Presenting the first of The Cricket Cauldron’s weekly wrap-ups on the latest happenings on the African Associate cricket scene. Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Namibia were among the countries in focus during the week gone by. Ghana pip hosts Nigeria at the World T20 Regional Qualifier Ghana, led by Issac Aboagye, finished unbeaten to […]
Read More In Focus – The African Associate cricket weekly 1The 2007-08 Intercontinental Cup was one of Namibia’s most successful ICC tournaments. Despite being one of the two teams without ODI status in the eight-team competition, Namibia finished only one point behind leaders Ireland in the league table – not losing a single game – before going down by nine wickets in the final. […]
Read More Who Would Have Thought It – Gerrie Snyman’s Sharjah stunnerIndia 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 ElizabethNepal’s 17-year-old leg-spinner collected match-winning figures of 5/20 in his team’s crucial World Cricket League Division Two encounter against Kenya at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek yesterday. This is now the best return for a Nepalese bowler in all List A cricket. Here is a look at the five best List A figures […]
Read More Record Book – The best List A bowling figures for NepalThe second match of the recently-concluded ODI series between leading Associate teams Afghanistan and Ireland saw the Afghans rack up 338 on the board, their highest ever ODI total. However, this was only the third-highest total by a non-Test playing team in ODI history; the record still remains with Kenya, who rode roughshod over Bangladesh […]
Read More Record Book – The highest ODI total by an Associate nationFollowing their impressive display in the 1996 World Cup in the subcontinent, during which they famously toppled the fancied West Indians at Pune, Kenya were awarded ODI status by the ICC. This was a welcome boost to their surge towards becoming the leading Associate nation in the world. A little over six months […]
Read More Record Book – The first ODI on Kenyan soilBangladesh finally showed substance as a competitive one-day outfit in the calendar year 2012 with as many as five wins in nine games against top opposition, and came only within two runs of wining their maiden Asia Cup title in front of their own fans. True, all the matches were played at home, […]
Read More Record Book – Bangladesh’s first ODI victoryThe 2003 World Cup was memorable in many respects, but nothing could match the amazing feat of Kenya, who became the first ever Associate nation to enter a World Cup semi-final. Buoyed by wins over Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe and a lucky forfeiture by New Zealand, the spirited African nation defied all odds […]
Read More Specials – Kenya’s finest ODI wins
