Glasgow Accies Tigers Squad

It gives me great pleasure to announce a new development plan that the Committee and Coaches at the club have come up with to help develop our younger players.  The Tigers Squad is an idea that we have been working on since the end of last season and now that the new season is almost upon us we feel now is the correct time to get it started. 

The main aims of this Squad is to give better exposure to those identified by the Coaches as the best young talent at the club the chance to experience Playing, Training and Coaching at the highest level we can.  There is also then the added incentive for any of the clubs junior members who were either overlooked or are not yet old enough to push for inclusion in the Squad, as well as for those already selected to continue to improve standards. 

How the Squad will work –  

  • As well as attending senior nets on a Tuesday night, the Squad will be encouraged to attend the 1st/2nd Team nets on a Wednesday night.  There they can be introduced to some more focused coaching and training drills which is difficult to do on the busier Club night.  It also is hoped it will have a positive affect for the Senior players on the Wednesday night.
  • There will be a degree of preferred selection for the Squad for senior weekend cricket.  Each player in the squad, when available, will be guaranteed a game in one of the senior teams every weekend, this will usually be in one of the 4 Saturday league teams.  The squad will also make up the majority of every Sunday Development team.  Teams will still be selected on merit as before but 50/50 calls will go in a Tiger’s favor.

To be a member of this squad we expect the players to show continued commitment and application throughout the season, also we would like them to help out at Junior matches they are not playing in to assist the Coaches and Managers, which we hope would allow them to pass down what they are learning for the Tigers of the Future (maybe that’s next year’s plan). 

The last thing to say about the Tigers before listing the initial squad is that it is just that – an initial squad – if any player not selected now shows during the season the required level of ability and application then they will be immediately drafted into the squad.  We will be seeking feedback from all Coaches and Captains on the performances and attitudes of players in order to monitor the success or otherwise of the scheme, so likewise negative feedback could eventually result in removal from the squad – although obviously we would not expect this to happen. 

The Tigers Squad

  • Christopher Allen
  • Mehran Baig
  • George Clark
  • Chris Coutts
  • Euan Crawford
  • Alasdair Ferguson
  • Nirvik Ganapathi
  • Habib Malik
  • Iain McCallum
  • Phil Revie
  • Dhruv Satpute
  • Ally Spike

 Brian Dundas

Glasgow Academicals

1st XI Captain