Scotland national cricket team

Before ICC Membership

The first recorded cricket match in Scotland took place in Alloa in 1785.^[10] It would be another eighty years, however, before Scotland's national side played their first full match, against the English county Surrey in 1865, which they won by 172 runs.^[11] The first Scottish Cricket Union was formed in 1879, and the national team beat Australia by 7 wickets three years later.^[12][13] The cricket union became defunct in 1883, and Grange Cricket Club took over the administration of the game until 1909. The first match against Ireland took place in Dublin in 1888, with Ireland winning.^[14]

Scotland played their first match to be awarded first-class status against the touring Australians in 1905, with the Scottish side being captained to a draw by Hubert Johnston.^[15] They also played South Africa, West Indies, an all-Indian team, and New Zealand before the start of World War II.^[16] 1948 saw Australia visit Scotland for two games at the end of their tour of England. These games, both of which Australia won by an innings, were to be the last international games for Don Bradman. The Don signed off in typical style, making a fine unbeaten 123 in the second match.^[17] In 1954, Scotland hosted a three-match to the touring Pakistanis, which they lost by 10 wickets.^[18] Five years later, they held India to a draw.^[19]

The Pakistanis returned to Scotland in 1971, winning in Selkirk by 154 runs.^[20] The following year, Scotland gave the touring Australia side a scare in a low-scoring match, before succumbing to a six-wicket defeat.^[21] Scotland hosted New Zealand in 1978, losing by an innings and 157 runs.^[22]

English domestic cricket

As well as hosting touring sides, Scotland frequently played English first-class counties in the post-war period, and took part in the Benson & Hedges Cup for the first time in 1980.^[23] After enduring several winless seasons, their first Benson & Hedges victory came against Lancashire in 1986.^[24] Their second win came in 1990 when they beat Northamptonshire, a match in which a 20-year-old Dougie Brown took three wickets.^[25] When the tournament was reduced to the top eight County Championship teams for the 1999 season, they were unable to qualify and they did not rejoin the competition thereafter. In 1983, they took part in the NatWest Trophy. Their first win in the knockout competition came against Worcestershire in 1998. Gavin Haynes hit 74 and Man of the Match Craig Wright took 5/23 as Scotland sealed a famous four-run victory.^[26]

In the following season, they made it to the third round of an expanded version of the competition, beating Nottinghamshire Cricket Board and Dorset County Cricket Club before losing to Surrey in the Third Round. When the tournament was rebranded the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, Scotland were unable to take part in the 2001 edition due to their appearance in the 2001 ICC Trophy. However they returned in 2002, enjoying wins over Middlesex Cricket Board and Dorset. In 2003, Scotland beat the Lancashire Cricket Board before losing out to Somerset. Similarly, the following year they enjoyed success against minor county Cumberland before losing to Essex.^[27]

In 2006 the tournament moved to a group stage, Scotland enjoyed a considerably better campaign, winning three games against first-class counties.^[28] Between 2007 and 2009, in what was now named the Friends Provident Trophy, Scotland won one game in each season. When the Friends Provident Trophy ended, Scotland joined the Clydesdale Bank 40, registering two victories in the 2010 edition. They won twice more in the 2011 season, when they adopted the name Scottish Saltires. However, in the following season they recorded just one victory, and their final season, in 2013, was winless. Then the Royal London Cup was launched in 2014, but no international teams were included. Since then, Cricket Scotland has expressed interest in playing in county cricket again, with the T20 Blast said to be their priority, but the Royal London Cup and The Hundred also of interest.^[29]

ICC Membership

In 1992, Scotland severed their ties with the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) and England, and gained Associate Membership of the ICC in their own right in 1994.^[6] They competed in the ICC Trophy for the first time in 1997, finishing third. They were denied a place in the final only by Bangladesh, who were granted full ICC Membership the following year and Test Status in 2001. In the third-place playoff, they beat Ireland by 51 runs, sealing their qualification for the 1999 World Cup,

Although England were official hosts of the World Cup, Scotland earned the right to host two of their matches in The Grange Club in Edinburgh.^[30][31]

