Scott holds the unenviable record for conceding the most runs by any bowler in a single Test match. His match figures of 9 for 374, against England at Kingston in 1929-1930, included his first innings bowling analysis of 80.2 overs, 13 maidens, 266 runs for 5 wickets, as England amassed 849 in a Timeless Test. The latter-day Australian bowler, Jason Krejza went for a slightly more miserly 358 in the Fourth Test between Australia and India in 2008/9.

Scott died in Kingston at the age of sixty eight.