Scottish cricket team
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The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket
. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40
as the Scottish Saltires. The Scottish Saltires play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh
(and occasionally at Titwood
in Glasgow, in the past having been Hamilton Crescent
).
They were elected to associate membership of the International Cricket Council
in 1994 after having severed their cricketing links with the England cricket team two years earlier. This allowed them to qualify for the Cricket World Cup
in 1999 but they lost all their five matches. Furthermore, the team were unable to qualify in 2003.
In 2004 the Scotland cricket team competed in the inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup
. They first played Ireland and the Netherlands, and then on the back of those results progressed to the semi-finals in Sharjah
. They overcame Kenya
in the semi-finals, and then won the Cup by beating Canada
in the final. They also competed in that tournament in 2005, but failed to progress past the first round. By qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2005 ICC Trophy
on 7 July 2005 they have gained One Day International status from 1 January 2006 to the next ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009
. Scotland played their first One Day International outside of World Cups against Pakistan in June 2006, with the European Championship
matches against Ireland and the Netherlands during August also being classed as full One Day International games.
The current captain of the side is Gordon Drummond
, who succeeded Gavin Hamilton
upon his retirement in June 2010. The coach is currently Australian Peter Steindl
, succeeding Peter Drinnen, who was forced out of the job in somewhat controversial circumstances.
in 1785. It would be another 80 years however, before Scotland played their first full match, against Surrey
in 1865, where they won by 172 runs.
The first Scottish Cricket Union was formed in 1879, and the national team beat Australia
by 7 wickets three years later. The cricket union became defunct in 1883, and Grange CC took over the administration of the game until 1909. The first match against Ireland
took place in Dublin in 1888, with the Irish emerging victorious. They also played South Africa, the West Indies, an all-Indian team, and New Zealand before the start of World War II.
1948 saw Australia visit Scotland for two games at the end of their tour of England. These games, both of which were won by the Australians, were to be the last international games for Don Bradman
. The Don signed off in typical style, making a fine unbeaten 123 in the innings victory.
Scotland first competed in English domestic cricket in 1980, when they competed in the Benson & Hedges Cup
for the first time. Three years later they took part in the Nat West trophy. Their first Benson & Hedges win would come against Lancashire
in 1986.
captain, Mike Denness
, Warwickshire all-rounder Dougie Brown
, and Former England Test Player Gavin Hamilton
. Another great Scottish Cricketer was B.R. (Lager) Hardie, who was a major contributor to the successful Essex side of the 70's and 80's. Possibly one of the best spinners and certainly a respected journalist was the aptly named Ian Peebles
, http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html who was one of the cricketers of the year in 1931 alongside Donald Bradman
.
The most infamous Cricketer, a man who was vilified in Australia, was a Scot, Douglas Jardine
, father to and inventor of "Body Theory", which is well documented under "Bodyline
". Jardine was born in British India, and died in Switzerland, spending most of his life in England. However, his parents were Scottish,he asked for his ashes to be scattered in Scotland and gave his own children Scottish names.
in their own right in 1994. They competed in the ICC Trophy
for the first time in 1997
, finishing third and qualifying for the 1999 World Cup
, where they lost all their games. The 2001 ICC Trophy
saw them finish 4th, losing a play-off game to Canada
, but they won the 2005 tournament
, beating long-time rivals Ireland in the final. 2004 saw Scotland first confirm themselves as one of the leading associate nations by winning the inaugural Intercontinental Cup. They didn't progress beyond the first round in the 2005 tournament, however.
March 2006 saw Scotland embark on a pre-season tour to Barbados
. They performed with some credit, although they only won one of their 6 games, against a Barbados XI. They owed much of their success to Dougie Brown, who re-qualified to represent Scotland internationally in 2004. They competed in the C & G Trophy in English domestic cricket
in the early part of the 2006 English cricket season
. They performed better than expected, winning three of their nine games, and finishing eighth in the Northern conference.
In June, they played their first ODI since the 1999 World Cup
when they took on Pakistan in Edinburgh
. Without key players Dougie Brown and Navdeep Poonia
, they lost by five wickets. They finally got their first ODI win in the European Championships
in August with a win over the Netherlands in a rain-shortened game. They again missed key players for some games in this tournament though, and thanks to their loss against Ireland, finished second in the tournament.
Throughout 2006 and into the early part of 2007, Scotland participated in the Intercontinental Cup
. In May, they beat Namibia
, and drew against Ireland in August. They also drew against the UAE in January 2007 and did not reach the final. In late 2006, they travelled to Bangladesh
for their first ODI series outside the UK, losing both matches against Bangladesh.
, they travelled to Kenya
, first playing in a tri-series
against Canada and Kenya in Mombasa
, which they finished second in. This was followed by Division One
of the World Cricket League
in Nairobi
, where Scotland finished as runners up.
They then travelled to the West Indies for their second World Cup
. They again lost all their games and failed to progress beyond the first round. Back in the UK, they competed in the Friends Provident Trophy, their only win coming against Lancashire. They also drew an Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE and an ODI against Pakistan in July was washed out.
