Scotland women's national cricket team

For the men's team, see Scotland national cricket team.

The Scotland women's national cricket team represents Scotland in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Scotland, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Scotland

Association	Cricket Scotland
Personnel
Captain	Kathryn Bryce
Coach	Craig Wallace
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (1994)
ICC region	Europe
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever WT20I 14th 11th (11 Oct 2018)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI	v  England at Bradfield College, Bradfield; 10 August 2001
Last WODI	v  Netherlands at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 12 August 2024
WODIs Played Won/Lost Total[2] 17 7/10 (0 ties, 0 no results) This year[3] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances	4 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions (2003)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I	v.  Uganda at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 7 July 2018
Last WT20I	v.  England at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 9 October 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost Total[4] 63 35/27 (1 ties, 0 no results) This year[5] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances	3 (first in 2015)
Best result	3rd (2018)
As of 13 October 2024

Scotland was involved in the first international women's cricket match, when they played against England in August 1932. The team played sporadically throughout the remainder of the 20th century, with regular competition beginning only in 2000. Scotland's first international tournament was the 2001 European Championship, where matches held One Day International (ODI) status.

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Scotland women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be eligible for WT20I status.^[6] In May 2022, the ICC announced Scotland as one of five women's sides to gain ODI status.^[7] Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and the United States are the other four teams.^[8] In 2024, Scotland created history by reaching their first ever senior global tournament, as they qualified for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

History

In August 1932 (92 years ago) (1932-08), a Scottish women's team played England at New Road, Worcester, in what was the first international women's cricket fixture. Four members of the inaugural Scottish women's side – Betty Snowball, Myrtle Maclagan, Joy Liebert, and Betty Archdale – later played in Test matches for England.^[9] After 1932, a Scottish women's team was not raised again until 1979, when a fixture was played against a Junior England team at Malvern College, Worcestershire.^[10]

Scotland made their international tournament debut at the 2001 edition of the Women's European Championship. They lost all three games, finishing last in the four-team tournament. Two years later, they played in the 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now known simply as the World Cup Qualifier. They finished fifth in the six-team tournament, which was hosted by the Netherlands, with their only win coming against Japan.

They again played in the European Championship in 2005, but again went without a win and finished last. In 2008 they competed in the Women's World Cup qualifier in South Africa, finishing sixth in the tournament.

In 2014, Scotland was promoted to Division 2 of the Women's County Championship after losing only one game throughout the season.^[11] However, they suffered relegation the following season. In 2015, Scotland participated in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifiers for the first time, finishing fourth at the tournament in Thailand.^[12]

In April 2018, Kathryn Bryce was named the captain of the team.^[13] In July 2018, Scotland played its first official T20 international match against Uganda in the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in the Netherlands.

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.^[14] Scotland was named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams.^[15]

Mark Coles resigned as head coach in January 2022. He was replaced by Peter Ross on an interim basis in March 2022, through to the end of the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in the UAE.^[16]

In October 2024, Scotland made their first appearance at a Women's T20 World Cup thanks to reaching the final of the 10-team global qualifier, defeating higher-ranked teams such as Thailand and Ireland en route to the final.^[17][18] They were knocked out in the group stages of the World Cup, after defeats to Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa and England.^[19]

Tournament history

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

• 2024: Qualified

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

• 2015: 4th (DNQ)
• 2018: 3rd (DNQ)
• 2019: 5th (DNQ)
• 2022: 6th (DNQ)

Commonwealth Games Qualifier

• 2022: 3rd (DNQ)

European Championship

• 1989 to 1999: Did not participate
• 2001: 4th place
• 2005: 5th place
• 2007: 4th place
• 2012: 3rd place
• 2014: 3rd place
• 2016: 1st place

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Scotland Women^[20][21]

Last updated 13 October 2024

Playing record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural match
One Day Internationals	17	7	10	0	0	10 August 2001
Twenty20 Internationals	63	35	27	1	0	12 July 2018

Women's One Day International

• Highest team total: 211 (47.2 overs) v. Ireland on 17 October 2023 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería.^[22]
• Highest individual innings: 83, Kathryn Bryce v. Ireland on 21 October 2023 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería.^[23]
• Best innings bowling: 5/41, Hannah Rainey v. Ireland on 21 October 2023 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería.^[24]

