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Scotland Appoint Richie Berrington As New Team Captain

Richie Berrington has been appointed to lead the Scotland cricket team after Kyle Coetzer stepped down from captaincy. Cricket Scotland announced the appointment on Twitter earlier today as they look to push towards getting a full-member status by the International Cricket Council (ICC). 

Check out the Tweet by Scotland Cricket

The 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 squad to face Nepal and Namibia 👇

Congratulations to new skipper @Berrington44 👏

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— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) June 27, 2022

Berrington is now set to captain the Scotland Cricket team after being their most-capped player in white ball cricket. He had often led the team, deputizing for Coetzer when needed. His latest stint as captain came during their clash against against Namibia in the T20 World Cup.

Now, the 35 year old is set to take charge as a full time captain. His first matches in-charge will see Scotland take on Nepal and Namibia in a tri-series. The three team affair is scheduled to kickstart on July 10 and go on till July 17 with the tournament a part of their Cricket World Cup League 2 campaign.

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The decision to appoint Berrington as the team captain was made after consulting the senior players  in the Scotland team. Cricket Scotland’s interim head of performance Toby Bailey alongside a number of coaches were also involved in the decision.

Berrington shared a press release where he says,  “I feel incredibly honoured and privileged to lead this team and represent my country. Having come through the Scottish system from a young age, I’m very proud to take on the role of men’s captain.”

He added, “As a team we’re very much looking forward to what’s ahead – three home series over the next couple of months is a great opportunity for us to keep building on the team’s recent success and we’ll be doing all we can to produce some good results in front of a home crowd.”

Scotland coach Shane Burger was also quoted saying: “I have no doubt that Richie will lead the Scottish men’s side with distinction and is the right person for the job. His stature not only in the Scottish game, but world cricket, makes him a fitting appointment – we have a leader in Richie that everyone can be proud of.”

Matthew Cross has been named as the deputy to Berrington  for the upcoming Tri Series. The wicket keeper is set to be the vice-captain when they take the field for the matches against Nepal and Namibia.  The upcoming matches will be played at the Clydesdale and Ayr clubs and will also see Coetzer be included in the the 14-man squad participate in the tri-series next month.

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