Darren Scott (cricketer)

Darren Anthony Scott (born 26 August 1972) is an English former professional cricketer. Scott played for Kent County Cricket Club as a left-handed batsman who bowled off break deliveries. He was born at Canterbury in Kent in 1972.[1]

Darren Scott
Personal information
Full nameDarren Anthony Scott
Born (1972-08-26) 26 August 1972
Canterbury, Kent
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998–2000Kent
2002Kent Cricket Board
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 8 5
Runs scored 46 34
Batting average 23.00 17.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 17* 27
Balls bowled 1,202 171
Wickets 13 6
Bowling average 47.15 26.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/151 3/21
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 November 2010

After first playing for Kent's Second XI in 1995, Scott made his first-class cricket debut for the county against Oxford University in June 1998. His County Championship debut came in the final match of the 1998 season against Warwickshire. From 1998 to 2000 he played in eight first-class matches, the last of which came against Leicestershire, and in four List A matches.[2]

In 2002 Scott played for the Kent Cricket Board in a single List A match against Hampshire in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. He made five appearances for the Board in the Minor Counties Trophy between 1998 and 2000 and played club cricket for St Lawrence and Highland Court and for Lordswood Cricket Club in the Kent Cricket League.[2] Since leaving the professional game, Scott has taught Physical Education and has been involved with cricket coaching, including with Kent's Academy programme.[3][4] As of 2018, he is Kent College's Director of Cricket.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Darren Scott, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  2. Darren Scott, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. Three new scholars in Kent Cricket Academy 2014/15, Kent County Cricket Club, 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  4. Wolfe S (2013) Jones launches new cricket venture, Kent Sports News, 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  5. Kent College Sport, Kent College. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  6. KC girls' cricket champions, Inside Kent, 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  7. The Kent College GTX Sport Scholarship Programme, Kent College. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
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