Stories by tag: Scotland

Under-19 World Cup wrap: Success for Nepal, struggles elsewhere

The 2024 Men’s Under-19 World Cup has reached its conclusion for the four associate sides, with a range of success for each team. Nepal (11th) Results: Group...

2024 T20 World Cup schedule announced

The ICC has announced the groups and fixtures for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The tournament, co-hosted across the USA and the Caribbean, will...

T20 World Cup Qualifier Europe preview – Ireland, Scotland favourites

The first of the final round of qualifiers for the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup are upon us. With the removal of the Global...

Bas de Leede the hero as resilient Netherlands qualify

There have been some extraordinary performances by Dutch men’s teams over the past fifteen years, but Thursday’s victory over Scotland, which carried Scott Edwards’s...

Super Sixes – Sole crushes Zimbabwean dreams

Scotland (234/8, 50 overs) defeated Zimbabwe (203 all out, 41.1 overs) by 31 runs Scotland’s dreams of the Cricket World Cup in India lived to...

Super Sixes – Scotland sink West Indies in comfortable victory

Scotland (184/3, 43.3 overs) beat West Indies (181 all out, 43.5 overs) by 7 wickets Scotland landed the final blow to the West Indies, meaning...

Cricket World Cup Qualifier Day 10: Sri Lanka spin through Scotland, Ireland win

Sri Lanka put themselves in a commanding position to qualify for the Cricket World Cup after a battle of spin against Scotland. In a dead-rubber...

Cricket World Cup Qualifier Day 6 – Sri Lanka crush Oman, Scotland fight back

Day 6 of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe saw Sri Lanka crush Oman by 10 wickets, whilst Scotland hit back from an...

Scotland: 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Preview

Squad Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, Tom Mackintosh, Chris McBride, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan...

Team news ahead of Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The Cricket World Cup Qualifier will determine the final two spots at the 2023 Cricket World Cup, held in India in October and November. All...

T20 World Cup Associate Autopsies: How Namibia, Scotland and UAE rated

What a brilliant start to the T20 World Cup we’ve had so far! The first week of the event highlighted the increased competitiveness in...

Raza raises Bellerive roof in victory over Scotland

Let once again but the unstoppable Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe raced into the second round with a strong performance, even if a slow chase threatened...

Campher/Dockrell class steers Ireland back on T20 World Cup track

Trailing the game for nearly three quarters of it and looking within minutes of checking out the tournament entirely, Ireland somehow managed to turn...

Scotland sizzle, Windies whimper at the T20 World Cup

Tasmania is not the same sort of island as those that make up the nations of the West Indies. It's huge, green, cold, sparsely...

Thailand win over Pakistan affirms Associates case for more opportunities

Thailand have made it to the semi-finals of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women's Asia Cup 2022 in somewhat fortuitous circumstances. Bangladesh's fixture against...

T20 World Cup 2022: 7 Associate Players to Watch

While cricket lovers had to wait till 2021 for the T20 World Cup to return from its five year hiatus (further delayed by a...

Majid Haq: “We just need to see more representation”

“I’m proud of the career I’ve had and I want people to remember me as a very good cricketer, but more importantly I am...

Former International’s take on Cricket Scotland’s findings

In the wake of an independent report that found Cricket Scotland to be institutionally racist, former Scottish international Simon Smith mulls over his thoughts...

Top Associates join ILT20

A number of Associate cricket’s highest profile players have been signed up for next year’s International League T20 (ILT20), played in UAE in January....

Scotland reap reward for women’s development strategy

This week’s Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup European qualifier in Utrecht, comprehensively won by Scotland, not only sent a strong Scottish team to next...

Wheal, de Leede sign ILT20 deals

Scotland’s Brad Wheal and Netherlands’ Bas de Leede have become the first associate players officially signed for the International League T20 (ILT20) in January...

Dominant Scotland cruise to Women’s U19 World Cup

Scotland were dominant victors against The Netherlands in the European U19 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The Wildcats overcame the hosts 3-0 in the best-of-three...

Cricket Scotland found to be institutionally racist

Cricket Scotland governance and leadership practices have been found to be "institutionally racist", the organisation leading the independent review of the governing body said...

ICC awards ODI status to five Associate Women’s Teams

In a major shakeup to women's ODI cricket, ICC have bestowed ODI status to five Associate teams, effective immediately. These include the European duo...