In July, Scotland took part in a quadrangular series
in Ireland against the hosts, the Netherlands and the West Indies. However, the endeavour was not a success. They lost their matches against Ireland and the West Indies with the match against the Netherlands being abandoned due to rain.
At the beginning of August, Scotland were on Intercontinental Cup duty as they won against the Netherlands by an innings and 59 runs. They then drew with Ireland in a rain affected match, only gaining 3 points however after a poor 1st innings display. India were Scotland's next ODI opponents in mid-August, which was shown live on BBC Scotland from Titwood, Glasgow. The match was reduced slightly to 46 overs after a couple of brief showers, but India won by 7 wickets.
Having reached the final of the World Cricket League
earlier in the year, Scotland qualified to play in the Twenty20 World Championship
held in South Africa. They lost by 51 runs to Pakistan in their first game, and did not get a chance to play their other Group D opponents India, as the game was washed out without a ball being bowled.
against New Zealand and Ireland in Aberdeen
, Scotland. Scotland beat Ireland but lost their match against New Zealand.
In early August, Scotland participated with five other Associate nations in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
in Belfast. Despite an initial loss to hosts Ireland, victory against Bermuda secured a semi final slot. Throwing off the disappointment of an unexpected loss to the Netherlands in the semi-final a few hours earlier, Scotland bounced right back for a 9 wicket victory over Kenya (who had advanced ahead of Canada), to secure third place. However with only two nations guaranteed to progress, qualification for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
was only granted when Zimbabwe confirmed that they would not attend the tournament.
On 18 August, Scotland played their first ODI encounter against England. Hosting the Auld Enemy, at the Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh
. However the match was abandoned due to rain after less than 3 overs of England's reply to Scotland's 156/9.
In December 2008, Cricket Scotland
, the governing body of Scottish cricket, took the historic act of giving three Scotland players central contracts. Bowlers Gordon Goudie
and Dewald Nel
and captain Ryan Watson became the first full-time professional cricketers based in Scotland. Nineteen other cricketers have been offered part-time professional deals.
participated in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
held in England in June 2009. Scotland competed with well-established cricketing nations New Zealand
and South Africa in Group D. All of Scotland's matches were be played at the Oval
, London.
Their opening game against New Zealand was shortened to 7 overs per side due to rain. The Scots set an impressive total of 89/4 of their 7 overs, with Kyle Coetzer
top scoring with 33 runs. But New Zealand still managed to win by 7 wickets with 1 over to spare.
In their second game, South Africa set a total of 211/5 for Scotland to chase, with AB de Villiers achieving 79 off just 34 balls. In the reply, Scotland were at 13/4 when Kyle Coetzer
achieved 42 off 32 balls, before being caught and bowled by Roelof van der Merwe
. The scots were eventually bowled out for 81, and South Africa won by 130 runs, the second largest defeat by a run margin in a Twenty20 international.
.
Scotland competed in the qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates
, to compete for a place in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
in the West Indies
. They competed for a place with Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, the UAE and the USA. The tournament was disappointing for Scotland, going out in the group stage without winning a single match.
a top four place was targeted. They were also attempting to secure ODI status by finishing in the top six.
Scotland started the tournament badly by losing 3 of their 5 group games. With only the points earned against Namibia being taken through to the Super Eights, Scotland faced a difficult route to the World Cup.
Scotland started the Super Eights well by beating the Netherlands in their first match. Defeats against Kenya and against Afghanistan followed. The result of which threatened Scotland's qualification for the World Cup as well as the possibility of losing their ODI status if they finished out of the top six.
Victory against UAE in their last game, and an improved run-rate, thanks to the 122 run victory, ensured a top six place for the Scots, securing ODI status until the next round of World Cup qualifiers.
‡ Only the matches between Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands in the 2006 tournament have official ODI status.
The following players have recently represented Scotland since the 2009 world cup qualifiers. See also List of Scotland ODI cricketers
Richie Berrington
Stuart Chalmers
Josh Davey
Gordon Drummond
Alasdair Evans
Ollie Hairs
Omer Hussain
Moneeb Iqbal
Dougie Lockhart
Ross Lyons
Gregor Maiden
Preston Mommsen
Matthew Parker
Marc Petrie
Glenn Rogers
Simon Smith
Fraser Watts
Most ODI runs for Scotland
Most ODI wickets for Scotland
Cricket
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. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40
Clydesdale Bank 40
The ECB40, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank 40 for sponsorship reasons, is a forty-over limited overs cricket competition for the English first-class counties. It began in the 2010 English cricket season as a replacement for the Pro40 and Friends Provident Trophy competitions...
as the Scottish Saltires. The Scottish Saltires play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh
The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)
The Grange Club is a cricket and sports club in the Stockbridge district of Edinburgh, Scotland. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team.-Cricket:...
