Specials – ODI cricket in Singapore, Part 1

In the first of this three-part series, we look back at the first ever One-Day International (ODI) tournament to be hosted by Singapore. The subcontinental trio of India, Pakistan and newly-crowned World Cup champions Sri Lanka came together to contest the Singer Cup, a week-long round-robin competition played on the Singapore Cricket Club ground […]

Specials – Hong Kong at the Asia Cup

By virtue of winning the six-team Asia Cup Qualifier held in Malaysia, Hong Kong confirmed a return to the Asia Cup after a decade. Earlier this year, Hong Kong lost their ODI status after a wooden-spoon finish at the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, but their qualification for the Asia Cup has ensured them […]

Specials – When the USA faced the world champions

In early 2004, six Associate nations competed in an ICC Six Nations Challenge held in the United Arab Emirates, the winner of which would join the ten full members and Kenya at the ICC Champions Trophy to be played in England later in the year. The teams in the fray were Canada, Namibia, the […]

Specials – Revisiting past Anglo-Scottish ODI duels

Having missed out on World Cup qualification by a whisker, Scotland will look to make a further impact when they take on England in a one-off One-Day International at the Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh on June 10. Despite their close geographic proximity, the two teams have played only four ODIs against each other […]

Extras – Kent Cricket Club hosts Sierra Leone’s first Beach Cricket Festival

Sunday, 25th February, 2018 was a memorable day for cricket in Sierra Leone, as Kent Cricket Club, in partnership with Sierra Leone Cricket Association, hosted the first ever Beach Cricket Festival. The event lasted for a day and it was held at The Place Resort, Tokeh Beach. The teams that participated were British […]

Specials – Germany’s tryst with the World Cup Qualifier

The 2001 World Cup Qualifier in Canada, then known as the ICC Trophy, featured as many as 24 teams bifurcated into two divisions, with two groups in each division. Among the six teams in Group A of Division Two was Germany, who were participating in the ICC Trophy for the first time. This remains […]

Specials – When Kenya stunned India at Port Elizabeth

India take on South Africa in the fifth ODI of their six-match series at St. George’s Park in Port Elizabeth today. India have not got good memories of the venue – they have lost all five ODIs played there. Four of the defeats have come against the hosts (in 1991-92, 1996-97, 2006-07 and 2010-11) […]

Extras – Corfu-bound Sierra Leone youngsters need your support

The Kent Cricket Club U-17 team has been invited by the Hellenic Cricket Federation to participate in the International Schools Cricket Tournament in Corfu, Greece from 25-30 June, 2018. The Kent U-17 team consists of ten boys and five girls, and will have the opportunity to compete against children from top cricketing nations […]

Extras – Kent Cricket Club brings beach cricket to Sierra Leone

Come February 2018, Sierra Leone’s Kent Cricket Club (KCC) will be organising the first annual two-day Beach Cricket Festival in partnership with The Place Hotel at Tokeh Beach and the Sierra Leone Cricket Association. The weekend festival is slated to be held from February 3-4, and will further underline the intent of the Kent […]

Specials – When a bunch of amateurs nearly capsized the table-toppers

Ten years ago, a motley crew of amateurs from the Emerald Isle embarked upon a life-changing expedition to the Caribbean. They had among their ranks a teacher, an electrician, a postman, a fabric salesman and a handyman. Little did they know that over the next month and half, they were to become the new […]