Scottish Cup (cricket)

Scottish Cup
CountriesScotland
AdministratorCricket Scotland
FormatLimited overs cricket
First edition1966
Latest edition2025
Next edition2026
Tournament formatKnockout
Current championClydesdale (8th title)
Most successfulGrange (9 titles)

The Scottish Cup, officially the Cricket Scotland Men's Scottish Cup, is an annual fifty-over limited overs cricket competition in Scotland. Founded in 1966 as the Rothmans Quaich due to sponsorship by Rothmans of Pall Mall, it is the most prestigious cricket cup competition in the country.[1] The current champions are Clydesdale.[2]

Teams

The competition is played by the teams in the Eastern Premier League, Western Premiership 1, ESCA Championship, Western Premiership 2 and the SPCU North-east Championship.[3]

Sponsorship

Period Sponsor Name
1966-1976 Rothmans of Pall Mall Rothmans Quaich
1977-1981 Shish Mahal Restaurants Shish Mahal Scottish Cup
1982-1989 Knight, Frank & Rutley Knight, Frank & Rutley Scottish Cup
1990 None Scottish Cup
1991-1998 Whyte & Mackay Whyte & Mackay Scottish Cup
1999-2001 None Scottish Cup
2002-2005 Coronel Coronel Scottish Cup
2006 None Scottish Cup
2008-2009 Lloyds TSB Lloyds TSB Scottish Cup
2010-2015 None Scottish Cup
2016-2022 Citylets Citylets Scottish Cup
2023–present None Scottish Cup

See also

Cricket in Scotland

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Cricket". Wishaw Press. 2 July 1965. p. 19. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via the British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Dick, William (24 August 2025). "Clydesdale win a remarkable Scottish Cup Final". CricketEurope. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  3. ^ SCOTTISH CUP RULES 2025. Scotland: Cricket Scotland. 2025. p. 2.