Wins for last season’s top sides in Scotland

After last Saturday’s almost-complete wash-out in both the Eastern and Western Premier leagues in Scotland, the season got underway properly with all ten matches...

Rain and Stewarts Melville the only winners in Scotland

So adverse was the weather across Scotland on Saturday’s opening day of competition that only one of the ten scheduled matches in the Eastern...

Women’s ODI Status: The ICC’s token gesture

Last week at the ICC annual general meeting, the governing body announced that it would upgrade several Associate women’s teams to ODI status. On...

CWC League 2 Round 11 Wrap – Elation for Scotland, familiar feeling for PNG

Scotland came away with a triumphant clean sweep of the 11th leg of CWC League 2 in Dubai. The Saltires won all four of...

Scotland annouce home series against New Zealand

Cricket Scotland have announced a three-match home series against New Zealand in Edinburgh. The series will take place in the last week of July,...

Under 19 World Cup Day 11 – PNG, Scotland suffer defeats

Papua New Guinea and Scotland were both defeated by full member opposition in their plate quarter finals. PNG lost to West Indies and, and...

Under 19 World Cup Day 6 – Scotland show plenty of fight but fall short against Australia.

Half-centuries by Charlie Tear and Tomas Mackintosh set Scotland’s Under-19s on the path to a decent total against Australia in Basseterre on Wednesday, but...

Bangladesh survive early collapse to beat Kenya

Bangladesh made it two wins out of two at the Commonwealth Games Qualifier with a 80-run win over Kenya in Kuala Lumpur. The win...

Athapaththu demolishes Scotland

A belligerent 86 off 45 balls from Chamari Athapaththu laid the foundations for a comfortable win for Sri Lanka over Scotland on day one...

Under 19 World Cup Day 4 – Scotland blown away by West Indies

West Indies U19s (96/3, Parris 26, Peet 1/15) beat Scotland U19s (95 ao, Davidson 43, Sankar 3/17) by 7 wickets Scotland were blown away by...

Under 19 World Cup Day 1 – Scotland succumb to trial-by-spin

Sri Lanka U19s 218ao (Liyanage 85, Fischer-Keogh 3/56) beat Scotland U19s 178ao (Jarvis 55, Wellalage 5/27) by 40 runs Scotland made a spirited start to...

Scotland announces squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier

Cricket Scotland have announced a 14-player squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia later this month. Scotland’s squad will be led...

The Scotland Breakthrough

“Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye”, or so Scottish boomers like to tell you. In times of strife or uncertainty, this is their...

Scotland at the T20 World Cup: How the Players Rated

It was a mixed T20 World Cup for Scotland, who finally returned to ICC global competition action after a gap of six years. The...

Been there, done that: Calum MacLeod and Scotland’s quest to tame Afghan spin

In one of the games of the men’s inaugural Hundred in August, Michael Vaughan wondered during commentary if there was ever a batter who...

Bangladesh brush aside PNG; Scotland defeat Oman to qualify for Super 12s

Bangladesh 181/7 (Mahmudullah 50, Shakib 46 Morea 2-26, Vala 2-26) beat Papua New Guinea 97/10 (Doriga 46* Shakib 4-9, Taskin 2-12) by 84 runs...

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group B preview: A clash of narratives

Gone are the days when anyone can look at T20I match ups between teams such as Papua New Guinea (PNG), Oman, Scotland, and Bangladesh...

T20 World Cup Predictions – What do our writers and readers think?

After a delay of a year, the T20 World Cup kicks off in Oman on Sunday. During the tournament build-up, Emerging Cricket has polled...

T20 World Cup – What’s happened since qualifying: Scotland

"Bring the Scottish flags and wear the tartan with pride, support will be appreciated!” said an elated Shane Burger, shortly after the T20 World...

Super Over: One key question for each team ahead of the T20 World Cup

With the T20 World Cup almost upon us, Emerging Cricket explores the challenges that each of the six teams will need to overcome in...

T20 World Cup – How Scotland Got There

The Battle of Bannockburn is of great significance in Scottish history. For the sceptics, the victory of the army of King of Scots Robert...

Calum MacLeod: Scotland’s metronome key to more World Cup victories

Calum MacLeod has seen so much cricket, on and off the field, but there are still moments which make him pinch himself and revel...