(and occasionally at Titwood
Citylets Titwood
Titwood, known as Citylets Titwood during international matches for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket ground in the Pollokshields district of Glasgow, Scotland...
in Glasgow, in the past having been Hamilton Crescent
Hamilton Crescent
Hamilton Crescent is a cricket ground located in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the home of the West of Scotland Cricket Club.Hamilton Crescent is famous for holding the first ever international football match, played between Scotland and England...
).
They were elected to associate membership of the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
in 1994 after having severed their cricketing links with the England cricket team two years earlier. This allowed them to qualify for the Cricket World Cup
Cricket World Cup
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council , with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years...
in 1999 but they lost all their five matches. Furthermore, the team were unable to qualify in 2003.
In 2004 the Scotland cricket team competed in the inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The ICC Intercontinental Cup is a cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council as part of its cricket development programme...
. They first played Ireland and the Netherlands, and then on the back of those results progressed to the semi-finals in Sharjah
Sharjah (city)
Sharjah is the third largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.Sharjah is the seat of government of the emirate of Sharjah...
. They overcame Kenya
Kenyan cricket team
The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. They are considered one of the strongest of the associate member nations of the International Cricket Council, especially since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
in the semi-finals, and then won the Cup by beating Canada
Canadian cricket team
The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other...
in the final. They also competed in that tournament in 2005, but failed to progress past the first round. By qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2005 ICC Trophy
2005 ICC Trophy
Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71...
on 7 July 2005 they have gained One Day International status from 1 January 2006 to the next ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009
2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier
The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place in April 2009 in South Africa. It was the final qualification tournament for the 2011 Cricket World Cup....
. Scotland played their first One Day International outside of World Cups against Pakistan in June 2006, with the European Championship
European Cricket Championship
The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national cricket sides throughout Europe compete. The tournament is designed to encourage and develop the best players in countries where cricket is not a major sport and Europe's only Test cricket playing country,...
matches against Ireland and the Netherlands during August also being classed as full One Day International games.
The current captain of the side is Gordon Drummond
Gordon Drummond (cricketer)
Gordon David Drummond is a Scottish One Day International cricketer. He made his debut in a narrow loss to the West Indies in July 2007. He started his career at Meigle C.C. where his father still plays. He was interested in cricket since he was 12 and whilst he grew up he become more fond of...
, who succeeded Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)
Gavin Mark Hamilton is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One Day Internationals for Scotland...
upon his retirement in June 2010. The coach is currently Australian Peter Steindl
Peter Steindl
Peter David Steindl is the head coach of the Scotland cricket team, a post he has held since December 2007. A former cricketer who played for Scotland, he was a limited overs specialist, playing just the one first-class match for his adopted country, in 1998...
, succeeding Peter Drinnen, who was forced out of the job in somewhat controversial circumstances.
Before ICC Membership
The first recorded cricket match in Scotland took place in AlloaAlloa
Alloa is a town and former burgh in Clackmannanshire, set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on on the north bank of the Firth of Forth close to the foot of the Ochil Hills, east of Stirling and north of Falkirk....
in 1785. It would be another 80 years however, before Scotland played their first full match, against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in 1865, where they won by 172 runs.
The first Scottish Cricket Union was formed in 1879, and the national team beat Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
by 7 wickets three years later. The cricket union became defunct in 1883, and Grange CC took over the administration of the game until 1909. The first match against Ireland
Irish cricket team
The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the...
took place in Dublin in 1888, with the Irish emerging victorious. They also played South Africa, the West Indies, an all-Indian team, and New Zealand before the start of World War II.
1948 saw Australia visit Scotland for two games at the end of their tour of England. These games, both of which were won by the Australians, were to be the last international games for Don Bradman
Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, AC , often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time...
. The Don signed off in typical style, making a fine unbeaten 123 in the innings victory.
Scotland first competed in English domestic cricket in 1980, when they competed in the Benson & Hedges Cup
Benson & Hedges Cup
The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals....
for the first time. Three years later they took part in the Nat West trophy. Their first Benson & Hedges win would come against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in 1986.
Notable Scottish cricketers
The most famous cricketers to have come from Scotland are probably the former EnglandEnglish cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
captain, Mike Denness
Mike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
, Warwickshire all-rounder Dougie Brown
Dougie Brown
Douglas Robert Brown is a former Scottish cricketer, currently employed as a coach for Warwickshire C.C.C.. He is an all-rounder who has represented both England and Scotland at One Day International level...
, and Former England Test Player Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)
Gavin Mark Hamilton is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One Day Internationals for Scotland...
. Another great Scottish Cricketer was B.R. (Lager) Hardie, who was a major contributor to the successful Essex side of the 70's and 80's. Possibly one of the best spinners and certainly a respected journalist was the aptly named Ian Peebles
Ian Peebles
Ian Alexander Ross Peebles was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Middlesex, Scotland and England. After retiring from cricket he became a cricket writer, working as a journalist on The Sunday Times and as the author of many books on cricket.Peebles had one of the strangest...
, http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html who was one of the cricketers of the year in 1931 alongside Donald Bradman
Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, AC , often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time...
.
