Liam Alexander Hamilton Scott (born 12 December 2000) is an Australian

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er who plays for

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. A bowling

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, he is a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Career

Scott made his first-class debut on 29 November 2019, for

against

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in the

2019–20 Sheffield Shield season The 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season was the 118th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australia, Australian domestic first-class cricket, first-class cricket competition. It began on 10 October 2019 and was scheduled to finish on 31 March 2020 ...

. In December, he was named in

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's squad for the

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. He made his

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debut on 20 December 2020, for the

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, in the

2020–21 Big Bash League season The 2020–21 Big Bash League season or BBL, 10 was the tenth season of the Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. On 15 July 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tournament ...

. He made his

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debut on 15 February 2022, for South Australia against

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in the

2021–22 Marsh One-Day Cup The 2021–22 Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament, Marsh One-Day Cup was the 53rd season of the official List A cricket, List A Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament, domestic cricket competition played in Australi ...

. He took his maiden first-class

five-wicket haul In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batter. Takin ...

against

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during the

2021–22 Sheffield Shield season The 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season was the 120th of the Australian inter-state domestic first-class cricket competition. Queensland were the defending champions. Initially, on 21 July 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed all the fixtures for ...

, with figures of 5/46.

References

External links

* 2000 births Living people Australian cricketers South Australia cricketers Adelaide Strikers cricketers 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-2000s-stub