World War II
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm bowler | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | New Zealand | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | First-class | |||
| 10 | 80 | |||
| 458 | 5620 | |||
| 28.62 | 49.73 | |||
| 0/3 | 16/23 | |||
| 84 | 204 | |||
| 18 | 738 | |||
| - | 10 | |||
| - | 27.10 | |||
| - | 0 | |||
| - | 0 | |||
| - | 3/22 | |||
| 7/- | 42/- | |||
| Source: CricketArchive, | ||||
During the Second World War, Scott served in Egypt and Italy. After the War, Scott was part of the North Shore Albions side that won the Auckland Rugby League's Roope Rooster and Stormont Shield in 1945.
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