The most infamous Cricketer, a man who was vilified in Australia, was a Scot, Douglas Jardine
Douglas Jardine
Douglas Robert Jardine was an English cricketer and captain of the England cricket team from 1931 to 1933–34.When describing cricket seasons, the convention used is that a single year represents an English cricket season, while two years represent a southern hemisphere cricket season because it...
, father to and inventor of "Body Theory", which is well documented under "Bodyline
Bodyline
Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory bowling, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia, specifically to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's Don Bradman...
". Jardine was born in British India, and died in Switzerland, spending most of his life in England. However, his parents were Scottish,he asked for his ashes to be scattered in Scotland and gave his own children Scottish names.
ICC Membership
In 1992 Scotland severed their ties with the TCCB, and England, and gained associate membership of the ICCInternational Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
in their own right in 1994. They competed in the ICC Trophy
ICC Trophy
The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...
for the first time in 1997
1997 ICC Trophy
The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March/April 1997. It was the qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Kenya and for the first time Bangladesh and Scotland all Qualified.-First round:...
, finishing third and qualifying for the 1999 World Cup
1999 Cricket World Cup
-England:-Outside England:-Group A:-Results:-------------------------------------------------------------Group B:-Results:------------------------------------------------------------...
, where they lost all their games. The 2001 ICC Trophy
2001 ICC Trophy
The 2001 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001. It was the qualifying tournament for the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
saw them finish 4th, losing a play-off game to Canada
Canadian cricket team
The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other...
, but they won the 2005 tournament
2005 ICC Trophy
Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71...
, beating long-time rivals Ireland in the final. 2004 saw Scotland first confirm themselves as one of the leading associate nations by winning the inaugural Intercontinental Cup. They didn't progress beyond the first round in the 2005 tournament, however.
2006
Barbados
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. They performed with some credit, although they only won one of their 6 games, against a Barbados XI. They owed much of their success to Dougie Brown, who re-qualified to represent Scotland internationally in 2004. They competed in the C & G Trophy in English domestic cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
in the early part of the 2006 English cricket season
2006 English cricket season
The 2006 English cricket season includes home international series for England against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. England are coming off a winter with more Test losses than wins, for the first time since 2002-03, but still attained their best series result in India since 1985...
. They performed better than expected, winning three of their nine games, and finishing eighth in the Northern conference.
In June, they played their first ODI since the 1999 World Cup
1999 Cricket World Cup
-England:-Outside England:-Group A:-Results:-------------------------------------------------------------Group B:-Results:------------------------------------------------------------...
when they took on Pakistan in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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. Without key players Dougie Brown and Navdeep Poonia
Navdeep Poonia
Navdeep Singh Poonia is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler. He has played ODI for Scotland, and was selected for his country for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He has also played for Warwickshire in English county cricket...
, they lost by five wickets. They finally got their first ODI win in the European Championships
European Cricket Championship
The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national cricket sides throughout Europe compete. The tournament is designed to encourage and develop the best players in countries where cricket is not a major sport and Europe's only Test cricket playing country,...
in August with a win over the Netherlands in a rain-shortened game. They again missed key players for some games in this tournament though, and thanks to their loss against Ireland, finished second in the tournament.
Throughout 2006 and into the early part of 2007, Scotland participated in the Intercontinental Cup
2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the third edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup first class cricket tournament, an international cricket tournament between nations who have not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council...
. In May, they beat Namibia
Namibia national cricket team
The Namibia cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international cricket matches. It is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1992 and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007. They took part in the 2003...
, and drew against Ireland in August. They also drew against the UAE in January 2007 and did not reach the final. In late 2006, they travelled to Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
for their first ODI series outside the UK, losing both matches against Bangladesh.
2007
In January 2007, after the Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE in SharjahSharjah (city)
Sharjah is the third largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.Sharjah is the seat of government of the emirate of Sharjah...
, they travelled to Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, first playing in a tri-series
Associates Triangular Series in Kenya in 2006-07
The Associates Triangular Series in Kenya was a One Day International tournament involving the national teams of Canada, Kenya and Scotland, held in Mombasa. Each team played each other twice...
against Canada and Kenya in Mombasa
Mombasa
Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
, which they finished second in. This was followed by Division One
2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One
The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One was a One Day International cricket tournament played from 29 January 2007 to 7 February 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. Division One, which is the successor to the now defunct ICC 6 Nations Challenge, is the highest tier of the World Cricket League, and is...
of the World Cricket League
World Cricket League
The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All associate and affiliate members of the ICC are eligible to compete in the league system, which features a promotion...
in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, where Scotland finished as runners up.
They then travelled to the West Indies for their second World Cup
Cricket World Cup
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council , with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years...
. They again lost all their games and failed to progress beyond the first round. Back in the UK, they competed in the Friends Provident Trophy, their only win coming against Lancashire. They also drew an Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE and an ODI against Pakistan in July was washed out.
