Scotland’s rise to the fore of Associate cricket owes much to the expertise and contributions of Bermuda bowling legend Clarence Parfitt.Since taking up residence in the UK in the 1980s the former St George’s Cup Match star has played in integral role in the development of Scottish cricketers, with the fruits of his labour still prevalent today in players such as Ryan Flannigan, who stroked a century (102) against Namibia in a recent drawn Intercontinental Cup match.“Clarence has made a huge impact over a long period of time; first and foremost as a player when he came across playing as a pro for the clubs that he played for and Scotland,” commented Craig Wright, who led Scotland at the 2007 World Cup. “He was a phenomenally talented player obviously and did a great job for Scotland and a great job for the clubs he played for and then latterly working in cricket development in Scotland.“He’s done a lot of great work both with his own club Arbroath United and also working as a regional development officer for his region and also for cricket all over Scotland. He’s been a real key player in cricket in Scotland for the last 20-25 years or more.”Parfitt is Cup Match’s all-time leading wicket taker (115) and in 1972 he claimed five wickets against New Zealand in a first-class match playing for Bermuda before going on to represent Scotland.“I met Gary Sobers a couple of times and he actually spoke about Clarence and said how wonderful a bowler he was,” said Wright. “And when someone of the stature of Gary Sobers is telling you someone was a good bowler he obviously was a fantastic performer.“I only go to play against Clarence probably once or twice because I was obviously quite young and he was finishing his career. Even in the twilight of his career he was still a very difficult bowler to face.“He obviously has a wonderful reputation as a player and also a wonderful reputation as a person. He’s a great guy and done lots of wonderful things for cricket in Scotland.”Wright is currently on island with the touring MCC and earlier this week he had the opportunity to renew rivalries with members of Bermuda’s 2007 World Cup squad, such as Lionel Cann, who belted a whirlwind half -century (72) against the visitors in a Twenty20 affair.“It was an incredible innings and I know Lionel is capable of that,” Wright said. “When we turned up to that ground and saw the short boundaries I was a little worried.“He just showed what he’s capable of and he’s done that once or twice before when Scotland has played Bermuda.“Lionel is got wonderful and natural ball-striking ability and he showed that certainly the other day. It was good to renew that rivalry …. but I wished he hadn’t batted for quite that long.Incidentally, Cann is among a handful of Bermudian cricketers to have followed in Parfitt’s footsteps and played in Scotland at Arbroath.Wright has been appointed as captain of the touring MCC, a role he takes great pride in serving.“Obviously MCC is an esteemed and renowned institution,” he said. “and to be asked to skipper is a real honour.”