Scotland cricket board has declared 24 probables players list for 2015 cricket world cup. Preston Mommsen will be leading Scotland cricket team in the tournament. The final squad will be declared by the first week of January 2015. Scotland is in pool A of ICC world cup where they’ll face top cricket teams like Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England.
Preston Mommsen said, “It’s a real honour to lead this group of players into a global event of this magnitude. We are a tight-knit unit and have grown together over the past few years. We’re all very focused on the task ahead, and strongly feel that this is our opportunity to create history.”
Scotland preliminary squad for CWC 2015
| Preston Mommsen (Captain) | Moneeb Iqbal |
| Majid Haq | Kyle Coetzer |
| Andrew Umeed | Michael Leask |
| Gordon Goudie | Matthew Cross |
| Mark Watt | Ruaidhri Smith |
| George Munsey | Iain Wardlaw |
| Gavin Main | David Murphy |
| Iain Wardlaw | Craig Wallace |
| Calum MacLeod | Safyaan Sharif |
| Rob Taylor | Hamish Gardiner |
| Richie Berrington | Josh Davey |
| Matt Machan | Alasdair Evans |
Coach Craig Wright said, “The squad announcement brings our participation in the 2015 Cricket World Cup another step closer. We’ve had some quality preparation already with really productive trips away to New Zealand, Australia and Dubai. I’m sure the players are itching to get selected for the final squad, allowing them to display their skills on the world stage.”
Scotland is scheduled to play their opening game of 2015 cricket world cup against New Zealand in Dunedin on 17th February.