In July, Scotland took part in a quadrangular series
Quadrangular Series in Ireland in 2007
The Quadrangular Series in Ireland was a One Day International cricket tournament, contested between three associate nations and one full member , from July 10 to July 15, 2007, following the conclusion of the West Indies' tour of England...
in Ireland against the hosts, the Netherlands and the West Indies. However, the endeavour was not a success. They lost their matches against Ireland and the West Indies with the match against the Netherlands being abandoned due to rain.
At the beginning of August, Scotland were on Intercontinental Cup duty as they won against the Netherlands by an innings and 59 runs. They then drew with Ireland in a rain affected match, only gaining 3 points however after a poor 1st innings display. India were Scotland's next ODI opponents in mid-August, which was shown live on BBC Scotland from Titwood, Glasgow. The match was reduced slightly to 46 overs after a couple of brief showers, but India won by 7 wickets.
Having reached the final of the World Cricket League
World Cricket League
The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All associate and affiliate members of the ICC are eligible to compete in the league system, which features a promotion...
earlier in the year, Scotland qualified to play in the Twenty20 World Championship
2007 Twenty20 World Championship
The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was the inaugural Twenty20 cricket World Championship and it took place in South Africa from 11 September to 24 September 2007. Twelve teams took part in the thirteen-day tournament, comprising the ten Test playing nations as well as the finalists of the 2007 WCL...
held in South Africa. They lost by 51 runs to Pakistan in their first game, and did not get a chance to play their other Group D opponents India, as the game was washed out without a ball being bowled.
2008
In July 2008, Scotland played a tri-series2008 Associates Tri-Series in Scotland
-2nd Match-Ireland vs Scotland:-3rd Match-New Zealand vs Scotland:...
against New Zealand and Ireland in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland. Scotland beat Ireland but lost their match against New Zealand.
In early August, Scotland participated with five other Associate nations in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
-Group B:---------Semi-finals:-----Finals:---------External links:* from Cricinfo* from CricketArchive* from CricketEurope...
in Belfast. Despite an initial loss to hosts Ireland, victory against Bermuda secured a semi final slot. Throwing off the disappointment of an unexpected loss to the Netherlands in the semi-final a few hours earlier, Scotland bounced right back for a 9 wicket victory over Kenya (who had advanced ahead of Canada), to secure third place. However with only two nations guaranteed to progress, qualification for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
2009 ICC World Twenty20
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which took place in England in June 2009. It was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007...
was only granted when Zimbabwe confirmed that they would not attend the tournament.
On 18 August, Scotland played their first ODI encounter against England. Hosting the Auld Enemy, at the Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. However the match was abandoned due to rain after less than 3 overs of England's reply to Scotland's 156/9.
In December 2008, Cricket Scotland
Cricket Scotland
Cricket Scotland, formerly known as the Scottish Cricket Union, is the governing body of the sport of cricket in Scotland. The body is based at the National Cricket Academy, Edinburgh....
, the governing body of Scottish cricket, took the historic act of giving three Scotland players central contracts. Bowlers Gordon Goudie
Gordon Goudie
Gordon Goudie is a Scottish cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka having moved to England as an apprentice with the MCC Young Cricketers at Lord's....
and Dewald Nel
Dewald Nel
Johan Dewald Nel is a South African-born Scottish cricketer. He is a primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who also bats right-handed....
and captain Ryan Watson became the first full-time professional cricketers based in Scotland. Nineteen other cricketers have been offered part-time professional deals.
2009
The Scottish national teamScottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
participated in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
2009 ICC World Twenty20
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which took place in England in June 2009. It was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007...
held in England in June 2009. Scotland competed with well-established cricketing nations New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
and South Africa in Group D. All of Scotland's matches were be played at the Oval
The Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
, London.
Their opening game against New Zealand was shortened to 7 overs per side due to rain. The Scots set an impressive total of 89/4 of their 7 overs, with Kyle Coetzer
Kyle Coetzer
Kyle Coetzer is a Scottish cricketer who has represented his country at all levels, captaining at Under-15, U-17 and U-19 levels including skippering in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh...
top scoring with 33 runs. But New Zealand still managed to win by 7 wickets with 1 over to spare.
In their second game, South Africa set a total of 211/5 for Scotland to chase, with AB de Villiers achieving 79 off just 34 balls. In the reply, Scotland were at 13/4 when Kyle Coetzer
Kyle Coetzer
Kyle Coetzer is a Scottish cricketer who has represented his country at all levels, captaining at Under-15, U-17 and U-19 levels including skippering in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh...
achieved 42 off 32 balls, before being caught and bowled by Roelof van der Merwe
Roelof van der Merwe
Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe is a South African cricketer who plays domestically for Titans and has represented South Africa in Limited overs cricket. He is currently signed by the Delhi Daredevils for the Indian Premier League...
. The scots were eventually bowled out for 81, and South Africa won by 130 runs, the second largest defeat by a run margin in a Twenty20 international.
2010
In 2010 Scotland are taking part in the Clydesdale Bank 40Clydesdale Bank 40
The ECB40, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank 40 for sponsorship reasons, is a forty-over limited overs cricket competition for the English first-class counties. It began in the 2010 English cricket season as a replacement for the Pro40 and Friends Provident Trophy competitions...
