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In the News (Mon 6 Jul 09)

  
  Scottish Cricket - Telegraph
Gavin Hamilton is a man with a point to prove; not least to the England selectors who treated him with such disdain.
Scottish cricket took a surprising turn when the national coach, Andy Moles, was forced out by a group of senior players and officials six months after he helped secure qualification for next year's World Cup.
Ferguslie batted though gathering gloom to thwart Aberdeenshire and lift the Coronel Scottish Cup at Linlithgow.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?menuId=48&menuItemId=8971&view=MENUCONTENTRANGE&grid=C1&targetRule=10   (246 words)

  
  ICC - ICC Cricket World Cup countdown — Scotland
Cricket has a long pedigree in Scotland, dating back 220 years, and actually pre-dates football as a popular spectator sport.
There are around 12,000 active cricketers in Scotland, of which half are junior players, the older ones increasingly populating senior club teams and making an earlier impact.
For obvious geographical reasons, the Scottish cricket season is exceptionally short, not much more than four months, but it is intense and densely fixtured at all levels, with Twenty20 matches being possible in the long midsummer evenings.
www.icc-cricket.com /icc-development/content/story/219330.html   (657 words)

  
 Cricket in Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cricket has a lower profile in Scotland than it has south of the border in England.
In 2003, the Scottish team was granted a place in the English national one day cricket league in the hope that playing against professional cricketers on a regular basis would improve the performance level of the best Scottish cricketers.
The governing body for Scottish cricket is Cricket Scotland, which administers women's cricket and junior cricket as well as the men's game.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_cricket   (403 words)

  
 Shepherd, Bucknor to stand in final
Scottish cricket is trying to rope in star Indian batsman Rahul Dravid for their next season.
Chairman and Chief Executive of Scottish Cricket Ltd Gwynne Jones met Dravid in South Africa, but the Indian batsman appeared not too keen on joining the Scottish side, media reports said.
South African cricket chiefs are holding talks with government officials to discuss the trip to the troubled region where the tournament, which also features Pakistan and Sri Lanka, is due to be held from April 1-10.
www.rediff.com /wc2003/2003/mar/21umpires.htm   (978 words)

  
 Cricket Scotland
Cricket Scotland would like to apologise to readers for its recent non-publication, due to circumstances beyond our control.
Cricket Scotland will be running annual autumn and spring coaching camps in the Borders with effect from November 2007.
Cricket Scotland are currently seeking applications from school leavers or young people under the age of 19 who are not in full time education who wish to train full time as SVQ Community Coaches.
www.cricketeurope4.net /SCOTLAND/home.shtml   (792 words)

  
 Scottish cricket team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They were elected to associate membership of the International Cricket Council in 1994 after having severed their cricketing links with the England cricket team two years earlier.
The first Scottish Cricket Union was formed in 1879, and the national team beat Australia by 7 wickets three years later.
The cricket union became defunct in 1883, and Grange CC took over the administration of the game until 1909.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_cricket_team   (1093 words)

  
 Scots turning up for cricket - Culture - Global Friends of Scotland
The club's cricketers took to playing football as a casual winter pastime, and three of them were voted onto the inaugural board of the newly-formed Scottish Football Association in 1873.
But there are also dozens of unregistered cricket teams which take no part in the formal leagues, and it is not widely appreciated that, proportionately to the population, more cricket is played in Aberdeenshire than in any other part of the United Kingdom.
Scotland's international cricket profile changed profoundly after the historic decision by the Scottish Cricket Union in 1992 to resign from the UK Cricket Council and to apply for membership of the International Cricket Council.
www.friendsofscotland.gov.uk /culture/scottish-cricket.html   (1234 words)

  
 Scottish Cricket gets set for National Cricket League
Scottish Cricket has finalised a deal with The Grange Club, Edinburgh, which will give Scottish Cricket a national `home' for its first year in the National Cricket League (formerly NUL).
This is the most exciting and important development in Scottish Cricket for many years and The Grange Club looks forward to playing an integral part in its success.
Scotland's first match will be away against Durham, but the first home matches will be an enticing, double header against Somerset, firstly on 7 May in the C&G Trophy and then again on 9 May in their first home NCL match.
www.cricketeurope.net /ECC/DATABASE/ARTICLES/085467.shtml   (522 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Cricket | New image for Scottish cricket
Cricket Scotland is the new identity that the nation's governing body hopes will usher in a brighter future.
"Cricket Scotland provides all of our stakeholders with a dynamic, modern identity that can be readily and consistently applied to all of our corporate and marketing activity," he said.
Though day-to-day operational affairs will now be run under the brand name of Cricket Scotland, the terms Scottish Cricket Union, the sport's constitutional umbrella, and Scottish Cricket Ltd will remain as legal entities.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/cricket/3428613.stm   (394 words)

