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50-614: From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament under the name of the Leicestershire Cricket Board , matches which had List-A status . List of Leicestershire Cricket Board List A players This article about an organisation in England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to cricket administration is

100-491: A Middlesex side featuring Andrew Strauss in 2001. However, the majority of the time it was an opportunity for county sides to score very high scores against or bowl out cheaply Minor Counties opposition. One of the most famous matches in the competition was the 1971 Gillette Cup semi-final at Old Trafford , with David Hughes of Lancashire coming out to bat at 8.45 pm (before any floodlights) and scoring 24 in one over to beat Gloucestershire . That Lancashire team won

150-467: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Friends Provident Trophy The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. It was one of the four tournaments in which the eighteen first-class counties competed each season. They were joined by teams from Scotland and Ireland . Lancashire won the title a record seven times. The competition

200-470: A Barbados XI. 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. In June, they played their first ODI since

250-647: A bowler bowling a maximum of 13. For the 1966 competition until 1998, the maximum was 12. Minor Counties teams first competed in the 1964 season. The competition has been seen as a cricketing version of football's FA Cup (it being said that "the B&;H was always the League Cup final to the Gillette/NatWest's FA Cup "), with Minor Counties, Ireland and Scotland playing against the First Class Counties in

300-627: A fine unbeaten 123 in the second match. In 1954, Scotland hosted a three-match to the touring Pakistanis , which they lost by 10 wickets. Five years later, they held India to a draw. The Pakistanis returned to Scotland in 1971, winning in Selkirk by 154 runs. The following year, Scotland gave the touring Australia side a scare in a low-scoring match, before succumbing to a six-wicket defeat. Scotland hosted New Zealand in 1978, losing by an innings and 157 runs. As well as hosting touring sides, Scotland frequently played English first-class counties in

350-616: A limited-overs competition (65 overs-a-side) the following year for all first-class counties, sponsored by American safety razor company Gillette . The original title was " The First Class Knock Out Competition for the Gillette Cup ". The first match (which was also retrospectively identified as the first List A cricket match after that designation was developed), was a Preliminary Round match on 1 May 1963 at Old Trafford, Manchester with Lancashire facing Leicestershire . The match ended up lasting two days due to rain. Peter Marner scored

400-480: A play-off game to Canada , 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. 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

450-470: 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. Having reached the final of the World Cricket League earlier in the year, Scotland qualified to play in

500-414: A scheduled 120 overs in a day (130 when the tournament began) necessitated some early starts. End of season early-morning conditions by the time of the final often favoured the team fielding first, who usually triumphed in the 1980s and 1990s. A rare exception occurred in 1996, when Lancashire bowlers Glen Chapple and Peter Martin triggered a remarkable collapse by Essex . In 1999 the number of overs

550-655: A very strong Australia team reached the target after almost 45 overs. 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", 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

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600-577: The 1999 World Cup when they took on Pakistan in Edinburgh. Without key players Dougie Brown and Navdeep Poonia , they lost by five wickets. They finally got their first ODI win in the European Championships in August with a win over Holland in a rain-shortened game. They again missed key players for some games in this tournament though, and thanks to their loss against Ireland, finished second in

650-569: 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 ,

700-492: 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

750-535: The International Cricket Council (ICC). The Scottish Cricket Union changed its name to Cricket Scotland in 2001. Scotland have played in three ODI World Cups (1999, 2007 and 2015) and five T20 World Cup tournaments (2007, 2009, 2016, 2021 and 2022). However, their first win in either of these events did not come until they beat Hong Kong in the 2016 T20 World Cup . Scotland have played in every ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, winning

800-581: The Lancashire Cricket Board before losing out to Somerset . Similarly, the following year they enjoyed success against minor county Cumberland before losing to Essex . When the tournament moved to a group stage in 2006, Scotland enjoyed a considerably better campaign, winning three games against first-class counties. Between 2007 and 2009, in what was now named the Friends Provident Trophy , Scotland won one game in each season. When