T20 World Cup: Five Young Associate Talents to Keep an Eye On

Cricket lovers rejoice! The five-year wait for the T20 World Cup is finally over with the tournament set to get underway on 17th October....

All the First Round T20 World Cup Kits

With less than three weeks until the first ball is bowled, excitement levels are building for the upcoming Men's ICC T20 World Cup. No doubt...

Humphreys spins Ireland to U19 triumph

‘It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish,’ proclaims the song, the sole notable item from an obscure 1973 Broadway musical, and the...

Humphreys and McGuire bowl Ireland into the final

At the change of innings in Almería on Thursday it looked as if Ireland’s hopes of reaching the Under-19 World Cup had all but...

Scotland make it two out of two in Almería

Scotland took a big step towards the final of the European Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Almería on Tuesday with another dominant performance, this...

Clydesdale keep their nerve and take the Scottish Western Premier Division title

In an pulsating finale to the Western Premier Division campaign Clydesdale held on to claim the championship at Meikleriggs on Saturday, twice coming back...

Zimbabwe level Scotland T20I series

Zimbabwe have hit back from defeat in the first T20I, forcing their series against Scotland into a decider with a 10-run win over the...

Scotland’s Awaited Return to The Grange

Is there an international cricket ground as picturesque as The Grange? On a mild autumnal afternoon, when most grounds have slipped into hibernation, it...

Clydesdale and Ferguslie to face off for Scotland Western title

Western Premier Division leaders Clydesdale proved that resilience is among their virtues at Titwood on Saturday, when they recovered from a perilous 85 for...

T20 World Cup: Five Emerging Players to watch

Postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Oman and the UAE plays host to a highly anticipated T20 World Cup filled with power-hitters,...

Scotland: Clydesdale squeak home as Ferguslie challenge

Ferguslie ended Prestwick’s challenge for the Western Premier Divistion title at Meikleriggs on Saturday, taking another step towards a final-round showdown with leaders Clydesdale...

Scotland: Shean clinches double for Heriots

Heriots added the Eastern Premier League trophy to the Scottish Cup they won the previous weekend by beating Arbroath United at Goldenacre on Saturday.Although...

Van der Berg guides Heriots to Scottish Cup win

Heriots claimed the Scottish Cup for the fifth time on Sunday with a thumping 139-run victory over Edinburgh rivals Watsonians at New Cambusdoon in...

Associate Players in The Hundred – Week 4 – Bryce and David lift trophies

Scotland’s Sarah Bryce and Singapore’s Tim David got their hands on franchise silverware, as their teams – Oval Invincibles and Southern Brave – won...

Clydesdale and Heriots march on in Scotland

Contrasting wins for Clydesdale and Heriots kept the two leaders clear at the top of their respective leagues on Saturday as the Scottish competitions...

Associate Players in The Hundred – Week 3 – Wheal gives Spirit first win

Scotland seamer Brad Wheal starred on his debut in The Hundred, producing a match-winning performance, as a number of Associate players continue to perform...

Scotland: Van der Berg century keeps Heriots on top

A fine century from Hayes van der Berg, his 130 coming from 94 deliveries and including nine fours and eight sixes, enabled Eastern Premier...

Western Warriors secure historic Regional Pro Series win in Scotland

An admirably sustained effort with the ball set up an historic seven-wicket victory for the Western Warriors in the Men’s Regional Pro Series final...

Riyaad Henry hundred keeps Ferguslie in the hunt

A captain’s innings of 106 by Ferguslie’s Riyaad Henry at Nunholm on Saturday set up his side’s 123-run victory over Dumfries and enabled them...

Associate players in The Hundred – Week 2: Bryce sisters continue form

Scotland’s Bryce sisters have continued to shine for their respective teams in The Hundred, alongside Scotland spinner Abtaha Maqsood. Dutch all-rounder Roelof van der...

Associate players in The Hundred – Week 1: Lamichhane returns home as Klaasen shines

Nepali leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane returned home without playing a game in The Hundred. Lamichhane again fell foul to visa issues, having already missed out...

Dylan Budge’s stunning spell gives Grange the points in Scotland

There are not many days when a partnership of 276 and an individual one-day innings of 180 not out are pushed out of the...

