The Netherlands are set to lock horns with Ireland in a crucial three-match home ODI series from 2nd June, which forms part of the World Cup Super League. With both teams looking to gain maximum points, we can expect a hard-fought battle. The two teams have contested ten ODIs so far, with Ireland enjoying a […]
Read More Specials – Best of the ODIs: Ireland v NetherlandsHaving played at the 1996 World Cup, the Netherlands failed to make the cut for the next edition in 1999. However, they had the satisfaction of being one of the hosts – the 1999 World Cup featured 42 matches, of which 37 were played in England, two in Scotland and one each in Ireland, Wales […]
Read More Record Book – The first World Cup match in the NetherlandsSierra Leone-based Kent Cricket Club has once again received a generous donation of equipment from the Australian Big Bash side Sydney Thunder. There is no doubt that the ongoing global pandemic has created several challenges for the cricketing world. However, Sydney Thunder has continued to help grow cricket in Sierra Leone, with the latest donation […]
Read More Extras – Sydney Thunder helps Sierra Leone’s Kent thriveIt is well known that Kenya defended a modest total of 166 in their famous 1996 World Cup victory against the West Indies at Pune’s Nehru Stadium. The historic match, played on Leap Year Day, saw the unheralded Associate side bowl the two-time champions out for a paltry 93, with the wreckers-in-chief being Rajab […]
Read More Who Would Have Thought It – Kenya defend 134 in an ODIThe third-place playoff of the 1997 ICC Trophy (as the World Cup Qualifier was then known) in Malaysia saw Scotland beat Ireland by 51 runs on the D/L method, which gave them a spot at the 1999 World Cup. They duly made their ODI debut at the World Cup, losing to Australia by seven […]
Read More Record Book – The first ODI on Scottish soilThe Kinrara Academy Oval in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur is currently playing host to the ICC Women’s Championship ODI series between England and Pakistan. Equipped with floodlights and having a capacity of 4,500, the ground got its first taste of ODI cricket back in September 2006, when Australia, India and the West […]
Read More Specials – When Malaysia first hosted ODI cricketUganda’s medium-fast bowler Bilal Hassun collected match-winning figures of 5/27 from 8.4 overs in his team’s fourth World Cup Challenge League encounter against Italy at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Turf 2 in Oman yesterday. This was the first ever instance of Ugandan bowler taking five wickets in a List A match. On that […]
Read More Record Book – The best List A bowling figures for UgandaJersey may not have qualified for next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, but their spirited performance at the recently-concluded T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates showed that they are fast becoming a force to reckon with in the shortest format. The European qualifiers won three out of six matches, and it […]
Read More Specials – Jersey’s most memorable T20 winsThe highly exciting ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, culminated yesterday, with the Netherlands beating Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in the final. By virtue of finishing as the top six teams, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Namibia, Scotland and Oman have ensured their presence at next […]
Read More In Focus – The T20 World Cup Qualifier XIThe ICC Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier gets underway on October 18, and will feature 14 teams competing in the United Arab Emirates. The top six teams will join Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the first round of the seventh edition of the men’s ICC T20 World Cup (earlier known as the World T20), to […]
Read More In Focus – 14 players to watch out for at the T20 World Cup Qualifier
