Cricket has a lower profile in Scotland than it has south of the border in England. Scotland is not one of the ten leading cricketing nations which play Test matches, but the Scottish national team is now allowed to play full one-day internationals even outside the Cricket World Cup, in which Scotland competed in 2007. Scotland has a well established recreational cricket structure. Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A Test match between South Africa and England in January 2005. ... Cricket Scotland The Scottish cricket team represents Scotland at the game of cricket. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of mens One-Day International (ODI) cricket. ...

Men's National Team

The Scottish men's team competed in the Cricket World Cup in 1999. It lost all five of its matches and was eliminated in the preliminary round. Scotland failed to qualify for the 2003 World Cup but has successfully qualified for the 2007 event in the West Indies. Scotland won the qualifying tournament, the ICC Trophy, in Ireland in 2005. Scotland will play Australia, South Africa and the Netherlands in the opening group stage in 2007. Most of the members of Scotland's national team are amateurs, although a few Scots have played professionally in English domestic cricket, and for the England national team, including former captain Mike Denness. Cricket Scotland The Scottish cricket team represents Scotland at the game of cricket. ... The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of mens One-Day International (ODI) cricket. ... The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a mens cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sports one-day international format. ... External reference Cricinfo page on Mike Denness Categories: Cricket stubs | 1940 births | Scottish cricketers | English cricketers | English batsmen | Kent cricketers | Essex cricketers | English ODI cricketers | English test cricketers | English cricket captains | Wisden Cricketers of the Year ...

In 2003, the Scottish team was granted a place in the English national one day cricket league in the hope that playing against professional cricketers on a regular basis would improve the performance level of the best Scottish cricketers. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Administration

The governing body for Scottish cricket is Cricket Scotland, which administers women's cricket and junior cricket as well as the men's game. Scotland is an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council. Cricket Scotland Cricket Scotland is the governing body of the sport of cricket in Scotland. ... ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ...

Notable Scottish cricketers

The most famous cricketers to have come from Scotland are probably the former England captain, Mike Denness, Warwickshire all-rounder Dougie Brown, and Former England Test Player Gavin Hamilton. The most infamous Cricketer, a man who was vilified in Australia, was a Scot, Douglas Jardine, father to and inventor of "Body Theory", which is well documented under "Bodyline". Another great Scottish Cricketer was B.R. (Lager) Hardie, who was a major contributor to the successful Essex side of the 70's and 80's. Possibly one of the best spinners and certainly a respected journalist was the aptly named Ian Peebles, [1] who was one of the cricketers of the year in 1931 alongside Donald Bradman. A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... This article is about the country. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... External reference Cricinfo page on Mike Denness Categories: Cricket stubs | 1940 births | Scottish cricketers | English cricketers | English batsmen | Kent cricketers | Essex cricketers | English ODI cricketers | English test cricketers | English cricket captains | Wisden Cricketers of the Year ... Douglas Robert Brown, (born October 29, 1969), is a Scottish cricketer, he currently plays for Warwickshire C.C.C.. He is an all-rounder who has represented both Scotland, prior to them joining the ICC, and England at one-day level. ... Gavin Mark Hamilton (born 16 September 1974 in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland) is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One-Day Internationals for Scotland. ... Douglas Robert Jardine (23 October 1900, Bombay - 18 June 1958, Montreux) was a British cricketer and captain of the controversial 1932-33 Bodyline tour of Australia. ... Bill Woodfull evades a Bodyline ball. ... Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, born January 20, 1908 and died February 28, 1980, was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Middlesex, Scotland and England. ... Sir Donald George Bradman AC (27 August 1908—25 February 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer, administrator and writer on the game, generally acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. ...

See also

• Sport in Scotland
• Clydesdale Cricket Club
• Woodcutters Cricket Club
• Ardrossan Cricket Club

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External links

• Cricket Scotland - official site
• India vs scotland Cricket News
• The Rampant Lion - Independent Scottish Cricket site
• The Woodcutters Cricket Club site
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