George Arbuthnot Scott (12 April 1879 – 8 June 1927) was a British first-class cricket player for

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in 1900 and 1901. He was born at

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, then in

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(now

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), and died at

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. Educated at

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and

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, Scott was a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed tail-end batsman. He played first for Cambridge University in 1900 and in his second match, against

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(MCC), he took five first innings wickets for 72 runs, his wickets being five of the first six MCC batsmen. However, he achieved little in two subsequent games for the university side and did not win a

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. After the university term was over, he appeared in a second eleven match for

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. In 1901, Scott was picked for the "seniors'" trial match at Cambridge, and did well, with seven wickets in the match. That led to his recall for one further first-class match with the university first eleven, but he was not successful, failing to take a wicket in the game. When the university term was over in 1901, he played

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cricket for

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Family

Scott was the son of Avison Terry Scott, who had played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and

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in the 1860s and 1870s. His younger brother, Arthur Avison Scott, played one first-class match for the Royal Navy cricket team in 1912. Scott's mother was a Tillard: her brother, Scott's uncle, Charles Tillard, played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and

, and Charles' son Elliot Tillard, Scott's first cousin, played for the

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in the Bombay Triangular tournament in

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and in 1912 for

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Family

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