Andrew William Scott (13 February 1960 – 3 September 2006) was an Australian

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er. Scott was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in

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, Victoria. Scott made his debut for Durham against

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in the 1985

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. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham only in the 1985 season, making 6 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his

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debut against Derbyshire in the

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. He bowled 8 wicket-less

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for the cost of 29 runs in this match, while with the bat he wasn't called upon, with Durham winning against their first-class opponents by 7 wickets. He made a further List A appearance against Kent in the following round of the same competition. In this match, he took the wickets of Mark Benson and Alan Knott for the cost of 45 runs from 10 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for 7 runs by Derek Underwood, with Kent winning by 79 runs. He died in Corio, Victoria on 3 September 2006.

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