Non Test Playing Nations!!!

[laksh_01]

Howz the intrest for upcoming tournaments in Ireland? How are the ticket sales?

 

[Janus]

Howz the intrest for upcoming tournaments in Ireland? How are the ticket sales?

Couldn't tell you about ticket sales, but the interest is the same as usual, there is none.

But then that doesn't mean anything, I mean San Marino have few footballers yet are still allowed to be drawn with Germany in the Euro qualifiers.

 

[andruid]

It's not Eurocentric though, It's about Ireland and Scotland to a lesser extent but not the Dutch or Danish. Kenya and Namibia are in a similar boat but the writer lives and works in Europe so he knows about that and not Kenya. Also Kenya don't have the problem of counties poaching players, which is what it's all about.

True though I do feel his argument wouyld have had more substance if he looked the effects of player poaching on the quality of the competitions in which associate teams compete exclusively against one another, e.g the Interconinental cup and and how the unavailability of the most recognisable faces from county cricket and so forth means these tournaments are a much tougher sell, therefore underminig the income these competitions could generate outside direct funding from the ICC. That is a problem that cuts across all HPP countries not just the Europe based ones. I feel the only reason right now that Kenya and Namibia have little trouble with their players being poached is because hardly any of them can get into the County championship anyway.

And again the lives in one place therefore knows nothing about anywhere else line is a rather poor excuse to not at least attempt to do some digging.

 

[laksh_01]

Acc Trophy Elite, Malaysia 2008:

Group A:
Hong Kong
Kuwait
Nepal
Qatar
Singapore

Group B:
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
UAE

Fixtures:

July 25th:
Match 01: Malaysia v Bahrain
Match 02: Qatar v Singapore
Match 03: Hong Kong v Nepal
Match 04: Saudi Arabia v UAE

July 26th:
Match 05: Afghanistan v UAE
Match 06: Kuwait v Singapore
Match 07: Bahrain v Saudi Arabia
Match 08: Nepal v Qatar

July 27th:
Match 09: Hong Kong v Kuwait
Match 10: Malaysia v Afghanistan

July 28th:
Match 11: Bahrain v UAE
Match 12: Nepal v Singapore
Match 13: Hong Kong v Qatar

July 29th:
Match 14: Kuwait v Qatar
Match 15: Afghanistan v Saudi Arabia
Match 16: Malaysia v UAE

July 30th:
Match 17: Afghanistan v Bahrain
Match 18: Malaysia v Saudi Arabia
Match 19: Kuwait v Nepal
Match 20: Hong Kong v Singapore

August 1st:
Match 21: 5th/6th Playoff
Match 22: Semi-final 1
Match 23: Semi-final 2

August 2nd:
Match 24: 3rd/4th Playoff
Match 25: 7th/8th Playoff
Match 26: 9th/10th Playoff

August 3rd:
Match 27: FINAL

(Finalists qualify to 2010 Asia Cup)

 

[laksh_01]

European Championship Div 1, Ireland 2008:

Table:
Denmark
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Scotland

Fixtures:

July 25th:
Match 01: Ireland v Norway, The Hills
Match 02: Scotland v Denmark, Malahide
Match 03: Netherlands v Italy, North County

July 26th:
Match 04: Ireland v Denmark, Leinster
Match 05: Scotland v Italy, The Hills
Match 06: Netherlands v Norway, North County

July 28th:
Match 07: Ireland v Netherlands, Clontarf
Match 08: Scotland v Norway, Leinster
Match 09: Denmark v Italy, Merrion

July 29th:
Match 10: Scotland v Netherlands, Clontarf
Match 11: Ireland v Italy, Malahide
Match 12: Denmark v Norway, North County

July 31st:
Match 13: Ireland v Scotland, Clontarf
Match 14: Netherlands v Denmark, The Hills
Match 15: Norway v Italy, Malahide

(There is no Final. So, The team to top the table will be the winner)

 

[Uppercut]

And again the lives in one place therefore knows nothing about anywhere else line is a rather poor excuse to not at least attempt to do some digging.

Nah it's okay to write an article about cricket in Scotland and Ireland without referring to other minor cricketing countries. When I write a history essay on 19th century Ireland I don't research whether there were similarities with the political situation in Chad.

 

[laksh_01]

Any pewdictions before the start of the tournaments? ACC Elite Trophy & European Championship Div 1?

 

[Janus]

I expect Ireland to edge it in Europe, And UAE in Asia.

 

[laksh_01]

Kool Bro, Any runner ups?

 

[Janus]

Kool Bro, Any runner ups?

Scotland are the Obvious runner-up in Europe, could make an upset and win it though, but I think Ireland and Scotland are safe bets for first and second.

