Dan Escott
CountryEngland
FullnameDaniel Alexander Escott
Birth date26 September 1996 (age 30)
Birth placeTorbay, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
Club 1Oxford University
Year 12016–
Type 1First-class
Debutdate 15 July
Debutyear 12016
Debutfor 1Oxford University
Debutagainst 1Cambridge University
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 13
Runs 1373
Bat avg 174.60
100s/50s 12/0
Top score 1175
Deliveries 1404
Wickets 110
Bowl avg 115.70
Fivefor 11
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 16/71
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Date6 July 2018
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/1016847.html Cricinfo

Daniel Alexander Escott (born 26 September 1996) is an English cricketer and schoolteacher. On his first-class debut, playing for Oxford University, he scored a century and took six wickets in an innings.

Cricket career

Escott attended Winchester College, where he excelled at cricket, playing in the First XI for five years without missing a match.[1] In his final year, 2015, he set a school record by scoring 1096 runs in a season, beating the previous record set by Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi in 1959.[2][3]

He went up to Lincoln College, Oxford, appearing in several minor matches for the university team in 2016 before making his first-class debut in the annual match against Cambridge University. Opening the batting, he made 36 in Oxford's first innings and did not bowl in Cambridge's first innings. In Oxford's second innings he scored 125 off 202 balls, then took 6 for 71 off 31 overs of his leg-spin to help Oxford to victory by 103 runs.[4] In the university match in 2018 he captained Oxford to victory after scoring 175 in Oxford's first innings.[5]

Escott has taught economics at Harrow School since 2019. He is on the Board of Governors at St John's Church of England School in Stanmore.[6]

References

  1. ^ Wisden 2016, p. 803.
  2. ^ Wisden 2016, p. 836.
  3. ^ "Not even Uni records will persuade Dan to join the elite". The Cricket Paper. 20 July 2018. Archived 23 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  4. ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Varsity Match, University Match at Oxford, Jul 2-5 2018". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Governing Board". St John's Church of England School. Retrieved 7 February 2022.