On Thursday, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier gets underway in Abu Dhabi, with Scotland set to face Uganda under the lights at the Tolerance oval. However, whilst the ultimate goal is to qualify for a first ever Women’s World Cup, that will firmly be at the back of the minds of Scotland’s players on Thursday, with their full focus on beating Uganda. Head Coach Craig Wallace is expecting a ‘dogfight’ over the next couple of weeks in the fight for the final two spots at this year’s T20 World Cup, but believes that his side are in a good position to succeed on the field in Abu Dhabi. He sa ..read more

Scotland Women’s Head Coach Craig Wallace looks ahead to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier which gets underway in Abu Dhabi on Thursday ..read more

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 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

We caught up with Ailsa Lister ahead of Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifying campaign in the UAE ..read more

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

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

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

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

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 Old Northampton ..read more