Partnership to reduce administrative burden
Cricket Scotland has entered into a new partnership with Play HQ that will transform how club and community cricket operates across Scotland.
The collaboration will see the existing player registration system (SCRS) and live scoring data system (CS Live) merge, streamlining domestic cricket operations with a unified competition and membership management platform.
The new platform will be operational in time for the start of the 2026 Scottish domestic season.
PlayHQ's platform will help Cricket Scotland, Scottish clubs and regional associations build and grow their partnership whilst ultimately reducing the administrative burden.
This will create more time to focus on growing the sport, and making cricket more accessible for participants through simplified registrations, automated scheduling, integrated payments and real-time scoring.
Cricket Scotland and PlayHQ is working with all stakeholders across Scotland over, including clubs and the five regional associations, as part of a phased rollout to provide comprehensive training sessions and dedicated support.
This process will ensure that clubs, administrators and members are confident and ready to use the new platform.
As part of the transition, Cricket Scotland has renewed and extended its partnership with FrogBox so clubs can continue to stream their matches and experience seamless and integrated streaming and highlights.
Cricket Scotland chief executive, Trudy Lindblade, said: “We are delighted to announce this new partnership with PlayHQ which we expect will create significant benefits for the Scottish cricketing community.
"It has been clear for some time that having one all-encompassing system which captures registration, membership, player data and live scoring is extremely important for growth and development along with improved communications.
“Backed by successful partnerships with Cricket Australia, New Zealand Cricket and others, PlayHQ brings proven, world-class capability.
"We’re excited to begin rolling out the new platform to our members, regional associations and clubs across Scotland.”
Tim MacKinnon, chief executive of PlayHQ, added: “Scotland is one of the biggest cricketing forces in Europe with enormous opportunity to grow the sport across its diverse communities.
"We’re bringing a battle-tested platform with years of cricket experience in Australia and New Zealand to Scotland – streamlining operations so clubs can focus on what matters most: getting more people playing and keeping them engaged with the game they love.”
Rob Knee, FrogBox chief executive, said: “FrogBox is pleased to continue our long-standing support of Scottish cricket.
"We look forward to working alongside Cricket Scotland and PlayHQ on the next phase, continuing our commitment to connecting clubs, players and fans through accessible and engaging cricket video.”