Scotland's first ODI was played against eventual champions Australia. While they lost the game, they were competitive and a very strong Australia team reached the target after almost 45 overs.^[32]

16 May 1999 Scorecard

Scotland  181/7 (50 overs)	v	Australia 182/4 (44.5 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 34 (42) Shane Warne 3/39 (10 overs)		Mark Waugh 67 (114) Nick Dyer 2/43 (10 overs)

Australia won by 6 wickets New Road, Worcester, England Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Peter Willey (Eng) Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus)

The rest of the tournament featured some chastening defeats, however, especially to the West Indies and New Zealand, who raced their way to low totals. In what some described as the team's "own Cup Final",^[33] the team lost narrowly to Bangladesh. Nonetheless, several players went home with their reputations enhanced, including Gavin Hamilton, who scored 217 runs at 54.25 and John Blain, who took 10 wickets at 21.00.

The 2001 ICC Trophy saw them finish 4th, losing a play-off game to Canada,^[34] but they won the 2005 tournament, beating long-time rivals Ireland in the final. In 2004, Scotland further staked their claim as one of the leading associate nations by winning the inaugural Intercontinental Cup. However, they did not progress beyond the first round in the 2005 tournament.^[35]

2006

March 2006 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.^[36] They owed much of their success to Nik Morton, who re-qualified to represent Scotland internationally in 2004. They competed in the C & G Trophy in English domestic cricket in the early part of the 2006 English cricket season. They performed better than expected, winning three of their nine games, and finishing eighth in the Northern conference.^[37]

In June, they played their first ODI since the 1999 World Cup when they took on Pakistan in Edinburgh.^[38] Without key players Dougie Brown and Navdeep Poonia, they lost by five wickets.^[39] They finally got their first ODI win in the European Championships in August with a win over Holland in a rain-shortened game.^[40] They again missed key players for some games in this tournament though, and thanks to their loss against Ireland, finished second in the tournament.^[41]

During 2006 and early 2007, Scotland participated in the third edition of the Intercontinental Cup. They beat Namibia by an innings in May 2006, but draws against Ireland in August and the United Arab Emirates in January 2007 meant that they failed to reach the final.^[42] In December 2006, they travelled to Test nation Bangladesh for a two-match ODI series – their first outside the UK – but lost both matches heavily.^[43]

2007

In January 2007, after the Intercontinental Cup match against United Arab Emirates in Sharjah, they travelled to Kenya, first playing in a tri-series against Canada and Kenya in Mombasa, where they finished second.^[44] This was followed by Division One of the World Cricket League in Nairobi, where Scotland finished as runners up.^[45]

They then travelled to West Indies for their second World Cup. They again lost all their games and failed to progress beyond the first round.^[46] Back in the UK, they competed in the Friends Provident Trophy, their only win coming against Lancashire.^[47] They also drew an Intercontinental Cup match against United Arab Emirates.^[48] An ODI against Pakistan in July was washed out.^[49]

In July, Scotland took part in a quadrangular series in Ireland against the hosts, Holland and West Indies. However, the endeavour was not a success. They lost their matches against Ireland and West Indies, with the match against Holland being abandoned due to rain.^[50]

At the beginning of August, Scotland were on Intercontinental Cup duty as they beat Holland by an innings and 59 runs. They then drew with Ireland in a rain-affected match, only gaining 3 points after a poor 1st innings display. India were Scotland's next ODI opponents in mid-August, which was shown live on BBC Scotland from Titwood, Glasgow. The match was reduced slightly to 46 overs after a couple of brief showers, but India won by 7 wickets.^[51]

Having reached the final of the World Cricket League earlier in the year, Scotland qualified to play in the Twenty20 World Championship held in South Africa. They lost by 51 runs to Pakistan in their first game, and did not get a chance to play their other Group D opponents India, as the game was washed out without a ball being bowled.^[52][53]

2008

In July 2008, Scotland played a tri-series against New Zealand and Ireland in Aberdeen, Scotland. Scotland beat Ireland but lost their match against New Zealand.^[54]

In early August, Scotland participated with five other Associate nations in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Belfast. Despite an initial loss to hosts Ireland, victory against Bermuda secured a semi final slot. Throwing off the disappointment of an unexpected loss to Holland in the semi-final a few hours earlier, Scotland bounced right back for a 9 wicket victory over Kenya (who had advanced ahead of Canada), to secure third place. However, with only two nations guaranteed to progress, qualification for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was only granted when Zimbabwe confirmed that they would not attend the tournament.

