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Cricket Scotland
11h ago
The Scotland Women’s U19 squad began what could be memorable 2024 season with a trip to the Bradfield College festival last week.
Fourteen players spent a week together near Reading training, bonding as a team and playing four fixtures in four days, as preparations began for the ICC U19 Women’s World Cup Qualifier, which takes place in Aberdeen in August.
Scotland will face Netherlands across three matches for a place at the 2025 ICC Women’s U19 World Cup, taking place in Malaysia and Thailand next January.
Leading the squad for the first time was new U19 Women’s Head Coach Kari Carswell, assi ..read more
Cricket Scotland
11h ago
Cricket Scotland can today confirm the postponement of the Men’s ICC CWCL2 fixtures between Scotland, Namibia, and Oman, scheduled for 2-12 May.
The series, due to take place at Forfarshire CC, will now go ahead on new dates in July at the same venue.
The decision to postpone has been taken following consultation and agreements between the three competing nations and the ICC. The recent adverse weather affecting much of Scotland has severely hampered the preparation of pitches and the wider ground infrastructure at Forthill.
The rescheduled dates of the ICC CWCL2 series at Forfarshire are as f ..read more
Cricket Scotland
5d ago
We caught up with Ailsa Lister ahead of Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifying campaign in the UAE ..read more
Cricket Scotland
1w ago
Cricket Scotland is pleased to announce a new long-term contract with Gray-Nicolls as the official kit supplier to the governing body and Scotland’s national teams.
The new agreement extends the partnership between Cricket Scotland and Gray-Nicolls which has been in place since 2019 and comes as the Scotland Men’s and Women’s squads prepare for a hugely important year of international cricket.
Among a wide range of updated products and designs being launched in the coming weeks include a new Scotland bilateral playing shirt for senior and pathway teams. This is being worn for the first time to ..read more
Cricket Scotland
1w ago
Due to the recent inclement weather, Cricket Scotland, in partnership with the ICC and Forfarshire CC, is currently assessing the scheduling of the upcoming ICC CWCL2 series at Forthill in May.
This has necessitated a delay in the public sale of tickets, which was due to commence tomorrow.
Members who have purchased tickets during the pre-sale window have been contacted directly.
Further information will be announced in the coming days ..read more
Cricket Scotland
1w ago
The East League Management Group (ELMG) have confirmed that the Eastern Premier League fixtures scheduled for Saturday April 27 will be moved to Saturday August 31.
This delay to the season start will hopefully give ground staff the chance to prepare a pitch for the opening weekend, which will now be Saturday May 4.
This decision was taken in light of the exceptionally prolonged spell of wet weather, recognising that ground staff need longer to prepare their square in readiness for a new season.
This decision is by exception, and should not be taken as a precedent for any other week where ..read more
Cricket Scotland
1w ago
Scotland Women are currently in the UAE for two ODis, three T20Is and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.
Following the ODI and T20I series, the Saltires will then play two official warm-up fixtures, before their qualification campaign starts on Thursday 25 April against Uganda.
Scotland Women’s Fixtures:
ODI Tri-series
12 April: Scotland vs Papua New Guinea – Dubai, 1000 BST
14 April: Scotland vs USA – Dubai, 1000 BST
T20I Quadrangular series
16 April: Scotland vs USA – Abu Dhabi, 1600 BST
17 April: Scotland vs Netherlands – Abu Dhabi, 1600 BST
19 April: Scotland vs UAE – Abu Dhab ..read more
Cricket Scotland
1w ago
Scotland Men A are in action for the first time this summer on Friday 12 April, with a trip to Lord’s to face the MCC.
A 12-player squad has been selected for the Saltires’ visit to the Home of Cricket, which features four members of our recent ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup squad.
The 50-over fixture will be available to watch online via a live stream, which will be published in advance of the fixture.
Scotland A Squad:
Finlay McCreath (c)
Grange CC
Taimoor Ahmad
Ferguslie CC
Jamie Crawley
Grange CC
Jasper Davidson
Grange CC
Oliver Davidson
Harborne CC
Jamie Dunk
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Cricket Scotland
2w ago
Cricket Scotland is pleased to partner with the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority, ahead of an exclusive celebration event for Scottish fans to mark the Scotland Men’s team’s qualification for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
The event, held at the iconic Drygate Brewery in Glasgow on Wednesday 24 April, will showcase Antigua’s unique blend of cricket and culture and star West Indies cricketing legends Sir Curtly Ambrose, Sir Richie Richardson, and Sir Andy Roberts, as well as members of the Scotland Men’s national squad.
Scottish cricket fans will have a unique opportunity to rejoice in thei ..read more
Cricket Scotland
3w ago
Scotland’s Men will face Netherlands and Ireland in a T20i Tri-Series in the Netherlands in May, as part of final preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
The matches will be played at the VRA ground in Amstelveen, between May 18 and 24, with all games live-streamed by the European Cricket Network (ECN) with six cameras.
It will be a busy period for the Scots, with the Tri-Series sandwiched between a home ICC Cricket World Cup League Two series against Oman and Namibia, and departure for the Caribbean on May 26.
Scotland’s most recent T20 meeting with Netherlands was a warmup f ..read more