850-522: The National Westminster Bank took over the sponsorship of the competition from Gillette. That year's final finished in a tie, with both sides scored 235. Derbyshire claiming the trophy from Northamptonshire by losing fewer wickets (Derbyshire 6 to Northants 9). Other last ball finishes in the final occurred in 1984 when Middlesex beat Kent , in 1985 when Essex beat Nottinghamshire , and in 1993 when Warwickshire beat Sussex . There

900-753: The Pro40 forty-overs competition, was replaced by the ECB 40 competition from the 2010 season. It was the first top-level one-day competition to be introduced in English and Welsh cricket, amid concern about falling attendances at County Championship matches in the early 1960s. The competition was based on the Midlands Counties Knockout Cup experiment of 1962, when Derbyshire , Leicestershire , Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire played one-innings-a-side matches which each lasted one day. The MCC decided to hold

950-710: The T20 Blast said to be their priority, but the Royal London Cup and The Hundred also of interest. 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. 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

1000-657: 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. 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. In early August, Scotland participated with five other Associate nations in

1050-586: The World Cricket League in Nairobi , where Scotland finished as runners up. 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. Back in the UK, they competed in the Friends Provident Trophy , their only win coming against Lancashire. They also drew an Intercontinental Cup match against United Arab Emirates. An ODI against Pakistan in July

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1100-563: The 1965 final, and the domination of the 1979 final by the West Indies pair Viv Richards and Joel Garner , who helped Somerset to their first major trophy a few months after helping West Indies to win the World Cup , also at Lord's . Another West Indies international, Alvin Kallicharran , completed the first double century in the tournament in 1984, in a tie in which he remarkably also took six wickets. The necessity of aiming to complete

1150-597: 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. In the following season , they made it to the third round of an expanded version of

1200-525: The English county Surrey in 1865, which they won by 172 runs. The first Scottish Cricket Union was formed in 1879, and the national team beat Australia by 7 wickets three years later. 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. Scotland played their first match to be awarded first-class status against

1250-697: 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. When the Royal London Cup was launched in 2014, no international teams were included. Since then, Cricket Scotland has expressed interest in playing in county cricket again, with

1300-468: The ICC. 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

1350-472: The North and South Conferences. Matches were 50 overs per side, gaining two points for a win, one point for a no result and no points for a loss. Once the league positions were decided, the top teams from each Conference competed for the trophy in a final at Lord's . In the 2007 season this involved a semi-final knock-out stage, the winner in each conference playing the runners-up in the other. The league structure

1400-575: The UK – but lost both matches heavily. "Scotland tour of Bangladesh, 2006/07" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 March 2016 . </ref> 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. This was followed by Division One of

1450-538: 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

1500-464: The country of Scotland . They play most of their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh , as well as at other venues around Scotland. Scotland's history in cricket dates back to the 18th century, and during the 19th and 20th centuries they frequently played touring teams and counties. In 1992, the Scottish Cricket Union severed links with the ECB and in 1994 they became Associate Members of

1550-457: The first century and Brian Statham was the first bowler to take 5 wickets in a match. Sussex were the first winners of the Gillette Cup, beating Worcestershire in the final at Lord's . Norman Gifford was the first "Man of the Match" for a final. In the inaugural season the matches were 65 overs per side, with a bowler bowling a maximum of 15 overs. In 1964, this was reduced to 60 overs with

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1600-424: The first round. Most times the established teams beat the part-timers but very occasionally there was some "giant killing". Between 1963 and 2005 there were 15 "upsets", including: Durham (at that time still a minor county) being the first in 1973 v Yorkshire ; Hertfordshire being successful on two occasions, beating Essex in 1976, and winning a bowl-out versus Derbyshire in 1991; and Herefordshire overcoming

1650-539: 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. Scotland's first ODI was played against eventual champions Australia. While they lost the game, they were competitive and

1700-835: 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. 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,

1750-500: The inaugural edition in 2004 . In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Scotland and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 are a full T20I. The first recorded cricket match in Scotland took place in Alloa in 1785. It would be another eighty years, however, before Scotland's national side played their first full match, against

