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Cricket Scotland
The 'Scotland national cricket team' represents Scotland in the game of cricket. When they play in the English one-day Friends Provident Trophy, they compete as the 'Scottish Saltires'. The Scottish Saltires play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh.
They were elected to associate membership of the International Cricket Council in 1994[1] 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.[2] Furthermore, the team were unable to qualify in 2003.[3]
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.[4] They also competed in that tournament in 2005, but failed to progress past the first round.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
The current captain of the side is Ryan Watson, of Forfarshire, who has held the role since April 2007.[8] The coach is currently Andy Tennant, filling the role on a temporary basis[9] after Peter Drinnen was forced out of the job in somewhat controversial circumstances.[10]
History
Before ICC Membership
The first recorded cricket match in Scotland took place in Alloa in 1785.[11] It would be another 80 years however, before Scotland played their first full international, against Surrey in 1865, where they won by 172 runs.[12]
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.12
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 the legendary Don Bradman.12 The Don signed off in typical style, making a fine unbeaten 123 in the innings victory. [13]
Scotland first competed in English domestic cricket in 1980, when they competed in the Benson & Hedges Cup for the first time. Their first win would come against Lancashire in 1986.12
ICC Membership
In 1992 Scotland severed their ties with the TCCB, and England, and gained associate membership of the ICC in their own right in 1994.1 They competed in the ICC Trophy for the first time in 1997, finishing third12 and qualifying for the 1999 World Cup, where they lost all their games.2 The 2001 ICC Trophy saw them finish 4th, losing a play-off game to Canada,[14] 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.12 They didn't progress beyond the first round in the 2005 tournament, however.5
Present day
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.[15] 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.[16]
In June, they played their first ODI since the 1999 World Cup when they took on Pakistan in Edinburgh.7 Without key players Dougie Brown and Navdeep Poonia, they lost by five wickets.[17] They finally got their first ODI win in the European Championships in August with a win over the Netherlands in a rain-shortned game. [18] They again missed key players for some games in this tournament though, and thanks to their loss against Ireland, finished second in the tournament.[19]
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.[20] In late 2006, they travelled to Bangladesh for their first ODI series outside the UK, losing both matches against Bangladesh.12
In January 2007, after the Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE in Sharjah, they travelled to Kenya, first playing in a tri-series against Canada and Kenya in Mombasa, which they finished second in.[21] This was followed by Division One of the World Cricket League in Nairobi, where Scotland finished as runners up.[22]
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.[23] Back in the UK, they competed in the Friends Provident Trophy, their only win coming against Lancashire.[24] They also drew an Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE[25] and an ODI against Pakistan in July was washed out.[26]
In July 2007, 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.
Tournament History
World Cup
★ 1975 to 1992: Not eligible - Not an ICC member1
★ 1996: Not eligible - Not an ICC member at time of qualification.1
★ 1999: First round2
★ 2003: Did not qualify3
★ 2007: First round23
Commonwealth Games
★ 1998: First round[27]
Intercontinental Cup
★ 2004: Won4
★ 2005: First round5
★ 2006/07: First round20
ICC 6 Nations Challenge
★ 2000: 6th place[28]
★ 2002: Did not participate[29]
★ 2004: Runners up[30]
ICC Trophy
★ 1979 to 1994: Not eligible - Not an ICC member1
★ 1997: 3rd place12
★ 2001: 4th place14
★ 2005: Won12
World Cricket League
★ 2007: Runners-up (Division One22
European Championship
★ 1996: 5th place[31]
★ 1998: 3rd place[32]
★ 2000: 3rd place (Division One)[33]
★ 2002: Division One runners up[34]
★ 2004: 4th place (Division One)[35]
★ 2006: Division One runners up19
