*Official* Emerging Nations Cricket Thread

[cnerd123]

With regards to all this talk of HK being an 'expat' team:

Irfan Ahmed: A portrait of HK?s Pakistan-born cricket star


I honeslty know local HK chinese people who are probably less local than this guy. Ethnicity isn't eveything.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Big step up in challenge for Kenya tonight.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Well that was rained off. Scotland will be fuming but it is their weather.

Netherlands flopped to Oman, rotation selection worked out terribly.

 

[andruid]

Well that was rained off. Scotland will be fuming but it is their weather.

Netherlands flopped to Oman, rotation selection worked out terribly.

Thank goodneaa because the kat time Kenya facaled Afghanistan....

Anyway, a win today against UAE would be lovely please

 

[Howe_zat]

PNG giving Ireland a fair crack. Need 84 from 15 overs wicket 8 wickets left

 

[Howe_zat]

So PNG collapsed a bit, but now Norman Vanua is clearing the ropes.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

WAG. Four sixes to win it.

Might even win the group from here

 

[Howe_zat]

Irish bowlers beaten into submission by his fearsome glint

 

[Prince EWS]

So Oman have knocked off both the Netherlands and Aghanistan now. I know almost nothing about the side but it might be time to start taking notice.

 

[andruid]

Kenya beat them :-)

 

[Prince EWS]

Ireland have lost two in a row now, failing to chase down 129 against Hong Kong. They should progress to the next phase of this tournament anyway but their form will be a serious concern heading into those knockouts.

 

[Prince EWS]

Wonder why Swart only bowled the one over.

Swart often just bowls the first over of the innings; he's a batsman who bowls pretty filthy offies so they look to sneak in an over against opening batsmen before they're set. Yorkshire used to do a similar thing with Joe Root.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

looks like oman and png giving afghans and ireland a bit of a tough run

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Looks like a fair bit of NRR magic at work tomorrow. I kinda think Scotland could tee off against Oman though.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

is it me or group b actually is a strong table? oman doing really well to top so far

 

[cnerd123]

Woohoo go HK!

UAE have been disappointing, but their cricket has never had the fresh, peppy, youthful energy that T20 requires. Playing on cement pitches and sand outfields under the UAE sun saps the spirit out of even the best of them. Makes for a pragmatic bunch of cricketers, who'd rather see the ball go to the boundary than chase it down. They do better in the longer formats, due to developing lots of discipline and stamina, as well as the ability to focus on the basics well. But diving catches and sliding across the outfields? Nah **** that ****.

Having said all that, Oman have it no better, but have been surprisingly good this tournament. Pretty old squad too.

Glad to see PNG do well.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Netherlands doing some revenge for last year's 50-over WCQ defeat to Kenya

Meanwhile PNG are trying to pull off a chase of 182 against Namibia, decent start one third way through

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Solid jinx there, 15/3 in the last 4 overs with a simple drop and a close not out decision on a stumping to boot

 

[NUFAN]

AAA Amsterdam is 22 not out and a chance of guiding USA home.

 

[Prince EWS]

Jersey's an interesting side; they got another win up today against Nepal, and they've really pushed up through the associate rankings in the last few years. The most interesting thing about it is the age of the players -- it's a seriously young side by associate standards, not least 17 year old batsman Jonty Jenner who slapped 90 against Namibia and has featured various Sussex age group sides and Sussex Second XI. Some of their other younger players have similar county links or have played First Class cricket for university sides, so I'm not sure if that means that the pathways for young cricketers from Jersey to county sides have become clearer or if Jersey have just become a bit better at tracking down young county aspirants with Jersey links to play for them. I suspect the latter but it's a promising development either way.

Peter Gough (30) - Nottinghamshire
Edward Farley (27)
Jonty Jenner (17) - Sussex
Cornelis Bodenstein (22) - Oxford MCCU
Ben Stevens (23) - Hampshire
Nat Watkins (23) - Oxfordshire, Durham MCCU
Corey Bisson (22)
Charles Perchard (23)
Ben Kynman (20)
Anthony Kay (25)
Rhys Palmer (19)

I've never actually seen them play, but just the ages of that side and the fact that they've actually moved up the associate ladder with it of late are really exciting.