Scotland

Scottish cricket has a distinguished pedigree stretching back to 1783, when the first recorded match was played at Schaw Park, Alloa. The oldest club in the country is Kelso, founded in 1820, and the Scottish Cricket Union, now known as Cricket Scotland, was formed later in the 19th century, organising occasional matches against sundry overseas teams touring Britain.

The true awakening of cricket as a national sport was stimulated when Scotland was admitted to the Benson & Hedges Cup tournament against the English counties in 1980. In 1992, Scotland applied to become an independent, Associate Member of the ICC, and this status was granted in 1994. Competitive matches against English County opposition continued until 2013 in a variety of tournaments, but Scotland's emphasis in recent years has been in International competition, where Scotland have appeared in the finals of several ICC global tournaments.

League cricket has been a feature for clubs all over Scotland since the 1890s. This continues to the present day, with over 20 weekend Leagues taking place every summer, plus a number of indoor Tournaments during the winter months.