Former Scotland captain and British and Irish Lions great Ian McLauchlan has died at the age of 83. McLauchlan led his country 19 times in his 43 caps and played his last Test against New Zealand at Murrayfield in November 1979. A prop known for his fearsome scrummaging despite weighing only 14st 6lb on his...
With the sport increasingly dominated by franchises, teams are often deprived of talents they have developed and nurtured. Even at Test level, the likes of New Zealand and world Test champions South Africa do not have access to some of their best players due to more lucrative franchise contracts. Five-Test series are now the domain...
But Matthew Cross and Michael Leask steadied the ship and shared an unbeaten partnership of 48 to see Scotland close to 200 runs. Nepal’s chase started in erratic fashion after Kushal Bhurtel’s ramp shot from McMullen’s delivery in the first over was smartly taken by Finlay McCreath on the boundary. By the time captain Rohit...
Scotland suffered back-to-back defeats in their T20 Tri-Series as they lost out to the Netherlands by 17 runs in Glasgow. Dutch opener Michael Levitt was the standout performer, striking 90 off 57 deliveries in an imposing total of 198-7. Decent showings from Max O’Dowd (21) and captain Scott Edwards (31) helped boost the visitors’ score,...
Scotland fell short in their fightback against Nepal, as a single from the penultimate ball gave the tourists victory a low-scoring T20 Tri-Series match Glasgow. After being put into bat in overcast and breezy conditions at Clydesdale, hosting its third match of the week, Scotland crumbled as Nepal wreaked havoc with the ball. Mark Watt...
Latest scorecard from the Twenty20 tri-series mach between Scotland and Nepal at Titwood in Glasgow. Read full article at source...
Scotland defeated the Netherlands by 39 runs in their opening T20 tri-series match in Glasgow. The hosts posted 160-8 and then dominated with the ball as the Dutch were all out for 121 in 18.1 overs. It was revenge for Scotland’s defeat by the same opponents three days earlier in their remarkably high-scoring Cricket World...
Latest scorecard from the Twenty20 tri-series match between Scotland and the Netherlands at Clydesdale CC. Read full article at source...
He surpassed the previous best of 175 scored by Calum MacLeod in 2014 and now has more than 5,000 runs for Scotland in all formats. The 32-year-old left-hander looked all set to carry his bat for a double century but was bowled by Vivian Kingma in the 49th over from the 150th ball he faced....
Latest scorecard from the one-day international tri-series match between Scotland and the Netherlands in Dundee. Read full article at source...
That’s high praise from a man who knows what it takes to play in the Scotland engine room, as well as lead Celtic to scores of trophies. Miller is only one behind his dad Lee in terms of Scotland caps already. Seeing pictures on the wall and his dad’s cap serves to inspire him, but...
Adams made his debut in March 2021, coming off the bench during a 2-2 draw against Austria in their World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign opener. His first goal came two games later against the Faroe Islands, but, like many Scotland forwards, he has struggled for consistency in front of goal. At the time, he was...
Highlights from Scotland’s 4-0 win away to Liechtenstein. Read full article at source...
We hear from the players and manager after Scotland’s victory over Liechtenstein. Read full article at source...
Che Adams slots Scotland into an early lead in Liechtenstein. Read full article at source...