The 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 QualifierSydney Thunder, the well-known men’s and women’s T20 club based in Australia, have further cemented their relationship with Kent Cricket Club in Sierra Leone by providing them with a large and generous donation of cricket equipment and clothing. Commenting on the donation, Sydney Thunder Fan and Community Engagement Specialist,Jonathan Lees, said, “Sydney Thunder […]
Read More Extras – Sydney Thunder provide support to Sierra Leone’s KentThe 16-team format used for the 2007 World Cup proved to be short-lived, as the tournament reverted to a two-group structure of 14 teams (as was the case in 2003, but with quarterfinals instead of the Super Six) for the next two editions. In this final part of our series on Associates at the […]
Read More Specials – Associate nations at the World Cup, Part 5