Afghanistan is the bet I'd place on runner up in Asia. I think UAE are Safe winners.

 

[laksh_01]

Hmm. These kinda tournaments starting to get really intresting these days... Janus & Uppercut, are u guys gonna be there?

 

[headhunter]

If I have nothing on then I plan to go to Ireland v Scotland but I usually have training on a Thursday and it's at the stage of the season where I can't miss now.

 

[laksh_01]

Acc Elite Trophy, Scores Update:

Malaysia: 267/8 from 50 Overs V Bahrain 43/1 from 8 Overs (Toss: Malaysia)

Singapore: 228/8 from 50 Overs V Qatar: 72/2 from 14 Overs (Toss: Qatar)

Nepal: 245/7 from 50 Overs V Hong Kong: 11/1 from 2 Overs (Toss: Nepal)

Saudi Arabia: 228/9 from 50 Overs V UAE: 30/1 from 3 Overs (Toss: UAE)

Newz:
West Indies domestic one-day competition to be played in USA
http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000040/004012.shtml

 

[Uppercut]

Hmm. These kinda tournaments starting to get really intresting these days... Janus & Uppercut, are u guys gonna be there?

I'd like to be, yeah. Stormont's pretty local for me. It depends whether i'm doing anything those days and the like. Would be good fun.

 

[laksh_01]

I'd like to be, yeah. Stormont's pretty local for me. It depends whether i'm doing anything those days and the like. Would be good fun.

All the best dude.

So, todays updates:

Upset is that UAE the fav of the tournament lost to the least ranked Saudi Arabia

Malaysia Beat Bahrain

Singapore Beat Qatar

Nepal Beat Hong Kong.

So, both the Asia Cup partispants loose on the first day! Tomorrow gonna be tough for UAE as they face spirited Afghanistan...

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Haha @ UAE. Looking at the squad names, looks like they got outdone by another lot of Pakistani migrants/slaves.

 

[laksh_01]

Acc Elite Trophy, Scores Update (26/07/2008):

Afghanistan: 214/10 off 48.1 Overs V UAE 54/2 off 11 Overs (Toss: Afghanistan)

Singapore: 237/8 off 50 Overs V Kuwait: 57/3 off 7 Overs (Toss: Singapore)

Qatar: 171/10 off 47.2 Overs V Nepal: 46/3 off 12 Overs (Toss: Qatar)

Bahrain: 335/10 off 49.2 Overs V Saudi Arabia: 25/2 off 3 Overs (Toss: Saudi Arabia)

 

[laksh_01]

Acc Elite Trophy, Scores Update (27/07/2008):

Kuwait: 161/4 off 46.2 Overs V Hong Kong 100/4 off 21 Overs (Toss: Kuwait)

Afghanistan: 263/9 off 50 Overs V Malaysia 20/1 off 5 Overs (Toss: Afghanistan)

 

[brockley]

Glad to see saudi arabia bt UAE,have never rated them and too many overseas players.
Want to see afghanistan rise to the top ,proud democracy .

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Yesterday's results would perhaps be nice.

UAE (217/7, 47.1) beat Afghanistan (214, 48.1) by three wickets - decent quality match by the sounds of things, though Afghans ended with 41/7 in the last 10 overs, battrick-esque. Only about 40 extras in the whole game too.
Kuwait (238/9, 44.5) beat Singapore (237/8, 50) by one wicket
Bahrain (335, 49.2) beat Saudi Arabia (137, 33.1) by 198 runs - self destruction. What will happen in Bahrain vs UAE
Nepal (172, 37.3) beat Qatar (171, 47.2) by seven wickets

So points

Group A
Bahrain      1-1  +1.64
Malaysia     1-0  +0.66
UAE          1-1  -0.14
Saudi Arabia 1-1  -1.69
Afghanistan  0-1  -0.32

            BHR MYS UAE KSA AFG 
Bahrain     --- MYS     BHR    
Malaysia    --- --- KUW
UAE         --- --- --- KSA UAE
Saudi Arabia--- --- --- ---
Afghanistan --- --- --- --- ---

Group B
Nepal        2-0  +1.06
Kuwait       1-0  +0.57
Singapore    1-1  +0.34
Hong Kong    0-1  -0.88
Qatar        0-2  -0.93

            NPL KUW SIN HKG QAT
Nepal       ---         NPL NPL
Kuwait      --- --- KUW
Singapore   --- --- ---     SIN
Hong Kong   --- --- --- ---
Qatar       --- --- --- --- ---

Top two qualify for semis. At least 3 of Bahrain, Qatar, Malaysia, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia qualify for World Cricket League divisions seven and eight.