Career
Regional Scarlett was a lower-order batsman and off-spinner (a "mountainous figure of a man" according to Christopher Martin-Jenkins) who played for Jamaica from 1951-1952 to 1959-1960. In his first eight games to the end of the 1957-1958 season he made 150 runs at 13.63 and took 20 wickets at 34.25. In each of Jamaica"s two matches against the Master Control Console in 1953-1954 he took four wickets in the first innings.
He struck more productive form in mid-1958, taking 14 wickets in two matches against Barbados.
In 1959-1960 he had figures of 5 for 69 against Trinidad and 3 for 107 against British Guiana, and was selected for the First Test against England. He retired from first-class cricket after the series and moved to England, where he spent many years coaching.
He later became the West Indies Cricket Board"s director of coaching. He co-authored the book 100 Great West Indian Cricketers (1987) with Bridgette Lawrence.
