2016– Oxford University Bowling style Right-arm Leg Spin | Batting style Right-handed | |
Full name Daniel Alexander Escott Born 26 September 1996 (age 20) ( 1996-09-26 ) Torbay, Devon, England First-class debut 5 July 2016 Oxford University v Cambridge University | ||
Daniel Alexander Escott (born 26 September 1996) is an English cricketer. On his first-class debut, playing for Oxford University, he scored a century and took six wickets in an innings.
Cricket career
Dan Escott attended Winchester College, where he excelled at cricket, playing in the First XI for five years without missing a match. In his final year, 2015, he set a school record by scoring 1096 runs in a season.
He went up to Oxford University, 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.