Educated at Hamilton Boys' High School, Styris has represented Auckland and Northern Districts since 1994/95. He was originally just a seam bowler and only started to concentrate on his batting after a knee injury. Nicknamed "The Pig" or "Pigga", he has become a crowd favourite, especially at Eden Park. Styris has played for Hamilton in the Hawke Cup. Scott Styris was bought by the Deccan Chargers for the IPL 2008 season. He went for $175,000 in the player auction on February, 20 2008. He will be representing Deccan Chargers for 3 years in IPL from 2008 to 2010.