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Scotland
Nickname(s)The Scots
AssociationCricket Scotland
Personnel
CaptainRichie Berrington
CoachDoug Watson
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate Member with ODI status (1994)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
ODI 11th 11th (16 Feb 2024)
T20I 13th 11th (2 May 2017)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv.  Australia at New Road, Worcester; 16 May 1999
Last ODIv.    Nepal at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas; 4 November 2024
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 164 74/80
(1 tie, 9 no results)
This year[3] 11 6/3
(0 ties, 2 no results)
World Cup appearances3 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage
(1999, 2007, 2015)
World Cup Qualifier appearances7 (first in 1997)
Best resultChampions (2005, 2014)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Pakistan at Kingsmead, Durban; 12 September 2007
Last T20Iv.  Australia at The Grange Club, Edinburgh; 7 September 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 102 46/51
(1 tie, 4 no results)
This year[5] 13 5/7
(0 ties, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances6 (first in 2007)
Best resultSuper 12 (2021)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances7[a] (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions (2015, 2023)

ODI kit

T20I kit

As of 4 November 2024

The Scotland national men's cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play most of their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh, as well as at other venues around Scotland.

Scotland became Associate Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1994[6] after severing links with the England cricket team two years earlier. Scottish cricket is governed by Cricket Scotland.

Since then, they have played in three ODI World Cups (1999, 2007 and 2015) and five T20 World Cup tournaments (2007, 2009, 2016, 2021 and 2022). However, their first win in either of these events did not come until they beat Hong Kong in the 2016 T20 World Cup.[7]

Scotland have played in every ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, winning the inaugural edition in 2004. Between 2010 and 2013, the team competed in the ECB 40 as the Scottish Saltires.

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Scotland and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 are a full T20I.[8]

History

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Before ICC Membership

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The first recorded cricket match in Scotland took place in Alloa in 1785.[9] It would be another eighty years, however, before Scotland's national side played their first full match, against the English county Surrey in 1865, which 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 Cricket Club took over the administration of the game until 1909. The first match against Ireland took place in Dublin in 1888, with Ireland winning.

Scotland played their first match to be awarded first-class status against the touring Australians in 1905, with the Scottish side being captained to a draw by Hubert Johnston.[10] They also played South Africa, 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 Australia won by an innings, were to be the last international games for Don Bradman. The Don signed off in typical style, making a fine unbeaten 123 in the second match.[11]

In 1954, Scotland hosted a three-match to the touring Pakistanis, which they lost by 10 wickets. Five years later, they held India to a draw.[12]

The Pakistanis returned to Scotland in 1971, winning in Selkirk by 154 runs.[13] The following year, Scotland gave the touring Australia side a scare in a low-scoring match, before succumbing to a six-wicket defeat.[14]

Scotland hosted New Zealand in 1978, losing by an innings and 157 runs.[15]

English domestic cricket

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As well as hosting touring sides, Scotland frequently played English first-class counties in the post-war period, and took part in the Benson & Hedges Cup for the first time in 1980. After enduring several winless seasons, their first Benson & Hedges victory came against Lancashire in 1986.[16]

Their second win came in 1990 when they beat Northamptonshire, a match in which a 20-year-old Dougie Brown took three wickets.[17] When the tournament was reduced to the top eight County Championship teams for the 1999 season, they were unable to qualify and they did not rejoin the competition thereafter.

In 1983, they took part in the NatWest Trophy. Their first win in the knockout competition came against Worcestershire in 1998. Gavin Haynes hit 74 and Man of the Match Craig Wright took 5/23 as Scotland sealed a famous four-run victory.

In the following season, they made it to the third round of an expanded version of the competition, beating Nottinghamshire Cricket Board and Dorset County Cricket Club before losing to Surrey in the Third Round.

When the tournament was rebranded the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, Scotland were unable to take part in the 2001 edition due to their appearance in the 2001 ICC Trophy. However they returned in 2002, enjoying wins over Middlesex Cricket Board and Dorset.

