Peter Steindl declared himself satisfied with Scotland's first warm-up match in the build-up to the Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers. The Saltires brushed aside the challenge of Dunfermline Knights at McKane Park on Friday night in a match to mark the Fifeshire club's 150th anniversary.

Skipper Ryan Watson top-scored with 41 while Qasim Sheikh hit 31 and Richie Berrington 22 as the Scots posted 150-7. However, the find of the night was Arbroath teenager Matthew Parker who claimed 4-21 to seal a convincing 53-run win. Steindl declared: "

The guys showed a great attitude and we learned a lot about a few fringe players and also were able to consider various tactical aspects of the shorter game. Young Matthew has done a fantastic job. With injuries to John Blain and Gordon Drummond it was a good chance for us to bring him in and have a close look at what he is all about. He bowled extremely well and it capped a great week for him because he also went south with the Scotland Lions and got wickets and runs against a very strong Lancashire side.

"Matthew is a great example of the benefits we are getting from the more competitive structure we've put in place for our under-age and A teams."

The Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers in Belfast will be contested by the ICC's six leading associate members with the top two going through to the main event in England next summer.

Meanwhile, Parker is likely to feature for the Scotland Lions again in their latest 2nd XI County Championship match against Derbyshire on Tuesday.

The Scots have suffered a torrid time in their opening two games, losing both inside two of the scheduled three days.

Lions coach Andy Tennant believes the championship has become a much tougher environment this season. His side managed one win and a draw in their inaugural campaign a year ago but have been outclassed against Notts and Lancashire this term. Tennant said: "Playing Lancashire last week was like playing a First Class team because they had about seven guys who have lots of top-team experience.

West of Scotland batsman Dougie Lockhart replaces Steve Knox as skipper for this week's game at Belper Meadows.