Matt Machan

Scotland's long-awaited moment of success shows that winning a World T20 'dead rubber' can have real importance for Associate teams

Scotland ended their drought at ICC global events with an eight-wicket win against Hong Kong, which was set up by a sharp bowling performance

After injury ruled Graeme Cremer out of the World T20, Wellington Mazakadza suddenly had a far greater role to play. Against Scotland, he embraced the challenge

Two captains and a 44-year-old are among the players who could make an impact in the qualifying stages of the World T20

The current Scotland side are better equipped to cause big upsets than their predecessors

Batsman Matt Machan, allrounders Josh Davey and Rob Taylor have been included in the 13-member Scotland squad for the Intercontinental Cup game against Netherlands, in Voorburg

Matt Machin would clearly love to roll this Taunton wicket up and carry it round with him. After scoring his maiden first-class hundred here two years ago, he brought up his fourth century and highest first-class score of 137 not out to put Sussex firmly

If supporters huddled at Hove in the expectation was of a genteel day of cricket, Matt Machan provided Hove with something rather more scintillating - a 70-ball hundred

Scotland showed glimpses of quality even in their worst moments but "fine margins" and "bad luck" meant they left the World Cup without a victory - one that may never come

A century from Matt Machan provided the platform for Scotland's impressive win over Ireland - but both sides are desperate for greater ICC support

Niall O'Brien's unbeaten 80 anchored Ireland's 217-run chase and led them to a three-wicket win over Scotland, their second victory of the triangular series

Preston Mommsen will lead Scotland into their third World Cup campaign after Cricket Scotland named their squad of 15 to travel to Australia and New Zealand.

Scotland came within a whisker of beating a strong New Zealand XI - only three players away from being a full-strength home side

Sri Lanka scorched to a ten-wicket win in less than half the allotted overs to complete their warm-up matches ahead of the limited-overs series against England in dashing style

A round-up of the interrupted Super Six match between Scotland and Namibia at the World Cup Qualifiers

A round-up of Group B matches of the World Twenty20 qualifiers played on November 24, 2013

A round-up of Group B games in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier on November 22, 2013

Sussex finished the Yorkshire Bank 40 programme with a flourish when Luke Wright and Matt Machan sealed a comprehensive seven-wicket win with 11.3 overs to spare against Worcestershire at New Road

Matt Machan's all-round performance of a hundred and three wickets gave Scotland a narrow 12-run win against Kenya to move to third place in the ICC World Cricket League Championship in Aberdeen