The International Cricket Council are putting the finishing touches to plans for a quadrangular series in which Scotland play West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland.
The glamour clash with the West Indies has been pencilled in for July 12 in Dublin and means the Scots will play three Test countries this summer. They are already scheduled to play Pakistan and India in Glasgow.
The quadrangular tournament, being staged in Dublin and Belfast, gives Scotland the chance to join the Irish in the official One-Day International rankings.
Ireland stole a march during the World Cup when wins over Pakistan and Bangladesh which earned them elevation to the elite group, ahead of Zimbabwe and Kenya.
However, ICC regulations mean that the Scots would need to beat West Indies and win 60% of their matches against their associate rivals to earn a place in the rankings.
Peter Drinnen, the national coach, said: "There's plenty incentive for us to have a real go against the West Indies. That game is a great opportunity to show what we've learned from the World Cup and, we hope, do ourselves justice against one of world cricket's best sides. It's an exciting prospect."
Drinnen is already planning a special role for Durham's Kyle Coetzer as replacement for Aussie George Bailey in the quadrangular tournament.
Coetzer, the former Stoneywood-Dyce batsman, struck a superb 74 to help Durham reach 407 all out in the County Championship tussle with Kent at Riverside.
He came to the crease after England batsman Paul Collingwood was dismissed for a duck by the former Saltires all-rounder Yasir Arafat and figured in a stand of 181 with the Australian batsman Michael Di Venuto, who went on to make an unbeaten 204. Coetzer's stay lasted 133 balls and he hit thirteen 4s.
Drinnen added: "We hope we'll have Kyle available for the games in Ireland because he will be able to fill the role that George has been doing for the Saltires."
In addition to the West Indies match, Scotland will have the chance to avenge their diastrous World Cup loss to the Dutch in Belfast on July 13 and will meet old rivals Ireland, also in Belfast, in the final match of the tournament two days later.
At Headingley, Dewald Nel, the Scotland seamer , bowled tidily and economically on his first championship appearance for Worcestershire against Yorkshire.
Nel took none for 14 from seven overs, three of which were maidens, as the home side made 202 for one.
Meanwhile, Drinnen's A squad were last night battling to stave off an early and embarrassing defeat after their Second XI County Championship debut began in disastrous style, writes David Kelso.
Scotland's young hopefuls were skittled for just 62 in their first innings by the Derbyshire second string at Denby, and the hosts raced to 92 without loss in reply, before rain prevented further punishment.
The shadow Scots were dealt an instant setback when captain Gordon Drummond lost the toss on a wicket that was always going to be helpful to the seamers, and Olly Saffell cashed in with five cheap scalps.
The Scotland batting resistance was so weak that "extras" were the top score, with only Majid Haq scraping into double figures.
Their entire stay at the crease lasted just over 90 minutes before they left the stage clear for Derbyshire to rub home their advantage.
The Scotland bowling attack fared as poorly as the batsmen, but the elements intervened before the tea interval with 24 overs completed.
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