ODI record versus other nations^[20]

Records complete to Women ODI #1401. Last updated 12 August 2024.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
ICC Full members
England	1	0	1	0	0	10 August 2001
Ireland	5	1	4	0	0	11 August 2001	17 October 2023
Pakistan	1	0	1	0	0	22 July 2003
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	23 July 2003
ICC Associate members
Japan	1	1	0	0	0	25 July 2003	25 July 2003
Netherlands	4	1	3	0	0	12 August 2001	12 August 2024
Papua New Guinea	3	3	0	0	0	12 April 2024	12 April 2024
United States	1	1	0	0	0	14 April 2024	14 April 2024

Women's Twenty20 International

• Highest team total: 204/4 v. France on 12 September 2023 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería.^[25]
• Highest individual innings: 73*, Kathryn Bryce v. Netherlands on 7 September 2019 at Lochlands Park, Arbroath.^[26]
• Best innings bowling: 5/3, Megan McColl v. France on 30 August 2021 at La Manga Club, Cartagena.^[27]

Most T20I runs for Scotland Women[28] Player Runs Average Career span Sarah Bryce 1,207 28.73 2018–2024 Kathryn Bryce 1,197 39.90 2018–2024 Lorna Jack 529 16.03 2018–2024 Ailsa Lister 470 18.80 2021–2024 Priyanaz Chatterji 408 13.60 2018–2024

Most T20I wickets for Scotland Women[29] Player Wickets Average Career span Abtaha Maqsood 54 15.92 2018–2024 Kathryn Bryce 46 13.47 2018–2024 Katherine Fraser 41 13.90 2019–2024 Katie McGill 33 16.00 2018–2022 Priyanaz Chatterji 29 22.37 2018–2024

T20I record versus other nations^[21]

Records complete to WT20I #2091. Last updated 13 October 2024.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
ICC Full members
Bangladesh	5	0	5	0	0	12 July 2018
England	1	0	1	0	0	13 October 2024
Ireland	14	5	9	0	0	8 July 2018	10 August 2019
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	9 October 2024
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	0	18 January 2022
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	6 October 2024
ICC Associate members
France	3	3	0	0	0	30 August 2021	30 August 2021
Germany	3	3	0	0	0	26 June 2019	26 June 2019
Italy	2	2	0	0	0	6 September 2023	6 September 2023
Kenya	1	1	0	0	0	22 January 2022	22 January 2022
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	0	19 January 2022	19 January 2022
Namibia	1	1	0	0	0	5 September 2019	5 September 2019
Netherlands	11	7	3	1	0	26 June 2019	9 August 2019
Papua New Guinea	4	2	2	0	0	14 July 2018	14 July 2018
Thailand	6	4	2	0	0	10 July 2018	10 July 2018
Uganda	2	2	0	0	0	7 July 2018	7 July 2018
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0	23 September 2022	23 September 2022
United States	3	3	0	0	0	31 August 2019	31 August 2019

Note: Scotland won a Super Over after the tied match against Netherlands.

Current squad

This lists all the players who played for Scotland in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad.

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Format	Notes
Batters
Lorna Jack	32	Right-handed	-	ODI & T20I
Ailsa Lister	20	Right-handed	-	ODI & T20I
Saskia Horley	24	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	ODI & T20I
Abbi Aitken-Drummond	33	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI & T20I
All-rounders
Priyanaz Chatterji	31	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI & T20I
Darcey Carter	19	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	ODI & T20I
Megan McColl	25	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI & T20I
Kathryn Bryce	27	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI & T20I	Captain
Katherine Fraser	19	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	ODI & T20I
Wicket-keepers
Ellen Watson	24	Right-handed	-	ODI
Sarah Bryce	25	Right-handed	-	ODI & T20I	Vice-captain
Spin Bowlers
Abtaha Maqsood	25	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	ODI & T20I
Olivia Bell	21	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	ODI & T20I
Pace Bowlers
Chloe Abel	24	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI & T20I
Hannah Rainey	27	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI & T20I
Rachel Slater	23	Right-handed	Left-arm medium	T20I
Gabriella Fontenla	16	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	ODI

Updated as on 13 Oct 2024

See also

• List of Scotland women ODI cricketers
• List of Scotland women Twenty20 International cricketers

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