Rupert Scotland Explained

Country:Bermuda
Fullname:Irving Rupert Desmond Scotland
Birth Date:2 September 1937
Birth Place:Antigua
Death Place:Bermuda
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Bermuda
Year1:1971/72
Club2:Leeward Islands
Year2:1958
Family:Cleon Scotland (son)
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:137
Bat Avg1:34.25
100S/50S1: - /1
Top Score1:72
Deliveries1: -
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1: - / -
Date:13 October
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24127/24127.html CricketArchive

Irving Rupert Desmond Scotland (2 September 1937  - 7 June 2012) was an Antiguan-born Bermudian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.

He played the inaugural first-class match for the Leeward Islands, against Jamaica in 1958, and later played in the inaugural first-class match for Bermuda, against New Zealand in 1972.[1] It was the maiden first-class match to be played by the Bermuda cricket team.[2]

He died following a long illness on 7 June 2012.[3] His son Cleon Scotland played List A cricket for Bermuda.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Rupert Scotland. CricketArchive. 13 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Bermuda's maiden First-class match . Emerging Cricket . 17 April 2020.
  3. News: Cricket legend Rupert Scotland dies. Thompson. Colin. 8 June 2012. The Royal Gazette. 26 March 2013.