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***Official***World Cup 2011 Qualifiers
- Thread starter andruid
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My idea was basically the same 4 teams they played last year in the domestic comp.
Play a t20 comp over the first two weekends with each team playing each other once, then on the Sunday in the 2nd weekend have a 3rd v 4th playoff and a final.
Then the 50 over comp one match each Saturday with each team playing each other once, then a final weekend with 3rd v 4th on the Saturday and the Final on the Sunday.
Then with a 2 day comp similar to how club cricket is run here in Australia. Play the match over two weekends. Once again each team playing each other once then a finals series on the final weekend with the finals played over 2 consecutive days rather then 2 weekends.
Have a one week break between the t20 and 50 over comp, and 2 weeks between the 50 over and 2 day comp.
So there's a good 4 consecutive months of competitive cricket for the players.
Out of these games a national side would be picked for ODI's (assuming Kenya retain their status) and an 'A' side should be picked also and try to organise matches with Namibia, Uganda and maybe a development South African team.
Anyway, the big issue here is funding, and I have no idea why I just typed that all out.
Kweek
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andruid
Cricketer Of The Year
Oops
Then i pick
Ireland
Canada
Kenya
Scotland
True but they have to find a way to fit it around the already existing NPCA and CPCA and RVCA club schedules. Being as the season generally follows the Old British cricket season of March to September, they could cajole the provincial leagues to wrap up their leagues by end of May, so that July-September can be used exculsively for the elite leagues
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Irl, Sco, Can, Ken
Chemosit
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Afg > Scot
Ire > Neth
Can > UAE
Ken > Nam
Netherlands have a nasty 2 matches to finish without RtD. Take his effort out of Kweek's last post and it tells a different story. Also Canada are on fire - prob the form team of the tournament. Ireland's run in is also tricky, but considering their from as well, they look pretty safe to me. So 3 teams are really fighting it out for the last 2 spots (Can't honestly see UAE beating Canada). Despite my pick of Afghanistan tonight, Scotland have the easiest run in and if Kenya or the Netherlands slip up, they could find the Scots have snuck in ahead. Tense stuff still!
Ire > Neth
Can > UAE
Ken > Nam
Netherlands have a nasty 2 matches to finish without RtD. Take his effort out of Kweek's last post and it tells a different story. Also Canada are on fire - prob the form team of the tournament. Ireland's run in is also tricky, but considering their from as well, they look pretty safe to me. So 3 teams are really fighting it out for the last 2 spots (Can't honestly see UAE beating Canada). Despite my pick of Afghanistan tonight, Scotland have the easiest run in and if Kenya or the Netherlands slip up, they could find the Scots have snuck in ahead. Tense stuff still!
cricket2144
Cricket Spectator
I srsly hope afghans get the ODI
they will give this teams a hard time in the t20 qualifier
they will give this teams a hard time in the t20 qualifier
Early morning dew is really hurting the teams that lose the toss. So they decided to sacrifice a bowler (who can bat a little bit) and hold reekers back. If he fails to fire later on, the gamble didn't work out.
stumpski
International Captain
I guess they have to have these early starts though, because it's getting dark so early now? At least they can play early autumn cricket in the Cape - imagine trying to stage a similar tournament in England in October.
Two early wickets lost by the Dutch; outstanding figures by Connell at the moment.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
I really hope Afganistan make the top six.
Solid start from them today. 63/1 ater 15 v Scotland.
starkcontrast
Cricket Spectator
I don't get all this talk about Afghanistan's World Cup dream being over, hoping they make it into the top 6 etc. - from my understanding if the Dutch lose both their games (which is somewhat realistic considering it's against Ireland & Canada) and Afghanistan win both theirs (which is again not outside the realm of possibility considering it's Scotland and Namibia) - the Afghans could very well still qualify for the World Cup, correct?
Thanks!
EDIT: On the assumption that their NRR's are higher than Scotland & Netherlands
Thanks!
EDIT: On the assumption that their NRR's are higher than Scotland & Netherlands
stumpski
International Captain
Any team that finished on 6 points would be in with a chance I suppose; Afghanistan would really have to improve their net run rate though as well as hope for other results to go in their favour.
What I mean is it wouldn't be enough for them just to win; they'd have to be two very convincing wins.
What I mean is it wouldn't be enough for them just to win; they'd have to be two very convincing wins.
starkcontrast
Cricket Spectator
Afghanistan's NRR isn't bad at all for a team with 2 points - each victory means an increase in NRR with each loss being a decrease. I'd assume if they win 2 more, and Kenya/Netherlands lose 2 more, their NRR would probably be higher (unless someone somewhere gets thrashed really badly)
EDIT: At least Netherlands, if not Kenya
Magrat Garlick
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Yeah, but their problem is that they now have to have three results - in addition to their own (both Dutch games + Scotland don't thump UAE too much) go the right way for them to qualify - I know each of them in isolation is somewhat realistic, but all of them probably won't happen. Also, you shouldn't finish fourth in an eight-team league by losing more games than you win.