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ECB and Cricket Scotland in talks over LA28 Team GB
As Great Britain is represented in the Olympics, Scotland and England players could join forces in Los Angeles
he ECB and Cricket Scotland have opened talks about plans to field men's and women's Team GB cricket teams at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Cricket will return to the Olympics for the first time since 1900 after its inclusion was ratified late last year. Details are yet to be confirmed but the ICC has proposed six-team T20 tournaments for both the women's and men's competitions, which are both expected to last around a week and will likely be played consecutively rather than simultaneously.
Qualification details are also yet to be confirmed but the ICC's T20I rankings will be used in some capacity. Most countries will compete in their usual guise but if England qualify then they will play as Great Britain, in line with the rest of the Olympics. It opens up the possibility of some Scottish players competing, such as Brandon McMullen or Sarah and Kathryn Bryce.
The ECB and Cricket Scotland have held preliminary discussions about working together on proposed Team GB cricket teams. Cricket Scotland are pushing for active involvement in their running and are keen to contribute players and staff, but the ECB will be the teams' nominated governing body.
"With the Los Angeles Olympics four years away, it's very early stages, but we're talking to Team GB and Cricket Scotland about the next steps we need to take," an ECB spokesperson told ESPNcricinfo.
"Once again Great Britain's Olympians have captured the national imagination with their exploits in Paris this year, and we look forward to working together to compete when cricket returns to the Olympic stage in 2028.
"Along with England and Wales hosting Women's and Men's [T20] World Cups in 2026 and 2030, it's another great opportunity to grow the game and inspire more people to develop a love for cricket."
Andy Anson, the chief executive of the British Olympic Association, said on Monday: "We've got good experience in golf, in rugby and in women's football, of how the Four Nations [England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland] can come together and nominate one country to be the main governing body and work with the other countries. So I think cricket will be the same."
Anson, who is also Lancashire's chairman, added: "The ECB will be at the centre of that. They'll have to work with Cricket Scotland to make sure that happens properly. We will help them sign agreements to come together and create a single national governing body, as we have done in those other sports. We are working very closely with the ECB to make them become the fully fledged National Olympic Committee member."
Team GB is officially the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, and athletes from Northern Ireland can choose to compete for either Team GB or Ireland. But since cricket is organised on an all-Ireland basis, leading Northern Irish cricketers such as Mark Adair and Paul Stirling are highly unlikely to nominate themselves for Team GB.
The venue for the cricket events at the 2028 Olympics is yet to be confirmed. Los Angeles Knight Riders and Major League Cricket have plans to build a stadium in Great Park in Irvine, while the Oakland Coliseum has also been mooted as an option.
West Indies' potential involvement also raises some complications, though there is recent precedent from the 2022 Commonwealth Games. West Indies' T20I ranking ensured they qualified for the women's cricket event, and they were represented by Barbados as the winners of the most recent edition of the Women's T20 Blaze.
Involvement in the Olympics - which will take place in the second half of July - will add to an incredibly busy 2028 summer for England's men, which is already due to feature six Tests and white-ball tours from Australia and India.
As Great Britain is represented in the Olympics, Scotland and England players could join forces in Los Angeles
he ECB and Cricket Scotland have opened talks about plans to field men's and women's Team GB cricket teams at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Cricket will return to the Olympics for the first time since 1900 after its inclusion was ratified late last year. Details are yet to be confirmed but the ICC has proposed six-team T20 tournaments for both the women's and men's competitions, which are both expected to last around a week and will likely be played consecutively rather than simultaneously.
Qualification details are also yet to be confirmed but the ICC's T20I rankings will be used in some capacity. Most countries will compete in their usual guise but if England qualify then they will play as Great Britain, in line with the rest of the Olympics. It opens up the possibility of some Scottish players competing, such as Brandon McMullen or Sarah and Kathryn Bryce.
The ECB and Cricket Scotland have held preliminary discussions about working together on proposed Team GB cricket teams. Cricket Scotland are pushing for active involvement in their running and are keen to contribute players and staff, but the ECB will be the teams' nominated governing body.
"With the Los Angeles Olympics four years away, it's very early stages, but we're talking to Team GB and Cricket Scotland about the next steps we need to take," an ECB spokesperson told ESPNcricinfo.
"Once again Great Britain's Olympians have captured the national imagination with their exploits in Paris this year, and we look forward to working together to compete when cricket returns to the Olympic stage in 2028.
"Along with England and Wales hosting Women's and Men's [T20] World Cups in 2026 and 2030, it's another great opportunity to grow the game and inspire more people to develop a love for cricket."
Andy Anson, the chief executive of the British Olympic Association, said on Monday: "We've got good experience in golf, in rugby and in women's football, of how the Four Nations [England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland] can come together and nominate one country to be the main governing body and work with the other countries. So I think cricket will be the same."
Anson, who is also Lancashire's chairman, added: "The ECB will be at the centre of that. They'll have to work with Cricket Scotland to make sure that happens properly. We will help them sign agreements to come together and create a single national governing body, as we have done in those other sports. We are working very closely with the ECB to make them become the fully fledged National Olympic Committee member."
Team GB is officially the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, and athletes from Northern Ireland can choose to compete for either Team GB or Ireland. But since cricket is organised on an all-Ireland basis, leading Northern Irish cricketers such as Mark Adair and Paul Stirling are highly unlikely to nominate themselves for Team GB.
The venue for the cricket events at the 2028 Olympics is yet to be confirmed. Los Angeles Knight Riders and Major League Cricket have plans to build a stadium in Great Park in Irvine, while the Oakland Coliseum has also been mooted as an option.
West Indies' potential involvement also raises some complications, though there is recent precedent from the 2022 Commonwealth Games. West Indies' T20I ranking ensured they qualified for the women's cricket event, and they were represented by Barbados as the winners of the most recent edition of the Women's T20 Blaze.
Involvement in the Olympics - which will take place in the second half of July - will add to an incredibly busy 2028 summer for England's men, which is already due to feature six Tests and white-ball tours from Australia and India.
If it's like any other Olympic sport it'll be US (as host) and five qualifying teams. Full round robin, semis and final - 7 games in the 16 days, possibly starting early like the soccer does.
Believe it's already been reported that they'll use the rankings at a certain point in time, although I don't know what that time is.
Believe it's already been reported that they'll use the rankings at a certain point in time, although I don't know what that time is.
SA20 2025 Retained Players List as at August 2nd
Durban's Super Giants 2025 Retentions: Keshav Maharaj, Heinrich Klaasen, Quinton de Kock, Naveen-ul-Haq (overseas, Afghanistan), Marcus Stoinis (overseas, Australia), Dwaine Pretorius, Noor Ahmad (overseas, Afghanistan), Wiaan Mulder, Matthew Breetzke, Prenelan Subrayen, JJ Smuts, Junior Dala, Jason Smith, Bryce Parsons.
Joburg Super Kings 2025 Retentions: Faf du Plessis (captain), Leus du Plooy, Imran Tahir, David Wiese, Donovan Ferreira, Moeen Ali (England), Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Sibonelo Makhanya.
MI Cape Town 2025 Retentions: Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Delano Potgieter, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen.
Paarl Royals 2025 Retentions: David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Keith Dudgeon, Nqaba Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius.
Pretoria Capitals 2025 Retentions: Wayne Parnell, Rilee Rossouw, Anrich Nortje, Jimmy Neesham (overseas, New Zealand), Will Jacks (overseas, England), Kyle Verreynne, Eathan Bosch, Migael Pretorius
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 2025 Retentions: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Tom Abell (overseas, England), Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Beyers Swanepoel, Simon Harmer, Liam Dawson (overseas, England), Caleb Seleka, Andile Simelane.
