{"id":323759,"date":"2025-08-06T23:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T23:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323759\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T23:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T23:40:12","slug":"young-scots-qualify-for-world-cricket-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323759\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Scots qualify for world cricket finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Scotland squad containing Stewart\u2019s Melville pair Olly Pillinger and Ram Sharma as well as Grange\u2019s Rory Grant have qualified for the world under-19 cricket finals in Zimbabwe and Namibia next year.<\/p>\n

Hosting the qualifying tournament on Tayside the young Scots reserved their place among the up and coming elite when they won a winner-take-all decider against the Netherlands by 20 runs.<\/p>\n

Batting first the Scots posted 237-8 with Olly Pillinger top scoring with 52and the Dutch were subsequently bowled out for 217.<\/p>\n

It was Scotland\u2019s fifth straight win in the qualifying competition.<\/p>\n

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