Osmund Scott

Osmund Scott
Personal information
Born(1876-03-24)24 March 1876
Wareham, Dorset
Died9 September 1948(1948-09-09) (aged 72)
Marylebone, London
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905Gloucestershire
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2014

The Hon. Osmund Scott (24 March 1876 – 9 September 1948) was an English cricketer. He played for Gloucestershire in 1905.[1] Scott was also a golfer; he was runner-up in the 1905 Amateur Championship.[2]

Osmund Scott was the son of John Scott, 3rd Earl of Eldon, and the fifth of seven children. He attended Winchester College.[3] Among his siblings were Lady Margaret Scott, an early women's golf champion, and Michael Scott, who won the Amateur Championship in 1933.[3] He married Mary Cecilia Stuart, and had seven children of his own.[3]

Scott served in World War I between 1916 and 1918 with the Royal Army Service Corps.[3]

  1. ^ "Osmund Scott". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. ^ "The Amateur Championship of Great Britain". Golf. XIX (1). USGA: 29. July 1906. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Person Page 4325". thePeerage.com.