The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Scotland, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Scotland was involved in the first international women's cricket match, when they played against England in August 1932. The team played sporadically throughout the remainder of the 20th century, with regular competition beginning only in 2000. Scotland's first international tournament was the 2001 European Championship, where matches held One Day International (ODI) status.
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Scotland women and another international side after 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status. In May 2022, the ICC announced Scotland as one of five women's sides to gain ODI status. Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and the United States are the other four teams. In 2024, Scotland created history by reaching their first ever senior global tournament, as they qualified for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
History In , a Scottish women's team played England at New Road, Worcester, in what was the first international women's cricket fixture. Four members of the inaugural Scottish women's side – Betty Snowball, Myrtle Maclagan, Joy Liebert, and Betty Archdale – later played in Test matches for England.England Women v Scotland Women, Scotland Women in England 1932 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015. After 1932, a Scottish women's team was not raised again until 1979, when a fixture was played against a Junior England team at Malvern College, Worcestershire.Other women's matches played by Scotland Women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
Scotland made their international tournament debut at the 2001 edition of the Women's European Championship. They lost all three games, finishing last in the four-team tournament. Two years later, they played in the 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now known simply as the World Cup Qualifier. They finished fifth in the six-team tournament, which was hosted by the Netherlands, with their only win coming against Japan.
They again played in the European Championship in 2005, but again went without a win and finished last. In 2008 they competed in the Women's World Cup qualifier in South Africa, finishing sixth in the tournament.
In 2014, Scotland was promoted to Division 2 of the Women's County Championship after losing only one game throughout the season. However, they suffered relegation the following season. In 2015, Scotland participated in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifiers for the first time, finishing fourth at the tournament in Thailand.
In April 2018, Kathryn Bryce was named the captain of the team. In July 2018, Scotland played its first official T20 international match against Uganda in the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in the Netherlands.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Scotland was named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams.
Mark Coles resigned as head coach in January 2022. He was replaced by Peter Ross on an interim basis in March 2022, through to the end of the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in the UAE.
In October 2024, Scotland made their first appearance at a Women's T20 World Cup thanks to reaching the final of the 10-team global qualifier, defeating higher-ranked teams such as Thailand and Ireland en route to the final. They were knocked out in the group stages of the World Cup, after defeats to Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa and England.
Tournament history ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records HostYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2003Group stage–51400 2008Group stage–30300 2011Did not qualify to the global qualifiers tournament 2017Group stage–41300 2021Tournament postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic 2025Round-robin–52300 2029To be determined Total4/60 Title1741300
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Twenty20 World Cup RecordYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2009 Did not qualify 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2023 2024Group stages–40400 2026To be determined Total1/90 Title40400
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2013Did not qualify 2015Did not qualify4/852300 2018Did not qualify3/853200 2019Did not qualify5/853200 2022Did not qualify6/852300 2024Qualified2/1064200 2025To be determined Total5/60 Title 26141200
ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifiers recordsHost/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2019Runners-up Advanced to Global Qualifiers2/343100 2021 Champion Advanced to Global Qualifiers1/544000Total2/21 Title 87100
ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers Division One ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers Division One records Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2023ChampionAdvanced to Global Qualifiers1/465100 2025Did not participate Total1/21 Title65100
Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022: 3rd (DNQ)
European Championship
1989 to 1999: Did not participate 2001: 4th place 2005: 5th place 2007: 4th place 2012: 3rd place 2014: 3rd place 2016: 1st place
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Scotland Women
Last updated 31 August 2026 Playing record Format M W L T NR Inaugural match One Day Internationals 24 10 14 0 0 10 August 2001 Twenty20 Internationals 89 52 36 1 0 12 July 2018
Women's One Day International
Highest team total: 268/7 (50 overs) v. Ireland on 18 April 2025 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Highest individual innings: 131*, Kathryn Bryce v. Ireland on 18 April 2025 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Best innings bowling: 5/41, Hannah Rainey v. Ireland on 21 October 2023 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería.
