David Geffrey Lacy-Scott (18 August 1920 – 2 February 2020) was an English amateur cricketer. Born at

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in August 1920, Lacy-Scott was educated at

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and Peterhouse College,

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.David Lacy-Scott
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-17. He served in the

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during the

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, receiving an emergency commission in to the

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on 27 October 1941.Indian Army Officers 1939–1945
Retrieved 2018-10-17. He relinquished his commission on account of ill-health, 22 December 1945, and was granted the honorary rank of captain. Lacy-Scott made ten

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appearances for

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as an opening batsman, almost all of which came in the

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. He won a

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in 1946 but only played one first-class match for Cambridge after the season, appearing in 1948 against

Free Foresters Free Foresters Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club, established in 1856 for players from the Midland counties of England. It is a 'wandering' (or nomadic) club, having no home ground. The Free Foresters were founded by the Rev. Willi ...

. He also made one appearance for

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against

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in August 1946, having previously played in two

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matches for Kent's Second XI in 1938 and 1939. He latterly resided in rural Suffolk and died in February 2020 at the age of 99.DAVID LACY SCOTT FCA
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'', 12 February 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-10.David Geffrey Lacy-Scott, Deaths in 2020, ''Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2021, p. 147. Canterbury:

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Indian Army Officers 1939−1945
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