The 2026 Edinburgh Castle Rockers season is the first season of the franchise in the European T20 Premier League (ETPL). The team is captained by Mitchell Santner and coached by Trevor Bayliss.
Edinburgh began their inaugural campaign with a 7-wicket win over Glasgow Cosmic a no-result against Amsterdam Flames due to rain in their second game a 4-wicket win over Dublin Guardians a 59-runs win over Belfast Wolves – courtesy of JJ Smuts’s mammoth 98 and Tom Curran’s historic hat-trick a 55-runs win over Rotterdam Dockers a 7-wicket victory over Glasgow Cosmic
The ETPL is heading to Malahide Cricket Ground in Malahide, Ireland and the second half is ready to begin. Edinburgh continued their unbeaten run in the ETPL with a hard-fought 12-run victory over Dublin Guardians a 8-wicket defeat to Amsterdam Flames – ended Edinburgh’s incredible unbeaten streak. a 5-runs defeat to Rotterdam Dockers Edinburgh completed their league campaign with a 9-run DLS defeat to Belfast Wolves. Edinburgh advance directly to the final. In the final, Edinburgh Castle Rockers defeated Belfast Wolves by 7 wickets to win the inaugural title.
Background The 2026 season was the inaugural season of the Edinburgh Castle Rockers in the European T20 Premier League. The franchise represents Edinburgh, Scotland, The team is owned by former New Zealand international cricketers Nathan McCullum and Kyle Mills.
The Castle Rockers quickly assembled a strong squad ahead of the inaugural 2026 season, appointing New Zealand international Mitchell Santner as captain and signing experienced fast bowler Trent Boult and English all-rounder Tom Curran. South African all-rounder JJ Smuts, American wicketkeeper-batter Andries Gous, Australian fast bowler Andrew Tye, English batter Laurie Evans, and Samoan all-rounder Sean Solia were also brought in. Scottish internationals Brandon McMullen, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Finlay McCreath and Jack Jarvis formed the core of the domestic contingent, alongside Irish internationals Ross Adair and Gareth Delany. American fast bowler Rushil Ugarkar and Scottish all-rounder Ollie Jones completed the squad.
Ahead of the inaugural season opener, the team announced it would be led by New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner and coached by Trevor Bayliss.
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold.
+ Edinburgh Castle Rockers 2026 No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen — Ross Adair Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox — Laurie Evans Right-handed Right-arm off break — Finlay McCreath Right-handed — All-rounders — Gareth Delany Right-handed Leg break googly — Brandon McMullen Right-handed Right-arm medium — JJ Smuts Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox — Sean Solia Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast — Tom Curran Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium — Mitchell Santner Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Captain Wicket-keepers — Andries Gous Right-handed — Wicket-keeper Bowlers — Andrew Tye Right-handed Right-arm fast — Trent Boult Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium — Mark Watt Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox — Safyaan Sharif Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast — Jack Jarvis Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast — Rushil Ugarkar Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium — Ollie Jones Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
League stage The fixtures for the inaugural season were announced on 28 July 2026 and are split in two legs: the first 17 matches will be played at Sportpark Westvliet in Voorburg, Netherlands, and the second 13 matches at the Malahide Cricket Ground in Malahide, Ireland.
Round 1 (Voorburg)
Round 2 (Malahide)
Standing Points table
Match summary + Team League matches Finals1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10QFFEdinburgh Castle Rockers235791113131313W
Win Loss Tie No result
Final
Administration and support staff Position Name Co-owner Kyle Mills Co-owner Nathan McCullum Head coach Trevor Bayliss Captain Mitchell Santner
References
External links Team announcement at ESPNcricinfo