T20 Cricket World Cup

[rich p]

....mark my words, the Scots will cream them.

12-3... Get ready to stir the wooden spoon!

 

[rich p]

Whoops, 20-4!

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

There's surely going to come a time when we bin cricket. Don't get me wrong, I love the game but we are absolutely hopeless. Have we ever won a game at the T20?

I can only think of Gavin Hamilton who was any good, but he knackered his career by playing for England, once.

Not entirely wide of the mark Andy,as Scottish players making it into the big leagues,to coin a phrase,are few and far between.
My old team mate,Calum McLeod went onto Warwickshire and never really set the Heather on fire.And he was supposed to be the great white hope of Scottish Cricket.
Little known fact here.
Mike Denness,who captained England was born in Bellshill,Lanarkshire.

 

[John the Monkey]

A slight thread tangent to recommend Tim Wigmore et al's "Second XI: Cricket in its Outposts" which is a tour through the associate nations, outlining the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Well worth picking up if you've not read it, and there's a sample chapter (about Afghanistan, I think) available for Kindle owners, iirc.

 

[psmiffy]

What is the record for achieving the fastest wooden spoon in this competition?

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

A slight thread tangent to recommend Tim Wigmore et al's "Second XI: Cricket in its Outposts" which is a tour through the associate nations, outlining the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Well worth picking up if you've not read it, and there's a sample chapter (about Afghanistan, I think) available for Kindle owners, iirc.

Cheers,That will be an interesting read.
For me anyway

 

[psmiffy]

well if it wasn't tough enough for Ireland they've only gone and lost to Oman...FFS....

Ireland rained out - It is obviously not true about the luck of the Irish - England had the same thing when Collingwoods team won it - but went through to the next stage on Net Run Rate

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

Ireland have always impressed me to be fair.
I wonder what's going on at present,as talented players are not hard to come by usually.
Mind you,England like them too

 

[Dayvo]

I thought this was a competition where the Scots would at least go home empty handed - I didn't realise that there was a wooden spoon on offer

It's a little-known fact* (don't know why, though) that Scotland has more wooden spoons than IKEA.

They couldn't even beat themselves when it came to a 'game' of voting for self-rule.

*or possibly not. IKEA has a lot of shops.

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

It's a little-known fact* (don't know why, though) that Scotland has more wooden spoons than IKEA.

They couldn't even beat themselves when it came to a 'game' of voting for self-rule.

*or possibly not. IKEA has a lot of shops.

Cheeky bugger

 

[Dayvo]

Cheeky bugger

Got it in one.

But my Scottish chums here know it's all tongue in cheek, except for JDFyfe and Noodley. But they're just humourless.

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

Got it in one.

But my Scottish chums here know it's all tongue in cheek, except for JDFyfe and Noodley. But they're just humourless.

I forgot to like it.
But it's cheeky,funny......And true

 

[nickyboy]

Scotland break their duck by winning a game in an International tournament

against the mighty Hong Kong

 

[AndyRM]

Scotland break their duck by winning a game in an International tournament

against the mighty Hong Kong

It's embarrassing that we're claiming this as "huge" and "a great day for Scottish cricket".

Those accolades would be fitting if we'd got through to the second week, and we had a chance but chucked it twice.

 

[psmiffy]

Kiwi's trounce India in the opening match of the Super 10