Rita Scott

Rita Scott is a former Jamaican cricketer who represented the West Indies women's cricket team between 1979 and 1997. She played as a wicket-keeper.

Rita Scott
Personal information
BornJamaica
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 23)20 July 1993 v India
Last ODI20 December 1997 v Denmark
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 14 April 2016

Career

Scott made her debut 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.[1] 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.[2] At the World Cup, Scott was appointed vice-captain to Ann Browne, a Trinidadian. 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.[3][4] She made four runs in the next match, a loss to the Netherlands, and also had the Dutch captain Nicola Payne out stumped, from the bowling of Cherry-Ann Singh.[5] In the following game, against Australia, Scott was forced to retire hurt while batting.[6] 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.[4] 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).[7]

References
  1. Women's miscellaneous matches played by Rita Scott – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. Lists of matches played by West Indies women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. India Women v West Indies Women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. Women's ODI matches played by Rita Scott – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. Netherlands Women v West Indies Women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. Australia Women v West Indies Women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. Records / West Indies Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest partnerships by wicket – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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