Scotland's World Cup Hopes Dented As Guernsey Tie Rained Off

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Ground unit propulsion connected covers astatine Voorburg Cricket ClubImage source, ICC

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No play took spot owed to dependable rainfall successful nan Netherlands

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier: Guernsey v Scotland

Match abandoned

Scotland's T20 World Cup hopes suffered a rustle arsenic their opening lucifer of nan Europe Qualifier against Guernsey was rained disconnected without a shot being bowled.

Heavy rainfall delayed nan flip astatine Voorburg Cricket Club successful nan Hague and pinch nary break successful nan weather, nan lucifer was abandoned.

With nan Netherlands and Italy having beaten Jersey and Guernsey respectively connected Saturday, Scotland will now person to play catch-up successful nan round-robin format.

Doug Watson's broadside return connected nan Dutch connected Tuesday earlier facing Italy connected Wednesday. They wrap up nan qualifier against Jersey connected Friday.

Scotland caput coach Watson told BBC Scotland: "Not ideal, but it is what it is.

"It is disappointing. The players person worked difficult and trained hard.

"We return thing for granted. Ideally, we would person played and won, but we tin only attraction connected what's up of america and our adjacent crippled is nan Dutch."

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