The future
In August, they will play an ODI against India in Glasgow and Intercontinental Cup games against the Netherlands and Ireland. The following month, they will travel to South Africa to take part in the Twenty20 World Championship,[36] playing against Pakistan and India in the first round.[37]
Current Squad
Scotland's squad for the ODI quadrangular tournament in Belfast and Dublin is as follows:[38]
★ Ryan Watson (captain)
★ John Blain
★ Gordon Drummond
★ Majid Haq
★ Paul Hoffman
★ Omer Hussain
★ Neil McCallum
★ Dewald Nel
★ Navdeep Poonia
★ Glenn Rogers
★ Qasim Sheikh
★ Colin Smith
★ Fraser Watts
Records
One-day International
★ Highest team total: 293/8 v Canada, 18 January 2007 at Mombasa, Kenya[39]
★ Highest individual innings: 123 not out, Ryan Watson v Canada, 18 January 2007 at Mombasa, Kenya[40]
★ Best innings bowling: 4/28, Majid Haq v West Indies, 12 July 2007 at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin[41]
ICC Trophy
★ Highest team total: 324/8 v Ireland, 13 July 2005 at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin[42]
★ Highest individual innings: 94, Ryan Watson v Ireland, 13 July 2005 at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin[43]
★ Best innings bowling: 6/12, Paul Hoffman v Oman, 1 July 2005 at Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground[44]
'Most ODI runs for Scotland'[45]
| 'Most ODI wickets for Scotland'[46]
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See also
★ Cricket in Scotland
★ Scottish national cricket captains
★ Sport in Scotland
★ Scotland national women's cricket team
References
1. Scotland at Cricket Archive
2. 1999 Cricket World Cup at Cricinfo
3. 2003 Cricket World Cup at Cricinfo
4. 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup at Cricinfo
5. 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup at Cricinfo
6. Ireland's ODI status - the facts by Andrew Nixon, 19 April 2007 at CricketEurope
7. List of Scotland's ODIs at Cricket Archive
8. Ryan Watson at Cricinfo
9. Tennant fills the gap for now by Jon Coates, 11 July 2007 at CricketEurope
10. 'Devastated' Drinnen is forced out by Jon Coates, 7 July 2007 at CricketEurope
11. A History of Cricket in Scotland at the official Cricket Scotland website
12. Scottish cricket timeline
13. Scorecard of Scotland v Australia, 17 September 1948 at Cricket Archive
14. 2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
15. Scotland in Barbados 2006 at Cricket Archive
16. 2006 C & G Trophy points table at Cricket Archive
17. Scorecard of Scotland v Pakistan, 27 June 2006 at Cricket Archive
18. Scorecard of Scotland v Netherlands, 6 August 2006 at Cricket Archive
19. 2006 European Championship Division One at CricketEurope
20. 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup at CricketEurope
21. ICC Associates Kenya tri-series 2007 points table at Cricket Archive
22. Scorecard of Kenya v Scotland, WCL Division One final, 7 February 2007 at Cricket Archive
23. 2007 Cricket World Cup at Cricinfo
24. 2007 Friends Provident Trophy at CricketEurope
25. Scorecard of Scotland v UAE, 27 June 2007 at Cricket Archive
26. Rain denies Scots a shot at Pakistan by Jon Coates, 2 July 2007 at Cricket Scotland's official site
27. 1998 Commonwealth Games at CricketEurope
28. ICC Emerging Nations Tournament at CricketEurope
29. 2002 ICC 6 Nations Challenge at CricketEurope
30. ICC 6 Nations Challenge at CricketEurope
31. 1996 European Championship at CricketEurope
32. 1998 European Championship at CricketEurope
33. 2000 European Championship at CricketEurope
34. 2002 European Championship official site
35. 2004 European Championship at CricketEurope
36. Scotland international results 2007 at Cricket Scotland
37. 2007 Twenty20 World Championship at Cricket Archive
38. Scotland squad for 2007 Quadrangular series in Ireland at Cricinfo
39. Scotland totals of 150 and more in an innings in ODI cricket at Cricket Archive
40. Individual scores of 75 and more in an innings for Scotland in ODI cricket at Cricket Archive
41. Four or more wickets in an innings for Scotland in ODI cricket at Cricket Archive
42. Scotland totals of 200 and more in an innings in the ICC Trophy at Cricket Archive
43. Individual scores of 75 and more in an innings for Scotland in the ICC Trophy at Cricket Archive
44. Five or more wickets in an innings for Scotland in the ICC Trophy at Cricket Archive
45. Scotland ODI Career Batting
46. Scotland ODI Career Bowling
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