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The Scottish cricket team represents Scotland at Cricket . When they play in the English one-day National Cricket League , they compete as the '''Scottish Saltires'''. However, 2005 was the last year they played in that league. In 2006 Scotland will play in the C&G Trophy . The Scottish Saltires play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh . They were elected to associate membership of the International Cricket Council in 1994 after having severed their cricketing links with the England Cricket Team two years earlier. This allowed them to qualify for the Cricket World Cup in 1999 but they lost all their five matches. Furthermore, the team were unable to qualify in 2003 . In 2004 the Scotland cricket team competed in the inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup . They first played the Irish Cricket Team and the Dutch Cricket Team , and then on the back of those results progressed to the semi-finals in Sharjah . They overcame the Kenyan Cricket Team in the semi-finals, and then won the Cup by beating the Canadian Cricket Team in the final. They also competed in that tournament in 2005 , but failed to progress past the first round. By qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2005 ICC Trophy on 7 July 2005 they have gained One Day International status from 1 January 2006 to the next ICC Trophy in 2009 . Scotland are due to play a One Day International against Pakistan in June 2006. The most famous Cricketer s 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 infamnous Cricketer, a man who was villified in Australia, was a Scot, D.R. 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. HISTORY Before ICC Membership The first recorded cricket match in Scotland took place in Alloa in 1785 . It would be another 80 years however, before Scotland played their first full international, against Surrey in 1865, where 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 CC took over the administration of the game until 1909 . The first match against Ireland took place in Dublin in 1888 , with the Irish emerging victorious. The match was eventually to gain first class status, and has been played almost annually ever since, most recently as part of the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup . 1948 saw Australia visit Scotland for two games at the end of their tour of England. These games, both of which were won by the Australians, were to be the last international games for the legendary Don Bradman . The Don signed off in typical style, making a fine unbeaten 123 in the innings victory. {Link without Title} Scotland first competed in English domestic cricket in 1980 , when they competed in the Benson & Hedges Cup for the first time. Their first win would come against Lancashire in 1986 . ICC Membership In 1992 Scotland severed their ties with the English cricket team, and gained associate membership of the ICC in their own right in 1994 . They competed in the ICC Trophy for the first time in 1997 , finishing third and qualifying for the 1999 World Cup , where they lost all their games. The 2001 ICC Trophy saw them finish 4th, losing a play-off game to Canada , but they won the 2005 Tournament , beating long-time rivals Ireland in the final. 2004 saw Scotland first confirm themselves as one of the leading associate nations by winning the inaugaral Intercontinental Cup. They didn't progress beyond the first round in the 2005 tournament, however. 2006 March 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. They owed much of their success to Dougie Brown, who re-qualified to represent Scotland internationally in 2004. Tournament History World Cup
Commonwealth Games
Intercontinental Cup
ICC 6 Nations Challenge
ICC Trophy European Championship
CRICKET IN 2006/07 Between April and June, Scotland will participate in the newly formatted C & G Trophy , playing nine games against English county teams. In May, they will play their first match in this years Intercontinental Cup , playing Namibia in Aberdeen . Following their dtuies in the C & G Trophy, they will play their first official One-Day International since the 1999 World Cup , playing Pakistan in Edinburgh . August will see them hosting Division One of the European Championship , where they will play Denmark , Ireland , Italy and The Netherlands . The games against Ireland and The Netherlands will be classed as full ODIs. This tournament will be followed by an Intercontinental Cup game against Ireland. In January 2007, Scotland will travel to Kenya , where they will play a 5-match ODI series against Kenya before participating in Division One of the ICC World Cricket League . This will be followed by their final Intercontinental Cup game against the UAE at Sharjah, followed by an ODI against Ireland at the same venue. They then travel to the West Indies for the World Cup, first playing warm-up games against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Barbados before their first round matches against Australia , The Netherlands and South Africa in St Kitts . SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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