Scott Elstone

Scott Elstone

Personal information
Full name	Scott Liam Elstone
Born	(1990-06-10) 10 June 1990 Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Nickname	Owl
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Batting all-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–12	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 17)
2013–	Unicorns
Career statistics
Competition LA T20 Matches 18 18 Runs scored 374 91 Batting average 26.71 18.20 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 75* 21* Balls bowled 34 0 Wickets 1 0 Bowling average 32.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match n/a n/a Best bowling 1/22 – Catches/stumpings 4/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2013

Scott Liam Elstone (born 10 June 1990 Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire)^[1] is a cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right arm off break. He made his debut for the 1st XI in the Clydesdale Bank 40 game against Scotland. He was Nottinghamshire 2nd XI captain from 2010 until 2012, when it was announced on 12 September that his contract would not be renewed for 2013.^[2]

During the Indian cricket team in England in 2011 tour, Elstone was used as a substitute fielder while first Graeme Swann and later Jonathan Trott were injured and unable to field during the second nPower Test Match at Trent Bridge. On 1 August 2011, he took catches off the bowling of Tim Bresnan to dismiss Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh. In doing so, Elstone became the second youngest substitute fielder to take a catch during a match involving England played in England after Hampshire player Adam Rouse (aged 19) took a catch to remove Kumar Sangakkara off the bowling of Jimmy Anderson in the preceding England v Sri Lanka Test series at The Rose Bowl. He was also used as twelfth man in the second Test Match against the West Indies at Trent Bridge in May 2012, bringing the drinks onto the field several times as well as being substitute fielder occasionally. Though this time he took no catches.

On 5th May 2013, Elstone made his debut for the Unicorns in the Yorkshire Bank 40 and top scored with 75* in a losing cause. His highest score to date.

References

Persondata
Name	Elstone, Scott
Alternative names
Short description	English cricketer
Date of birth	10 June 1990
Place of birth	Nottingham
Date of death
Place of death