In 2003, Scotland beat the Lancashire Cricket Board before losing out to Somerset. Similarly, the following year they enjoyed success against minor county Cumberland before losing to Essex.

When the tournament moved to a group stage in 2006, Scotland enjoyed a considerably better campaign, winning three games against first-class counties. Between 2007 and 2009, in what was now named the Friends Provident Trophy, Scotland won one game in each season.

When the Friends Provident Trophy ended, Scotland joined the Clydesdale Bank 40, registering two victories in the 2010 edition.

They won twice more in the 2011 season, when they adopted the name Scottish Saltires. However, in the following season they recorded just one victory, and their final season, in 2013, was winless.

When the Royal London Cup was launched in 2014, no international teams were included. Since then, Cricket Scotland has expressed interest in playing in county cricket again, with the T20 Blast said to be their priority, but the Royal London Cup and The Hundred also of interest.[18]

Tournament Name W L NR Tournament Name W L NR Tournament Name W L T NR
1980 Gillette Cup - - - B&H Cup 0 4 - John Player League - - - -
1981 Natwest Trophy - - - B&H Cup 0 4 - John Player League - - - -
1982 Natwest Trophy - - - B&H Cup 0 4 - John Player Special League - - - -
1983 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 3 1 John Player Special League - - - -
1984 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 4 - John Player Special League - - - -
1985 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 4 - John Player Special League - - - -
1986 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 1 3 - John Player Special League - - - -
1987 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 4 - Refuge Assurance League - - - -
1988 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 3 1 Refuge Assurance League - - - -
1989 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 4 - Refuge Assurance League - - - -
1990 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 1 3 - Refuge Assurance League - - - -
1991 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 4 - Refuge Assurance League - - - -
1992 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 3 1 Sunday League - - - -
1993 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 1 - Axa Equity & Law League - - - -
1994 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 1 - Axa Equity & Law League - - - -
1995 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 4 - Axa Equity & Law League - - - -
1996 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 4 - Axa Equity & Law League - - - -
1997 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - B&H Cup 0 3 1 Axa Life League - - - -
1998 Natwest Trophy 1 1 - B&H Cup 0 3 1 Axa League - - - -
1999 Natwest Trophy 2 1 - CGU National League - - - -
2000 Natwest Trophy 0 1 - Norwich Union National League - - - -
2001 C&G Trophy - - - Norwich Union League - - - -
2002 C&G Trophy 2 1 - Norwich Union League - - - -
2003 C&G Trophy 1 1 - ECB National League 4 13 0 1
2004 C&G Trophy 1 1 - Totesport League 2 14 0 2
2005 C&G Trophy 0 1 - Totesport League 2 14 1 1
2006 C&G Trophy 3 6 -
2007 Friends Provident Trophy 1 7 1
2008 Friends Provident Trophy 1 6 1
2009 Friends Provident Trophy 1 7 -
2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 2 10 -
2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 2 9 1
2012 Clydesdale Bank 40 1 8 3
2013 Yorkshire Bank 40 0 11 1

ICC Membership

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In 1992, Scotland severed their ties with the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) and England, and gained Associate Membership of the ICC in their own right in 1994.[6] They competed in the ICC Trophy for the first time in 1997, finishing third. They were denied a place in the final only by Bangladesh, who were granted full ICC Membership the following year and Test Status in 2001. In the third-place playoff, they beat Ireland by 51 runs, sealing their qualification for the 1999 World Cup,

Although England were official hosts of the World Cup, Scotland earned the right to host two of their matches in The Grange Club in Edinburgh.

