The Scottish Saltires were to have pitted their skills against the Welsh Dragons in Uddingston on CB40 duty at the weekend until the weather intervened.
The hope was that would provide fresh evidence of the progress being made by Pete Steindl's side.
Yet the match ought also to have offered a template as to how Associate cricket might advance in future seasons, given that there is no reason why Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands could not join forces to create a European event, which would be a natural progression from what already exists in rugby.
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