Scotland: Henry and Zaker star as Ferguslie beat Clydesdale

A Riyaad Henry century and a four-wicket haul for Hasseeb Zaker enabled Ferguslie to inflict a first defeat of the season on leaders Clydesdale...

New men’s T20 World Cup groups announced

The groups for the First Round and the Super 12s stage of the Men's T20 World Cup have been announced by the International Cricket...

Scottish Cup: Edinburgh sides dominate quarter-finals

The quarter-finals of both Cricket Scotland’s men’s cup competitions were completed on Sunday, the three Scottish Cup matches which had been rained off the...

Scotland: Berrington century keeps Clydesdale on top

A century by Scotland international Richie Berrington set up Clydesdale’s 121-run DLS victory over bottom side Greenock in the Western Premier Division on Saturday,...

Scottish Cup: Another Cross hundred beats West of Scotland and the rain

The bad Scotland weather which decimated the Scottish league programme on Saturday had an even worse effect on the Scottish Cup quarter-finals on Sunday,...

Scotland: Rain hits leagues, but Ferguslie and Grange win

Rain across Scotland affected the programmes in both Eastern and Western Premier Leagues on Saturday, with only five of the ten matches ending in...

Six Associate Members express interest to host ICC events

A number of the game's emerging markets have put forward plans to host global events, as the ICC maps out its schedule after 2023. Six...

Scotland: Oli Hairs, Munsey dazzle as Durham trip unearths batting depth

The calm disposition of Scotland’s head coach Shane Burger stands out as he speaks into the microphone with an undertone of complete satisfaction. The...

Cross continues in imperious form for Heriots

Mathew Cross continued in Bradmanesque form for Heriots in the Eastern Premier Division on Saturday, adding an unbeaten 200 against Arbroath United at Lochlands...

Hairs dominates with Pro-Series ton in Scotland

Scotland: Oli Hairs carried his club form into the Scottish Pro Series at Titwood on Sunday, and in the process carried the Eastern Knights...

Scotland stars Hairs and Cross hammer big hundreds

A stunning 97-ball innings of 191 from Oli Hairs set Watsonians on course for a 68-run victory over previously-unbeaten Grange in Scotland’s Eastern Premier...

Scotland: Holders Heriots ease into Cup quarter-finals

There were no real surprises in Sunday’s second round of the Scottish Cup, the possible partial exceptions being the size of the winning margins...

Scotland: Grange and Carlton run riot in the East

The batters took charge for Grange and Carlton in Scotland’s Eastern Premier Division on Saturday, as both sides ran up totals of over 300...

Kathryn Bryce claims ICC Player of the Month

Scotland all-rounder Kathryn Bryce has capped off a strong run in international cricket, receiving the ICC Player of the Month award for May. Bryce led...

Double tons for Cross and Crawley as Scottish Pro50 returns

The Scottish Pro50 made a sensational return to the programme on Sunday after a year’s Covid-induced absence, as Western Warriors’ Matthew Cross and Eastern...

Scotland: Western Premier Division gets under way

The Western Premier Division in Scotland finally got under way on Saturday, with first-up wins for Clydesdale (over defending champions Uddingston), Dumfries, Ferguslie, Langside...

Women from Associate nations prominent in new ICC mentoring programme

Eighteen women from Associate countries are included in the 40 selected by the ICC in the first two tranches of its new 100% Cricket...

Profile: Cricket Scotland’s Abtaha Maqsood

21-year-old dentistry student and Scotland international Abtaha Maqsood will make her debut in the English domestic circuit this summer as she dons the orange...

Determined Dutch edge out stuttering Scots

One man was the difference between the sides at Rotterdam’s Hazelarweg on Wednesday and, not for the first time, that man was Max O’Dowd. While...

Full-strength Scotland take on the Dutch

Scotland Men's national coach Shane Burger brings a full-strength squad to the Netherlands for the two-match ODI series at Rotterdam’s Hazelaarweg on Wednesday and...

Mark Watt upbeat as Scotland end 522-day wait

The running joke among cricketers in the past one year or so was that they spent more time in the Gulag than on the...

Ireland, Scotland set to return to international action

Ireland and Scotland will return to international cricket later this month when the two teams meet in Belfast for a WT20I series. Both sides...

Plenty to look forward to in Scottish Cup draws

53 Scottish clubs are scheduled to play in this season’s two national men’s cup competitions, the Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup, the draws...

