There were wins for Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Durham, Sussex and Warwickshire in today's Clydesdale Bank 40 action.
There were wins for Middlesex, Surrey, Netherlands, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Kent on another day of county cricket action.
The rain finally relented to allow for more or less a full day's cricket as the fifth round of the LV= County Championship got underway. There were notable for performances from Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen, Yorkshire wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow, and South Africa and Essex batsman Alviro Petersen, among others on the opening day.
The Board of Cricket Scotland Limited is delighted to announce that Kat Heathcote has been appointed as its Marketing and Communications advisor with immediate effect.
Kat has enjoyed a very successful business career, holding senior management positions at companies such as Wood MacKenzie, Ernst and Young and BP and is a Director at the Witherby Publishing Group.
The ICC European Centre of Excellence takes place between 12th and 17th April, 2012 at La Manga Club, Spain, where eighteen players, nine country coaches and six lead coaches will be in attendance from across nine European countries.
The ICC Europe Centre of Excellence is held annually in La Manga, Spain for talented youth age-group players of between 13-16 years of age. The countries of Denmark, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, the Netherlands and Scotland will all be represented.
Etihad Airways will be the airline of choice for Cricket Scotland and wherever possible will fly the Scotland team and staff to their commitments around the world.
With the Scotland senior and youth teams travelling far more often around the globe the logistics associated with carrying the squad and their luggage are increasing all the time.
Scotland finished the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in fifth place after they beat Canada by four wickets in a last-ball thriller in Dubai.
Richie Berrington led the way for Scotland by taking two wickets and then top scoring with 47 as they successfully scored seven runs from the final over.
Ireland and the Netherlands kept their dream of qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 in Sri Lanka alive by winning knock-out matches against Canada and Scotland respectively.
Ireland thrashed Canada by ten wickets while the Netherlands had to work hard to overcome Scotland by three wickets. There were also wins in other play-off matches for Oman and Hong Kong.
Namibia, Canada and Scotland completed the qualifiers after the group stage of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 in the United Arab Emirates.
Namibia top group B after their seventh straight win, Canada finished in third in Group A by beating Nepal but Scotland crept through in group B despite a shock seven-wicket defeat to the United States of America.
Afghanistan, Kenya, Netherlands and Scotland all secured victories on the morning of day six of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 in the United Arab Emirates.
All four sides are ranked in the top six at the tournament and they all scored victories batting second over Hong Kong, United States of America, Nepal and Italy respectively.
Afghanistan and Namibia made it five wins out of five to remain at the top of their respective groups after the fifth day of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.
There was also a first win so far for the United States of America, who beat Oman, while also victorious were Hong Kong, Netherlands, Nepal, Italy and Ireland.
Namibia made it four wins out of four - but only just - and there were also wins for the Netherlands, Canada and Scotland on the fourth morning of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 in the United Arab Emirates.
Namibia beat their fellow African challengers by just four runs while the victories for Netherlands, Canada and Scotland, over Denmark, Bermuda and Oman respectively, were far more comfortable.
Papua New Guinea and Kenya took their first wins of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 during the afternoon of the third day's competition, which also saw wins for the Netherlands and Scotland.
PNG, who pushed Afghanistan and Canada hard in their first two matches, beat Nepal while Kenya beat Oman who are now one of three teams yet to score a win.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reprimanded and warned 14 cricketers for breaching its Code of Conduct with regard to clothing and equipment during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.
All of the players admitted to a Level One breach of the ICC Code of Conduct, breaching specifically Article 2.1.1 - Breach of the ICC’s Clothing and Equipment Regulations during an International Match.
Namibia beat higher-ranked opponents for the second time in two days as the later games in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates produced plenty of thrills and spills.
Having defeated Ireland on the opening day, Namibia meted out similar treatment of Scotland while there were also wins for Afghanistan, Nepal and Oman.
There were wins for the Netherlands, Nepal, Afghanistan and Denmark in Group A and Italy, Scotland, Uganda and Namibia in Group B on the opening day of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.
Namibia produced an upset to beat Ireland while there were comprehensive wins for the Netherlands, Italy, Nepal and Uganda.
A round-up of the latest county news ahead of the new season with Kent and Scotland active in bolstering their squads with Scott Newman heading out on loan from Middlesex and South African all-rounder Jean Symes linking up with the Saltires.
Shaiman Anwar scored an unbeaten half-century to guide the United Arab Emirates to a two-wicket victory over Scotland in the second one-day game in Sharjah.
The result lifted them above Scotland in the race to qualify for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup after they won the opening game by four wickets.
The United Arab Emirates beat Scotland by four wickets in the first of two One-Day Internationals in Sharjah to move level on points as both teams bid to qualify for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.
The top two in an eight-team league qualify automatically and UAE's victory hauls them level with Scotland on eight points behind pace-setters Ireland, who have ten.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) has recommended that the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 include 16 teams.
The committee met in Dubai and also discussed the ICC Governance Review, a proposed tour of Pakistan by Bangladesh and general issues relating to the game.
