Martin Williamson

Groundhog day for dysfunctional USA board

Patience is running out in the international community with the continuing failure of the USA Cricket Association to fulfill obligations which followed the implementation of a new constitution and fresh elections in March.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

England selling soul of the game

As the media anger over the sight of Allen Stanford with Emily Prior perched on his knees dies down, there is also a growing tide of thinking that the whole 20/20 for 20 venture is looking increasingly tawdry.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Money shot cheapens the appeal of cricket

Simon Barnes writing in The Times makes clear that he has no time for Allen Stanford and his multi-million dollar jamboree in Antigua, voicing the opinion that "sport has become the new pornography".

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Canada and USA invited into WI competition

Canada and USA have been invited to take part in the as yet unsponsored West Indies domestic one-day tournament which starts on November 13 in Guyana.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Florida tournament attracts overseas interest

Cricket Council USA has announced that 31 teams have registered to take part in its $100,000 US T20 Cricket tournament which takes place next April in Florida.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

USACA leaves competition in limbo

While many hoped the USA Cricket Association elections last March would herald a new era of openness and progress, the reality is that it seems to have slumped back into its bad old ways with little communication between it and its stakeholders.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

ICC Americas tournament in Florida

The ICC Americas Division One tournament will be staged in Florida from November 24 to December 1, with the new Broward County stadium hosting some of the matches.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Win or bust

Hemantha Jayasena, Italy

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Florida to host Americas Region Division I

The Americas Region Division I is now confirmed to take place in Florida, November 24 December 1

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

No hubris fails to find its nemesis

The launch of the official BCCI website - aiming, its backers claim, to be the most popular cricket site in the world - has attracted comment from the Guardian in their media blog.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Umpire boost for Mali

The Malian Cricket federation recently completed a five-day umpire training course

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Surkari hit with two-match ban

Zubin Surkari has been handed a two-game suspension and fined by the Canadian Cricket Association for conduct and behaviour-related charges.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Change of name in Kuwait

A restructuring will see the Kuwait Cricket Association become Kuwait Cricket

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Confusion in Nairobi

Getting accurate scorecards from major matches in Kenya is not always a simple process, and that was underlined by confusion which followed the third and final one-dayer between Kenya and the Pakistan Academy side at Nairobi Gymkhana.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Pakistan CC complete Austrian double

While the Austrian Cricket Association has had a difficult year off the field, on it the competition has been stronger than ever.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Global invites for $100,000 Twenty20 in Florida

Days after the announcement of a Twenty20 competition in North East region, Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) unveiled what it described as "the richest Twenty20 tournament in the United States".

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Netherlands international found dead in Cape Town street

Former Netherlands international Maurits van Nierop has been found dead in a street in Cape Town

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Hague believes Jersey have no fears

After finishing second in the Division 5 tournament in May, including an impressive semi-final victory over the USA, and then winning a dramatic game against Guernsey to seal the ICC European Championships Division 2, the side is in confident mood

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Fiji enjoy high-level support

Fiji’s cricket team met President Ratu Josefa Iloilo as the side prepared to travel to Tanzania for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 .

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Bloodaxe insists 'it was not my show'

Mark Ramprakash uses his column in the Daily Telegraph to speak honestly about Surrey’s dire season … and gets his excuses in early.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

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