IWD Feature: Cricket Scotland President Dr Sue Strachan on ‘choosing to challenge’

Cricket Scotland’s first female president in its 140-year history Dr Sue Strachan is a self-confessed ‘eternal optimist’ seeking to challenge the perception of cricket...

Scotland appoint Mark Coles as women’s coach

Cricket Scotland have appointed Mark Coles as coach of the Scottish women’s national team. Coles has signed a two-year full-time contract, becoming the first...

Three more Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 series postponed due to COVID-19

Barely seven weeks after the ICC announced a revised qualification schedule towards India 2023, the Men's Cricket World Cup League has yet against been...

Sandeep Lamichhane, Sarah Bryce sign for Oval Invincibles

The Oval Invincibles have retained Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichhane in their men's squad ahead of The Hundred. The franchise have also signed Scotland’s Sarah Bryce...

Emerging cricket one hundred years ago

A century ago the world was recovering from a War to End All Wars and a global influenza pandemic, but outside the ICC’s then...

2020: The year that mostly wasn’t

2020 should have been the year of Twenty20, with the Women’s World Cup in the shortest format in February and March balanced by the...

Scotland sweeps Associate awards, Coetzer and Bryce win ICC players of decade

Scotland internationals Kyle Coetzer and Kathryn Bryce have been announced as the ICC’s Associate players of the decade. Both Scots were up against tough...

Bryce sisters have 2022 in sights, starting with FairBreak HK T20 invitational

A jam-packed 2022 calendar excites Scotland’s captain and vice Kathryn and Sarah Bryce as the sisters share their ambitions as newly full-time professionals in...

The Bryce sisters: Full-time contracts and inspiring Scottish girls to choose cricket

After a highly successful summer in England’s Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy, Scotland’s Kathryn and Sarah Bryce were both recently awarded full-time contracts with Lightning Cricket...

Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 revised qualification pathway schedule announced

Following the postponement of 20 series due to the effects of the ongoing global pandemic, the ICC has announced the rescheduled qualification pathway for...

ICC reveals Commonwealth Games Qualifying process

The ICC and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CWF) have revealed the qualifying criteria for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The eight-team women’s tournament...

Ireland versus Scotland postponed

The planned women’s series between Scotland and Ireland, to be played at La Manga later this month, has been postponed. Cricket Scotland made the...

Ireland, Scotland Women to play series in Spain

Ireland and Scotland’s women’s teams will return to action next month when they meet for a five‑match series in Spain. The series will be...

Heriot’s win Edinburgh 40 Over League in a 1-wicket thriller

Just over a year after being threatened with the destruction of their iconic home ground, Edinburgh club Heriot’s CC have capped off a remarkable...

MacLeod joins Sussex for the T20 Blast

Scotland’s Calum MacLeod has signed with Sussex Sharks for the remainder of the Vitality T20 Blast. The top-order batsman will link up with the...

Associate player roundup from Round 4 of the Bob Willis Trophy

The final round of the Bob Willis Trophy before a break in the schedule, due to the Vitality Blast starting on the 27th August,...

Associate player roundup from Round 3 of the Bob Willis Trophy

Round three of the Bob Willis Trophy means that the English counties are around the halfway mark in the competition. With there being three...

Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy

With the second round of fixtures of the Bob Willis Trophy concluding, there is another opportunity to look at the performances of Associate Member...

ODI Super League: the format’s saviour?

Let’s do an experiment. Looking back at the last five years, how many classic Full Member ODI series can you recall your favourite team hosting? Unless...

Associate player roundup from Round 1 of the Bob Willis Trophy

This week saw the first round of fixtures take place in the Bob Willis Trophy, a one-off competition replacing the County Championship. With all...

The first ODI on Scottish soil

The third-place playoff of the 1997 ICC Trophy (as the World Cup Qualifier was then known) in Malaysia saw Scotland beat Ireland by 51 runs on...

Netherlands announce men’s internationals against Denmark, Scotland

Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB) has announced* provisional men’s international fixtures against Denmark and Scotland. The fixtures are the Netherlands' first to follow the...

Cricket for a New Decade Part II – A Global T20 Championship?

Originally posted by Tom Grunshaw on May 13, 2020 What to do about bilateral cricket? When you sit down and think about it, bilateral tours are...

