USA news

USACA must turn problems to its advantage

Nov 2, 2012: USACA is now at a crossroads and its critics - and they are fairly widespread - will be watching to see what happens next

USA elections

No victory for democracy

Apr 18, 2012: USACA votes back the old guard and stifles hope for the future

No turning back for Kenya

Sep 4, 2011: The board did the right thing by axing players who had held them to ransom in the past

Kenyan board right to dump old guard

Jul 3, 2011: The players may complain, but the board has taken a forward-looking step

World Cup 2015

ICC avarice dooms Associates to the wilderness

Oct 21, 2010: The leading countries' reluctance to give up their larger shares of the ICC's cake has come at the cost of spreading the game

The future looks grim

Kenyan cricket stares into the abyss

Jul 11, 2010: Martin Williamson argues Kenyan cricket is doomed unless it undergoes a major overhaul

Kenyan cricket

'A bunch of mutinous fools'

Jun 22, 2010: Martin Williamson on how Kenya's cricketers were prepared to risk the future of the game for some short-term and minor gains

Kenyan cricket

Back to the dark days

Jun 18, 2010: Martin Williamson argues the latest crisis to undermine Kenyan cricket is one about out-and-out self interest and could do irreparable harm to the game

Logan Cup 2009-10

From little acorns ...

Sep 17, 2009: Martin Williamson looks at Zimbabwe's new domestic set-up

Hurtling down an old precipice

Jul 16, 2009: Seven times in the past the WICB has come off second best in arbitration with its players, and this time seems no different. Little will change unless the entire structure of the board is overhauled

What have they done to deserve this?

May 24, 2009: The ICC's decision fast-track the USA into the World Twenty20 Qualifiers is a breach of its avowed principles

Scottish Cricket

The inquests set to start for Scotland

Apr 19, 2009: What the future holds for Scotland after their poor performance in South Africa

Bermuda's blown chance

Apr 11, 2009: Their four-year stint at Associate level has come to an end and they don't look likely to be bouncing back anytime soon

Zimbabwe cricket

Flickers of hope for Zimbabwe

Feb 10, 2009: It might be premature, and whisper it quietly, but there are signs that Zimbabwe cricket might have finally turned the corner

West Indies in crisis

Another mess of its own making

Oct 8, 2008: Martin Williamson on why heads must roll after yet another spectacular foul-up by the West Indies Cricket Board

Stanford 20/20 for 20

Court to rule if Stanford game can proceed

Oct 2, 2008: Martin Williamson previews the hearing in London which will decide whether then Stanford 20/20 for 20 will go ahead

Associates lose out

Only one winner in county v country debate

Jul 16, 2008: Martin Williamson looks at how the Associate countries will always lose out in the tug-of-war with counties

ICC board meeting

Teflon kings survive another day

Jul 4, 2008: How the ICC has once again compromised over Zimbabwe

The future's bright

Jun 27, 2008: The new ICC funding regulations should have a positive impact on the game's Associates and Affiliates

Matches more than money

May 13, 2008: Kenya have little chance of getting better unless they are allowed to play among the game's top ten

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