Scotland’s T20 World Cup jersey designed by 12-year-old Rebecca

But
what
is
difficult
to
believe
is
that
the
team’s
striking
dark
blue
and
purple-coloured
jersey
has
been
designed
by
a
12-year-old
girl.
Rebecca
Downie
is
the
young
designer
and
she
has
been
cheering
her
team,
which
proved
to
be
the
most
impressive
in
the
first
week
of
the
tournament.

The
team
chose
the
design
from
over
200
entries
from
school
children
across
the
country.
The
jersey
is
based
on
the
colours
of
Scotland’s
national
emblem
—
the
thistle.

Cricket
Scotland
took
to
social
media
to
thank
Rebecca
for
her
efforts
in
making
the
jersey
while
posting
images
of
her
wearing
the
kit
and
supporting
the
team
during
their
first
match
against
Bangladesh.

“Scotland’s
kit
designer.
12
year-old
Rebecca
Downie
from
Haddington.
She
was
following
our
first
game
on
TV,
proudly
sporting
the
shirt
she
designed
herself.
Thank
you
again
Rebecca!”
Cricket
Scotland
wrote
on
Twitter.

Scotland’s
kit
designer
????

12
year-old
Rebecca
Downie
from
Haddington
????

She
was
following
our
first
game
on
TV,
proudly
sporting
the
shirt
she
designed
herself
????

Thank
you
again
Rebecca!#FollowScotland
????????????????????????????
|

#PurpleLids
????

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—
Cricket
Scotland
(@CricketScotland)

October
19,
2021

Rebecca,
who
comes
from
the
town
of
Haddington,
presented
the
players
with
their
new
kit
before
they
left
for
Oman,
the
venue
for
the
T20
showpiece
alongside
the
UAE.
Rebecca
along
with
her
family
were
special
guests
for
the
match
against
Zimbabwe
in
Edinburgh
where
she
met
the
players.

“I
was
so
excited
when
I
heard
I
had
won
the
competition,
I
couldn’t
believe
it.
I
was
so
happy
to
see
the
shirt
in
real
life,
it
looks
brilliant!
It
was
amazing
to
meet
the
team
and
watch
them
play
against
Zimbabwe.
I
will
be
wearing
my
shirt
and
cheering
them
on
in
every
game
in
the
World
Cup,”
Rebecca
was
quoted
as
saying
by
website
‘Cricket
and
More’.

Scotland
cricket
team
captain
Kyle
Coetzer
said
the
team
was
“really
proud”
of
the
design.

“It
was
great
to
meet
Rebecca
and
her
family
recently
and
see
her
wearing
the
new
shirt.
The
team
is
really
proud
of
the
design
and
we
are
planning
to
go
out
there
and
do
it
justice
with
our
performances
in
the
World
Cup.

“We
hope
that
the
fans
will
enjoy
the
new
design
and
wear
them
proudly
as
they
support
us
from
back
home,”
he
said.

With
two
wins
in
two
games
so
far,
Scotland
are
at
the
top
of
the
table
in
Group
B.
They
have
already
qualified
for
the
Super
12
stage,
marking
a
significant
step
in
their
country’s
cricketing
journey.