Henry Scott (28 October 1851 – 11 November 1941) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1882. He was born and died at

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, Nottinghamshire. A lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler, Scott played for Somerset in non-first-class matches from 1879, but appeared in only two first-class games when the county club gained first-class status in 1882. He took two Lancashire wickets for 49 runs in 45 (four-ball) overs in Somerset's first-ever first-class match, but those were the only wickets of his first-class career.

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