qualified for the 2007 event in the West Indies. Scotland won the qualifying tournament, the ICC Trophy, in Ireland in 2005. Scotland played Australia, South Africa and the Netherlands in the opening group stage in 2007. Most of the members of Scotland's national team are amateurs, although a few Scots have played professionally in English domestic cricket, and for the England national team, including former captain Mike Denness. In 2003, the Scottish team was granted a place in the English national one day cricket league in the hope that playing against professional cricketers on a regular basis would improve the performance level of the best Scottish cricketers. The Scottish national team qualified for the 2009, 2016, 2021 and 2022 T20 World Cup tournaments, qualifying for the main round for the first time at the 2021 Tournament. Domestic cricket Amateur cricket leagues Scotland has amateur cricket leagues held throughout the country which are governed by the four sub-organisations of Cricket Scotland: The East of Scotland Cricket Association The Western District Cricket Union The Aberdeenshire Cricket Association The North of Scotland Cricket association Each of these organisations is responsible for running their respective regional leagues. The East of Scotland Cricket Association runs 9 divisions, with the Eastern Premier League containing 10 teams. Similarly, the Western District Cricket Union also runs a 10 team Premier League, with a further 3 divisions with Evening and Sunday Leagues as well. The Aberdeenshire Cricket Association holds 4 grades of cricket with around 25 clubs fielding over 30 teams throughout summer. The North of Scotland Cricket Association coordinates and administers a senior and reserve league, Knock out Cup and T20 for 10 member clubs. Games are played on Saturday or Sunday. The Regional Series The Regional Pro Series was first launched in 2016 replacing the North Sea Pro Series a competition which was a joint venture between the Royal Dutch Cricket Board and Cricket Scotland. It is Scotland's premier domestic competition. The tournament consists of three teams; Western Warriors, Eastern Knights and Caledonian Highlanders. Each team is based in a different region of Scotland. Twenty20 cricket The first season of the European T20 league, a Twenty20 franchise-based tournament, was scheduled to start in August 2019. Notable Scottish cricketers One of the most infamous cricketers in history was a Scot, Douglas Jardine, the inventor of "Leg Theory". Jardine was born in British India, brought up in St Andrews,