Neil Drysdale

Blain's negative influence

It would be pleasant to report that Scotland's cricketers were warming up for Tuesday's Twenty20 meeting with England, but sadly the opposite is true

01-Jun-2009•Neil Drysdale

Watson under fire as Scots face exit

The former Scotland bowler, Paul Hoffmann, has slated the performance of the Scots at the World Cup qualifying tournament in South Africa and called on current captain, Ryan Watson, to step down from the role, following a miserable run of form

16-Apr-2009•Neil Drysdale

Scottish first minister wants TV coverage of ODI

Alex Salmond, the Scottish first minister, has urged the BBC to reconsider its decision not to cover the first-ever ODI between Scotland and England at the Grange in August

22-Jun-2008•Neil Drysdale

No TV coverage of Scotland-England

There is likely to be no television coverage of this summer's ODI fixture between Scotland and England

17-Jun-2008•Neil Drysdale

Judd injects passion into Scotland

Tony Judd is nothing if not optimistic and his return to coaching Scotland provides the team with much-needed positive vibes, writes Neil Drysdale

14-Jun-2008•Neil Drysdale

Running on empty

Neil Drysdale looks at the problems facing Scotland by the failure of their batsmen to score runs

09-May-2008•Neil Drysdale

'England can't afford to lose their best players to the IPL'

Dougie Brown, the chairman of the Professional Cricketers' Association, has warned that the majority of England's leading Test players might be lost to the Indian Premier League

11-Apr-2008•Neil Drysdale

Poonia included in depleted Scotland squad

Scotland have named a depleted 14-man squad for next week's quadrangular series in Ireland, including Navdeep Poonia - even though he has been unable to gain a county first XI spot this season

07-Jul-2007•Neil Drysdale

From farce to fudge

Cricket Scotland yesterday took the widely-anticipated step of removing Peter Drinnen from his role as national coach, ensuring a fresh victory for player-power, as sparked by some of Scotland's senior internationalists

07-Jul-2007•Neil Drysdale

A modest proposal to aid the minnows

Neil Drysdale on a solution to the funding problems stalling development among the Associates

25-Jun-2007•Neil Drysdale

Lack of cash could lead to Scottish decline

Scotland's World Cup cricket captain, Craig Wright, has voiced his fear that the sport has hit a "glass ceiling" in his homeland

23-Jun-2007•Neil Drysdale

Rogers speaks about typhoid nightmare

Glenn Rogers talks to Neil Drysdale about his battle to recover from typhoid and his relief at being included in Scotland's World Cup squad

13-Feb-2007•Neil Drysdale

Scotland fails to sparkle on big occasion

14-Aug-2006•Neil Drysdale

Drinnen dares to dream

It's a typical afternoon at the National Cricket Academy in Edinburgh, where a small, but fiercely energetic staff, are multi-tasking with a resolve that belies the governing body's dearth of finance

10-Jul-2006•Neil Drysdale

Moles slams Scotland's physical and mental approach

Andy Moles, the Scottish coach, has condemned the lack of fitness and dearth of mental toughness within the Scotland squad

03-Oct-2005•Neil Drysdale

Wright sidelined yet again

Neil Drysdale speaks to Craig Wright ahead of Scotland's meeting with the Australians

17-Aug-2005•Neil Drysdale

Moles set to rejoin Warwickshire?

Scotland's national coach, Andy Moles, is "flattered" by speculation linking him to Warwickshire

06-Aug-2005•Neil Drysdale

The real Douglas Jardine

Neil Drysdale talks to the daughter of Douglas Jardine, the man who was the hero or villain, depending on your allegiances, of Bodyline

04-Aug-2005•Neil Drysdale

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