Non Test Playing Nations!!!

[laksh_01]

Warm Up Match: Jersey Beat Fiji by 70 Runs.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Warm Up Match: Jersey Beat Fiji by 70 Runs.

Not surprising. Fiji might be out of their depth here.

 

[laksh_01]

Afghanistan, Tanzania & Hong Kong win on Day 1...

 

[laksh_01]

Afghanistan, Hong Kong & Italy win on Day 2:

Current Standings:
1) Afghanistan
2) Hong Kong
3) Italy
4) Tanzania
5) Jersey
6) Fiji

 

[Uppercut]

Boyd Rankin! What a legend! 106 all out

 

[laksh_01]

Ha Ha Afghanistan won once again cause of their bowling. Looks like really strong bowling line up which is able to defend smaller target but if they can get their batting right, I don't see a reason y they cant qualify for 2009 WCQ.

Pepsi WCL - Global Div 4 - Current Standings:
1) Hong Kong
2) Afghanistan
3) Italy
4) Tanzania
5) Jersey
6) Fiji

Afghanistan V Italy match now looks like a semi final.

 

[laksh_01]

Wat a match between Afghanistan & Hong Kong! Big boys here comes Afghanistan.

Pepsi WCL - Global Div 4 - Day 5 Standings:
1) Afghanistan
2) Hong Kong
3) Italy
4) Jersey
5) Tanzania
6) Fiji

 

[laksh_01]

Hurray Afghanistan Qualify to Div 3 by defeating Italy today by 93 Runs. Than means even Hong Kong Qualifies...

So 2009 WCL - Div 3 will be:

1) Uganda
2) Argentina
3) Papua New Guinea
4) Cayman Islands
5) Afghanistan
6) Hong Kong

 

[andruid]

Quite some progress from Afghanistan

 

[laksh_01]

Quite some progress from Afghanistan

The best part is that they improved their batting & mentally....

 

[BoyBrumby]

The Afghans favs here, I assume?

I'm paying that.

 

[andruid]

Ireland reach 252/3 on day 1.

 

[alvarez]

Ireland reach 252/3 on day 1.

What do you think of the selection of Seren Waters? Personally I believe it strengthens the batting.

I assume this will be the batting order

S.Waters
A.Obanda
R.Patel
S.Tikolo
M.Ouma
K.Obuya
T.Odoyo
J.Kamande
H.Varaiya
P.Ongondo
L.Onyango.

Personally, i'd put K.Obuya in to open with Waters, drop Obanda to 3 and Patel to 6. Ideally get Mishra or C.Obuya back in the squad at 6. Is C.Obuya out due to knee injury still?

 

[andruid]

What do you think of the selection of Seren Waters? Personally I believe it strengthens the batting.

I assume this will be the batting order

S.Waters
A.Obanda
R.Patel
S.Tikolo
M.Ouma
K.Obuya
T.Odoyo
J.Kamande
H.Varaiya
P.Ongondo
L.Onyango.

Personally, i'd put K.Obuya in to open with Waters, drop Obanda to 3 and Patel to 6. Ideally get Mishra or C.Obuya back in the squad at 6. Is C.Obuya out due to knee injury still?

He's a talented batsman and all that but I think he is still quite green to be thrown straight into the International scene (maybe Tikolo is going all Laraesque picking XIs on instinct). I expect Obanda will continue to open with Patel, Ouma, Tikolo and Waters in the middle order and Odoyo at 7. I am also surprised that Aga did not get re-selected given that the County season is over and he can bowl well as well as give a few lower order runs.

 

[alvarez]

He's a talented batsman and all that but I think he is still quite green to be thrown straight into the International scene (maybe Tikolo is going all Laraesque picking XIs on instinct). I expect Obanda will continue to open with Patel, Ouma, Tikolo and Waters in the middle order and Odoyo at 7. I am also surprised that Aga did not get re-selected given that the County season is over and he can bowl well as well as give a few lower order runs.

I was of the assumption that Waters is an opening batsmen?

 

[alvarez]

Oh and it is good that he is playing for Kenya and not England.

 

[andruid]

Well just checked cricinfo and he is!

Maybe it will allow Obanda to play at 3 and Patel at 6

 

[alvarez]

Well just checked cricinfo and he is!

Maybe it will allow Obanda to play at 3 and Patel at 6

But will Obuya definitely be opening? For some reason Im thinking Waters and Obanda will open together. Pretty young opening combination if so.

 

[alvarez]

Also, Odoyo has only bowled 5 overs today........

 

[andruid]

It is strange that. Kennedy Obuya has generally always played as an opener especially more so when he is not the first choice wicket-keeper. Though and Obanda-Waters opening pair is plausible