John Scott (cricket and rugby league)
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| Full name | John Drake Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1888 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 April 1964 (aged 76) South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1908/9- | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -1928/29 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 10 (1936–1947) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Drake ("Jack") Scott (31 January 1888 – 7 April 1964) was an Australian cricketer and Test match umpire. Scott played as a right-arm fast bowler and was also a useful lower-order right-handed batsman. He was the first man to dismiss Don Bradman in first-class cricket, in December 1927. Scott went on to umpire fifty games, including ten Ashes tests.