On 18 August, Scotland played their first ODI encounter against England. Hosting the Auld Enemy, at the Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh. However the match was abandoned due to rain after less than 3 overs of England's reply to Scotland's 156/9.

In December 2008, Cricket Scotland, the governing body of Scottish cricket, took the historic act of giving three Scotland players central contracts. Bowlers Gordon Goudie and Dewald Nel and captain Ryan Watson became the first full-time professional cricketers based in Scotland. Nineteen other cricketers have been offered part-time professional deals.^[55]

2009

Scotland participated in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England in June 2009. They were drawn alongside Test nations New Zealand and South Africa in Group D, with both matches being played at The Oval in London.

The first match, against New Zealand, was shortened to 7 overs per side due to rain. Scotland batted first and made 89/4, with Kyle Coetzer top-scoring with 33. However, three no-balls and a dropped catch enabled New Zealand to win by seven wickets with an over to spare.^[56]

In the second match, South Africa made 211/5, with AB de Villiers hitting 79 not out off only 34 balls. In response, Scotland were bowled out for 81, more than half of which was scored by Coetzer (42). The 130-run margin of defeat was the second-largest in terms of runs in a Twenty20 International.^[57]

2010

In 2010, Scotland took part in the inaugural ECB 40 tournament.^[58]

Scotland competed in the qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates, to compete for a place in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies. They competed for a place with Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Holland, United Arab Emirates and USA.^[59] The tournament was disappointing for Scotland, going out in the group stage without winning a single match.

Scotland's Intercontinental Cup campaign was more successful as they reached the final in December – against Afghanistan – at the bespoke new cricket stadium in Dubai. Scheduled as a four-day first-class match of two innings each side, Afghanistan won the game in eight sessions. The match was live-streamed online by Cricket Scotland in agreement with the ICC.^[60]

ICC World Cup Qualifiers

During March and April 2009 Scotland attempted to defend the ICC Trophy they won in 2005. To secure qualification for the 2011 Cricket World Cup a top four place was targeted. They were also attempting to secure ODI status by finishing in the top six.

Scotland started the tournament badly by losing three of their five group games. With only the points earned against Namibia being taken through to the Super Eights, Scotland faced a difficult route to the World Cup.^[61]

Scotland started the Super Eights well by beating Holland in their first match. Defeats against Kenya and Afghanistan followed. The result of which threatened Scotland's qualification for the World Cup as well as the possibility of losing their ODI status if they finished out of the top six.

Victory against United Arab Emirates in their last game, and an improved run-rate, thanks to the 122 run victory, ensured a top six place for the Scots, securing ODI status until the next round of World Cup qualifiers.

In 2012, Scotland achieved their first victory against a full member of the ICC when it defeated a touring Bangladesh side.^[62]

24 July 2012 16:00 Scorecard

Scotland 162/7 (20 overs)	v	Bangladesh 128 (18 overs)
Richie Berrington 100 (58) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/22 (4 overs)		Shakib Al Hasan 31 (29) Josh Davey 3/23 (4 overs)

Scotland won by 34 runs Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague Umpires: Ian Ramage (Sco) and Richard Smith (Ire)

The Scottish team qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand, but was eliminated after six straight losses out of six matches.^[63][64][65]

In January 2017 Scotland took part in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge. They won all three of their group fixtures, before losing to Ireland in the semi-finals.^[66]

Zimbabwe tour of Scotland in 2017

Scotland achieved their second victory against a full member of the ICC when it defeated a touring Zimbabwe side.^[67]

15 June 2017 Scorecard

Scotland  317/6 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 272 (41.4 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 109 (101) Sean Williams 2/48 (10 overs)		Malcolm Waller 92 (62) Con de Lange 5/60 (8 overs)

