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| Full name | Rita Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut(cap 23) | 20 July 1993 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 20 December 1997 v Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975/76–2003 | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,30 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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,off 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]