Scotland's first ODI was played against eventual champions Australia. While they lost the game, they were competitive and a very strong Australia team reached the target after almost 45 overs.[19]

16 May 1999
Scorecard
Scotland 
181/7 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
182/4 (44.5 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 34 (42)
Shane Warne 3/39 (10 overs)
Mark Waugh 67 (114)
Nick Dyer 2/43 (10 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
New Road, Worcester, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus)

The rest of the tournament featured some chastening defeats, however, especially to the West Indies and New Zealand, who raced their way to low totals. In what some described as the team's "own Cup Final"[20], the team lost narrowly to Bangladesh. Nonetheless, several players went home with their reputations enhanced, including Gavin Hamilton, who scored 217 runs at 54.25 and John Blain, who took 10 wickets at 21.00.

The 2001 ICC Trophy saw them finish 4th, losing a play-off game to Canada,[21] but they won the 2005 tournament, beating long-time rivals Ireland in the final. In 2004, Scotland further staked their claim as one of the leading associate nations by winning the inaugural Intercontinental Cup. However, they did not progress beyond the first round in the 2005 tournament.[22]

2006

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Scotland's Ryan Watson plays through backward point for a boundary against India at Glasgow's Titwood ground, 16 August 2007

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.[23] They owed much of their success to Nik Morton, 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.[24]

In June, they played their first ODI since the 1999 World Cup when they took on Pakistan in Edinburgh.[25] Without key players Dougie Brown and Navdeep Poonia, they lost by five wickets.[26] They finally got their first ODI win in the European Championships in August with a win over Holland in a rain-shortened game.[27] They again missed key players for some games in this tournament though, and thanks to their loss against Ireland, finished second in the tournament.[28]

During 2006 and early 2007, Scotland participated in the third edition of the Intercontinental Cup. They beat Namibia by an innings in May 2006, but draws against Ireland in August and the United Arab Emirates in January 2007 meant that they failed to reach the final.[29] In December 2006, they travelled to Test nation Bangladesh for a two-match ODI series – their first outside the UK – but lost both matches heavily.[30]

2007

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In January 2007, after the Intercontinental Cup match against United Arab Emirates in Sharjah, they travelled to Kenya, first playing in a tri-series against Canada and Kenya in Mombasa, where they finished second.[31] This was followed by Division One of the World Cricket League in Nairobi, where Scotland finished as runners up.[32]

They then travelled to West Indies for their second World Cup. They again lost all their games and failed to progress beyond the first round.[33] Back in the UK, they competed in the Friends Provident Trophy, their only win coming against Lancashire.[34] They also drew an Intercontinental Cup match against United Arab Emirates.[35] An ODI against Pakistan in July was washed out.[36]

In July, Scotland took part in a quadrangular series in Ireland against the hosts, Holland and West Indies. However, the endeavour was not a success. They lost their matches against Ireland and West Indies, with the match against Holland being abandoned due to rain.

At the beginning of August, Scotland were on Intercontinental Cup duty as they beat Holland by an innings and 59 runs. They then drew with Ireland in a rain-affected match, only gaining 3 points 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.

2008

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In July 2008, Scotland played a tri-series 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 Holland 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.[37]

2009

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Scotland participated in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England in June 2009. They were drawn alongside Test nations New Zealand and South Africa in Group D, with both matches being played at The Oval in London.

The first match, against New Zealand, was shortened to 7 overs per side due to rain. Scotland batted first and made 89/4, with Kyle Coetzer top-scoring with 33. However, three no-balls and a dropped catch enabled New Zealand to win by seven wickets with an over to spare.[38]

In the second match, South Africa made 211/5, with AB de Villiers hitting 79 not out off only 34 balls. In response, Scotland were bowled out for 81, more than half of which was scored by Coetzer (42). The 130-run margin of defeat was the second-largest in terms of runs in a Twenty20 International.[39]

2010

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In 2010, Scotland took part in the inaugural ECB 40 tournament.

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, Holland, United Arab Emirates and USA.[40] The tournament was disappointing for Scotland, going out in the group stage without winning a single match.

