Capital five in Scots squad for world cup

December 19, 2023 9:11 am

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Players from an Edinburgh club make up a third of the Scotland squad just announced for the under-19 world cup in South Africa in early 2024.

RH Corstorphine’s Owen Gould captains the 15 strong squad and is joined by Harry Armstrong (Stewart’s Melville), Rory Grant (Grange) Farhan Khan (Watsonians) and Ruaridh McIntyre (Carlton).

Opening bat Owen notched 187 runs with a highest score of 44 in the Eastern Premiership last season, averaging 15.58.

The remainder of the squad is largely based on players who helped Scotland qualify in the Netherlands earlier this year.

They are: Uzaur Ahmad (Ferguslie), Logan Briggs (Falkland), James Dunk (Old Northamptonians), Bahada Esakhiel (Ferguslie), Ibrahim Faisal (Clydesdale), Adi Hegde (Meigle), Mackenzie Jones (Colchester), Qasim Khan (Ferguslie), Nikhil Koteeswaran (Clydesdale), Alex Price (Moddershall and Oulton).

Scotland will play all three group matches in Potchefstroom starting against England (January 20) and followed by West Indis (24^th) and South Africa (27^th).

Cricket Scotland have commenced the recruitment process for a new head coach of the men’s team ahead of a busy year of international fixtures. 2024 will see Scotland compete at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in June in USA and West Indies, as well as begin the defence of their ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 title.

Applications close on Friday 5 January, 2024, with the interview process commencing during the week beginning Monday 15, January.