Maisie Maceira’s Personal Details:
Name: Maisie Grace Maceira
Date of Birth: 28th September 2005
Batting Style: Right-hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm Fast Medium
Role: Bowler
Maisie Maceira has quietly emerged as one of Scotland’s most exciting young prospects, a 20-year-old right-arm pacer whose consistent wicket-taking at under-19 level has set her on course for a potential senior breakthrough at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Though she has not yet made her senior international debut, Maceira’s performances in two Under-19 World Cups, especially her standout showing in Malaysia in 2025, make her a name to watch as Scotland prepare to tackle Group 2 opposition that includes heavyweights England and New Zealand, as well as Ireland, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
At the 2025 Under-19 World Cup, Maceira finished as Scotland’s leading wicket-taker, claiming eight wickets from four innings at an average of 10.50 and an economy of 6.54. Her tournament highlight came on 20 January 2025 against Nepal, when she produced sensational figures of 3.5-0-15-5 in her spell.
Scotland eventually sealed that game in a nervy, thrilling chase by 1 wicket, with eight balls to spare. Maisie Maceira was rightly awarded the Player of the Match and showcased her ability to deliver under pressure. That five-for underlined a rare blend of pace, control and tactical nous for a bowler of her age. In the inaugural Under-19 event in 2023, she also contributed wickets (two in three innings) while maintaining a tidy economy, suggesting steady development rather than flashes of promise alone.
Maceira’s strengths are clear: the knack for extracting late movement, disciplined line and length in the death overs, and a competitiveness that helps her thrive in close encounters. She bowls with an aggressive, compact action that allows her to sustain pace and hit consistent areas, while her variations, slower balls that dip early and cutters that skid, have proven effective against inexperienced batters at the under-19 level. Although her batting returns at youth internationals have been modest (nine runs in four innings in 2025), her primary value to Scotland will come from the new-ball and middle-overs breakthroughs she can provide.
Scotland’s route into the expanded 12-team World Cup was reinforced by qualification form: they edged past the USA in Nepal’s Global Qualifiers and clinched their spot with a 41-run Super Six win, finishing third with six points. That spirit of collective resilience, embodied by skipper Kathryn Bryce and reinforced by a crop of youngsters like Maceira, will be vital as Scotland begin their campaign against Ireland at Old Trafford on 13 June.
Pragmatically, Maceira’s immediate challenge is to translate under-19 dominance into senior-level impact. Scotland’s preparatory window is promising: a home tri-series in Edinburgh against Bangladesh and the Netherlands (28 May–4 June), followed by two warm-ups in Derby, against the Netherlands on 6 June and Pakistan on 9 June, offer her real match practice against varied international styles. Those fixtures, and the likelihood of rotation in a long tournament, could present her with her first senior caps and the chance to test her skills against top-tier batters.
For supporters of Scottish cricket, Maisie Maceira represents a compelling case of youth meeting opportunity: a bowler with proven tournament temperament, a knack for taking wickets, and the potential to become a regular threat in Scotland’s pace arsenal. If she carries her Under-19 form into senior action, Maceira could be one of the tournament’s pleasant surprises and a key cog in Scotland’s ambition to move beyond the lessons of their debut World Cup in 2024.
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