.
Scotland competed in the qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, to compete for a place in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
2010 ICC World Twenty20
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in the West Indies
British West Indies
The British West Indies was a term used to describe the islands in and around the Caribbean that were part of the British Empire The term was sometimes used to include British Honduras and British Guiana, even though these territories are not geographically part of the Caribbean...
. They competed for a place with Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, the UAE and the USA. The tournament was disappointing for Scotland, going out in the group stage without winning a single match.
ICC 2011 World Cup Qualifiers
During March and April 2009 Scotland attempted to defend the ICC Trophy they won in 2005. To secure qualification for the 2011 Cricket World Cup2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
a top four place was targeted. They were also attempting to secure ODI status by finishing in the top six.
Scotland started the tournament badly by losing 3 of their 5 group games. With only the points earned against Namibia being taken through to the Super Eights, Scotland faced a difficult route to the World Cup.
Scotland started the Super Eights well by beating the Netherlands in their first match. Defeats against Kenya and against Afghanistan followed. The result of which threatened Scotland's qualification for the World Cup as well as the possibility of losing their ODI status if they finished out of the top six.
Victory against UAE in their last game, and an improved run-rate, thanks to the 122 run victory, ensured a top six place for the Scots, securing ODI status until the next round of World Cup qualifiers.
Tournament history
| World Cup Cricket World Cup The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council , with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years... (ODI) |
World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) ICC Trophy The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full... (One day, List A from 2005) |
Twenty20 World Championship ICC World Twenty20 The ICC World Twenty20 or ICC World T20 also referred to as the T20 World Cup is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council... (T20) |
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1997 ICC Trophy The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March/April 1997. It was the qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Kenya and for the first time Bangladesh and Scotland all Qualified.-First round:... : 3rd place 2001 ICC Trophy The 2001 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001. It was the qualifying tournament for the 2003 Cricket World Cup... : 4th place 2005 ICC Trophy Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71... : Won 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place in April 2009 in South Africa. It was the final qualification tournament for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.... : 6th place |
2009 ICC World Twenty20 The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which took place in England in June 2009. It was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007... : First Round 2010 ICC World Twenty20 -------------------------------------------------Group A:---------Group B:---------Group C:---------Group D:---------Super 8s:... : Did Not Qualify |
Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cricket was included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. This was the first—and, to date, only—time cricket has been played at a Commonwealth Games. Matches were played over 50 overs, and had List A status, although they were not full One Day Internationals... : Round 1 |
| ICC 6 Nations Challenge ICC 6 Nations Challenge The ICC 6 Nations Challenge was a cricket tournament played every two years between 2000 and 2004. It was a tournament involving the best associate members of the International Cricket Council, who were joined in the first two tournaments by A teams from Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka... |
ICC Intercontinental Cup ICC Intercontinental Cup The ICC Intercontinental Cup is a cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council as part of its cricket development programme... (FC) |
World Cricket League World Cricket League The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All associate and affiliate members of the ICC are eligible to compete in the league system, which features a promotion... (ODI) (formally ICC 6 Nations Challenge ICC 6 Nations Challenge The ICC 6 Nations Challenge was a cricket tournament played every two years between 2000 and 2004. It was a tournament involving the best associate members of the International Cricket Council, who were joined in the first two tournaments by A teams from Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka... ) |
European Championship European Cricket Championship The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national cricket sides throughout Europe compete. The tournament is designed to encourage and develop the best players in countries where cricket is not a major sport and Europe's only Test cricket playing country,... (OD/ODI)‡ |
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2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One was a One Day International cricket tournament played from 29 January 2007 to 7 February 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. Division One, which is the successor to the now defunct ICC 6 Nations Challenge, is the highest tier of the World Cricket League, and is... ) 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One was a cricket tournament which took place in July 2010 in the Netherlands. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket.Division One, which is the... ) |
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‡ Only the matches between Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands in the 2006 tournament have official ODI status.
Current squad
- The following table lists the 15 players in Scotland's squad for the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier2009 ICC World Cup QualifierThe 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place in April 2009 in South Africa. It was the final qualification tournament for the 2011 Cricket World Cup....
. Players in bold were part of Scotland's 2007 World Cup squad.Name Age Batting Style Bowling Style ODI matches FC matches Notes Batsmen Kyle Coetzer Kyle CoetzerKyle Coetzer is a Scottish cricketer who has represented his country at all levels, captaining at Under-15, U-17 and U-19 levels including skippering in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh...
RHB RMF Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
2 27 Plays for Durham County Cricket Club Durham County Cricket ClubDurham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...Gavin Hamilton Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)Gavin Mark Hamilton is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One Day Internationals for Scotland...
(cCaptain (cricket)The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
)LHB RMF Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
29 95 Played a Test Test cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for England in 1999Neil McCallum Neil McCallum (cricketer)Neil Francis Ian McCallum is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He made his debut for Scotland on 4 July 2000 against an England Amateur team. McCullum has since represented Scotland in One Day Internationals, his first match at this level coming against Pakistan in June 2006...
