Leask is left out of home series at Forthill
Forthill in Broughty Ferry will play host to the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series as Scotland’s Men take on Canada and UAE.
However, there is no place in the squad for Forfarshire’s own Michael Leask to play at his home ground.
The 35-year-old misses out along with the injured duo of Brad Currie and Owen Gould, with Lyle Robertson being handed a debut and returns for Zainullah Ihsan and Michael Jones.
The series will be Scotland’s final fixtures in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, currently sitting joint second in the table alongside Netherlands, five points behind leaders USA.
Scotland head coach Owen Dawkins said: “We’re looking forward to hosting Canada and UAE in what promises to be another highly competitive series.
"The tour of Nepal saw us played some very good cricket against excellent teams in challenging conditions.
"We are ready to build on those performances and continue to improve back in front of our own fans.
“Selection is always very competitive given the depth we have, and on this occasion, Michael Leask misses out.
"His experience and efforts for Scotland over many years have been hugely valuable.
"However, at this time we feel the spinners selected ahead of him are likely to play more prominent roles with the ball in this series.
“On a personal level, I'm really looking forward to a first home series as Scotland head coach.
"Forthill is a fantastic venue, and the opportunity to play in front of home supporters again is something the whole squad are excited about.
"We hope the weather continues to be good and that some excellent crowds turn out to support our team across the series.”
Schedule (all matches at 11am) – August 3: Scotland vs UAE, August 5: Canada vs UAE, August 7: Scotland vs Canada, August 9: Scotland vs UAE, August 11: Canada vs UAE, August 13: Scotland vs Canada.