1800-475: The post-war period, and took part in the Benson & Hedges Cup for the first time in 1980. After enduring several winless seasons, their first Benson & Hedges victory came against Lancashire in 1986. Their second win came in 1990 when they beat Northamptonshire , a match in which a 20-year-old Dougie Brown took three wickets. When the tournament was reduced to the top eight County Championship teams for

1850-515: The touring Australians in 1905, with the Scottish side being captained to a draw by Hubert Johnston . They also played South Africa, West Indies, an all-Indian team, and New Zealand before the start of World War II. 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

1900-457: The tournament three seasons in a row from 1970 to 1972. In June 1973, Durham became the first minor county to defeat a first-class county in the competition, when they beat Yorkshire by six wickets in round one. They then became the first minor county to defeat two first class counties, when they defeated Derbyshire at the same stage in 1985. This was the catalyst for the successful campaign that saw Durham gain first-class status in 1991. In 1981,

1950-624: The tournament. 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. In December 2006, they travelled to Test nation Bangladesh for a two-match ODI series – their first outside

2000-491: Was a notable finish too in 1987 when Nottinghamshire 's unlikely victory over Northamptonshire was engineered by Richard Hadlee in his last season with the county. The tournament was always the more prestigious of the two "full length" one day cup competitions. The other was the Benson & Hedges Cup , which was abolished in 2002 and replaced with the Twenty20 Cup . At a time when county cricketers' exposure on television

2050-437: Was cut to 50 per side to give English and Welsh cricketers more experience of playing matches the same length as One Day Internationals . In line with One Day International cricket, teams played in coloured clothing from 2005. The competition was revised into a league format from 2006. The eighteen English and Welsh first-class sides, plus Scotland and Ireland, were split into two groups of ten by geographical location known as

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2100-546: 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

2150-441: Was expressed in 1990 when Phillip DeFreitas was initially overlooked for selection for the winter Ashes series , it being suggested at the time that he "surely booked his place on England's winter tour of Australia with an astonishing eight-over opening burst, which reduced Northants to an unbelievable 39 for five" in the final. Other notable individual performances included a brisk out-of-character century by Geoff Boycott in

2200-895: Was latterly played during the second half of the season. In August 2009, the ECB announced that from 2010 there would be one 40-overs per innings tournament replacing both the Pro40 and the Friends Provident Trophy. This along with the English County Championship and the Friends Provident t20 (a revised form of the Twenty20 Cup), would be English cricket's three domestic competitions. Gillette Cup NatWest Trophy C&G Trophy Friends Provident Trophy First class counties with no wins: Glamorgan and Leicestershire Scotland cricket team ODI kit T20I kit The Scotland national men's cricket team represents

2250-658: Was limited, the final of the Gillette Cup/NatWest Bank Trophy was a relatively high-profile opportunity for some to make a case for national selection, especially as it often fell in early September, just before the announcement of an England winter tour party. Thus strong performances by Roland Butcher in the 1980 final, and Geoff Cook in 1981, may have assisted their subsequent selection and Test debuts. The strong performances of then young cricketers Angus Fraser and Mark Ramprakash for Middlesex in 1988 certainly raised their profiles. Conversely surprise

2300-563: Was previously known as the Gillette Cup (1963–1980), the NatWest Trophy (1981–2000), and the C&;G Trophy (2000–2006). For a short period following the 2006 season, the competition was known as the ECB One-Day Trophy because no sponsors were forthcoming when Cheltenham and Gloucester decided to end their association with the competition after the 2006 season. The tournament, along with

2350-479: Was revised in 2008 as the twenty teams were split into four groups of five. Each team plays the other in the group home once and away once, with the top 2 counties in the group going into the quarter-finals. The competition was played in the first half of the cricket season with the final taking place in August. The other main domestic one-day competition, the Natwest Pro40 League (formerly "Sunday League"),

2400-478: Was scored by Coetzer (42). The 130-run margin of defeat was the second-largest in terms of runs in a Twenty20 International. In 2010, Scotland took part in the inaugural ECB 40 tournament. 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 . The tournament

2450-414: 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. 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

2500-491: Was washed out. 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. 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

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