Super Over: 6 great women’s games with emerging stars

While Daniel Beswick runs an eye over a host of exciting young women's cricketers, Nick Skinner takes a look at 5 classic matches involving...

Emerging Women’s Players to Watch Under 21

Record-breakers and game changers. The women's game is flooded with both of these, though what is perhaps most exciting is that many of its...

Scotland matchup with Australia cancelled due to COVID-19

The highly anticipated T20 international between Scotland and Australia has been cancelled today due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Australia was scheduled to take...

Cricket World Cup League 2 postponed amidst Covid-19 uncertainty

The next round of Cricket World Cup Cricket League Two was postponed by the ICC indefinitely as travel restrictions between the participating countries made...

Cricket in Scotland is the awkward middle child, but this needs to change

"All Scotland need now is a bit more recognition and a pro-European plan with its emerging counterparts in Netherlands and Ireland." In a recent Emerging...

WG Grace and his first match in Scotland

Back in 1863, the gentlemen of Edinburgh’s St Bernard’s Literary and Debating Society had agreed to form a cricket club to provide a suitably...

Scotland announces delayed start to the domestic season, cancel regional competitions for 2020

Cricket Scotland has announced the delay of their domestic competition to the 1st of July 2020, alongside the cancellation of the regional cricket competitions...

Could COVID-19 level playing field for underdogs at T20 World Cup?

October 1, 2020. You wake up at 7:30 in the morning to check your phone and the news you longed for is there as a...

EC weekly roundup: 35 all out and other stories

Nepal grabbed the Emerging Cricket headlines this week, trouncing the USA in the final match of their Cricket World Cup League 2 leg in...

CWC League 2 – points table, schedule, previews & match reports

The seven-team Cricket World Cup (CWC) League 2 will see each side play 36 ODIs over 9 double round-robin tri-series. It will run from...

Under 19 Cricket World Cup Associate Review

With the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup reaching its conclusion the tournament caps off a list of firsts for Associate cricket nations, with Japan...

Nepal catapulted into global qualifiers as ICC announces 2021 men’s T20 World Cup pathway

Despite not proceeding beyond the Asia regional finals in qualification for this year's T20 World Cup after finishing behind Singapore and Qatar, Nepal is...

Scotland spinning to win in eighth appearance at U19 World Cup

Scotland begin their eighth appearance at an U19 World Cup on Saturday, as their tournament opens with a match against Pakistan in the South...

Scotland to host Australia and New Zealand in June

Scotland will welcome Australia and New Zealand next year for a total of three matches in June, as both begin tours in the north...

UAE collects first CWC League 2 win after Scotland squanders century opening stand in final match of Round 3

CWC League 2: UAE 224 for 3 (Suri 67, Hameed 63*, Budge 1-21) defeated Scotland 220 all out (Coetzer 95, Cross 53, Mustafa 3-35,...

Scotland prevent USA Sweep in UAE

A 58-run stand for the 7th wicket between Safyaan Sharif and Josh Davey took Scotland home in another scrappy win, ending the USA’s hopes...

USA go 4 points clear after dual wins in UAE, Scotland another first-up series loss.

CWC League 2: USA 282 for 8 (Patel 82, Jones 74, Watt 4-42, Sharif 3-55) defeated Scotland 247 (47.2 overs, Macleod 86, Jones 52,...

CWC League 2: All 6 Scotland, UAE and USA ODIs to be live streamed

Emerging Cricket can reveal all six ODIs being played between Scotland, USA and hosts UAE during round three of the ICC CWC League 2...

T20WCQ Team of the Tournament

The T20 World Cup Qualifiers are over with the Dutch taking home the title overnight in the final over Papua New Guinea. With the...

The six qualifiers for the 2020 Men’s T20 World Cup

Fourteen teams travelled to the UAE for the global qualifiers hoping to pick up one of the six places on offer at the 2020...

Scotland cruise past deflated UAE into T20 World Cup

2nd Qualifying playoff: Scotland 198/6 (Munsey 65, Berrington 48; Mustafa 2/38) defeated UAE 108 off 18.3 overs (Rameez 34; Watt & Sharif 3/21) by...

Netherlands beat Scotland, but fall short of topping group

Group A: Scotland 130/8 (Cross 52; Seelar 2/12) lost to Netherlands 131/6 off 17.0 (ten Doeschate 51*, Ackermann 22; Watt 3/18) by 4 wickets...

