Beyond the Test World
Rwanda get financial boost
Rwanda's cricketers have been boosted by two new sponsors ahead of next week’s ICC World Cricket League Division 3 tournament in Johannesburg.
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
Rwanda's cricketers have been boosted by two new sponsors ahead of next week’s ICC World Cricket League Division 3 tournament in Johannesburg.
MTN offered Frw1.5m and v added Frw 0.4m to join sponsors which include the ministry of sports and culture, Rwandair Express and Rwanda Development Bank.
A Ugandan side will play two matches against Rwanda – one Twenty20 and one 50-over contest – this week. Srinath Vardhineni, Rwanda’s captain, said that the team were looking forward to a good performance. "How well we perform against the Ugandans will have a huge bearing on how we shall play in South Africa,” he said.
Full postBahamas continue to set the pace
On day two of the ICC Americas WCL Division Two Championship, Bahamas virtually ensured they would claim the title and promotion to the Americas Division One tournament later in the year, when they beat a spirited Panama by six wickets .
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
On day two of the ICC Americas WCL Division Two Championship, Bahamas virtually ensured they would claim the title and promotion to the Americas Division One tournament later in the year, when they beat a spirited Panama by six wickets.
Strong favourites at the outset, Bahamas were made to work hard by the organised Panama outfit, and there were moments throughout the contest when Panama had a chance.
After electing to bat first at Snellen Park, Panama made a confident start and by the 32nd over were in a strong position at 141 for 3. Openers Soyab Chohan (30) and Nilesh Bhakta (37) added 52, and a total of 250 was on the cards. However the introduction of Jonathan Barry turned the innings around. With his second ball he removed Irfan Tarajia (27) and proceeded to wreck the middle and lower order, finishing with outstanding figures of 5 for 14 from four overs as Panama lost their last seven wickets for 13.
Still, Panama came out in determined fashion and grabbed a wicket with the first ball of the run chase. But Marc Taylor took the game away from Panama with a swashbuckling 52 off 36 balls. Howard Roye weighed in with 33 as Bahamas raced home in just 18 overs.
Full postPanama and Bahamas find form
On the first day in the ICC Americas WCL Division Two Championship, taking place in Paramaribo, Suriname, the hosts failed in an exciting run-chase to overcome a tidy Panama side, while strong pre-tournament favourites Bahamas hammered the Turks
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
On the first day in the ICC Americas WCL Division Two Championship, taking place in Paramaribo, Suriname, the hosts failed in an exciting run-chase to overcome a tidy Panama side, while strong pre-tournament favourites Bahamas hammered the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Playing on the impressive new Owru Kul oval, Suriname won the toss and looked to have made the best of the decision by reducing Panama to 26 for 3 after deciding to bowl. However man of the match Irfan Tarajia put up stubborn resistance while mixing caution and aggression, to register the first century of the tournament. Tarajia made 102 off 147 balls, including seven fours and seven sixes.
The only other meaningful contribution came from Jatin Amir, who made 27 and shared in a crucial fifth-wicket stand of 69 with Tarajia before departing in the 32nd over. Tarajia was eventually the eighth wicket to fall, but had steered Panama to a more than respectable total of 251 for 9, especially on a ground with a heavy outfield after overnight rain.
Suriname were left to rue a dismal performance in the field, dropping at least six catches and sending down 40 wides. Carlos Baker was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 47 in eight overs.
Full postNigeria and Sierra Leone off to winning start
Nigeria opened the North West African Championships with a crushing win against Gambia and Sierra Leone beat Ghana on the second day.
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
Nigeria opened the North West African Championships with a crushing win against Gambia and Sierra Leone beat Ghana on the second day.
Results
Nigeria 365 for 7 (Ofem 111, Onikoyi 46, Adegbola 36) beat Gambia 87 all out by 278 runs
Sierra Leone 195 for 7 beat Ghana 147 all out by 48 runs
Full postNorth West African Championships
Tony Munro
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
Tony Munro
One of the oldest running (give or take the odd year) tournament in international cricket starts this weekend when five countries contest the North West African Championships in Lagos, Nigeria.
The traditional entrants, Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, all members of the British Commonwealth, have taken part in the old West African Championships since the 1960s.
Last year Mali and Morocco became the first former French territories to compete, (in Banjul, Gambia), and the tournament became the North West African Championships.
Mali is back, Morocco is not, and plans for Cameroon to debut this year have been scuppered.
Full postNew York schools swap baseball for cricket
An excellent piece in today's Daily Telegraph highlights the growing interest of cricket among schoolchildren in New York:
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
An excellent piece in today's Daily Telegraph highlights the growing interest of cricket among schoolchildren in New York:
Impressed by numbers of white-clad young players in the city's parks at weekends, New York's Department of Education has set up a league, with about 600 state secondary school students playing. Announcing its decision, the department said New York was the first and only state school system in America to offer competitive cricket.
