BOTHWELL Castle Policies has been given the thumb�s-up as the Saltires latest home venue.

The Uddingston ground was only handed the CB40 clashes with Glamorgan and Hampshire when Aberdeen�s Mannofield was damaged by vandals.

Rain wrecked last weekend�s clash with Glamorgan but Sunday�s encounter with Hampshire has been declared a success � despite the Saltires heavy 89-run defeat.

Cricket Scotland operations director Euan McIntyre declared: �Everyone seems to be happy with the ground.

�The umpires gave the wicket a good report and there were also positive vibes from both teams.

�All the members and volunteers at Uddingston deserve a lot of credit for the work they put in.

�We would be happy to take games back there and add the ground to our rota of venues.�

Former Saltires bowler Paul Hoffmann, now the Uddingston groundsman, said: �I prepared a wicket in line with the ECB directives for one-day pitches and I think it played pretty well.

�It�s just a shame the Saltires lads couldn�t give us a win.�

After four home games on the trot, the Saltires now embark on six consecutive away fixtures starting at Durham on Sunday.