Non Test Playing Nations!!!

[laksh_01]

I personally feel Cricket is definitely a better sport than Football if promoted properly! Wat say friends?

 

[headhunter]

I personally feel Cricket is definitely a better sport than Fifa if promoted properly! Wat say friends?

Soccer?

 

[Janus]

Soccer?

Association Football. Soccer is a nickname in the same vain as rugger etc.

respectfully you wouldn't want Gaelic football to be called Irish Soccer would you?

 

[headhunter]

Association Football. Soccer is a nickname in the same vain as rugger etc.

respectfully you wouldn't want Gaelic football to be called Irish Soccer would you?

Sorry, yeah you're right.

 

[laksh_01]

So Today's Match:
Ireland V Bangladesh, 1st Odi...

Ireland Won the toss & bat first.

Ireland 93/4 in 29 Overs...

Ireland are 185/7 in 50 Overs.

Update: So Bangladesh defeated Ireland by 8wkts & goes up 1-0 in the series....

 

[laksh_01]

ICC confirms 14 Member World cup...

 

[brockley]

I don't see why we can't have 6 nations with one day status,just means 4 will play at the world cup,hope this doesn't change.

 

[Chemosit]

Well after the initial proposal was put forward supported by all the full members, this was always going to happen, but that does not stop it being an idiotic decision. One that panders to the $$$ of a couple of nations at the expense of nations that could well provide those $$ in the future. How to stunt a game's growth by the ICC.

For my part, I will watch the WC until the last Associate is out and then the rest of the competition can get stuffed. I will not even be bothered with the Champs League.

The idea or Karma originated in India - I hope it bites them on the backside and they get knocked out anyway..

 

[andruid]

Walusimbi names squads for Afripals

Kenyan Non-repreentative side the Afriplas are back in Uganda for two ODIs and a T20 game over the Easter weekend. Jimmy Kamande is the captain this time around and whilst Thomas Odoyo and Steve Tikolo miss out, there are a afir few young talents going on the trip which is good.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Oh, and a scoop today. The Norwegian squad for WCL Division Five has been announced.

Majid Zia Butt (cpt), Nation
Shahid Ahmed (vc), Nord
Abdul Hadi, Nation
Abdul Hameed Shaheen, Nation
Abdul Jabbar Ghani, Oslo
Adil Qazi, Star
Ehtesham-ul-Haq, City
Mubashar Ahmed Bhatti, Sinsen
Muhammad Shahbaz Butt, Sentrum
Muhammad Zeeshan Ali (wk if ruddy desperate), Sentrum
Nadeem Qureshi, Sinsen
Sameer Sachdev, Sentrum
Saqib Qayyum, Lions
Syed Munawar Ahmed (wk), Sinsen
Waseem Gill, Nation
Zaheer Ashiq, Sentrum
Zeeshan Siddiqui, Nation
Aameer Waheed, Oslo

Bit less ethnically spread than at the EC a year and a half ago, when a couple of Tamils got in. Norway have also secured the services of Ole "Stan" Mortensen as "reserve coach" (whatever that may mean - apparently not assistant, they're not supposed to have those!) to Ralph Dellor, Norway's v successful coach in the past few years.

Norway are likely to fight with USA for second spot in the group. The Nepalese quickies could have tricky to handle on Jersey pitches, I fear.

I'm up for a run in exchange for a residency visa...I'll even change my name to Wilsson!

 

[Chemosit]

Walusimbi names squads for Afripals

Kenyan Non-repreentative side the Afriplas are back in Uganda for two ODIs and a T20 game over the Easter weekend. Jimmy Kamande is the captain this time around and whilst Thomas Odoyo and Steve Tikolo miss out, there are a afir few young talents going on the trip which is good.

1st 20-20 ended in a one run win to Uganda - it is great to see this becoming a regular tour. Not only does it give the Ugandans good competition, it is also a perfect way to bring through the youngsters for Kenya.

