Rita Scott is a Jamaican former

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er who played as a right-handed batter and

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. She appeared in four

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for the

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between 1993 and 1997. She played domestic cricket for

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Career

Scott was part of the touring party for the West Indies on their 1979 tour of England as back-up wicket-keeper to Yolande Geddes-Hall. She played a total of five matches on tour, mostly against regional teams, and did not feature in any of the international games. For various reasons, the West Indies women's team played no international fixtures during the 1980s, only returning to international competition at the 1993 World Cup in England. At the World Cup, Scott was appointed vice-captain to Ann Browne. She made her

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(ODI) debut in the first match of the tournament, against

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, but was dismissed for a three-ball

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.Women's ODI matches played by Rita Scott
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016. She made four runs in the next match, a loss to the

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, and also stumped the Dutch captain Nicola Payne, from the bowling of Cherry-Ann Singh. In the following game, against

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, Scott was forced to retire hurt while batting. She would play no further part in the tournament. Scott was retained in the West Indian squad for the 1997 World Cup in India, but made only a single appearance, in the ninth-place play-off against

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. Coming in fourth in the batting order, she scored 66 runs from 108 balls, putting on 155 runs for the fourth wicket with Carol-Ann James, a new team record.Records / West Indies Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest partnerships by wicket
– ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Rita Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) West Indian women cricketers West Indies women One Day International cricketers Jamaican women cricketers