Beyond the Test World
Tanzania persist with youth
By Tony Munro
Tony Munro
25-Feb-2013
By Tony Munro
Tanzania has continued its recent youth policy, with their squad for the ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament having an average age of 21.35.
The captain, Hamisi Abdallah, who led Tanzania on their tour of the Kingdom, is 20.
Squad: Hamisi Abdallah (Capt.), Issa Kikasi, Benson Mwita, Khalil Rehmtullah, Riziki Kiseto, Rashida Amri, Abdulkadir Dossaji, Athumani Kakonzi, Abhik Patwa, Hasnain Damji, Kassim Nassoro, Rishen Patel, Kelvin Nasibu, Shaheed Dhanani; Coach - Zully Rehmtullah.
Full postFamily affair in Jersey squad
By Tony Munro
Tony Munro
25-Feb-2013
By Tony Munro
Jersey has named four sets of brothers in their squad for their World Cricket League Division 4 campaign in Tanzania next month.
One of those pairs is opener Steve, and medium-pacer, Tony Carlyon, who were unavailable for Jersey's successful European Division 2 tilt on home soil recently.
The other inclusions are left-arm spinner, Ben Stevens, who was named Player of the Tournament at the European under-17 event in Belfast earlier this year, Meeku Patidar and reserve wicket-keeper, Matt Hanley.
Full postScuderi to lead Italy in World Cricket Division
By Tony Munro
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
By Tony Munro
Joe Scuderi, the former Lancashire allrounder, will captain Italy in the ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Tanzania early next month. Vincenzo Pennazza, who represented South Africa at the 2004 Under-19 World Cup is also in the 14-man squad.
Squad: Joe Scuderi (capt), Din Alaud, Andrea Corbellari, Gayashan Munasinghe, Hemantha Jayasena, Samantha Ketipe, Thushara Kurukulasuriya, Andrew Northcote, Nicholas Northcote, Vincenzo Pennazza, Kelum Pereram Peter Petricola, Luca Poli, Nicola Puccio.
Full postten Doeschate is ICC Associate Player of Year
The Netherlands allrounder, Ryan ten Doeschate, has been named as the Associate Player of the Year for 2008 at the ICC Awards in Dubai.
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
The Netherlands allrounder, Ryan ten Doeschate, has been named as the Associate Player of the Year for 2008 at the ICC Awards in Dubai.
Full postCentral America's Easter Cup in December
Tony Munro
Tony Munro
25-Feb-2013
Tony Munro
The amount of 'international' cricket played in Central America is set to increase with a tentative agreement between El Salvador, Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica to compete for the Easter Cup annually. El Salvador will be the hosts for the tournament's second edition, in December.
The Easter Cup was originally intended to be a one-off tournament, prompted by the success of the second Central American Championships in November, 2007. Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua played for the Easter Cup in March, 2008, with Costa Rica emerging as the winners.
Meanwhile, Costa Rica will be the venue for the third Central American Championships in March, with Panama being the other country to receive an invitation.
Full postA big day in Estonia
Possibly the biggest year in the history of cricket in Estonia will reach its climax today when Kalev CC, the defending champions, and the club with the largest number of native-born players, meets Reval CC in the final of the domestic league
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Tony Munro
Possibly the biggest year in the history of cricket in Estonia will reach its climax today when Kalev CC, the defending champions, and the club with the largest number of native-born players, meets Reval CC in the final of the domestic league at the Tallinn Hippodrome. As befitting a final, the third meeting of the two teams this season (honours are one-all) will be played under more testing conditions, 30-overs-a-side, at the 125m x 120m ground, which sits within a racecourse.
Kalev CC is captained by Andres Burget, one of 15 Estonians in the four-team league, where all sides are based in the capital Tallinn. Estonian Cricket Association (ECA) officials are hopeful the league, first played last year, can expand next season to Parmu and Tartu, with as many as eight sides. (Click here for the ECA website.)
Also among the ECA development's plans for next year is to have cricket in some format played in six selected high schools in Tallinn. That possibility was increased by the recent acceptance of the ECA as an Affiliate member of the International Cricket Council, and media attention gained with Estonia's win in a Twenty20 tournament involving teams from eastern Europe.
Full postA new winner in the Spanish League
By John Howden
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
By John Howden
A new name will appear on Spanish cricket's winners trophy after Barcelona meets Valencia Green in the national league final today (Saturday). Click here for the Cricket Spain website.
Last year's winners Sporting Alfas CC were knocked out in the semi-final stages by league newcomers Valencia Green in a tight game earlier this month. The other game was a one-sided affair, which saw Northern league winners Barcelona Madrid side, missing several key players, by 226 runs.
Both Barcelona and Valencia Green had won the Northern and Southern league sections respectively during the group stages and the final on paper looks to be a close affair.
Full postICC set to move World Cup Qualifiers
A little more than a week after the postponement of the Champions Trophy, Cricinfo can reveal that the ICC will have to either move or postpone its next high-profile event, the World Cup Qualifiers.
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
A little more than a week after the postponement of the Champions Trophy, Cricinfo can reveal that the ICC will have to either move or postpone its next high-profile event, the World Cup Qualifiers.
The tournament, which involves the leading Associates, is due to be staged in the UAE next April, with the top four countries winning a place at the 2011 World Cup. The event will also be used to establish which six Associates will be granted one-day status for the next four years.
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Full postJapan Women boosted by sponsorship
Japan Women have received a huge financial boost with the announcement of a major sponsor in Altech, a beverage technology and equipment company
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
Japan Women have received a huge financial boost with the announcement of a major sponsor in Altech, a beverage technology and equipment company. The news comes ahead of the team’s preparations for the Shanghai International Sixes tournament later this
year.
Last year, they competed very successfully and the players made a real impression on many of the sponsors and officials with their competitiveness and positive demeanour on and off the field.
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