Will Luke

Will Luke previews Ireland's Super Eight clash against New Zealand

South Africa produced an ominously clinical performance to send Scotland packing in the World Twenty20

That Netherlands conquered a complacent England was not simply arrogance on the part of their hosts, but the benefits of relying on the basics

Netherlands held their nerve to record a sensational upset in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20, beating England by four wickets. With seven needed from the final over, here's what happened

A preview of how Scotland will fare in the ICC World Twenty20

What Ireland miss in experience, they more than make up for with determination heading into the ICC World Twenty20

Ireland dismissed Worcestershire for just 58 - their lowest-ever one-day total - to end their disappointing campaign on a high

The man behind the scenes at Test Match Special tells his many stories

The news that Eoin Morgan was today selected by England in their Twenty20 and one-day squads was met with pragmatic disappointment by Ireland, his birth-country. However inevitable it may have been, Cricket Ireland's chief executive, Warren Deutrom, used

A former officer in the Royal Green Jackets, Matthew Fleming - who played 11 ODIs for England - will open a cricket camp in Afghanistan, the newest of the ICC's one-day international countries

Will Luke gives marks out of ten to the top six Associates in the World Cup Qualifiers

It took 12 teams 54 matches spread over 19 days to determine the best of the rest, the countries next in the queue for an ICC handout and those fortunate four who will play in the 2011 World Cup

Trent Johnston and William Porterfield produced outstanding displays as Ireland crushed Canada to take the ICC World Cup Qualifiers trophy

Cricket has acted as a vehicle for good in a country not used to celebrating

When it mattered, Scotland finally produced a performance meriting their pre-tournament status as one of the two favourites, thumping UAE by 122 runs and, with it, retaining their status as an international country by the thinnest of margins

Afghanistan held their own against one of the pre-tournament favourites, Scotland, in a tense and impressive 42-run win in Benoni, successfully defending 280

He picked up a bat as a refugee in Pakistan and Hamid Hassan's life has been cricket, cricket, cricket ever since

A mature and bruising 96 from Ian Billcliff helped Canada maintain their impressive form at the top of the table, beating Afghanistan by six wickets

Gerrie Snyman is one of those infuriating sportsmen who undersells his own talent

With Afghanistan shocking Ireland by one wicket and Canada beating Kenya, Namibia - winless and bottom of the table - managed to upset UAE who before today were happily placed in fifth position of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers