SNCL champions Carlton will launch their bid to become inaugural winners of the CSL Eastern Premier Division with a derby clash at Heriot’s.

The star-studded Grange Loan outfit follow that up with a mouth-watering fixture at home to last season’s runners-up Arbroath.

Other opening day fixtures see Stoneywood-Dyce travel to face Grange while Aberdeenshire are also on the road at Arbroath.

Watsonians, bidding to bounce back from a disappointing 2011 campaign, entertain Forfarshire.

Western Premier Division joint favourites Clydesdale and Uddingston are both at home on the first day of the new season.

Dale will start favourites to make a winning start against Stirling while Uddingston entertain derby rivals Drumpellier.

The fixtures were announced yesterday following Cricket Scotland’s decision to scrap the National League in favour of a regional set-up.

2012 Cricket Scotland League Opening Day Fixtures (May 12):
Eastern Premier Division –
Arbroath v Aberdeenshire
Grange v Stoneywood-Dyce
Heriot’s v Carlton
Watsonians v Forfarshire

Western Premier Division
Ayr v McCrea FS West
Clydesdale v Stirling
Greenock v Dumfries
Uddingston v Drumpellier