# Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Scotland sent a team of athletes 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Winning 3 gold, 2 Silver and 7 Bronze. Finishing 11th in the medal table.

## Medals

| | | | | Total |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |

### Gold

Boxing:
    Alex Arthur, Featherweight (57 kg)
Bowls:
    Margaret Letham and Joyce Lindores, Women's doubles
Squash:
    Peter Nicol, Men's singles

### Silver

Athletics:
    Allison Curbishley, Woman 400 m
Swimming:
    Alison Sheppard, 50 m freestyle

### Bronze

Boxing:
    Colin McNeil, Welterweight (67 kg)
Boxing:
    Jackie Townsley, Light middleweight (71 kg)
Badminton:
    Elinor Middlemiss & Sandra Watt, Women's doubles
Shooting:
    Shirley McIntosh & Janis Thomson, Women's 50m Three-Positions Rifle pairs
Shooting:
    Shirley McIntosh & Susan Bell, Women's 50m Prone Rifle pairs
Shooting:
    David Rattray & Robin Law, Men's 10m Air Rifle pairs
Squash:
    Stuart Cowie & Peter Nicol Men's doubles

## Cricket

Scotland named the below squad for the tournament.

### Roster

* George Salmond (c)
* Mike Allingham
* John Blain
* James Brinkley
* Stephen Crawley
* Alec Davies (wk)
* Nick Dyer
* Douglas Lockhart
* Drew Parsons
* Bruce Patterson
* Keith Sheridan
* Ian Stanger
* Greig Williamson
* Craig Wright

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Scotland men | Men's tournament | Pakistan No result | New Zealand L by 177 runs | Kenya L by 5 wickets | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | 13 |

### Group stage

Group D :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.799 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.480 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.697 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.401 |
* 9 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 201/5 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 31/3 (17.2 overs) |
| Akhtar Sarfraz 66 (61) Mike Allingham 2/46 (10 overs) | | Stephen Crawley 12 (52) Shoaib Akhtar 2/7 (5 overs) |
* No result Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Nizam Baksh (Can) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain after 17.2 overs into Scotland's innings.
* Points: Pakistan 1, Scotland 1.
* 13 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 278/6 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 101 (42.4 overs) |
| Stephen Fleming 102 (135) James Brinkley 3/55 (10 overs) | | George Salmond 31 (73) Chris Harris 4/25 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 177 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Beattie Arlow (NI) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: New Zealand 2, Scotland 0.
* Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 15 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| Scotland 156/8 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 157/5 (37.3 overs) |
| Bruce Patterson 31 (82) Maurice Odumbe 5/38 (10 overs) | | Ravindu Shah 48 (63) Keith Sheridan 2/24 (10 overs) |
* Kenya won by 5 wickets Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam Umpires: Beattie Arlow (NI) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Edward Mboya (Ken) played his final List A match.
* Maurice Odumbe (Ken) took his only List A five-wicket haul.
* Points: Kenya 2, Scotland 0.