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Scotland Head Coach Shane Burger has named a squad of 40 players who are in contention for selection for the ICC T20 World Cup which takes place in the UAE and Oman in October.
The list of 40 includes the experienced players like Kyle Coetzer, Richard Berrington, Callum Macleod, Ally Evans and Safyaan Sharif alongside younsters coming up through the Scotland Performance Academy system, as well as a number of players currently playing county cricket in England.
All 40 players will feature in a trial series in August before the team which travels to the World Cup is announced later that month.
Scotland Men’s Head Coach, Shane Burger said: “It’s exciting to be able to announce 40 names in contention for selection. Every single individual on the list will have the opportunity to play in the trial series and has the chance to go to a World Cup.
“It’s encouraging to see that the depth of Scottish cricket is really good at the moment and to have such a good blend of experience and youth in this line-up.”
Chris Sole returns to the squad after a spell playing in Australia, but he won’t be playing alongside brother Tom who has decided to take a break from cricket.
Gloucestershire’s George Scott and Scott Steel of Leicestershire are included following confirmation of their eligibility to play for Scotland.
Brad Currie and Brandon McMullen, both named in the squad of 40, are not yet eligible to play for Scotland, but their inclusion forms part of their qualficiation process.
Scotland will face Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and Oman in Round One of the World Cup with the top two teams qualifying for the Super 12s where they face the top eight T20 sides in the world.
Squad:
Kyle Coetzer
George Munsey
Richard Berrington
Calum Macleod
Craig Wallace
Michael Leask
Matthew Cross
Mark Watt
Oli Hairs
Ally Evans
Safyaan Sharif
Josh Davey
Hamza Tahir
Chris Greaves
Scott Cameron
Gavin Main
Adrian Neill
Ruaidhri Smith
Michael Jones
Dylan Budge
Scott Steel
George Scott
Bradley Currie *
Brad Wheal
Chris Sole
Tom Mackintosh
Josh Wood
Jamie Crawley
Finlay Macreath
Rory Johnston
Christopher McBride
Brandon McMullen *
Rory Hanley
Ollie Davidson
Ben Davidson
Mohammad Ghaffar
Liam Naylor
Alex Hinkley
Tom Simpson
Jack Hogarth
Name of Author: Cricket Scotland
Cricket Scotland, formerly the Scottish Cricket Union, is the governing body for cricket in Scotland, based at the National Cricket Academy in Edinburgh. Established in 1908 and restructured in 2001, it became an ICC Associate Member in 1994. The organization includes three sub-associations: the East of Scotland Cricket Association, Western District Cricket Union, and Aberdeenshire Cricket Association.
