Richie Berrington and George Munsey Are Bringing Scotland's Best to Glasgow Cosmic
BY GLASGOW COSMIC EDITORIAL
Richie Berrington and George Munsey bring Scotland's international core to Glasgow Cosmic. What going professional at home means for Scottish cricket.
Glasgow Cosmic's squad is stacked with international signings, Finn Allen, Liam Livingstone, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi among them. But the two names that matter most to the club's home crowd are Scottish: captain Richie Berrington and opener George Munsey.
Who are Richie Berrington and George Munsey
Berrington is Scotland's captain and one of the most experienced players in the country's history. At the 2026 T20 World Cup, he reached a career milestone of 100 sixes in T20 cricket during Scotland's match against England at Eden Gardens, in his 127th appearance for the side. He's closing in on 3,000 T20 runs at a strike rate above 129.
Munsey is Scotland's most dangerous opener and has spent 2026 locked in a back-and-forth battle with Berrington for the title of Scotland's all-time leading T20I run-scorer, the two have swapped the record multiple times this year. Munsey brings the bigger six-hitting threat of the pair, with more than 100 T20I maximums to his name.
Why this matters for Glasgow Cosmic
Every other name on Glasgow Cosmic's roster arrives from somewhere else. Berrington and Munsey are the two players who don't need an introduction to a Scottish crowd, they've been the two most consistent performers in the national team for years, and their rivalry-turned-partnership at the top of Scotland's order is one of the more compelling stories in the country's cricket right now.
Bringing that pairing into a club side, rather than just the national team, gives Glasgow Cosmic instant local credibility. This isn't a franchise importing star power from elsewhere and hoping Scottish fans adopt it. It has Scotland's own record-chasers on the team sheet from day one.
What to expect
Coach Matthew Hayden's public coaching focus has leaned toward batting depth and power-hitting, both at Gujarat Titans and in his consultancy work with Pakistan. Berrington and Munsey slot directly into that plan as an experienced, in-form opening or top-order pairing, with Munsey's strike rate and six-hitting giving Glasgow Cosmic an aggressive start, and Berrington's experience anchoring the innings when needed.
Their form heading into the ETPL season also matters. Both players arrive off a 2026 T20 World Cup where they were actively adding to their career numbers, not returning from a lull.
Glasgow Cosmic's first ETPL season starts 26 August 2026. [Follow fixtures and squad news →]
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Richie Berrington the captain of Glasgow Cosmic?
Berrington captains Scotland's national team. His club captaincy role at Glasgow Cosmic has not been confirmed, the club has not announced a domestic captain as of this post.
What is George Munsey's Scotland T20I record?
Munsey and Berrington have traded the title of Scotland's all-time leading T20I run-scorer multiple times through 2026. Munsey holds the higher six-hitting tally of the two, with more than 100 T20I sixes.
Are Berrington and Munsey playing for Scotland at the ETPL, or just Glasgow Cosmic?
The ETPL is a club competition. Berrington and Munsey represent Scotland internationally and Glasgow Cosmic as their ETPL franchise, the two are separate competitions.
