The left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon, who made her international debut with Scotland and then represented England, has decided to recommit to Scotland’s rise in the ranks in the women’s game.

The 28-year-old, who wore a Scotland jersey at the age of 14, made her last international appearance in 2019 against Australia.

She has an impressive track record of 60 appearances for Scotland, and previously opted to follow a full-time career within the English Professional cricket system.

She has played in five matches during the 2018 Women’s T20 World Cup, where England finished as runners-up. Additionally, she was part of the squad for a test match against Australia in 2019.

Currently, Kirstie Gordon aims to regain her fitness, recovering from a back injury, ahead of the 2026 domestic season.

“It’s always been in the back of my mind in the last couple of years to return to Scotland, and it has helped having Craig Wallace (Scotland head coach) in my ear! He’s been on the phone a few times, and I feel like I’ve really connected with him and his vision for the team.”

“If you couple that with the chance to play again with two of my best mates in Kathryn and Sarah (the Bryce sisters, her team-mates at Blaze), it feels like it’s the right moment to come home,” said Kirstie Gordon in a Cricket Scotland statement.

“I made my Scotland debut very young, and I was fortunate to go to the first global qualifiers in Thailand in 2015, so I had some awesome experiences with Scotland at that time, but I was really keen to try and take my cricketing career as far as I could,” Gordon said.

“Going to Loughborough for university, the opportunities and avenues to play at a higher level really opened up from there. I eventually decided to stop my Scotland career and become a local player to play for Loughborough Lightning.”

“I guess I did that while not really knowing what the prospects were, but I was then selected for England at the World Cup in the West Indies. It was probably always on my radar that I wanted to play at the highest level, so I absolutely loved it, and I’m really grateful for those opportunities.”

Scotland is currently preparing for the T20 World Cup qualifiers, which are set to be played in Nepal in January 2026.