RHB 27 9 Navdeep Poonia Navdeep PooniaNavdeep Singh Poonia is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler. He has played ODI for Scotland, and was selected for his country for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He has also played for Warwickshire in English county cricket...
RHB RMF Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
17 13 Qasim Sheikh Qasim SheikhMohammad Qasim Sheikh is a Scottish cricketer.A left-handed batsman, he made his debut for Scotland in a game against the Netherlands in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup...
LHB LM Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
5 12 Ryan Watson RHB RM Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
28 13 All-rounders Majid Haq Majid HaqRana Majid Haq Khan , better known as Majid Haq, is a Scottish cricket player of Pakistani descent. He is a left-handed batsman and an off spin bowler. He has represented Scotland at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 23 levels, making his debut for the senior side on 20 July 2002 in a European...
LHB OB Off spinOff spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side...
18 6 Jan Stander Jan StanderJan Hendrik Stander is a cricketer who represents Scotland. An all-rounder, Stander bats right handed and bowls right arm medium-fast. He was a member of the Scotland squad for the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier, during which he made his debut in One Day Internationals...
RHB RMF Fast bowlingFast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
1 4 Craig Wright Craig Wright (cricketer)Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:...
RHB RM Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
19 16 Former captain Wicket-keepers Colin Smith Colin Smith (cricketer)Colin John Ogilvie Smith is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.He made his début for the Scottish cricket team against Surrey on 23 June 1999 and has played for Scotland 119 times in all. This includes three One Day Internationals, his first coming against...
RHB 25 10 Bowlers John Blain John BlainJohn Blain is a Scottish first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler....
RHB RFM Fast bowlingFast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
31 42 Gordon Goudie Gordon GoudieGordon Goudie is a Scottish cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka having moved to England as an apprentice with the MCC Young Cricketers at Lord's....
RHB RFM Fast bowlingFast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
2 4 Moneeb Iqbal Moneeb IqbalMoneeb Iqbal is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler. Having first represented Scotland in 2002, making his debut at the age of fifteen in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup, he represented the national team in the same competition in 2004 and 2006.Though he scored a...
RHB LB Leg spinLeg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action, causing the ball to spin from right to left in the cricket pitch, at the point of delivery. When the ball bounces, the spin causes the ball to deviate sharply from right to left, that...
1 4 Calum MacLeod Calum MacLeod (cricketer)Calum Scott MacLeod is a Scotland professional cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka . From Lanarkshire, MacLeod is a native Gaelic speaker who attended Hillpark Secondary School, the Glasgow Gaelic School at the time...
RHB RMF Fast bowlingFast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
2 2 Plays for Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket ClubWarwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...Dewald Nel Dewald NelJohan Dewald Nel is a South African-born Scottish cricketer. He is a primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who also bats right-handed....
RHB RMF Fast bowlingFast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
15 13 Plays for Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket ClubKent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
The following players have recently represented Scotland since the 2009 world cup qualifiers. See also List of Scotland ODI cricketers
Richie Berrington
Stuart Chalmers
Josh Davey
Josh Davey
Joshua Henry Davey is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club as well as representing his country in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. He is a right hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.In April 2010, Davey made his county debut...
Gordon Drummond
Gordon Drummond (cricketer)
Gordon David Drummond is a Scottish One Day International cricketer. He made his debut in a narrow loss to the West Indies in July 2007. He started his career at Meigle C.C. where his father still plays. He was interested in cricket since he was 12 and whilst he grew up he become more fond of...
Alasdair Evans
Alasdair Evans
Alasdair Campbell Evans is an English born Scottish cricketer. Evans is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent....
Ollie Hairs
Omer Hussain
Omer Hussain
Rana Omer Hussain , better known as Omer Hussain, is a Scottish cricket player. He made his debut for the Scottish cricket team on 18 September 2005 in a C&G Trophy match against Warwickshire. He has played seven times in all for Scotland, including two One Day Internationals...
Moneeb Iqbal
Moneeb Iqbal
Moneeb Iqbal is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler. Having first represented Scotland in 2002, making his debut at the age of fifteen in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup, he represented the national team in the same competition in 2004 and 2006.Though he scored a...
Dougie Lockhart
Ross Lyons
Ross Lyons
Ross Thomas Lyons is a Scottish cricket player. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler.He made his debut for the Scottish national team on 26 August 2005 in a totesport league match against Derbyshire...
Gregor Maiden
Gregor Maiden
Gregor Ian Maiden is a Scottish cricketer who has played first-class, One-Day International and List A cricket for Scotland. He has also played List A cricket for Lancashire....
Preston Mommsen
Preston Mommsen
Preston Luke Mommsen is a South African born Scottish cricketer. Having represented South Africa at under 19 level he played his first game for Scotland in a first class match against the Netherlands on 10 June 2010.-Education:...
