Matthew Parker has been called up by Scotland for next week's ICC European Championships games in Dublin. Parker, 18, and Grange all-rounder Giles Homes will replace the injured Gordon Goudie and Calum MacLeod. The Scots are gearing up for one-day games against Denmark, Italy and Norway in Dublin. Cricket Scotland has also named a separate squad for the final two games of the tournament against Netherlands and Ireland. Skipper Ryan Watson remains in the pool while Gavin Hamilton and Fraser Watts are among those joining the squad for the final two games. Head coach Peter Steindl said: "We are continuing to monitor Craig Wright's fitness, following a recurrence of a back problem." Steindl added: "We are looking forward to all these games, and hope continue the good form which we have struck in recent weeks on the European stage." The ODI squad is:
Ryan Watson (captain, Forfarshire); Richie Berrington, Dewald Nel, Sean Weeraratna, Craig Wright (all Greenock); John Blain (Rotherham); Gordon Drummond (Watsonians); Gavin Hamilton (Brierley); Majid Haq (Ferguslie); Neil McCallum (Grange); Glenn Rogers (Stenhousemuir); Qasim Sheikh (Clydesdale); Colin Smith (Aberdeenshire); Fraser Watts (Carlton). The squad to play Denmark, Italy and Norway is: Ryan Watson (captain, Forfarshire); Richie Berrington, Sean Weeraratna (both Greenock); John Blain (Rotherham); Gordon Drummond (Watsonians); Majid Haq, Omer Hussain (Ferguslie); Giles Holmes, Gregor Maiden, Neil McCallum (Grange); Matthew Parker (Arbroath); Glenn Rogers (Stenhousemuir); Qasim Sheikh (Clydesdale); Colin Smith (Aberdeenshire).
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