ODI record versus other nations
Records complete to Women ODI #1561. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Opponent M W L T NR First match First win ICC Full members 1 0 1 0 0 15 April 2025 1 0 1 0 0 10 August 2001 6 1 5 0 0 11 August 2001 17 October 2023 2 0 2 0 0 22 July 2003 2 1 1 0 0 23 July 2003 9 April 2025 ICC Associate members 1 1 0 0 0 25 July 2003 25 July 2003 6 2 4 0 0 12 August 2001 12 August 2024 3 3 0 0 0 12 April 2024 12 April 2024 1 1 0 0 0 13 April 2025 13 April 2025 1 1 0 0 0 14 April 2024 14 April 2024
Women's Twenty20 International
Highest team total: 204/4 v. France on 12 September 2023 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería. Highest individual innings: 73*, Kathryn Bryce v. Netherlands on 7 September 2019 at Lochlands Park, Arbroath. Best innings bowling: 5/3, Megan McColl v. France on 30 August 2021 at La Manga Club, Cartagena.
Most T20I runs for Scotland Women PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanSarah Bryce 1,888 30.45 2018–2026Kathryn Bryce 1,650 34.37 2018–2026Darcey Carter 1,080 28.42 2023–2026Ailsa Lister 807 16.81 2021–2026Priyanaz Chatterji 645 14.33 2018–2026
Most T20I wickets for Scotland Women PlayerWicketsAverageCareer spanKathryn Bryce 73 15.12 2018–2026Abtaha Maqsood 73 17.72 2018–2026Katherine Fraser 69 16.04 2019–2026Priyanaz Chatterji 48 21.62 2018–2026Rachel Slater 40 20.37 2022–2026
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to WT20I #2891. Last updated 26 June 2026.
Opponent M W L T NR First match First win ICC Full members 8 1 7 0 0 12 July 2018 30 May 2026 2 0 2 0 0 13 October 2024 16 7 9 0 0 8 July 2018 10 August 2019 1 0 1 0 0 23 June 2026 1 0 1 0 0 9 October 2024 4 0 4 0 0 18 January 2022 2 0 2 0 0 6 October 2024 1 1 0 0 0 22 January 2026 22 January 2026 ICC Associate members 3 3 0 0 0 30 August 2021 30 August 2021 3 3 0 0 0 26 June 2019 26 June 2019 2 2 0 0 0 6 September 2023 6 September 2023 1 1 0 0 0 22 January 2022 22 January 2022 1 1 0 0 0 19 January 2022 19 January 2022 3 3 0 0 0 5 September 2019 5 September 2019 1 1 0 0 0 26 January 2026 26 January 2026 15 9 5 1 0 26 June 2019 9 August 2019 6 4 2 0 0 14 July 2018 14 July 2018 1 1 0 0 0 21 November 2025 21 November 2025 9 6 3 0 0 10 July 2018 10 July 2018 3 3 0 0 0 7 July 2018 7 July 2018 2 2 0 0 0 23 September 2022 23 September 2022 4 4 0 0 0 31 August 2019 31 August 2019 Note: Scotland won a Super Over after the tied match against Netherlands.
Current squad
This lists all the players who played for Scotland in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad.
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes Batters Lorna Jack Right-handed - ODI & T20I Ailsa Lister Right-handed - ODI & T20I Saskia Horley Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Abbi Aitken-Drummond Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I All-rounders Priyanaz Chatterji Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Darcey Carter Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Megan McColl Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Kathryn Bryce Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Captain Katherine Fraser Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Wicket-keepers Ellen Watson Right-handed - ODI Sarah Bryce Right-handed - ODI & T20I Vice-captain Spin Bowlers Abtaha Maqsood Right-handed Right-arm leg break ODI & T20I Olivia Bell Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Pace Bowlers Chloe Abel Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Hannah Rainey Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Rachel Slater Right-handed Left-arm medium T20I Gabriella Fontenla Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI
Updated as on 13 Oct 2024
See also List of Scotland women ODI cricketers List of Scotland women Twenty20 International cricketers
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