| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Irving Rupert Desmond Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1937 Antigua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 June 2012 (aged 74) Bermuda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Cleon Scotland (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971/72 | Bermuda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Leeward Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 13 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rupert 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.
References
- ↑ "Player profile: Rupert Scotland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ↑ "Bermuda's maiden First-class match". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ Thompson, Colin (8 June 2012). "Cricket legend Rupert Scotland dies". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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