Tanzania: East African Tournament
From 8th to 11th Dec 2007 Cricket Kenya hosted the U15 boys and women’s open tournament in Nairobi, under the umbrella of Africa Cricket Association (ACA)
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
From 8th to 11th Dec 2007 Cricket Kenya hosted the U15 boys and women’s open tournament in Nairobi, under the umbrella of Africa Cricket Association (ACA). The Tanzanian U15 boys team under the Development coach Riziki Kiseto, performed well, in spite of losing all their games. The big physical builds of the Ugandan, Kenyan and Rwandese U15 players over shadowed the tiny Tanzanian players forcing them to play their games in a shell.
It was indeed a good experience for all the East African youths that participated in this tournament who also got the opportunity to make new friends from the neighbouring countries through the game of cricket at a tender age.
The Tanzanian women’s team under the Development coach Hamisi Abadalla, became runners up in the women’s category comprising of teams from Uganda, Tanzania and the host Kenya. Tanzania women’s team failed to defend its championship title for the seventh consecutive year. This was the first time after six years that the Ugandan side managed to win over the Tanzania.
Full postTanzania development report
DOMESTIC LEAGUE
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
DOMESTIC LEAGUE
Aga Khan and Academy boys qualified for the finals of the DRCC league after their win against Ekta and Anadil Burhani in the Semi finals. The finals played on the 11/11/07, was a very exciting game. Aga Khan won the toss and decided to bat scoring 206 / 9 in the 50 allotted over. In defending their score Aga Khan managed to take all the main wickets early giving them hope of winning the finals. It was Hamisi Abdalla the skipper of the academy boys who played a well controlled inning to deny Aga Khan Victory scoring 96 runs.
The annually played Mwalimu Nyerere Cup took off immediately after the completion of the DRCC league. Four teams qualified for the semi finals. Aga Khan was on top of the table with Ekta academy boys and Dar Gymkhana all on equal points. Aga Khan and Academy Boys once again qualified to meet in the finals of the Mwalimu Nyerere Cup. The finals ended in a tie with Aga Khan winning the finals on technical grounds of their head on win in the earlier round robin.
Other individual awards were presented to the following:
Full postMCC tour of Uganda review
The Uganda Cricket Association hosted a touring side from The Marylebone Cricket Club form 13th February through to 1st March 2008
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
The Uganda Cricket Association hosted a touring side from The Marylebone Cricket Club form 13th February through to 1st March 2008. The MCC engaged in a number of activities that included among others coaching sessions for U15 secondary school pupils and the people with disabilities’ team of Uganda. They also played a number of games against the Uganda and Kenya under 19 teams, the Uganda “A” team and the Uganda National team.
The tour party that consisted of 13 players and three officials was hosted to a welcome cocktail and closing dinner by the Uganda Cricket Association, during which they pledged to support the Association in its quest for the development of the game of cricket. At these two functions the visitors got to meet some of the most celebrated persons in Ugandan cricket such as John Nagenda, A K Lutaaya and Sam Walusimbi among others.
Cricket Clinics
Apart from the games played, the tour party from MCC run cricket clinics for young people in the cricket playing school of Kings’ College Budo and for the Disabled National Team. During these sessions, tips and drills on how to better play the game of cricket were passed on to the participants. Over 70 young upcoming cricketers benefited from these coaching clinics.
Full postAfripals tour of Uganda
Uganda Cricket Association hosted the AfriPals Cricket team from Kenya over the Easter Weekend, 21st – 25th March 2008
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
Uganda Cricket Association hosted the AfriPals Cricket team from Kenya over the Easter Weekend, 21st – 25th March 2008. The AfriPals were scheduled to play a total of three games against Uganda A and UCA select sides. The AfriPal’s delegation which was headed by Coach Martin Suji consisted of several big names from the Kenyan National side such as Peter Ongondo, Jimmy Kamade, David Obuya, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Alfred Lusano, Elijah Otieno and Tony Suji among others. Of the scheduled three games, only one was played as the other two were washed away by the heave Easter Sunday downpour. A very closely contested Pro20 game at the start of the series turned out to be the decider of the series.
AFRIPALS VS UGANDA XI (Saturday 22nd March 2008)
TOSS: UGANDA
SKIPPERS: UGANDA XI - JOEL OLWENY
AFRIPALS - JIMMY KAMANDE
RESULT: UGANDA XI WON BY 1 RUN
The performances of both sides were much appreciated by the funs and Uganda Cricketing fraternity, this tickled a personal offer of a cash token to both teams by Mr. John Nagenda a Senior Presidential Advisor and a senior citizen in the cricket fraternity.
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