Scotland won by 26 runs (D/L method) The Grange Club, Edinburgh Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ian Ramage (Sco)

• Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain during Zimbabwe's innings set them a revised target of 299 runs in 43 overs.
• Con de Lange (Sco) took his first five-wicket haul in an ODI.
• This was the first ODI match between the two sides and Scotland's first ever win in an ODI against a Test playing nation.^[68]

2018

Scotland achieved their third victory against a full member of the ICC when it defeated a touring England side.^[69][70][71]

10 June 2018 11:00 Scorecard

Scotland  371/5 (50 overs)	v	England 365 (48.5 overs)
Calum MacLeod 140* (94) Adil Rashid 2/72 (10 overs)		Jonny Bairstow 105 (59) Mark Watt 3/55 (10)

Scotland won by 6 runs The Grange Club, Edinburgh Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Allan Haggo (Sco) Player of the match: Calum MacLeod (Sco)

• England won the toss and elected to field.
• Dylan Budge (Sco) made his ODI debut.
• Calum MacLeod scored the fastest century by a batsman for Scotland in ODIs and became the first batsman for Scotland to score a century in ODIs against England.^[72]
• Scotland made their highest score in ODIs and the highest score by an Associate team against a Full Member team.^[72]
• Jonny Bairstow became the first batsman for England to score centuries in three consecutive ODIs.^[72]

2022

Scotland achieved their fourth victory against a full member of the ICC when it defeated the West Indies in the first round of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.^[73][74]

17 October 2022 15:00 Scorecard

Scotland  160/5 (20 overs)	v	West Indies 118 (18.3 overs)
George Munsey 66* (53) Jason Holder 2/14 (3 overs)		Jason Holder 38 (33) Mark Watt 3/12 (4 overs)

Scotland won by 42 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 2,135[75] Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: George Munsey (Sco)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

World Cup

More information World Cup record, Year ...

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1975	Not eligible (not an ICC member)[6]
1979
1983
1987
1992
1996	Not eligible (not an ICC member at time of qualification)[6]
1999	Group stage	12/12	5	0	5	0	0
2003	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	15/16	3	0	3	0	0
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Group stage	14/14	6	0	6	0	0
2019	Did not qualify
2023
2027	TBD
2031
Total	Group Stage	3/12	14	0	14	0	0

Close

T20 World Cup

More information T20 World Cup record, Year ...

T20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2007	Group stage	10/12	2	0	1	0	1
2009		12/12	2	0	2	0	0
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016	Group stage	14/16	3	1	2	0	0
2021	Super 12	12/16	8	3	5	0	0
2022	Group Stage	14/16	3	1	2	0	0
2024		9/20	4	2	1	0	1
2026[c]		12/20	4	1	3	0	0
2028	TBD
2030	Qualified as co-hosts
Total	Super 12	9th	26	8	16	0	2

Close

Other tournaments

‡ Only the matches between Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands in the 2006 tournament have official ODI status.

One-Day Internationals

• Highest team total: 380/9 v. Netherlands, 16 May 2025 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht^[95]
• Highest individual score: 175, Calum MacLeod v. Canada, 27 January 2014 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch^[96]
• Best individual bowling figures: 6/28, Josh Davey v. Afghanistan, 14 January 2015 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi^[97]

• Players still playing for Scotland are listed in bold.

More information Player, Score ...

Highest individual innings in ODI[100] Player Score Opposition Venue Year George Munsey 191  Netherlands Dundee 2025 Calum MacLeod 175  Canada Christchurch 2014 Calum MacLeod 157*  Afghanistan Bulawayo 2018 Kyle Coetzer 156  Bangladesh Nelson 2015 Calum MacLeod 154  Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 2017

Best bowling figures in an innings in ODI[101] Player Score Opposition Venue Year Josh Davey 6/34  Afghanistan Abu Dhabi 2015 Josh Davey 5/9  Afghanistan Ayr 2010 John Blain 5/22  Netherlands Dublin 2008 Safyaan Sharif 5/33  Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2018 Brandon McMullen 5/34  Ireland Bulawayo 2023

Close

ODI record versus other nations^[93]

More information Opponent, M ...

