Berrington to lead Scotland

DUBAI: All-rounder Richie Berrington will captain Scotland in their first two games of the tri-series featuring Ireland and hosts UAE, head coach Grant Bradburn confirmed on Thursday (January 11). Berrington will lead the side in the absence of Scotland’s most inspirational cricketer Kyle Coetzer, who is currently on a break.Coetzer is on course to complete his Level 4 coaching qualification and won’t be available until his side’s third match of the series. The 33-year-old needs 156 more runs to make him Scotland’s highest aggregate run-scorer of all time. Richie Berrington will captain the team for the two games against Ireland and then assume the vice-captaincy for the UAE matches.