  
 Lloyds TB Scotland signs largest ever commercial deal with Scottish Cricket
Keith Oliver, Chairman of Scottish Cricket Ltd, said: 'We are delighted Lloyds TSB Scotland has made a three year commitment to the sport in what is the largest commercial deal ever agreed by Scottish Cricket.
Scottish Cricket is continuing to prove that it can offer a viable product to sponsors and clearly the Scottish Saltires competitiveness in the national Cricket League (NCL) this season has helped attract such a high profile, blue-chip sponsor as Lloyds TSB Scotland.
Scottish Saltires Cricket Captain, Craig Wright, added: 'As a player and Captain of the Scottish Saltires, Lloyds TSB Scotland's sponsorship is further great news for the sport.
www.cricketeurope.org /SCOTLAND/DATABASE/2003/NEWS/077.shtml   (499 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Scotland | Cash aid for Scottish cricket
Scottish cricket was given a welcome financial boost with a new three-year sponsorship deal from Lloyds TSB Scotland, which will net the sport £300,000.
The deal will cover the Scottish national side, Scottish Saltires, who are enjoying their first season in the National League Division Two, and the women's and youth's game.
Scotland were disappointed not to reach the last World Cup and are pinning their hopes on reaching the 2007 event in the Caribbean.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/cricket/counties/scotland/3069165.stm   (367 words)

  
 Rahul Dravid joins Scottish side
In an unprecedented move to spread cricket to all parts of the country, the Cricket Board has decided to chalk out a plan and offer all assistance to 12 states and union territories participating at a conclave of sports ministers and officials at Kolkata on Monday.
The International Cricket Council is looking into the possibility of the United States hosting some games at the 2007 World Cup.
Nine members of the ICC Development Committee and seven delegates from the USA Cricket Association, including president Atul Rai, met in New York over the past two days discussing the potential growth of cricket in the US.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2003/jun/01roll.htm?zcc=rl   (493 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Sport - Cricket
CRICKET Scotland chief executive Roddy Smith will begin assessing candidates this morning for the position of head coach after yesterday's deadline for applications passed.
PAKISTAN have asked the International Cricket Council to move next year's Champions Trophy to October because it coincides with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
THE Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not yet received any request to send players or officials to...
sport.scotsman.com /cricket.cfm   (352 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Sport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
London: The International Cricket Council and European Cricket Council have decided to contribute a grant of £50,000 to the Scottish Cricket Union to help fund its participation in the National Cricket League, Division II.
The grant now guarantees Scotland’s involvement in the National Cricket League this season and their campaign will begin with an away fixture against Durham at the Riverside on May 4.
Elahi was included in the 16-member squad announced last week, but the organisers have told the Pakistan Cricket Board they would not bend the 15-player limit and Pakistan would have to pay the expenses of any additions.
www.telegraphindia.com /1030329/asp/sports/story_1820080.asp   (456 words)

  
 CRIKIPEDIA
Grades cricket refers to the leagues and competitions run under the auspices of the Aberdeenshire Cricket Association and is generally accepted as an inferior, but no less competitive, stratum of the Scottish game.
Although affiliated to the main Scottish cricket hierarchy, (Cricket Scotland Ltd Inc.com.biz, formerly, the Scottish Cricket Union) the ACA is, for the most part, an autonomous body as it's unique rules and regulations demonstrate (it retains the draw, against all current trends).
The structure of Grades cricket fluctuates dependant on the number of participating clubs in any given season.
www.bonaccordcc.co.uk /crikipedia/criki_grades.htm   (300 words)

  
 Grange Cricket Club - Club History
Grange Cricket Club is undoubtedly Scotland's premier cricket club and has enjoyed unrivalled success over the last twenty years.
Blessed with one of world cricket's most picturesque grounds, the Grange Club is regarded by many as the home of Scottish cricket.
Grange Cricket Club extends this welcome to cricketers of all ages and at all standards.
grangecricket.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6   (217 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Sport - Scottish cricket to lose £105,000 Lord's aid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
SCOTTISH cricket suffered a double setback last night as the ECB announced it is to withdraw its financial backing of the game north of the border.
The decision, which will see £105,000 a year disappear from Cricket Scotland coffers, was made public as the country’s U19s slumped to a second heavy Youth World Cup defeat to hosts Bangladesh.
Scottish cricket has come to rely on the grant support received from Lord’s but this will now be phased out over the next three years.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=193502004   (642 words)

  
 Glasgow University Staff Cricket Club - Links
Cricket Scotland the governing body of cricket in Scotland.
The England and Wales Cricket Board the official home of English cricket on the Internet.
Sport Guardian Cricket including: The Spin a weekly glance at the world of cricket.
www.gla.ac.uk /~clubs/Cricket/links.html   (127 words)

  
 Cricket links - general - The Fixture List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Cricket League Tables - a free service for cricket leagues to have their tables on the web and free web pages for the competing teams.
South Wales Cricket League - The South Wales Cricket League was founded in 1999 from the former Western League, Alliance, Three Counties League and Glamorgan and Gwent Conference.
Warwickshire Cricket League - Seven Divisions of Competitive Cricket in the Midlands.
www.thefixturelist.org.uk /cricketlinks.shtml   (980 words)