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
v. Test nations
Afghanistan	13	4	8	0	1	19 April 2009	9 July 2010
Australia	5	0	5	0	0	16 May 1999
Bangladesh	4	0	4	0	0	24 May 1999
England	5	1	3	0	1	18 August 2008	10 June 2018
India	1	0	1	0	0	16 August 2007
Ireland	21	5	15	0	1	5 August 2006	30 January 2007
New Zealand	4	0	4	0	0	31 May 1999
Pakistan	3	0	3	0	0	20 May 1999
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	20 March 2007
Sri Lanka	4	0	4	0	0	13 July 2011
West Indies	4	1	3	0	0	27 May 1999	1 July 2023
Zimbabwe	4	2	1	1	0	15 June 2017	15 June 2017
v. Associate Members
Bermuda	1	0	1	0	0	5 February 2007
Canada	12	8	4	0	0	18 January 2007	18 January 2007
Hong Kong	5	2	2	0	1	26 January 2016	10 September 2016
Kenya	9	5	3	0	1	17 January 2007	2 February 2007
Namibia	9	8	1	0	0	10 July 2022	10 July 2022
Nepal	10	4	5	0	1	13 July 2022	17 July 2022
Netherlands	16	9	6	0	1	6 August 2006	6 August 2006
Oman	9	6	1	0	2	15 August 2019	18 August 2019
Papua New Guinea	10	9	1	0	0	6 October 2017	6 October 2017
United Arab Emirates	17	12	5	0	0	1 February 2014	1 February 2014
United States	8	5	3	0	0	9 December 2019	14 December 2019

Close

Records complete to ODI #4905. Last updated 4 September 2025.

Twenty20 Internationals

• Highest team total: 252/3 v. Netherlands, 16 September 2019 at Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide^[102]
• Highest individual score: 132, George Munsey v. Austria, 25 July 2023 at Goldenacre Sports Ground, Edinburgh^[103]
• Best individual bowling figures: 5/13, Brad Currie v. Ireland, 28 July 2023 at The Grange Club, Edinburgh^[104]

T20I record versus other nations^[94]

More information Opponent, M ...

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
v. Test nations
Afghanistan	7	0	7	0	0	10 February 2010
Australia	4	0	4	0	0	15 June 2024
Bangladesh	2	2	0	0	0	24 July 2012	24 July 2012
England	2	0	1	0	1	4 June 2024
India	2	0	1	0	1	13 September 2007
Ireland	16	4	9	1	2	2 August 2008	18 June 2015
New Zealand	4	0	4	0	0	6 June 2009
Pakistan	4	0	4	0	0	12 September 2007
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	7 June 2009
West Indies	2	1	1	0	0	17 October 2022	17 October 2022
Zimbabwe	5	1	4	0	0	10 March 2016	15 September 2021
v. Associate Members
Austria	1	1	0	0	0	25 July 2023	25 July 2023
Bermuda	2	2	0	0	0	3 August 2008	3 August 2008
Canada	1	1	0	0	0	23 March 2012	23 March 2012
Denmark	1	1	0	0	0	27 July 2023	27 July 2023
Germany	1	1	0	0	0	20 July 2023	20 July 2023
Hong Kong	5	4	1	0	0	25 July 2015	25 July 2015
Italy	3	2	1	0	0	24 July 2023	24 July 2023
Jersey	2	1	1	0	0	21 July 2023	21 July 2023
Kenya	8	5	3	0	0	4 August 2008	4 August 2008
Namibia	4	1	3	0	0	22 October 2019	6 June 2024
Nepal	3	1	2	0	0	17 June 2025	20 June 2025
Netherlands	18	9	9	0	0	4 August 2008	22 November 2013
Oman	5	5	0	0	0	19 January 2017	19 January 2017
Papua New Guinea	3	3	0	0	0	21 October 2019	21 October 2019
Singapore	1	0	1	0	0	18 October 2019
United Arab Emirates	6	4	2	0	0	9 July 2015	9 July 2015

Close

Records complete to T20I #3720. Last updated 17 February 2026.