PET(4)-11-12 : Monday 2 July 2012

P-04-335 : The Establishment of a Welsh Cricket Team

Thank you for the e email in regard to the potential Welsh cricket team.  I think the best way to respond is for me to put down some bullet points in regard to Scotland and our own independent membership of the International Cricket Council;

• Cricket Scotland (formerly) the Scottish Cricket Union joined the ICC in 1994.  Previously we were members of the TCCB (now the ECB), but had to resign this membership to become a member in our own right of the ICC
• Scotland representative sides now play in a formal competition structure within ICC Europe and globally.  Scotland have ODI status and play in the World Cricket league Championship.  We are currently ranked 13^th and 15^th in T20 and ODI cricket respectively.
• Cricket Scotland, as an Associate member of the ICC, receive between $600 and $900K per annum from the ICC – the figure varies depending on current rankings and qualifications from ICC global events.
• CS have an excellent relationship with the ECB, and work together on a number of levels.  Scottish age group and women’s sides continue to play in ECB competitions and our Second XI play fixtures against English county teams.

I hope this information is useful to you.

Regards

Roddy

Roddy Smith

Chief Executive

Cricket Scotland