The gripping ICC World Cricket League Division Two, hosted by Namibia, culminated today, with the United Arab Emirates beating Nepal by seven runs in the final. By virtue of finishing in the top two, both teams have ensured their presence at the ten-team World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe next month. Here is a look […]
Read More In Focus – The World Cricket League Division Two XIIn what is effectively a semifinal, Nepal take on Canada today at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek in the last round of the ICC World Cricket League Division Two. Both teams are currently level on six points from four games, and today’s winner will be ensured of a top-two finish and as a […]
Read More In Focus – Nepal seek a Wanderers encore against CanadaIndia 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) […]
Read More Specials – When Kenya stunned India at Port ElizabethNot for the first time, Nepal go into an ICC tournament with a few million hopes riding on them. There will be a lot at stake when Paras Khadka’s men take the field against hosts Namibia at Windhoek’s Affies Park in their opening game of the World Cricket League Division Two on Thursday. After […]
Read More Viewpoint – Time for Nepal’s batsmen to rise and deliverThe 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 […]
Read More Extras – Corfu-bound Sierra Leone youngsters need your supportThe Netherlands are on the upswing again, not only regaining their ODI status they lost in 2013-14, but also winning the ICC World Cricket League Championship to seal their spot in the 13-team ODI league slated to begin in 2020. This well-deserved triumph was confirmed when the Dutch secured a convincing eight-wicket win over […]
Read More Record Book – The Netherlands’ first ODI victoryThe first time Bermuda took on an international team was when they played the touring Australians, led by Syd Gregory, at Hamilton in 1912-13. However, it was not until 1971-72 that they contested a designated first-class fixture. The New Zealanders followed their five-Test series in the Caribbean with a visit to Hamilton’s National Stadium […]
Read More Record Book – Bermuda’s maiden first-class matchNewly-elevated full member nation Afghanistan ended their last ICC Intercontinental Cup as deserving champions, finishing unbeaten with 121 points, 12 clear of Ireland, their fellow new entrants into Test cricket. Here is a look back at a few key numbers from the tournament, which began in May 2015 and spanned over 30 months. Afghanistan’s […]
Read More Record Book – Numbers from the Intercontinental CupCome 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 […]
Read More Extras – Kent Cricket Club brings beach cricket to Sierra LeoneThe Papua New Guinea (PNG) national team, popularly known as the Barramundis, bounced back from defeat in style to win the second World Cricket League match against Scotland at Amini Park in Port Moresby last Sunday. Having gone down by 101 runs in the first game, they thus had the satisfaction of recording their […]
Read More In Focus – A historic win on home soil for the Barramundis
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