The Scotland women’s cricket squad has been named for the ICC T20 World Cup qualifier in Nepal from 12 January to 2 February.
It is predominantly anglo-based – for example captain Kathryn Bryce plays for the Nottingham side, Blaze, in England.
The fifteen-player group also includes Pippa Sproul after missing the ICC Emerging Nations Trophy in Thailand last month.
Scotland will be among ten teams fighting for four spots at the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England next summer.
Craig Wallace, Scotland Women’s Head Coach, said: “We have a really exciting opportunity to qualify for another World Cup. We know how hard qualifying tournaments are, and the Emerging Nations Trophy showed us how tough associate cricket is, so we just need to take it one game at a time and play how we know we can.
“Having that time together in Thailand was really important to get everyone back together and play T20 cricket as a group for this first time in a while. “It was great to work on a few different things in terms of how we want to play and push the players really hard – we still have work to do, but it was good to get some hard games under our belt and play in high-pressure situations.
“It’s pleasing to welcome Kathryn Bryce back, she’s our captain and a world class
player, and she adds so much value to all aspects of the game, both on and off the pitch.
“Sarah Bryce and Abtaha Maqsood did an outstanding job in Thailand leading the group, and Kathryn just adds value on top of that.
“We also have Pippa Sproul coming back in, who had an outstanding summer, and was rewarded with a contract for Hampshire which is hugely exciting for her.
“Unfortunately she was unavailable for Thailand due to school commitments, so I’m really happy to have her back, and give her the opportunity to show off her skills.”
Scotland Women’s Squad
Kathryn Bryce (Blaze), captain, Chloe Abel (New Town). Olivia Bell (Lancashire Thunder). Sarah Bryce (Blaze), Darcey Carter (Lancashire Thunder),
Priyanaz Chatterji (Surrey), Katherine Fraser (Durham,Ailsa Lister (Lancashire Thunder),
Abtaha Maqsood (Essex), Megan McColl (Watsonians/Dumfries). Mollie Parker (Grampian Thistles and Northern Counties),Hannah Rainey (Yorkshire),Niamh Robertson-Jack ( Grange and Warwickshire), Rachel Slater (Yorkshire), Pippa Sproul (Hampshire).