Scotland's Intercontinental Cup campaign was more successful as they reached the final in December – against Afghanistan – at the bespoke new cricket stadium in Dubai. Scheduled as a four-day first-class match of two innings each side, Afghanistan won the game in eight sessions. The match was live-streamed online by Cricket Scotland in agreement with the ICC.[41]

ICC World Cup Qualifiers

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During March and April 2009 Scotland attempted to defend the ICC Trophy they won in 2005. To secure qualification for the 2011 Cricket 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 three of their five 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.[42]

Scotland started the Super Eights well by beating Holland in their first match. Defeats against Kenya and 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 United Arab Emirates 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.

In 2012, Scotland achieved their first victory against a full member of the ICC when it defeated a touring Bangladesh side.

24 July 2012
16:00
Scorecard
 Scotland
162/7 (20 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
128 (18 overs)
Richie Berrington 100 (58)
Mashrafe Mortaza 2/22 (4 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 31 (29)
Josh Davey 3/23 (4 overs)
Scotland won by 34 runs
Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague
Umpires: Ian Ramage (Sco) and Richard Smith (Ire)

The Scottish team qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand, but was eliminated after six straight losses out of six matches.[43]

In January 2017 Scotland took part in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge. They won all three of their group fixtures, before losing to Ireland in the semi-finals.

Zimbabwe tour of Scotland in 2017

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Scotland achieved their second victory against a full member of the ICC when it defeated a touring Zimbabwe side.

15 June 2017
Scorecard
Scotland 
317/6 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
272 (41.4 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 109 (101)
Sean Williams 2/48 (10 overs)
Malcolm Waller 92 (62)
Con de Lange 5/60 (8 overs)
Scotland won by 26 runs (D/L method)
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain during Zimbabwe's innings set them a revised target of 299 runs in 43 overs.
  • Con de Lange (Sco) took his first five-wicket haul in an ODI.
  • This was the first ODI match between the two sides and Scotland's first ever win in an ODI against a Test playing nation.[44]

2018

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Scotland achieved their third victory against a full member of the ICC when it defeated a touring England side.

10 June 2018
11:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
371/5 (50 overs)
v
 England
365 (48.5 overs)
Calum MacLeod 140* (94)
Adil Rashid 2/72 (10 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 105 (59)
Mark Watt 3/55 (10)
Scotland won by 6 runs
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Allan Haggo (Sco)
Player of the match: Calum MacLeod (Sco)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dylan Budge (Sco) made his ODI debut.
  • Calum MacLeod scored the fastest century by a batsman for Scotland in ODIs and became the first batsman for Scotland to score a century in ODIs against England.[45]
  • Scotland made their highest score in ODIs and the highest score by an Associate team against a Full Member team.[45]
  • Jonny Bairstow became the first batsman for England to score centuries in three consecutive ODIs.[45]

2022

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Scotland achieved their fourth victory against a full member of the ICC when it defeated the West Indies in the first round of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.

17 October 2022
15:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
160/5 (20 overs)
v
 West Indies
118 (18.3 overs)
George Munsey 66* (53)
Jason Holder 2/14 (3 overs)
Jason Holder 38 (33)
Mark Watt 3/12 (4 overs)
Scotland won by 42 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 2,135[46]
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: George Munsey (Sco)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

International grounds

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Scotland

Scotland currently has four grounds which have hosted internationals.

The Grange Club in Edinburgh. The club itself was founded in 1832, and the current location has been in operation since 1872. The ground seats 5,000 people and has hosted 22 ODI's and 27 T20I's, including two matches from the 1999 Cricket World Cup.[47]

Titwood in Glasgow. Clydesdale Cricket Club, which was founded in 1848, moved here in 1876. Titwood hosted its first first-class match against Marylebone Cricket Club in July 1963. Between 1984 and 1986 the ground hosted an annual fixture against Ireland. It has hosted six ODI's, the most recent being in 2022.[48]

Cambusdoon New Ground in Ayr. In 2006, Cambusdoon was approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to host ODI matches. The ground hosted Scotland's 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup matches between United Arab Emirates and Namibia.

