MCC v Scotland XI
Cricket Scotland today announced a Scotland XI to take on an MCC side at Lord’s this Thursday (21 April). This will be the first action of 2011 for the Scots, who will find some familiar faces in the opposing team. The MCC side will feature two former Scotland captains, Gavin Hamilton and Ryan Watson in a side that also contains Hamid Hassan (Afghanistan) and Jamie Dalrymple (Middlesex, England) in this limited over fixture (50 overs).
Scotland coach Pete Steindl has selected Gregor Maiden to keep wicket for Scotland. This will also be the first match for overseas professional Luke Butterworth (Tasmania) in a Scotland shirt. Scotland will also line up with youngsters Oliver Hairs (Grange CC) Ewan Chalmers (Watsonian CC) and Ryan Flannigan (Watsonian CC) who will no doubt, benefit greatly from the experience of playing at the home of cricket.
This fixture will give the Scots a tough test before they commence their 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign with a double header away at Durham (April 24), and Leicestershire (25 April).
Scotland XI- Gordon Drummond (Captain, Carlton CC) Oliver Hairs (Grange CC), Ryan Flannigan (Watsonian CC) Ewan Chalmers (Watsonian CC), Richard Berrington (Greenock CC), Preston Mommsen (Carlton CC), Gregor Maiden (WK, Grange CC), Luke Butterworth (Tasmania), Majid Haq (Clydesdale CC), Matthew Parker (Forfarshire), Gordon Goudie (West of Scotland CC), 12th man – Calvin Burnett (Arbroath CC)
MCC XI- Gavin Hamilton (Captain, Scotland, England, East Bierley), Mark Tomsett (MCC YC), Darren Bicknell (Surrey, Notts), Ryan Watson (Scotland, Forfarshire), Jamie Dalrymple (England, Middlesex), James Benning (Surrey, Leicestershire), Mark Alleyne (England, Gloucestershire), Richard Wilkinson (MCC YC, Loughborough), Ryan Bradshaw (WK, MCC YC), Kevin Dean (Derbyshire), Hamid Hassan (Afghanistan)
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