Edinburgh Castle Rockers

The Edinburgh Castle Rockers were established as part of the inaugural European T20 Premier League, a competition first conceived in 2019 by the cricket boards of Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being revived in 2025. The franchise is owned by a consortium led by former New Zealand internationals Kyle Mills and Nathan McCullum. Mills and McCullum have also forged a strategic partnership with Otago Cricket, intended to bring a pipeline of young talent through to the Rockers. The inaugural season was originally planned for 2025 but was postponed to 2026 following investment delays and shifting commercial priorities. The franchise was officially unveiled in January 2026 at a press conference held in Sydney, alongside the Amsterdam Flames and Belfast Wolves.

The Castle Rockers quickly assembled a strong squad ahead of the inaugural 2026 season, appointing New Zealand international Mitchell Santner as captain and signing experienced fast bowler Trent Boult and English all-rounder Tom Curran. South African all-rounder JJ Smuts, American wicketkeeper-batter Andries Gous, Australian fast bowler Andrew Tye, English batter Laurie Evans, and Samoan all-rounder Sean Solia were also brought in. Scottish internationals Brandon McMullen, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Finlay McCreath and Jack Jarvis formed the core of the domestic contingent, alongside Irish internationals Ross Adair and Gareth Delany. American fast bowler Rushil Ugarkar and Scottish all-rounder Ollie Jones completed the squad. Ahead of the inaugural season opener, the team announced it would be led by New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner and coached by Trevor Bayliss.

Edinburgh began their inaugural campaign with a 7-wicket win over Glasgow Cosmic a no-result against Amsterdam Flames due to rain in their second game a 4-wicket win over Dublin Guardians a 59-runs win over Belfast Wolves – courtesy of JJ Smuts’s mammoth 98 and Tom Curran’s historic hat-trick a 55-runs win over Rotterdam Dockers a 7-wicket victory over Glasgow Cosmic The ETPL is heading to Malahide Cricket Ground in Malahide, Ireland and the second half is ready to begin. Edinburgh continued their unbeaten run in the ETPL with a hard-fought 12-run victory over Dublin Guardians a 8-wicket defeat to Amsterdam Flames – ended Edinburgh’s incredible unbeaten streak.