Mannofield Park in Aberdeen. Mannofield was also approved for ODI matches in 2006. The ground's history dates back to 1879 when Aberdeen University played host to Edinburgh University. The ground also welcomed Ireland in 1930 and was the stadium where Sir Donald Bradman, who scored his last century on British soil at the ground in 1948.

It has hosted 22 ODI's and 2 T20I's.

The ground has played host to 11 first-class matches, the last of which came in July 2013 when Scotland beat Kenya in the 2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Notable Scottish cricketers

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Many famous cricketers have hailed from Scotland, most notably former England captain, Mike Denness, who was born in Lanarkshire and represented Scotland both before and during his time at Kent.

Douglas Jardine, a particularly infamous cricketer, and a man who was vilified in Australia, was born in British India to Scottish parents. He developed leg theory, which led to the notorious "Bodyline" Ashes series in 1932-33. Despite living most of his life in England, Jardine gave his children Scottish names and asked for his ashes to be scattered in Scotland.

Arguably one of Scotland's best spinners - and also a respected journalist - was Ian Peebles,[49] who was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1931, alongside Don Bradman.

Another Scottish spinner was Peter Such, who took 849 first-class wickets and made 11 test appearances for England. In a 1999 test against New Zealand, Such broke the world-record for the longest duck, surviving 51 balls and allowing England to add 31 for the ninth wicket in a scrappy draw.

Brian Hardie was a major contributor to the Essex side of the 1970s and 1980s, which won four County Championships, three Sunday Leagues, a Benson & Hedges Cup and a NatWest Trophy, in which he was Man of the Match after scoring 110 in a one-run victory.. The regular opening partner of Graham Gooch, Hardie retired with more than 18,000 first class runs.

Stirling-born all-rounder Dougie Brown enjoyed a fifteen-year career with Warwickshire and represented both England and Scotland.

The same was the case for all-rounder Gavin Hamilton, who played for both Yorkshire and Durham in domestic cricket, and starred in the 1999 World Cup for Scotland, before playing a test for England in the same year.

Tournament history

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World Cup

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Main article: Scotland at the Cricket World Cup
World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 1975 Not eligible (not an ICC member)[6]
England 1979
England 1983
India Pakistan 1987
Australia New Zealand 1992
India Pakistan Sri Lanka 1996 Not eligible (not an ICC member at time of qualification)[6]
England 1999 Group stage 12/12 5 0 5 0 0
South Africa 2003 Did not qualify
Cricket West Indies 2007 Group stage 15/16 3 0 3 0 0
India Sri Lanka Bangladesh 2011 Did not qualify
Australia New Zealand 2015 Group stage 14/14 6 0 6 0 0
England Wales 2019 Did not qualify
India 2023
South Africa Zimbabwe Namibia 2027 TBD
India Bangladesh 2031
Total Group Stage 3/12 14 0 14 0 0

T20 World Cup

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Main article: Scotland at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
South Africa 2007 Group stage 10/12 2 0 1 0 1
England 2009 12/12 2 0 2 0 0
Cricket West Indies 2010 Did not qualify
Sri Lanka 2012
Bangladesh 2014
India 2016 Group stage 14/16 3 1 2 0 0
United Arab Emirates Oman 2021 Super 12s (Round 2) 12/16 8 3 5 0 0
Australia 2022 Group Stage 12/16 3 1 2 0 0
United States Cricket West Indies 2024 9/20 4 2 1 0 1
India Sri Lanka 2026 TBD
Australia New Zealand2028
England Republic of Ireland Scotland 2030 Qualified as co-hosts
Total Super 12 6/9 22 7 13 0 2

Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR Win %
France 1900 Champions 1/2 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
United States 2028 TBD
Total 1 title 1/1 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