Ready Reckoner: Group A Permutations & Possibilities

First and foremost, here are the standings at the end of Day 9 in Group A: TeamPlayedWinsLossPointsNRRPNG54182.099Netherlands54181.891Namibia64281.08Scotland53260.55Kenya5234-0.931Singapore6234-0.765Bermuda6060-2.839 At this stage of the tournament: Namibia have played their...

Namibia capitalise on Scotland stumbles to record first win

Group A: Namibia 159/6 (Smit 43, Erasmus 37, Davey 2-29) defeated Scotland 135/8 (Macloed 39, Berrington 23, Frylinck 2-15) by 24 runs. Although considered one...

Day 5 T20 World Cup Qualifier podcast special, tables and reports

Here’s our second T20WCQ special as Tim Bes & Nick being you up to speed on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier...

Papering over the cracks? Scotland sneak past Papua New Guinea

Group A: Scotland 146/6 (Coetzer 54, Cross 40, Ravu 1-11) defeated Papua New Guinea 142/9 (Vanua 33, Siaka 31, Tahir 3-24) by four runs. A...

Day 3 T20 World Cup Qualifier podcast special, tables and reports

Five teams remain unbeaten after Day 3. On the other side, Namibia, Hong Kong, Bermuda and Kenya face an uphill battle, all sitting 0-2. Tim,...

Day 2 wrap: UAE, Scotland & PNG back in the hunt, Dutch strong, Ireland wobbly.

On Saturday, a bumper Day 2 of five matches gave us more pulsating cricket as the Netherlands won their second in two days, sending...

Berrington helps Scotland bounce back against brave Kenya

Group A: Scotland 170/6 (Sole 33, Berrington 27, Obuya 2-12) defeated Kenya (Karim 51, Gondaria 26, Berrington 3-17, Davey 2-25) 139/8 by 31 runs....

Day 1 wrap. Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 got underway under the blazing sunshine of the UAE across Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Friday. With...

Singapore stun Scotland…and a leading cricket website that shall not be named

Singapore 168/6 (Chandramohan 51, Dutta 32, Davey 2-26) defeated Scotland 166/9 (Munsey 46, Macleod 44, Selladore 3-16) by 2 runs. Singaporean skipper Amjad Mahboob defended...

Scotland’s first One-Day International

In 1992, Scotland broke away from the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), thus creating their own cricketing identity separate from England. They gained Associate membership...

Ready to Emerge: Scotland T20 World Cup Qualifier preview

Since their last appearance at a major ICC event, the World T20 in 2016, Scotland have built a new reputation as being one of the strongest associate sides.

Day 2 (warm-up matches) wrap. Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

Tuesday saw the second and final round of warm-up games for the T20 World Cup Qualifier in the UAE. There were some eye-catching performances...

Day 1 (warm-up matches) wrap. Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

The wait is almost over for the highly anticipated T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates which will decide the six teams...

14 players to watch at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

Rustom Deboo hones in on one name from each of the teams competing in the UAE as players to watch out for at the...

Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier – Group A: squads and draw

Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier - Group B. Full draw here. Group B squads here. Group matches 18 - 27 October. Play-offs 29 - 31...

Boards of Scotland and Namibia announce new CEOs

Consecutive days have seen two leading Associate members announce new CEOs. Replacing Peter Forster in Namibia is Johan Muller who joins from South Africa's Northerns...

Scotland to host Blackcaps for Men’s ODI in June 2020, CEO announcement imminent

For the first time in over a decade, the senior men’s cricket team of New Zealand will venture to Scotland and will play the...

Historic Scottish club faces an uncertain future

When Heriot’s captain Keith Morton held aloft the Citylets Scottish Cup after his side’s four-wicket victory over Edinburgh rivals Carlton in the showpiece finale of the Scottish...

Terrific Thailand qualify for first World Cup

Thailand have continued their remarkable year in T20s by booking themselves a place in the 2020 Women's T20 World Cup in Australia, their first...

Six teams still in contention going into final day of round robin action in Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

On Monday the PNG Lewas came agonisingly close to achieving the country's first ever win over a Full member - in men's or women's...

Bangladesh favourites for women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, as Namibia makes maiden appearance

Two years ago in the Netherlands Bangladesh qualified for the 2018 T20 World Cup in West Indies as winners of the global qualifier. They...