 

[laksh_01]

Yup i AGree... Hope more tours as such are intraduced among developing nations...

 

[andruid]

Intercontinental Cup cricket back witha double header this week.

Namibia v. Scotland and UAE v. Netherlands

 

[laksh_01]

So, UAE looks good after day 1...

With India's support can China be a test nation by 2020?

 

[andruid]

With India's support can China be a test nation by 2020?

They will have to get in line behind Kenya, Irleand and possibly Scotland

 

[laksh_01]

WCL - Americas Division 2 Championship 2008, Surinam

Standings:
1) Bahamas
2) Panama
3) Surinam
4) Turks & Caicos

3rd Apr:
Match 01: Turks & Caicos 79 (20 Overs) lost to Bahamas 83/1 (7 Overs).
Match 02: Surinam 251/9 (50 Overs) V Panama.

(Winner Qualifies to WCL - Americas Division 1 Championship)

 

[laksh_01]

WCL - Africa Division 3 Championship 2008, South Africa

Group A:
Sierra Leone
Malwi
Rwanda
Lesotho

Group B:
Ghana
Morocco
Gambia
Swaziland

Fixtures:

Apr 13th:
Match 01: Lesotho v Sierra Leone
Match 02: Gambia v Morocco
Match 03: Malawi v Rwanda
Match 04: Ghana v Swaziland

Apr 14th:
Match 05: Lesotho v Malawi
Match 06: Gambia v Ghana
Match 07: Rwanda v Sierra Leone
Match 08: Morocco v Swaziland

Apr 15th:
Match 09: Lesotho v Rwanda
Match 10: Gambia v Swaziland
Match 11: Malawi v Sierra Leone
Match 12: Ghana v Morocco

Apr 17th:
Match 13: Semi Final 1 (A1 V B2)
Match 14: Semi Final 2 (B1 V A2)
Match 15: A3 V B4
Match 16: B3 V A4

Apr 18th:
Match 17: 3rd V 4th Place
Match 18: 5th V 6th Place
Match 19: 7th V 8th Place
Match 20: Final.

(Winner Qualifies to WCL - Africa Division 2 Championship 2008)

 

[andruid]

Group A:
Sierra Leone
Malawi
Rwanda
Lesotho

Group B:
Ghana
Morocco
Gambia
Swaziland

Fixtures:

Apr 13th:
Match 01: Lesotho v Sierra Leone
Match 02: Gambia v Morocco
Match 03: Malawi v Rwanda
Match 04: Ghana v Swaziland

Apr 14th:
Match 05: Lesotho v Malawi
Match 06: Gambia v Ghana
Match 07: Rwanda v Sierra Leone
Match 08: Morocco v Swaziland

Apr 15th:
Match 09: Lesotho v Rwanda
Match 10: Gambia v Swaziland
Match 11: Malawi v Sierra Leone
Match 12: Ghana v Morocco

Apr 17th:
Match 13: Semi Final 1 (A1 V B2)
Match 14: Semi Final 2 (B1 V A2)
Match 15: A3 V B4
Match 16: B3 V A4

Apr 18th:
Match 17: 3rd V 4th Place
Match 18: 5th V 6th Place
Match 19: 7th V 8th Place
Match 20: Final.

(Winner Qualifies to WCL - Africa Division 2 Championship 2008)

Regional bias has me tipping Rwanda to be the dark horse there.

 

[laksh_01]

North West Africa Championship, Nigeria:

Standings:
1) Nigeria
2) Sierra Leone
3) Ghana
4) Gambia
5) Mali

Fixtures Left:

April 7th:
Gambia v Sierra Leone.

April 7th:
Ghana v Mali.

April 8th:
Gambia v Mali.

April 9th:
Nigeria v Mali.

April 10th:
Nigeria v Sierra Leone.

 

[laksh_01]

All Hail to New York school students for demanding a cricket tournament... Great Work guys...