Other tournaments

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ICC Trophy / World Cup Qualifier
(One day, List A from 2005) 		Commonwealth Games (List A) Friends Provident Trophy (List A) ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier (T20I)
  • 2007: North Conference – 10th
  • 2006: North Conference – 8th
  • 2005: Round 1
  • 2004: Round 2
  • 2003: Round 3
  • 2002: Round 3[51]
  • 2008: 3rd place
  • 2010: 7th place
  • 2012: 5th place
  • 2013: 7th place
  • 2015: Joint winners (with Netherlands)
  • 2019: 5th place
  • 2023 (Europe Regional Final): Winners
ICC 6 Nations Challenge ICC Intercontinental Cup (FC) World Cricket League (ODI)
(formerly ICC 6 Nations Challenge) 		European Championship (OD/ODI)‡
  • 2000: 6th place[52]
  • 2002: Did not participate[53]
  • 2004: Runners-up[54]
  • 1996: 5th place[57]
  • 1998: 3rd place[58]
  • 2000: 3rd place (Division One)[59]
  • 2002: Runners-up (Division One)
  • 2004: 4th place (Division One)[60]
  • 2006: Runners-up (Division One)[28]
  • 2008: Runners-up (Division One)[61]

‡ Only the matches between Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands in the 2006 tournament have official ODI status.

Current squad

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This lists all the active players who are contracted to or have played for Scotland in the past year (since 5 August 2023) and the forms in which they have played, and any players (in italics) outside this criterion who have been selected in the team's most recent ODI or T20I squad.

Key

  • S/N = Shirt number
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms S/N Last ODI Last T20I
Batters
Richie Berrington 37 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ODI (C), T20I (C) 44 Namibia 2024 Australia 2024
Michael English 29 Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI — Namibia 2024 —
Oli Hairs 33 Left-handed Right-arm off break T20I 14 Afghanistan 2010 Ireland 2024
Michael Jones 26 Right-handed Right-arm off break T20I 49 United States 2022 Australia 2024
George Munsey 31 Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast ODI, T20I 93 Oman 2024 Australia 2024
Andrew Umeed 28 Right-handed Right-arm leg break ODI 1 Canada 2024 —
All-rounders
James Dickinson 26 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break T20I — — United Arab Emirates 2024
Michael Leask 34 Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI, T20I 29 Namibia 2024 Australia 2024
Brandon McMullen 25 Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI, T20I 21 Namibia 2024 Australia 2024
Wicket-keepers
Matthew Cross 32 Right-handed — ODI, T20I 9 Namibia 2024 Australia 2024
Charlie Tear 20 Right-handed — ODI, T20I 28 Namibia 2024 Netherlands 2024
Pace bowlers
Charlie Cassell 26 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium ODI 19 Namibia 2024 —
Brad Currie 26 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium ODI, T20I 4 Namibia 2024 Namibia 2024
Scott Currie 23 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ODI — Canada 2024 —
Jasper Davidson 22 Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI — Namibia 2024 —
Jack Jarvis 21 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ODI, T20I 66 Oman 2024 United Arab Emirates 2024
Gavin Main 29 Right-handed Right-arm fast ODI, T20I 28 Namibia 2024 Netherlands 2024
Safyaan Sharif 33 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ODI, T20I 50 Namibia 2024 Australia 2024
Chris Sole 30 Right-handed Right-arm fast T20I 71 Netherlands 2023 Australia 2024
Brad Wheal 28 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium ODI 58 Canada 2024 Australia 2024
Spin bowlers
Chris Greaves 34 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break ODI, T20I 13 Namibia 2024 Australia 2024
Hamza Tahir 29 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox T20I 32 Nepal 2023 United Arab Emirates 2024
Mark Watt 28 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ODI, T20I 51 Namibia 2024 Australia 2024

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Team manager
Head coach Doug Watson
Batting coach Ryan Watson
Bowling coach Craig Wright
Fielding coach Gordon Drummond
Physiotherapist Gregor Maiden
Strength and conditioning coach Calum MacLeod
Analyst Kyle Coetzer

Records and statistics

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Scotland's John Blain bowls India's Yuvraj Singh at Glasgow's Titwood ground, 16 August 2007

International match summary – Scotland[62][63]

Playing record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural match
One-Day Internationals 164 73 81 1 9 16 May 1999
Twenty20 Internationals 102 46 51 1 4 12 September 2007

Last updated 4 November 2024.

