Alfred Scott (New Zealand cricketer)

Alfred Henry Scott (28 October 1901 – 5 January 1984) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Auckland between 1925 and 1928.^[1][2]

Alfred Scott

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Henry Scott
Born	(1901-10-28)28 October 1901 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	5 January 1984(1984-01-05) (aged 82) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Verdun Scott (brother) Len Scott (cousin)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 June 2016

Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1919–31 North Shore Albions 33 75 0 249 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1922–29 Auckland 8 1 6 0 15
As of 1 March 2025

Born at Auckland in 1901,^[3] Scott played club cricket for the North Shore and Akarana clubs.^[4] He made his representative debut for Auckland in a January 1926 Plunket Shield match against Canterbury at Eden Park. The following January he played against Wellington at the Basin Reserve, before making his final first-class appearance in January 1928 against Canterbury. In his three matches he scored a total of 30 runs and took two wickets.^[2]

Scott also played rugby league for North Shore Albions from 1919 to 1931, and represented Auckland. His debut was against South Auckland (Waikato) at Steele Park in Hamilton on 2 October 1922.^[5] His brother was New Zealand rugby league and Test cricketer Verdun Scott,^[2] while his cousin Len Scott represented New Zealand at rugby league.

Scott died at Auckland in January 1984. He was aged 82.^[1][3]