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SA20 2025 Pre-Signed or Traded Players List
Durban's Super Giants: Kane Williamson (overseas, New Zealand), Brandon King (overseas, West Indies), Chris Woakes (overseas, England)
Joburg Super Kings: Tabraiz Shamsi (Traded), Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Jonny Bairstow (England)
Paarl Royals: Jacob Bethell (overseas, England , Sam Hain (overseas, England) , Dinesh Karthik (overseas , India) , Joe Root (overseas, England), Dayyaan Galiem (Traded)
Pretoria Capitals: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (overseas, Afghanistan) , Will Smeed (overseas, England)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: David Bedingham, Zak Crawley (overseas, England), Craig Overton (overseas , England) , Roelof van der Merwe
Durban's Super Giants 2025 Retentions: Keshav Maharaj, Heinrich Klaasen, Quinton de Kock, Naveen-ul-Haq (overseas, Afghanistan), Marcus Stoinis (overseas, Australia), Dwaine Pretorius, Noor Ahmad (overseas, Afghanistan), Wiaan Mulder, Matthew Breetzke, Prenelan Subrayen, JJ Smuts, Junior Dala, Jason Smith, Bryce Parsons.
Joburg Super Kings 2025 Retentions: Faf du Plessis (captain), Leus du Plooy, Imran Tahir, David Wiese, Donovan Ferreira, Moeen Ali (England), Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Sibonelo Makhanya.
MI Cape Town 2025 Retentions: Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Delano Potgieter, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen.
Paarl Royals 2025 Retentions: David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Keith Dudgeon, Nqaba Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius.
Pretoria Capitals 2025 Retentions: Wayne Parnell, Rilee Rossouw, Anrich Nortje, Jimmy Neesham (overseas, New Zealand), Will Jacks (overseas, England), Kyle Verreynne, Eathan Bosch, Migael Pretorius
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 2025 Retentions: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Tom Abell (overseas, England), Jordan Hermann, Patrick Kruger, Beyers Swanepoel, Simon Harmer, Liam Dawson (overseas, England), Caleb Seleka, Andile Simelane.
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SA20 2025 Pre-Signed or Traded Players List
Durban's Super Giants: Kane Williamson (overseas, New Zealand), Brandon King (overseas, West Indies), Chris Woakes (overseas, England)
Joburg Super Kings: Tabraiz Shamsi (Traded), Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Jonny Bairstow (England)
Paarl Royals: Jacob Bethell (overseas, England , Sam Hain (overseas, England) , Dinesh Karthik (overseas , India) , Joe Root (overseas, England), Dayyaan Galiem (Traded)
Pretoria Capitals: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (overseas, Afghanistan) , Will Smeed (overseas, England)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: David Bedingham, Zak Crawley (overseas, England), Craig Overton (overseas , England) , Roelof van der Merwe
Global T20 Final
MNT 96/9 (20)
TTN 97/2 (15)
Toronto Nationals won by 8 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Jason Behrendorff 4-0-8-3
How the Aussies fared
Hobson (158 runs) 3rd on run aggregate
Webster (139 runs) 5th on run aggregate
Stoinis (133 runs) 6th on run aggregate
Warner (103 runs) equal 14th on run aggregate
Behrendorff (11 wickets) 3rd on most wickets
Tye (9 wickets) equal 7th on most wickets
Webster (7 wickets) equal 14th on most wickets
Bangla Tigers Mississauga - no Australians
Brampton Wolves
Hobson 7 matches , 158 runs @ 79.00 , 1 x 50
Webster 7 matches , 139 runs @ 27.80 + 7 wickets @ 20.14
Warner 7 matches , 103 runs @ 17.16
Tye 5 matches , 13 runs @ 13.00 + 9 wickets @ 16.88
Montreal Tigers
Agar , A 4 matches , 46 runs @ 15.33 + 2 wickets @ 35.50
Manenti , B 4 matches , 46 runs @ 15.33 + 0 wickets
