Scotland Squad For ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier Announced

On Monday, July 17, Scotland National Cricket Team announced their squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier. Captain Richie Berrington is set to lead the side with a lot of familiar names present in the team.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier is all set to be played from July 20 to July 28 in Edinburgh. Scotland will take on Germany in their opening game at the Goldenacre, Edinburgh on July 20. They will next lock horns with Jersey, Italy, Austria, Denmark, and finally with Ireland with an aim to qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

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Scotland have made three massive changes to their squad for the T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier from the original squad that traveled to Zimbabwe for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier.

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Brad Currie, Oli Hairs, who has taken back his retirement, and Gavin Main have replaced Alasdair Evans, Chris McBride, and Adrian Neill in the squad. Cricket Scotland considered selecting several other players for the competition but they made themselves unavailable due to their county contracts.

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He is an incredible leader on and off the park – Toby Bailey on Scotland captain Richie Berrington

Toby Bailey, Cricket Scotland’s Interim Head of Performance, showered high praise on the skipper Richie Berrington, who is set to become the first-ever player to reach 300 caps for Scotland.

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“Richie has been an ever-present in the side during the last decade and has been involved in some remarkable victories for the Scotland men’s team,” Bailey said.

“He is an incredible leader on and off the park and is one of the main reasons the team has moved onto new levels in the last ten years. To reach 300 caps will be a remarkable achievement.”

Scotland’s coaching staff for the competition consists of head coach Doug Watson, who will be assisted by Steven Gilmour, Moneeb Iqbal Andy McKay, and physio David Kershaw.

Meanwhile, Interim Head Coach Doug Watson also heaped praise on Richie Berrington for approaching 300 caps and being an incredible leader of the pack. He also mentioned that selecting players for the tournament was a tough job for them.

“For Richie to be approaching 300 caps for his country is a fantastic achievement, and he is fully deserving of the recognition he will receive.

“He’s an incredible man and a great leader, extremely thoughtful and calm, and very selfless. He always puts his team first, and this was demonstrated in Zimbabwe recently where he was phenomenal throughout the tournament and led from the front. It’s been a privilege to get to know him as a person and as a captain.”

“In terms of this tournament, I’m really excited to be back in Scotland! The backing the squad received during our time in Zimbabwe was incredible, and we can’t wait to perform in front of our supporters here over the next two weeks as we try to reach another World Cup.

“The selection was incredibly tough as always, but the three players coming in should provide freshness and energy to the group.”

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Scotland Squad For ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier:

Richie Berrington (captain), Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, Tom Mackintosh, Gavin Main, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt.

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