The Scotland women's national cricket team represents
Scotland
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in international
women's cricket
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. The team is organised by
Cricket Scotland
Cricket Scotland, formerly known as the Scottish Cricket Union, is the Sport governing body, governing body of the sport of cricket in Scotland. The body is based at the National Cricket Academy, Edinburgh.
The SCU was formed in 1908, but unde ...
, an associate member of the
International Cricket Council
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(ICC).
Scotland was involved in the first international women's cricket match, when they played against
England
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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
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(ODI) status.
In April 2018, the ICC granted full
Women's Twenty20 International
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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all
Twenty20
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matches played between Scotland women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be eligible for WT20I status. In May 2022, the ICC announced Scotland as one of five women's sides to gain ODI status.
Netherlands
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,
Papua New Guinea
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,
Thailand
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and the
United States
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are the other four teams. 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 , a Scottish women's team played
England
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at
New Road, Worcester
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, in what was the first international women's cricket fixture. Four members of the inaugural Scottish women's side – Betty Snowball,
Myrtle Maclagan
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Betty Archdale
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– later played in
Test
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matches for England. 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
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,
Worcestershire
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.Other women's matches played by Scotland Women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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
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, 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
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.
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
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, finishing sixth in the tournament.
In 2014, Scotland was promoted to Division 2 of the
Women's County Championship
The Women's County Championship, known since 2014 as the Royal London Women's One-Day Cup,Kathryn Bryce was named the captain of the team. In July 2018, Scotland played its first official T20 international match against
Uganda
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in the
2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
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in the
Netherlands
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.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the
2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
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2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
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in the UAE.
In October 2024, Scotland made their first appearance at a
Women's T20 World Cup
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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. They were knocked out in the group stages of the World Cup, after defeats to Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa and England.
Tournament history
ICC Women's T20 World Cup
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2024
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: Qualified
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
*
2015
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Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
: 4th (DNQ)
*
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
: 3rd (DNQ)
*
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
: 5th (DNQ)
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2022
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: 6th (DNQ)
Commonwealth Games Qualifier
*
2022
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: 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
''Last updated 18 April 2025''
Women's One Day International
*Highest team total: 268/7 (50 overs) v.
Ireland
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on 18 April 2025 at
Gaddafi Stadium
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,
Lahore
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Ireland
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on 18 April 2025 at
Gaddafi Stadium
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,
Lahore
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Ireland
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AlmerÃa
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.
ODI record versus other nations
''Records complete to Women ODI #1454. Last updated 18 April 2025.''
Women's Twenty20 International
*Highest team total: 204/4 v.
France
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AlmerÃa
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Netherlands
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Arbroath
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France
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on 30 August 2021 at
La Manga Club
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, Cartagena.
Most T20I runs for Scotland Women
Most T20I wickets for Scotland Women
T20I record versus other nations
''Records complete to WT20I #2091. Last updated 13 October 2024.''
''Note: Scotland won a
Super Over
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after the tied match against
Netherlands
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.
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.
''Updated as on 13 Oct 2024''
Cricket
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