Lynn 7 matches , 27 runs @ 4.50
Note : Seifert 8 matches , 88 runs @ 17.60
Surrey Jaguars
Stoinis 6 matches , 133 runs @33.25 , 1 x 50 + 6 wickets @ 13.33
Toronto Nationals
Behrendorff 7 matches , 19 runs @ 19.00 + 11 wickets @ 8.00
Vancouver Knights
Khawaja 7 matches , 74 runs @ 12.33
MNT 96/9 (20)
TTN 97/2 (15)
Toronto Nationals won by 8 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Jason Behrendorff 4-0-8-3
How the Aussies fared
Hobson (158 runs) 3rd on run aggregate
Webster (139 runs) 5th on run aggregate
Stoinis (133 runs) 6th on run aggregate
Warner (103 runs) equal 14th on run aggregate
Behrendorff (11 wickets) 3rd on most wickets
Tye (9 wickets) equal 7th on most wickets
Webster (7 wickets) equal 14th on most wickets
Bangla Tigers Mississauga - no Australians
Brampton Wolves
Hobson 7 matches , 158 runs @ 79.00 , 1 x 50
Webster 7 matches , 139 runs @ 27.80 + 7 wickets @ 20.14
Warner 7 matches , 103 runs @ 17.16
Tye 5 matches , 13 runs @ 13.00 + 9 wickets @ 16.88
Montreal Tigers
Agar , A 4 matches , 46 runs @ 15.33 + 2 wickets @ 35.50
Manenti , B 4 matches , 46 runs @ 15.33 + 0 wickets
Lynn 7 matches , 27 runs @ 4.50
Note : Seifert 8 matches , 88 runs @ 17.60
Surrey Jaguars
Stoinis 6 matches , 133 runs @33.25 , 1 x 50 + 6 wickets @ 13.33
Toronto Nationals
Behrendorff 7 matches , 19 runs @ 19.00 + 11 wickets @ 8.00
Vancouver Knights
Khawaja 7 matches , 74 runs @ 12.33
Can't see GBR being ranked top 6 at that stage. England maybe, Scotland less likely. Maybe we need to merge with the Kiwis to give us a better chance of qualifying. 
Edit: Thought we competed with NZ as a combined team the last time cricket was held when posting this, but it was only in 1908 and 1912. My comment doesn't work quite as well now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia_at_the_Olympics
Edit: Thought we competed with NZ as a combined team the last time cricket was held when posting this, but it was only in 1908 and 1912. My comment doesn't work quite as well now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia_at_the_Olympics
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Can't see GBR being ranked top 6 at that stage. England maybe, Scotland less likely. Maybe we need to merge with the Kiwis to give us a better chance of qualifying.
Edit: Thought we competed with NZ as a combined team the last time cricket was held when posting this, but it was only in 1908 and 1912. My comment doesn't work quite as well now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia_at_the_Olympics
Edit: Thought we competed with NZ as a combined team the last time cricket was held when posting this, but it was only in 1908 and 1912. My comment doesn't work quite as well now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia_at_the_Olympics
The French team included 10 British nationals , 2 who were born in France + 2 Frenchmen.
Belgium and Netherlands nominated for the event but withdrew.
Australia had 2 competitors at the games , swimmer Fred Lane (won 2 gold medals) & athlete Stan Rowley (won 3 bronze medals)
Rowley also was a member of the Great Britain 5 man team race that won the Gold Medal as they only had 4 members 😲
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Thanks - it seems quite odd. I think of the Olympics as being an inclusive event … if they can’t accommodate the number of countries who want to participate and can do so at a suitable standard, maybe it just means it shouldn’t be an Olympic sport?
I would have thought there would be multiple suburban grounds that could do the job, the same as when they rush through the domestic one day comp every year!
I would have thought there would be multiple suburban grounds that could do the job, the same as when they rush through the domestic one day comp every year!