Douglas Lockhart bows out of international cricket

The 35-year-old, who played for his country 178 times, including 14 one-day internationals, will now focus on his career as an investment manager.

His top first-class score for his country was an innings of 151 against Canada in the 2008 Intercontinental Cup and he captained the side on seven occasions.

An Oxford Blue at cricket, Lockhart made his representative debut for Scotland in 1995 at the age of 19, against the MCC at Mannofield, Aberdeen.

He scored more than 3,500 runs for his country, including two centuries and 14 half-centuries, and was part of the ICC Trophy-winning side in 2005. He also notched 115 catches and 11 stumpings.

Lockhart, who started his cricket career at Glasgow Academicals, said: "This is the right time for me to finish my international career. Representing Scotland requires 100 per cent commitment, discipline and dedication and I have always prided myself on the high standards I have set.

"After 16 years of international cricket and nine years of combining international cricket with a full-time job, I feel that I can no longer commit the required time and make the necessary sacrifices to play and compete at international level.

"I feel extremely proud and privileged to have played for Scotland over a period of significant development for the game in this country. I have enjoyed every minute of it and it was fantastic to have the opportunity to play in One-Day Internationals, first-class matches, ICC tournaments and English county matches for Scotland.

"There are no major tournaments over the next couple of years, so it is an appropriate time to step aside and allow younger players to progress."

Cricket Scotland chief executive Roddy Smith added: "Dougie Lockhart has been a tremendous servant of Scottish cricket throughout his career and has had constantly to juggle his professional career with his Scotland commitments."