CALEY HIGHLANDERS TRIUMPH IN REGIONAL SUPER SERIES

Caledonian Highlanders have been crowned champions of the Men's Regional Super Series for 2026 after victory over Eastern Knights in a final-day shootout.

 

The sides went into Sunday's 50-over encounter locked together at the top of the table, but it was Caley who dominated in the decider, winning by 89 runs to lift the trophy.

 

 

Batting first on a blustery day in Stirling, Caley were restricted to 189 inside 47 overs, with captain Michael Leask top-scoring with 50, assisted by contributions from Matthew Cross (38), Jamie Dunk (24) and Lyle Robertson (22). The pick of the bowlers for Eastern Knights were Rukhmangad Holey (4-45) and Mark Watt (3-26), while Lloyd Brown picked up 2-2 from just 2 overs.

 

In reply, Eastern Knights never got going, with only Brown (42) offering any real resistance, as they were bowled out for 106 in just 24 overs. Olly Davidson was the star of the show with 5-31 including two maidens, supported by Robertson (3-8) and Cameron Brown (2-35) as Caley cruised to victory.

 

 

Caley's win concludes a successful return of the Men's Regional Super Series after an absence of several years. Six match days took place across the summer including three T20 triple headers in June and three 50 over matches in July, featuring some of the best players from across Scottish domestic cricket.

 

Steve Snell, Cricket Scotland Head of Performance, said:

 

"Congratulations must go to Caley Highlanders - their squad have played some outstanding and consistent cricket across the summer and they fully deserve this triumph. It was great that the series came down to the final match, so from a competitive aspect that was excellent to see.

 

 

"Across the series, I'm really pleased with how the series has gone, in terms of the engagement of our international and domestic players who've participated, as well as those behind the scenes including the coaches who have worked with the squads, the match officials involved, the clubs that have hosted us and the regional associations who have supported it.

 

"It's been a great opportunity to widen the talent pool of players involved in high-level cricket, to benchmark the talent that already exists, to give match officials greater opportunities and to develop the coaching pipeline.

 

"One of the purposes of Regional cricket is to enable the transition of players from Pathways or domestic cricket to A team and international cricket, and we've seen lots of promise in this area this year. There's lots to be excited about from the re-establishment of the Men's Regional programme, and we will look at how we can improve it and build the momentum behind it moving forward, whilst keeping it sustainable and engaging for those involved."