Kyle Coetzer receives Holyrood vote of approval after ICC Associate Cricketer award
Scotland star, Kyle Coetzer, has received parliamentary praise after being voted the ICC Associate Cricketer of the Year.
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Aberdeenshire get home Scottish Cup tie against Ferguslie in new cricket season
There were contrasting fortunes for the north-east's leading cricket clubs when the draw was made for the 2020 Scottish Cup on Friday.
Aberdeen batsman Kyle Coetzer wins ICC Associate Player of the Year award
Kyle Coetzer, Scottish captain and successful opening batsman, has been acclaimed as the 2019 ICC Associate Cricketer of the Year by an voting academy from across the globe.
The Forfs are set for Scotland debut in new European League this summer
They are one of Scotland's most progressive cricket clubs and have enjoyed tremendous success in their homeland in recent summers.
Solo Nqweni is going home next week after private donor emerges to pay for his return to South Africa
It was a story which started with a young visitor to Aberdeen being put on a life support machine after succumbing to a rare illness.
Sue Strachan gets ready to smash through Scottish cricket’s grass ceiling in 2020
It's a turf job, but somebody's got to do it.
Shane Burger accepts that Scotland have become the associate team to beat
Shane Burger is one of life's glass-half-full characters.
SPOTY caps the year it all changed for England cricketer Stokes
Ben Stokes has thanked his team-mates after capping the greatest year of his career by winning BBC Sports Personality Of The Year award – which was presented in Aberdeen.
Scotland prepare to tackle Australia and New Zealand in the summer of 2020
Scotland's cricketers will be in action against the likes of David Warner, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor when they take on Australia and New Zealand next summer.
Neil Drysdale: Cricket has lifted my spirits this year, on and off the pitch
There are plenty of things to feel cynical about in sport.
Ben Stokes named BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019
Ben Stokes is the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
VIDEO: Ben Stokes on his chances of winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year
There are two reasons why Ben Stokes is the favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year, our sports writer Paul Third said in his column earlier this month.
Neil Drysdale: “Women used to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year regularly. Not recently, though!’
There is a lot of talk at the moment about women shattering the glass ceiling in the boardroom and on the political front benches.
Sadness over death of Bob Willis, the cricketing Dylan fan who sweated Blood on the Tracks
It's no wonder that many batsmen were left feeling slightly petrified when Bob Willis began his menacing run towards them.
From Argentina to Aberdeenshire: Mannofield club appoints Daniel Sutton as new head coach
It's a very long way from Argentina to Aberdeenshire.
Aberdeen’s Coetzer worlds away from thinking about last bow for Saltires
Scotland cricket captain Kyle Coetzer has no plans for next autumn’s T20 World Cup in Australia to be his international swansong.
Kim Neill receives Lifetime Achievement Award after success of Cricket4All programme
One of the north’s most dedicated sporting mentors has received a prestigious accolade for her efforts.
Scotland’s cricketers get ready for second group of World Cup League Two matches in Sharjah
Scotland's cricketers will travel to the United Arab Emirates next month to tackle the UAE and USA in the third round of the World Cup League Two competition.
Scotland qualify for cricket’s T20 World Cup
Scotland booked their place at the T20 World Cup in Australia with a comfortable 90-run victory against the United Arab Emirates.
Scotland qualify for T20 World Cup with comprehensive victory over UAE
Scotland's cricketers booked their place in next year's ICC T20 World Cup with a comprehensive 90-run win over UAE.
Tom Sole suspended from bowling for Scotland at T20 World Cup qualifier
Scotland's Tom Sole is one of three players at the ICC T20 World Cup qualifying tournament in Dubai who has been suspended from bowling after a panel ruled their actions to be illegal.
Meet the former Aberdeenshire coach who really has his men playing for the Jersey
Scots are famous for spreading their influence throughout the world, whether as inventors, explorers or statesmen, so it shouldn’t be any great shock they have made similar strides in sport.
Scotland suffer shock loss to Singapore at World Cup T20 qualifying event
Scotland's cricketers suffered a shock loss to Singapore in their first match at the World Cup T20 qualifying tournament in Dubai.
Cricket Scotland T20 qualifying matches to be shown live from Dubai
It's not a time of year which one traditionally associates with watching Scotland's cricketers in action.
Zimbabwean with strong links to Wick becomes new Cricket Scotland chief executive
A Zimbabwean, with strong connections to Wick and the Borders, has been appointed the new chief executive of Cricket Scotland.
Scots step up World T20 preparations with series of matches in Edinburgh
Cricket Scotland has announced two squads for a series of trial matches ahead of selection for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates in October.
New T20 international series, involving Scotland, is being held in Ireland next month
A new three-nation T20 international series has been announced between Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, which will be held in Dublin from 15-20 September.
Paine’s pain at Ashes reversal might require a change of leader before Old Trafford Test
Sport often provides tales of the unexpected, but even now, as the dust has settled on Ben Stokes’ remarkable exploits at Headingley, there remains a sense of near-disbelief at how the Third Test and the Ashes series had been turned on its head.
After watching Ben Stokes’ heroics, what about this for a Scotland Test XI?
While watching the cricket at Mannofield last weekend, somebody asked me how many Scots had played Test cricket.
Ben stokes the fire and makes sure the Ashes are snatched away from Australia
Some sports stars have the ability to seize a contest by the scruff of the neck and transform the outcome through the sheer force of their volcanic personality.
Cricket’s Twenty20 format is destroying most players’ ability to bat on the Test stage
England's cricketers won the World Cup last month. One might imagine their officials would be delivering high-fives, along with the sixes which we've come to expect from the limited-overs game.
Neil Drysdale: What does the World Cup League Two even mean?
The good news is that Scotland’s cricketers are on a winning streak.