Rita Scott is a Jamaican former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in four One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1993 and 1997. She played domestic cricket for Jamaica.[1][2]

Rita Scott
Personal information
Full name
Rita Scott
BornJamaica
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 23)20 July 1993 v India
Last ODI20 December 1997 v Denmark
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975/76–2003Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition WODI WFC WLA
Matches 4 11 26
Runs scored 73 264 697
Batting average 24.33 33.00 34.85
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/5
Top score 66 50* 72*
Catches/stumpings 1/1 0/1 7/2
Source: CricketArchive, 30 March 2022

Career

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Scott was part of the touring party for the West Indies on their 1979 tour of England as back-up wicket-keeper to Yolande Geddes-Hall. She played a total of five matches on tour, mostly against regional teams, and did not feature in any of the international games.[3] For various reasons, the West Indies women's team played no international fixtures during the 1980s, only returning to international competition at the 1993 World Cup in England.[4] At the World Cup, Scott was appointed vice-captain to Ann Browne. She made her One Day International (ODI) debut in the first match of the tournament, against India, but was dismissed for a three-ball duck.[5][6] She made four runs in the next match, a loss to the Netherlands, and also stumped the Dutch captain Nicola Payne, from the bowling of Cherry-Ann Singh.[7] In the following game, against Australia, Scott was forced to retire hurt while batting.[8] She would play no further part in the tournament. Scott was retained in the West Indian squad for the 1997 World Cup in India, but made only a single appearance, in the ninth-place play-off against Denmark.[6] Coming in fourth in the batting order, she scored 66 runs from 108 balls, putting on 155 runs for the fourth wicket with Carol-Ann James, a new team record.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Rita Scott". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Rita Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ Women's miscellaneous matches played by Rita Scott – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. ^ Lists of matches played by West Indies women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ^ India Women v West Indies Women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b Women's ODI matches played by Rita Scott – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ^ Netherlands Women v West Indies Women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. ^ Australia Women v West Indies Women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  9. ^ Records / West Indies Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest partnerships by wicket – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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