Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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Scotland at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Scotland.svg
CGF code SCO
CGA Commonwealth Games Scotland
Website teamscotland.scot
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
7
Total
12
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Scotland competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 September until 21 September 1998. [1]

Contents

Scotland came 11th overall in the medal table with 3 gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze medals. [2]

Medals

   Med 1.png      Med 2.png      Med 3.png   Total
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland32712

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team and results

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ross Baillie 110m hurdles
Martin Bell 20 km walk
Elliot Bunney 100m
David Cavers marathon
Ian Gillespie 5000m
Grant Graham 800m
Stephan William Moore Hayward shot put
Jamie Quarry decathlon
Alexis Sharp decathlon
Douglas Walker 200m
Graham Ross White 50 km walk
Stephen Whyte hammer throw

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Allison Curbishley 400m Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Lorna Jackson javelin
Vikki McPherson 10,000m
Alison Murray-Jessee pole vault
Pauline Richards heptathlon
Malgorzata Waldrop 100m

Badminton

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Bruce Flockhart singles
Alistair Gatt mixed
David Gilmour singles
Russell Hogg mixed
James Mailer singles
Kenny Middlemiss mixed
Craig Edward Robertson singles

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Alexis Blanchflower doubles, mixed
Anne Gibson singles
Gillian Martin singles
Kirsteen McEwan singles, doubles, mixed
Elinor Middlemiss doubles, mixed Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Fiona Sneddon singles
Sandra Watt doubles Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Alex Arthur 57 kg featherweight Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Alan Foster 75 kg middleweight
Colin McNeil 67 kg welterweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Lee Sharp 63.5 kg light-welterweight
Jackie Townsley 71 kg light-middleweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Cricket

Squad [3]
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Scotland men Men's tournament Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
No result
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 177 runs
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
L by 5 wickets
4did not advance13
Group stage
Group D
PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3300061.799
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3110130.480
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 312002−0.697
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 302011−2.401
Source: ESPNcricinfo
9 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
201/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Scotland.svg  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. [4]

13 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
278/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Scotland.svg  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. [5]
  • Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.

15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
156/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  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. [6]
  • Maurice Odumbe (Ken) took his only List A five-wicket haul. [6] [7]
  • Points: Kenya 2, Scotland 0.

Cycling

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
James Gladwell road race, time trial
Chris Hoy 1 km time trial, sprint
Craig Maclean 1 km time trial, points, sprint
James Millar points
Richard Moore road race, time trial
Brian Smith road race
Neil Walker road race, points
Drew Wilson road race

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Zoe Anderson road race

Gymnastics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Barry Collie all-around, team
Steve Frew all-around team
Jon Mutch all-around team

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Laura Mackie rhythmic all-around, team

Lawn bowls

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
George Adrain fours
John Aitken fours
David Gourlay pairs
Kenny Logan fours
Alex Marshall pairs
Jim McIntyre fours
Willie Wood singles

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Liz Dickson fours
Julie Forrest singles
Betty Forsyth fours
Sarah Gourlay fours
Margaret Letham pairs Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Joyce Lindores pairs Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Joyce Miller fours

Shooting

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Richard Grisenthwaite fullbore rifle, pair
Robin Law air rifle, pair, 3Pos, pair Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
David Lewis air pistol
Ewen MacColl trap, pair
David Marello trap, pair
Ian Marsden skeet, pair
Martin Pennington air pistol
David Rattray air rifle, pair Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Ronald Sellar 3Pos, pair, prone, pair
Ian Shaw fullbore rifle, pair
Martin Sinclair prone, pair
Michael Thomson skeet, pair

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Susan Bell prone, pair Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Patricia Littlechild air rifle, pair
Shirley McIntosh rifle 3Pos, pair, prone, pair Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Janis Thomson air rifle, pair, 3Pos, pair Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Squash

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Stuart Cowie singles, doubles, mixed Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
David Heath singles, doubles, mixed
Martin Heath singles, doubles, mixed
Peter Nicol singles, doubles, mixed Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Senga Macfie singles, doubles, mixed
Claire Waddell singles, doubles, mixed

Swimming

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Michael Cole 200 medley
Ian Edmond 100, 200m breaststroke
Paul Latimer 100, 200m butterfly, 200 medley
David Leith 400 free
Bryan Morgan 50, 100m free
Graeme Smith 400, 1500m free
Gregor Tait 100, 200m backstroke

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Diana Borland 200 free, 4x100 free
Kerry Martin 50m free, 100m butterfly, 4x100 free
Lymm Mclaren 50m free
Pauline McLean 4x100 free
Beverley Robertson 100, 200m breaststroke
Alison Sheppard 50, 100m free, 4x100 free Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Kirsty Thomson 100, 200m backstroke

Tenpin bowling

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Robert Baird singles, doubles, mixed
Robert Birnie singles, doubles, mixed

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Carol Pirie singles, doubles, mixed
Laura Rhoney singles, doubles, mixed

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
David Murray 94 kg
Thomas Neil 105 kg
Stuart Yule 94 kg

See also

References

  1. "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. "Medal Standings Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  3. "Scotland Squad". ESPNcricinfo . 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. "Pakistan v Scotland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. "New Zealand v Scotland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Kenya v Scotland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. "Player profile of Maurice Odumbe". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.