One-Day Internationals

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  • Players still playing for Scotland are listed in bold.

ODI record versus other nations[62]

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
v. Test nations
 Afghanistan 13 4 8 0 1 19 April 2009 9 July 2010
 Australia 5 0 5 0 0 16 May 1999
 Bangladesh 4 0 4 0 0 24 May 1999
 England 5 1 3 0 1 18 August 2008 10 June 2018
 India 1 0 1 0 0 16 August 2007
 Ireland 21 5 15 0 1 5 August 2006 30 January 2007
 New Zealand 4 0 4 0 0 31 May 1999
 Pakistan 3 0 3 0 0 20 May 1999
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 20 March 2007
 Sri Lanka 4 0 4 0 0 13 July 2011
 West Indies 4 1 3 0 0 27 May 1999 1 July 2023
 Zimbabwe 4 2 1 1 0 15 June 2017 15 June 2017
v. Associate Members
 Bermuda 1 0 1 0 0 5 February 2007
 Canada 11 7 4 0 0 18 January 2007 18 January 2007
 Hong Kong 5 2 2 0 1 26 January 2016 10 September 2016
 Kenya 9 5 3 0 1 17 January 2007 2 February 2007
 Namibia 8 7 1 0 0 10 July 2022 10 July 2022
   Nepal 8 3 4 0 1 13 July 2022 17 July 2022
 Netherlands 12 7 4 0 1 6 August 2006 6 August 2006
 Oman 9 6 1 0 2 15 August 2019 18 August 2019
 Papua New Guinea 10 9 1 0 0 6 October 2017 6 October 2017
 United Arab Emirates 14 10 4 0 0 1 February 2014 1 February 2014
 United States 8 5 3 0 0 9 December 2019 14 December 2019

Records complete to ODI #4796. Last updated 4 November 2024.

Twenty20 Internationals

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T20I record versus other nations[63]

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
v. Test nations
 Afghanistan 7 0 7 0 0 10 February 2010
 Australia 4 0 4 0 0 15 June 2024
 Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 0 24 July 2012 24 July 2012
 England 1 0 0 0 1 4 June 2024
 India 2 0 1 0 1 13 September 2007
 Ireland 16 4 9 1 2 2 August 2008 18 June 2015
 New Zealand 4 0 4 0 0 6 June 2009
 Pakistan 4 0 4 0 0 12 September 2007
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 7 June 2009
 West Indies 1 1 0 0 0 17 October 2022 17 October 2022
 Zimbabwe 5 1 4 0 0 10 March 2016 15 September 2021
v. Associate Members
 Austria 1 1 0 0 0 25 July 2023 25 July 2023
 Bermuda 2 2 0 0 0 3 August 2008 3 August 2008
 Canada 1 1 0 0 0 23 March 2012 23 March 2012
 Denmark 1 1 0 0 0 27 July 2023 27 July 2023
 Germany 1 1 0 0 0 20 July 2023 20 July 2023
 Hong Kong 5 4 1 0 0 25 July 2015 25 July 2015
 Italy 1 1 0 0 0 24 July 2023 24 July 2023
 Jersey 1 1 0 0 0 21 July 2023 21 July 2023
 Kenya 8 5 3 0 0 4 August 2008 4 August 2008
 Namibia 4 1 3 0 0 22 October 2019 6 June 2024
 Netherlands 15 7 8 0 0 4 August 2008 22 November 2013
 Oman 5 5 0 0 0 19 January 2017 19 January 2017
 Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 0 21 October 2019 21 October 2019
 Singapore 1 0 1 0 0 18 October 2019
 United Arab Emirates 6 4 2 0 0 9 July 2015 9 July 2015

Records complete to T20I #2846. Last updated 7 September 2024 .

Notes

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  1. ^ From 2023 edition onwards, T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Europe region.

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