  
 Randwick Junior Cricket Club: Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Claiming to be "the home of cricket on the internet", it does provide a great place to start when searching the web for cricket information and links.
News and information on the various associations affiliated to Cricket NSW, including the NSW Dictrict Cricket Association who run junior cricket and the various junior shield competitions.
It generally is aimed at explaining the game's mysteries to ordinary folk, but it provides a great deal of detailed information for all students of the game (including the baffled parent!).
eteamz.active.com /rjcc/links   (530 words)

  
 Rampant Lion - Media coverage of Scottish Cricket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Rampant Lion has been selecting media items about Scottish cricket and the Scottish Saltires, as well as being out and about at the games.
Cricket sees no immediate support from the Scottish Institute of Sport after recent success.
The tale of Freuchie's path to Lords, cricketing fame, and the Scottish sports team of the year.
www.rampant-lion.co.uk /media/media.shtml   (1752 words)

  
 EdinburghGuide.com :: View topic - SCOTTISH CRICKET WINS THREE AWARDS
Cricket Scotland has won three of the nine European regional awards in the ICC Development Programme Awards for 2004, with support from its major sponsor, Lloyds TSB Scotland, and the Stanley Morrison Trust.
The campaign, which was launched with a special-build 48-sheet poster featuring a cricket ball bursting through it, is credited with having significantly raised the profile of the game north of the Border.
The award for the best overall cricket development programme went to the Stanley Morrison Trust 'Adopt a Primary School Scheme', which has been running in Scotland for the past 15 years, and has introduced the game to over 75,000 youngsters all over the country.
www.edinburghguide.com /edgforum/viewtopic.php?t=2229   (416 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Cricket - Scottish cricketers increase campaign for international status - Sunday July 12, 1998 03:37 PM
Scottish Cricket Union chairman John Everett said the series win would boost his campaign to the sport's world governing body for international status equal to Bangladesh and Kenya.
He said the win would be good for the cause but he conceded Scottish cricket still had a long way to go before it could compete against the top teams in the world.
Scotland and Bangladesh will meet at the Grange ground in Edinburgh during the cricket World Cup next year.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/1998/07/12/scotland_status   (259 words)

  
 Best Scottish Books and Books About Scotland.
He is regarded as a truly inspirational captain whose achievements speak for themselves; numerous Scottish Championships and Cups, captain of the successful European Cup Winners' Cup side of 1972 and the only player to play in three Treble-winning sides.
From the bestselling author of The Lightouse Stevensons, a gripping history of the drama and danger of wrecking since the eighteenth century, and the often grisly ingenuity of Scottish and British wreckers, scavengers of the sea.
It is not generally known that John Logie Baird, the Scottish genius who not only invented television but went on to develop colour and 3D versions of it, wrote his own life story.
www.visitdunkeld.com /best-scottish-books.htm   (3508 words)

  
 Step-up opens new dimension for Saltires - Telegraph
From the outset, it was understood that the amateur Scottish Saltires would be up against it when pitted against the professional English counties in their first NCL campaign.
However, the last few rounds of matches illustrated the difficulty of players trying to maintain sharpness in domestic cricket while their opponents were honing their skills in the first-class game.
Opportunities were missed but NCL involvement has created a new dimension in Scottish cricket.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/10/15/scot15.xml   (371 words)

  
 Scottish cricket album - George IV Bridge - celebrating 50 years - National Library of Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Scottish cricket album - George IV Bridge - celebrating 50 years - National Library of Scotland
An album on Scottish cricket was compiled in 1889 by members of Arbroath Cricket Club to raise funds.
Although cricket is generally considered an English game, it was played in Scotland in aristocratic circles as early as the 1780s.
www.nls.uk /50years/1985.html   (162 words)

  
 Scottish Cricket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Scottish Select team vs Ship Inn CC on Elie beach, August 13th 2006 (Sony Alpha 100 camera with Tamron 75-300mm lens).
Cricket has been played in Scotland for a very long time and, contrary to popular belief, is enjoyed by many Scots.
They show a cricket match, probably in the town, possibly in the late 1860s.
www.iomorrison.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /cricket.htm   (148 words)

  
 Scottish Cricket.
The history of cricket in Scotland is both rich and varied, from the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 to the leagues of the 20th century, culminating in the National League of the 1990's and the debut of the Scotland team in the 1999 World Cup.
Produced in A to Z format, from Aberdeenshire to Zeneca Grangemouth, including 80 photographs.
It has been lovingly written and compiled by Kirkcaldy Classics teacher and umpire David W.Potter in association with the Scottish Cricket Union.
www.visitdunkeld.com /scottish-cricket.htm   (91 words)

  
 Scottish Cricket | Scottish Saltires | sponsorship news | uksponsorship.com - 14.11.2003 | sport | UK
The introduction of the Scottish Saltires to the National Cricket League has been acknowledged by the ECB as having "contributed to the growing success of the ECB's most televised domestic competition".
In the 2003 season, Indian test star Rahul Dravid was one of the overseas players for the Saltires.
Scottish Cricket is now delighted to announce the opportunities for sponsors to get involved with the growing success of Scottish Cricket and the Saltires in 2004.
www.uksponsorship.com /a500.htm   (149 words)

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