| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry James Herbert Scott | |||
| Born | 26 December 1858 Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
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| Died | 23 September 1910 (aged 51) Scone, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Nickname | Tup | |||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium pace | |||
| Role | Middle-order batsman | |||
| Test debut | 10 July 1884 v England | |||
| Last Test | 14 August 1886 v England | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1878–1886 | Victoria | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | FC | ||
| Matches | 8 | 85 | ||
| Runs scored | 359 | 2863 | ||
| Batting average | 27.61 | 22.72 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/1 | 4/14 | ||
| Top score | 102 | 123 | ||
| Balls bowled | 28 | 1108 | ||
| Wickets | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bowling average | n/a | 27.22 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best bowling | n/a | 6/33 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 8/0 | 57 | ||
| Source: [[1]], 14 April 2008 | ||||
Henry James Herbert Scott (26 December 1858 – 23 September 1910) was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Scott, a doctor by training, later served as mayor and chief magistrate in the rural New South Wales town of Scone; he died here of typhoid in 1910.
His first-class debut was at the age of nineteen in February 1878 for Victoria. However returning Australian players limited opportunities and his next match was not until March 1882. He made two centuries for his state, 14 in 1883/84 and 111 in 1885/86.
Scott's brief international career ended after he captained the injury-ridden and unsuccessful Australian team that toured England in 1886 as he decided to remain in the country and complete his qualification as a doctor. He played eight Test matches between 1884 and 1886 with a highest score of 102 at The Oval in 1884.
He was nicknamed "Tup" for his habit of using London buses for sightseeing tours which cost him tuppence.[2]
| Preceded by Tom Horan |
Australian Test cricket captains 1886 |
Succeeded by Percy McDonnell |