*Official* Emerging Nations Cricket Thread

[Daemon]

Cool. Will there be live ********* of any of these International matches being played in HK ? If yes will they have commentary ?

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James c'mon

 

[cnerd123]

Day 1 washed out

Forecast not looking great for the next 3 days either. Plus its going to drop to below 10 degrees. The Scots must feel right at home.

 

[cnerd123]

So the first 2 days were completely washed out.

Im on my way to the ground now for Day 3, and its currently dry and very cold. Didn't rain much last night either. Lets hope we see some play today!

 

[cnerd123]

News from the ground is that the first session has been called off due to wet playing conditions. The pitch was still under covers and the groundstaff were working hard to dry it. The outfield was still wet. They will reinspect at lunch and hopefully then we can have some play.

 

[cnerd123]

Play has been abandoned

The T20s will be next weekend. Im volunteering at the first one. Herr's hoping the weather is good.

 

[Kippax]

Have they been really unlucky here, or were the HK CEO's dreams of playing in winter and hosting Big Bash and stuff always a bit far-fetched?

 

[cnerd123]

Unlucky, but one could argue lacking foresight if they wanted to be harsh. Global climate change has meant HK's seasons have been shifting. Usually the freezing cold rainy weather happens in December, but its been arriving progressively later over the last few years. Quite a few of us here actually expected this.

An HK-style Big Bash is ambitious, but acheivable I reckon. We actually have a decent number of facilities to host it. Problem would be that we already struggle to fit all our existing domestic cricket in, and the peak holiday seasons of Summer and Winter are also very rainy.

Re-invigorating the HK Sixes would be great. The KCC ground is too tiny for any proper cricket (alothough Mission Road is pretty small too), and the format is easier to schedule around existing cricket.

 

[Slippaah]

Which team was favoured to win this 1st Class match ? What about the 2 ODI's and T20 I's ? Who starts favourite ? How is the weather looking for those matches ?

 

[Stapel]

Netherlands , or rather South Africa B, are easing towards a win over UAE.

I guess not too many people care a damn bit, right?

 

[Slippaah]

Correct. Few follow Associate cricket . And there are South African born ( mainly white) cricketers all over the world these days as racial quotas and the changing landscape of life in SA begins to bite. Not only in the Netherlands squad. Meanwhile the 4 day game in HK has been abandoned without a ball bowled ! HK Cricket's efforts thwarted by the weather: see

https://thecricketcauldron.wordpres...-cup-a-landmark-in-hong-kong-cricket-history/

Anyway International cricket is under threat from domestic T 20 leagues which the paying public are attracted to.see:

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/2...tw-share&_r=1&referer=https://t.co/KUvMifbbE9

Changing times ! But will ICC change too ?

 

[cnerd123]

Which team was favoured to win this 1st Class match ? What about the 2 ODI's and T20 I's ? Who starts favourite ? How is the weather looking for those matches ?

Honestly cant say for the FC game. HK know the home conditions and were in great form, but Scotland have all the experience.

Im backing HK for the ODs and T20s

 

[cnerd123]

Got invited to a reception for the Scotland side this Tuesday.

Tempted to go but am a bit worried I'll be too star struck to talk to anyone.

 

[Chewie]

Just have a few beers first

 

[marc71178]

And like anything they say. You'll be fine.

 

[Slippaah]

HK Cricket is planning to broadcast Tuesday's ODI with Scotland LIVE on the Net. Well done lads . Let's hope the weather and ground drainage at Mission Road, Mongkok improve and co operate. Can find LIVE link on HK Cricket Twitter when game begins .

 

[cnerd123]

Should be beginning in an hour or so for anyone interested.

The weather is dry atm. Pitch should be good to go, going off the email I got.

Match will be streamed on youtube. Links are already up:

Hong Kong Cricket Association

 

[cnerd123]

Latest stream link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GPLPCmetZM

 

[Prince EWS]

gun af

 

[Prince EWS]

The audio is clear but soooooo quiet, wtf?

 

[cnerd123]

Post the comment on the HK Cricket FB page. They monitor it quite closely. They'll do something about it.

Im going to tune in but keep it running on a minimised window because I'm at work and I don't think they woud appreciate me watching cricket at my desk even if I am supporting Hong Kong.