Full name | Ashwin Robert Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 June 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | George, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Pardene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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