Sunday, December 22, 2024

SCOTLAND MEN’S SQUAD NAMED FOR ICC CWCL2 SERIES – Cricket Scotland

Must read

The Scotland Men’s squad has been named for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 (CWCL2) series against Oman and Namibia at Forfarshire CC.

The Scots return to action on home turf following their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign, in which the team narrowly missed out on qualification for the Super Eights stage, but impressed on the world stage once again.

Richie Berrington will lead a squad of fifteen players into four ODIs against Oman and Namibia, with Scotland continuing their defence of the ICC CWCL2 title that they won in 2023.

Steve Snell, Head of Performance, said:

“We’re really looking forward to being at Forfarshire for the slightly delayed ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series against Oman and Namibia, and we can’t wait to play some exciting cricket on home soil in front of our own supporters.

“The players will be high on confidence following excellent performances in the World Cup and we’ve managed to keep the core nucleus of that squad together, with opportunities for other players to come in and show what they can do at the international level.

“Michael English has performed consistently across club cricket and ‘A’ team cricket over a sustained period of time now, and it is reward for his hard work that he will be returning to the squad after his last call-up in 2017 – and demonstrates the opportunities that there are for cricketers in Scotland to put their hand up with consistent, quality performances.

Michael English in action for Scotland Men A at Lord’s

“The competitiveness for selection in this area, given the volume of runs people are scoring in domestic cricket, made for some very difficult conversations, but it’s pleasing that we are in a position to be having those difficult conversations.”

Scotland Men’s Squad:

Richie Berrington (c) Clydesdale
Matthew Cross Heriot’s
Bradley Currie Sussex
Jasper Davidson Grange
Michael English Ayr
Chris Greaves Grange
Jack Jarvis Grange
Michael Leask Forfarshire
Gavin Main Heriot’s
Brandon McMullen RH Corstorphine
George Munsey RH Corstorphine
Safyaan Sharif Perth Doo’cot
Chris Sole Grange
Charlie Tear Sussex
Mark Watt Heriot’s

A number of other players considered for selection were unavailable due to county commitments.

ICC CWCL2 Schedule (All fixtures at Forfarshire):

16 July Scotland vs Oman 1100 BST
18 July Oman vs Namibia 1100 BST
20 July Scotland vs Namibia 1100 BST
22 July Scotland vs Oman 1100 BST
24 July Oman vs Namibia 1100 BST
26 July Scotland vs Namibia 1100 BST

The selection process for the Scotland Men’s squad can be viewed here.

Latest article