Scotland national under-19 cricket team

The Scotland Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of Scotland in Under-19 cricket at international level.

Scotland has qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on eight occasions, the third-most of European countries behind England and Ireland. Scotland has never progressed past the first round, with their best performance coming in 2012 when they won the 11th-place play-off against Ireland.

Under-19 World Cup record

Records

All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.

Team records

Highest totals^[2]

• 250/3 (50 overs), v.  United Arab Emirates, at Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom, 28 January 2020
• 244/9 (50 overs), v.  Namibia, at Avion Park Cricket Club, Kempton Park, 19 January 1998
• 241/7 (50 overs), v.  Zimbabwe, at Peter Burge Oval, Brisbane, 19 August 2012
• 236/8 (50 overs), v.  Australia, at Conaree Sports Club, Basseterre, 19 January 2022
• 234/4 (50 overs), v.  Namibia, at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 28 January 2002

Lowest totals^[3]

• 22 (22.3 overs), v.  Australia, at M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, 22 February 2004
• 75 (23.5 overs), v.  Pakistan, at North-West University No. 1 Ground, Potchefstroom, 19 January 2020
• 88 (29.4 overs), v.  India, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, 17 February 2014
• 89 (30.3 overs), v.  Bangladesh, at Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom, 21 January 2020
• 95 (30.2 overs), v.  Bangladesh, at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, 17 February 2004
• 95 (35.1 overs), v.  West Indies, at Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, 17 January 2022

Individual records

Most career runs^[4]

• 306 – Ross McLean (2012-2014)
• 300 – Kyle Coetzer (2002-2004)
• 288 – Moneeb Iqbal (2002-2006)
• 270 – Kasiam Farid (2004-2006)
• 240 – Greig Butchart (1998)

Highest individual scores^[5]

• 128* (? balls) – Greig Butchart, v.  Namibia, at Avion Park Cricket Club, Kempton Park, 19 January 1998
• 100* (102 balls) – Steven Gilmour, v.  Namibia, at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 28 January 2002
• 76 (89 balls) – Kasiam Farid, v.  Sri Lanka, at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 5 February 2006
• 72 (? balls) – Neil Millar, v.  Denmark, at Avion Park Cricket Club, Kempton Park, 20 January 1998
• 72 (123 balls) – Michael English, v.  Papua New Guinea, at Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, 24 February 2014

Most career wickets^[6]

• 19 – Moneeb Iqbal (2002-2006)
• 15 – Gavin Main (2012-2014)
• 13 – Gordon Goudie (2004-2006)
• 12 – Ruaidhri Smith (2012)
• 9 – Gregor Maiden (1998), Chris West (2002), Aman Bailwal (2012), Chayank Gosain (2014), Sean Fischer-Keogh (2022), Charlie Peet (2022)

Best bowling performances^[7]

• 6/24 (6.4 overs) – Jamie Cairns, v.  Uganda, at Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Diego Martin, 30 January 2022
• 4/26 (8 overs) – Gavin Main, v.  Afghanistan, at John Blanck Oval, Buderim, 15 August 2012
• 4/32 (7 overs) – Daniel Cairns, v.  United Arab Emirates, at Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom, 28 January 2020
• 4/45 (10 overs) – Ruaidhri Smith, v.  Afghanistan, at John Blanck Oval, Buderim, 15 August 2012
• 4/60 (10 overs) – Mohammad Ghaffar, v.  Bangladesh, at Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar, 31 January 2016

Squad

The 2020 Under 19 squad to South Africa was captained by Angus Guy and vice captain Jasper Davidson. They finished 12th recording one win v UAE

The Under-19 team for Scotland for 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Scotland's squad was announced on 22 December 2015.^[8] Scott Cameron was originally named in the squad, but was replaced by Cameron Sloman after injuring his back prior to the tournament.^[9]

• Note: bowling information on all Scottish players is not yet available.

Coaching team

• Head coach: Gordon Drummond
• Assistant coach: Cedric English
• Manager: Ron Fleming
• S&C Coach: Neil Elbourne
• Mental Skills Coach: Ali Storie

References

1. "Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2020 team preview: Scotland | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com.
2. "RECORDS / SCOTLAND UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGHEST TOTALS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
3. "RECORDS / SCOTLAND UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / LOWEST TOTALS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
4. "RECORDS / SCOTLAND UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST CAREER RUNS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
5. "RECORDS / SCOTLAND UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGH SCORES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
6. "RECORDS / SCOTLAND UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST WICKETS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
7. "RECORDS / SCOTLAND UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / BEST BOWLING FIGURES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
8. "Flack to lead Scotland at Under-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
9. Ming, Yanhong; Li, Meng; Dai, Fei; Huang, Rong; Zhang, Jinwen; Zhang, Lin; Qin, Ming; Zhu, Liping; Yu, Hongping; Zhang, Jun (14 February 2019). "Dissecting the current caesarean section rate in Shanghai, China". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 2080. Bibcode:2019NatSR...9.2080M. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-38606-7. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6376037. PMID 30765758.

External links

• Cricket Scotland Website
• U-19's Squad