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Full name Verdun John Scott
Born July 31, 1916, Devonport, Auckland
Died August 2, 1980, Devonport, Auckland (aged 64 years 2 days)
Major teams New Zealand,Auckland
Also known as Scotty, The Scotsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm bowler
Relations Brother - AH Scott
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
10
17
1
458
84
28.62
0
3
0
7
0
First-class
80
130
17
5620
204
49.73
16
23
42
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
10
2
18
14
0
-
-
-
4.66
-
0
0
0
First-class
80
271
10
3/22
27.10
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Mar 29-30, 1946 scorecard
Last Test
New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 15-19, 1952 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1937/38 - 1952/53
Profile
Verdun John Scott, who died suddenly at Devonport, New Zealand, on August 2, 1980, played in ten Tests for New Zealand between 1946 and 1952, and was a member of the side which toured England in 1949. Though overshadowed by Sutcliffe and Donnelly, he was one of their most dependable batsmen, scoring 1,572 runs with an average of 40.30 and making four hundreds. A big man, he had hardly any backlift and was no stylist, but he was very strong in the arms and his strokes travelled deceptively fast. He was an ideal foil to Sutcliffe as an opening partner and their value can be gauged from the fact that in the Tests of 1949 they took part in partnerships of 122 at Leeds, 89 at Lord's and 121 at The Oval. His highest Test score was against West Indies in 1952 when he saved the side with an innings of 84 in rather over four hours. For Auckland in the Plunket Shield he was a heavy scorer.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Notes
New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year 1950
