Cricket in Scotland

Cricket in Scotland
Cricket at Goldenacre in Edinburgh, with Edinburgh Castle as a backdrop
CountryScotland
Governing bodyCricket Scotland
National team(s)Scotland
Club competitions
International competitions

Cricket has a considerably lower profile in Scotland than it has in neighbouring England. Scotland is not one of the twelve leading cricketing nations which play Test matches, but the Scottish national team is now allowed to play full One Day Internationals even outside the Cricket World Cup, in which Scotland competed in 1999, 2007, and 2015. Scotland has a well established recreational cricket structure. In 2016 it was estimated that around 17,000 people play cricket in Scotland.[1] At international level, Scotland is ranked as one of the highest 'associate' (non Test) teams, and has historic rivalries both with its neighbouring full members England and Ireland, and fellow high ranked associate, Netherlands.

  1. ^ "Sport participation rises in Scotland". BBC News. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.