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| Full name | William Bryan Stott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1934 Yeadon, West Riding of Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1963 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1956 | Combined Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN cricinfo, 28 August 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Bryan Stott (born 18 July 1934)[1] is an English former professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1952 to 1963. He also played three first-class matches for the Combined Services from 1955 to 1956. He was born in Yeadon.
Stott was a specialist middle order batsman who scored 9,248 runs in 190 first-class matches at an average of 31.45 runs per completed innings. He completed 17 career centuries with highest scores of 186 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in 1960, and 181 against Essex at Bramall Lane in 1957. He was a right-arm off break bowler, though he was rarely called upon, and he took only seven career wickets at an average of 16.00 runs per wicket. His best bowling return was 4/34 against Surrey at Bramall Lane in 1962. He generally fielded at cover point and completed 91 career catches.
Stott's best season was 1959 when he scored 2,034 runs and helped Yorkshire, captained by Ronnie Burnet, to win the County Championship for the first time since 1949. In recognition of his achievements that season, he was selected as one of Playfair Cricket Annual's "XI Cricketers of 1959". Stott was also a member of Yorkshire's title-winning teams in 1960, 1962 and 1963.