▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁K ens ington ▁and ▁Ch else a ▁constitu ency , ▁but ▁was ▁subsequently ▁des elect ed ▁after ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁alco hol ism ▁sur fac ed ▁following ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁found ▁passed ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁g utter ▁during ▁the ▁party ▁conference ▁in ▁B ourn em outh . ▁ ▁Cr icket ▁A way ▁from ▁politics ▁Scott ▁was ▁a ▁keen ▁cr ick eter ▁and ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁tal ented ▁opening ▁b ats man . ▁He ▁turned ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁clubs ▁through ▁his ▁career ▁including ▁M CC , ▁Free ▁Forest ers , ▁and ▁the ▁L ords ▁and ▁Commons ▁Cr icket ▁team . ▁▁ ▁A ▁C ele br ation ▁of ▁L ords ▁and ▁Commons ▁Cr icket ▁ 1 8 5 0 - 1 9 8 8 ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁ru ed ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁a ▁busy ▁political ▁career ▁had ▁kept ▁him ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁cre ase ▁for ▁far ▁too ▁many ▁matches . ▁Despite ▁this ▁his ▁batt ing ▁average ▁was ▁impress ive , ▁during ▁a ▁ 1 6 ▁year ▁playing ▁career ▁for ▁the ▁L ords ▁and ▁Commons ▁he ▁scored ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁runs , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁posted ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 3 8 ▁runs . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁was ▁twice ▁married . ▁His ▁first ▁marriage ▁to ▁Elizabeth ▁Robinson , ▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁son , ▁Christopher ,