Cricket Scotland Grand Final
Cricket playoff in Scotland
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The Cricket Scotland Grand Final, officially the Cricket Scotland Premier League Grand Final, is an annual playoff match between the winners of the two highest regional cricket leagues in Scotland, the Eastern Premier League and the Western Premiership. The winner of the playoff becomes the national champion. The current champions are Clydesdale.
| Countries | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Scotland |
| Format | Limited overs |
| First edition | 2012 |
| Latest edition | 2025 |
| Next edition | 2026 |
| Tournament format | Playoff |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champion | Clydesdale |
| Most successful | Grange (3 titles) |
History
After the fragmentation of the Scotland-wide Scottish National Cricket League (SNCL) into separate regional leagues, the joint highest in the new pyramid became the Eastern Premier League and Western Premiership. To determine the Scotland-wide champion for the season, the Grand Final was created as a playoff between the champions of the two leagues.[1]
The Grand Final trophy was named the Willie Morton Trophy in honour of former Scotland all-rounder Willie Morton.[2]
Grand Final Results
| Season | Winner | Winning Margin | Runner-up | Venue | City/Town | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Watsonians | Won by 3 wickets | Dumfries | Grange Loan | Edinburgh | [3] |
| 2013 | Arbroath United | Won by 6 wickets | Uddingston | Hamilton Crescent | Glasgow | [4] |
| 2014 | Aberdeenshire | Won by 5 wickets | Ayr | The Grange | Edinburgh | [5] |
| 2015 | Grange | Won by 90 runs | Clydesdale | Bothwell Castle | Uddingston | [6] |
| 2016 | Carlton | Won by 114 runs | Clydesdale | Grange Loan | Edinburgh | [7] |
| 2017 | Prestwick | Won by 5 runs | Heriot's | Meikleriggs | Paisley | [8] |
| 2018 | Grange | Won by 126 runs | Ferguslie | Lochlands | Arbroath | [9] |
| 2019 | Forfarshire | Won by 4 wickets | Uddingston | The Grange | Edinburgh | [10] |
| 2020 | (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||||
| 2021 | ||||||
| 2022 | Ferguslie | Won by 103 runs (DLS) | Heriot's | Bothwell Castle | Uddingston | [11] |
| 2023 | Grange | Won by 99 runs | Ayr | Forthill | Dundee | [12] |
| 2024 | Heriot's | Won by 4 runs | Clydesdale | Titwood | Glasgow | [13] |
| 2025 | Clydesdale | Won by 6 wickets | Heriot's | Grange Loan | Edinburgh | [14] |