Richie Berrington’s six sixes take Scotland out of PNG’s reach

Scotland 242/7 (Berrington 81 Coetzer 62 Pokana 2-40) defeated Papua New Guinea 204/9 (Vala 48 Ravu 38 Watt 2-43) by 38 runs Scotland finish their...

Hamza Tahir leads Scotland’s spin squad to a comfortable victory

Coming into their third match in the inaugural Cricket World Cup League Two, Scotland were already finding the pressure of their bookies’ favourites tag....

Coetzer leads Scotland to victory over PNG

Scotland 207-7 (KJ Coetzer 96, N Pokana 3 for 25) beat Papua New Guinea 205-9 (TP Ura 46, H Tahir 4 for 37) by 3 wickets Scotland recorded...

Oman shocks Scotland in CWCL2

Oman 169-2 (Khawar Ali 79*, A Neill 1 for 24) beat Scotland 168 (KJ Coetzer 56, Khawar Ali 4 for 23) by 8 wickets The first round...

EXCLUSIVE – Euro T20 Slam 2019 cancellation; franchise fees unpaid, players and suppliers furious at ‘unprofessional’ organisers

The Euro T20 Slam - the first T20 franchise event to be co-sanctioned by three boards; Full member Ireland, and Associates Netherlands and Scotland...

Preview – Cricket World Cup League 2, Round 1: Scotland, Oman & PNG

The road to the 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup begins in Aberdeen this week as Scotland, Oman and Papua New Guinea meet in...

Under 19 European World Cup Qualifiers Review

The 2020 Under 19 World Cup qualification wrapped up last week with the completion of the European contingent of qualifying for the tournament. With...

The final chapter? Associate nations at the World Cup: Part 5 (2011 & 2015)

The 16-team format used for the 2007 World Cup proved to be short-lived, as the tournament reverted to a two-group structure of 14 teams...

Women’s T20 World Cup European Qualifiers Review

As the men’s qualification for the T20 World Cup begins to heat up, so too does the women’s as the European qualification for the...

The Kenyan miracle and a St. Patrick’s Day for the ages: Associates at the World Cup, Part 4 (2003 & 2007)

Bangladesh’s elevation to Test status in 2000, coupled with the increase in the number of participating teams by two on previous editions, led to...

Euro T20 slams door on Associates

The Euro T20 Slam yesterday announced details of their upcoming players draft, to be held in London on July 19. The owners of the...

No Associate overseas slots in Euro T20 Slam after London draft confirmed

The draft for the inaugural Euro T20 Slam will take place in London on 19th July, and after announcing that around 700 players from 22 nations have...

Lions, Tigers & flair: 1996 & 1999. Associates at the World Cup, Part 3.

As seen in Part 2, Zimbabwe became the ninth Test nation in 1992, thus opening up further opportunities for the Associates to partake...

Towards Full Membership: an interview with Malcolm Cannon

Of all the lines which divide international cricket, no team has done more to head-butt that which separates its Full and Associate members than...

Afridi, Duminy, Tahir added to Slam roster, registrations open for overseas players

Overnight it was announced that registrations for overseas players wanting to be drafted for the inaugural Euro T20 Slam are open. Interested players must...

Kyle Coetzer named as first Emerging Cricket Ambassador

Emerging Cricket is happy to announce Kyle Coetzer as its first Ambassador. The Scotland men's captain will provide exclusive insight to fans of the...

Men’s and women’s T20 World Cup Europe Finals to be live streamed

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019 will be hosted in Guernsey between 15th – 20st June (Six teams - single round robin) ICC...

TU Ground to host Nepal’s first home ODIs in February 2020

Five days ago we reported on the CWC League 2 draft matchups after they were seemingly posted by mistake on Cricket Namibia's Facebook page....

Cricket World Cup League 2 draft schedule released

In what appears to be a misstep by Cricket Namibia, the draft matchups for CWC League 2 were released yesterday on the official CN...

ICC T20I Rankings Released

The International Cricket Council has rolled out an 80-team rankings list for men's T20 Internationals, with 52 members making up the women's rankings. Dubbing T20I...

Euro T20 Slams into reality

The details of the Euro T20 Slam have finally been unveiled to the public. Featuring two teams each from Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands,...

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