Matthew Parker
Marc Petrie
Glenn Rogers
Glenn Rogers
Glenn Alan Rogers is an Australian-born cricketer who plays international cricket for Scotland. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, his ODI debut was in Chittagong against Bangladesh in December of 2006.- External links :...
Simon Smith
Simon Smith (cricketer)
Simon James Stevenson Smith is a Scottish cricketer. A wicketkeeper, Smith is the understudy to his namesake Colin Smith and has appeared in the Intercontinental Cup for Scotland four times...
Fraser Watts
Fraser Watts
David Fraser Watts is an English-born Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He began his cricket career playing for Carlton Cricket Club in Edinburgh. He demonstrated significant potential early on and when aged 16 won a sports scholarship to Durham School where he completed the last...
One-day International
- Highest team total: 293/8 v Canada, 18 January 2007 at MombasaMombasaMombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... - Highest individual innings: 123 not outNot outIn cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
, Ryan Watson v Canada, 18 January 2007 at MombasaMombasaMombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... - Best innings bowling: 5/22, John BlainJohn BlainJohn Blain is a Scottish first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler....
v Netherlands, 29 July 2008 at Clontarf Cricket Club GroundClontarf Cricket Club GroundClontarf Cricket Club Ground, also known as Castle Avenue is a cricket ground in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It sits in the shadow of Clontarf Castle, and is home to Clontarf Cricket Club...
, Dublin
ICC Trophy
- Highest team total: 324/8 v Ireland, 13 July 2005 at Clontarf Cricket Club GroundClontarf Cricket Club GroundClontarf Cricket Club Ground, also known as Castle Avenue is a cricket ground in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It sits in the shadow of Clontarf Castle, and is home to Clontarf Cricket Club...
, Dublin - Highest individual innings: 94, Ryan Watson v Ireland, 13 July 2005 at Clontarf Cricket Club GroundClontarf Cricket Club GroundClontarf Cricket Club Ground, also known as Castle Avenue is a cricket ground in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It sits in the shadow of Clontarf Castle, and is home to Clontarf Cricket Club...
, Dublin - Best innings bowling: 6/12, Paul Hoffman v Oman, 1 July 2005 at Shaw's Bridge Lower GroundShaw's Bridge Lower GroundShaw's Bridge Lower Ground is a cricket ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It hosted two matches in the 2005 ICC Trophy tournament. One of the matches saw Paul Hoffman take 6 wickets for 12 runs playing for Scotland against Oman, a record for Scotland in ICC Trophy competition.It is the home of...
Most ODI runs for Scotland
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| Gavin Hamilton Gavin Hamilton (cricketer) Gavin Mark Hamilton is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One Day Internationals for Scotland... |
898 | 32.07 |
| Ryan Watson | 846 | 31.33 |
| Neil McCallum Neil McCallum (cricketer) Neil Francis Ian McCallum is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He made his debut for Scotland on 4 July 2000 against an England Amateur team. McCullum has since represented Scotland in One Day Internationals, his first match at this level coming against Pakistan in June 2006... |
640 | 25.60 |
| Fraser Watts Fraser Watts David Fraser Watts is an English-born Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He began his cricket career playing for Carlton Cricket Club in Edinburgh. He demonstrated significant potential early on and when aged 16 won a sports scholarship to Durham School where he completed the last... |
444 | 21.14 |
| Colin Smith Colin Smith (cricketer) Colin John Ogilvie Smith is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.He made his début for the Scottish cricket team against Surrey on 23 June 1999 and has played for Scotland 119 times in all. This includes three One Day Internationals, his first coming against... |
432 | 19.63 |
Most ODI wickets for Scotland
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| John Blain John Blain John Blain is a Scottish first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.... |
41 | 28.60 |
| Craig Wright Craig Wright (cricketer) Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:... |
29 | 22.86 |
| Majid Haq Majid Haq Rana Majid Haq Khan , better known as Majid Haq, is a Scottish cricket player of Pakistani descent. He is a left-handed batsman and an off spin bowler. He has represented Scotland at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 23 levels, making his debut for the senior side on 20 July 2002 in a European... |
25 | 29.32 |
| Paul Hoffman | 16 | 34.68 |
| Dougie Brown Dougie Brown Douglas Robert Brown is a former Scottish cricketer, currently employed as a coach for Warwickshire C.C.C.. He is an all-rounder who has represented both England and Scotland at One Day International level... |
15 | 40.93 |
See also
- Cricket in ScotlandCricket in ScotlandCricket has a lower profile in Scotland than it has in neighbouring England. Scotland is not one of the ten leading cricketing nations which play Test matches, but the Scottish national team is now allowed to play full One Day Internationals even outside the Cricket World Cup, in which Scotland...
- Scottish national cricket captainsScottish national cricket captainsThis is a list of all cricketers who have captained Scotland in an official international match. This includes the ICC Trophy, Under-19 games and One Day Internationals...
- Sport in ScotlandSport in ScotlandSport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of sport in Scotland, with all-weather sports like association football, rugby union and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness...
- Scotland national women's cricket team