# Bryan Stott

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**William Bryan Stott** (born 18 July 1934)[1] is an English former professional [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played for [Yorkshire County Cricket Club](/source/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club) from 1952 to 1963. He also played three [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) matches for the [Combined Services](/source/Combined_Services_cricket_team) from 1955 to 1956. He was born in [Yeadon](/source/Yeadon,_West_Yorkshire).

Stott was a specialist [middle order batsman](/source/Batting_order_(cricket)#middle_order) who scored 9,248 [runs](/source/Run_(cricket)) in 190 first-class matches at an average of 31.45 runs per completed [innings](/source/Innings). He completed 17 career [centuries](/source/Century_(cricket)) with highest scores of 186 against [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club) at [Edgbaston](/source/Edgbaston_Cricket_Ground) in 1960, and 181 against [Essex](/source/Essex_County_Cricket_Club) at [Bramall Lane](/source/Bramall_Lane) in 1957. He was a right-arm [off break bowler](/source/Off_break), though he was rarely called upon, and he took only seven career [wickets](/source/Wicket) at an average of 16.00 runs per wicket. His best bowling return was 4/34 against [Surrey](/source/Surrey_County_Cricket_Club) at Bramall Lane in 1962. He generally fielded at [cover point](/source/Cover_point) and completed 91 career [catches](/source/Caught_(cricket)).

Stott's best season was [1959](/source/1959_English_cricket_season) when he scored 2,034 runs and helped Yorkshire, captained by [Ronnie Burnet](/source/Ronnie_Burnet), to win the [County Championship](/source/County_Championship) for the first time since 1949. In recognition of his achievements that season, he was selected as one of *[Playfair Cricket Annual](/source/Playfair_Cricket_Annual)'*s "XI Cricketers of 1959". Stott was also a member of Yorkshire's title-winning teams in [1960](/source/1960_English_cricket_season), [1962](/source/1962_English_cricket_season) and [1963](/source/1963_English_cricket_season).

## Cricket career

### Early years

Born in 1934, Stott joined [Yorkshire County Cricket Club](/source/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1951 when he was 16. He made his [Minor Counties Championship](/source/Minor_Counties_Championship) debut for the Yorkshire Second XI in the same season, and his [first-class debut](/source/First-class_cricket) in 1952.[2]

Stott joined the [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) for his [national service](/source/National_service) and played for the [RAF cricket team](/source/Royal_Air_Force_cricket_team) in minor matches. He also played in three first-class matches for the [Combined Services](/source/Combined_Services_cricket_team) between 1955 and 1956.[2]

### First team regular

Stott was awarded his [county cap](/source/County_cap) in 1957.[3]

Although he was never a [Test-class batsman](/source/Test_cricket), Stott was certainly [county-class](/source/County_cricket) and was widely respected for his determination and team spirit. [Fred Trueman](/source/Fred_Trueman) later recalled the final match of the 1959 season, which Yorkshire had to win if they were to claim the [County Championship](/source/County_Championship) title.[4] The match was against [Sussex](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club) at the [County Ground, Hove](/source/County_Ground,_Hove). Sussex had nothing to play for except pride but, as Trueman says, they "gave no quarter".[4] Yorkshire began their second innings, they needed to score 215 runs to win in only 100 minutes. Inspired by their captain [Ronnie Burnet](/source/Ronnie_Burnet), the team believed the match could be won and were determined to do it. Stott was opening the innings at this time and he gave immediate notice of Yorkshire's intent by driving the first ball of the innings back over bowler [Ian Thomson](/source/Ian_Thomson_(cricketer))'s head for six. After two wickets had fallen, he was joined by [Doug Padgett](/source/Doug_Padgett). Their third wicket partnership quickly gathered pace and, after only an hour, Yorkshire were 150/2, needing another 65 in the last forty minutes. Stott was eventually out for 96 and Padgett for 79 but they had won the match and Yorkshire achieved the target after only 95 minutes for the loss of five wickets. Trueman said Stott had run so many singles in a short time that he was "absolutely knackered" when he came back to the dressing room where he "spent five minutes with a cup of tea, sitting staring at the floor".[4] The upshot of it all was that Yorkshire did win the title, thanks in part to results elsewhere, especially at [The Oval](/source/The_Oval) where Surrey lost to Northamptonshire.[5] *[Playfair Cricket Annual](/source/Playfair_Cricket_Annual)* recognised Stott's part in his county's success and, along with Burnet and [Ray Illingworth](/source/Ray_Illingworth), he was named by the annual as one of its "Playfair 1959 XI".[6]

### Bowling

Stott was a very occasional right-arm [off spinner](/source/Off_break). He took only seven career [wickets](/source/Wicket) but four of them were in one innings when he achieved his best return of 4/34 against [Surrey](/source/Surrey_County_Cricket_Club) at [Bramall Lane](/source/Bramall_Lane) in 1962.[7] The fixture was [Fred Trueman](/source/Fred_Trueman)'s [benefit match](/source/Benefit_match) and it was ruined by rain. Yorkshire were in a good position, however, and captain [Vic Wilson](/source/Vic_Wilson_(cricketer)) made a sporting declaration in the hope of bowling Surrey out cheaply. This didn't happen, thanks to a big innings by [John Edrich](/source/John_Edrich) who scored 154. The match became a certain draw and Wilson decided to let all his specialist batsmen bowl (though not himself) until time ran out. Stott was surprisingly successful and took the wickets of Edrich, [Bernie Constable](/source/Bernie_Constable), [Stewart Storey](/source/Stewart_Storey) and [Tony Lock](/source/Tony_Lock) in only ten overs.[8]

### Final season

In 1963, his final season, Stott played in two [Gillette Cup](/source/Gillette_Cup_(England)) matches, scoring a total of 30 runs.[1][2] His final first-class appearance was against Warwickshire at the [North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough](/source/North_Marine_Road_Ground,_Scarborough) from 31 July to 2 August 1963. Yorkshire won by 92 runs but it was not a good match for Stott who was out for 0 and 3.[9] Stott was plagued by injuries in 1963 and missed several matches, as did his team-mates [Ray Illingworth](/source/Ray_Illingworth), [Doug Padgett](/source/Doug_Padgett) and [Ken Taylor](/source/Ken_Taylor_(cricketer,_born_1935)).[10] Towards the end of the season, Stott announced his retirement from cricket.[11]

## References

1. ["Bryan Stott"](https://wisden.com/players/bryan-stott). *Wisden Online*. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

1. ["Teams Bryan Stott played for"](https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33067/all_teams.html). *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

1. ["Bryan Stott"](https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33067/33067.html). *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

1. Trueman, Fred (2004). *As It Was*. Macmillan. pp. 227–229. ISBN 978-0-3304-2705-0.

1. Playfair 1960, pp. 81–83.

1. Playfair 1960, pp. 38–39.

1. Playfair 1963, p. 152.

1. Wisden 1963, p. 683.

1. Wisden 1964, pp. 632-633.

1. Wisden 1964, p. 619.

1. Wisden 1964, p. 621.

## Sources

- *[Playfair Cricket Annual](/source/Playfair_Cricket_Annual)*, 6th to 16th editions, editor [Gordon Ross](/source/Gordon_Ross_(writer)), Playfair Books, 1953–1963
- *[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)*, 100th edition, editor [Norman Preston](/source/Norman_Preston), Sporting Handbooks Ltd, 1963

## Further reading

- Warner, David (2011). *The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook*. 113 ed. Ilkley: Great Northern Books. ISBN 978-1-9050-8085-4.

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