Beyond the Test World
Tanzania perform well in UK
By Tony Munro
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
By Tony Munro
Tanzania have won two, drawn one and lost one of the opening four games of the current tour of the United Kingdom.
The tourists scored 167 for 8 in 40 overs in their first innings on tour before an Indian Gymkhana outfit containing full-time players from Dehli replied with 168 for 3 in 36 overs.
In the second game, Birmingham Civil Service were all out for 67 before rain halted proceedings after Tanzania were 11 for 1 from two overs. The match was abandoned when no further play was possible.
Full postLogie slams uncommitted Bermuda
Bermuda are their worst enemies, and unless they drastically alter their approach to the game, their future at the highest level appears limited at best
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
Bermuda are their worst enemies, and unless they drastically alter their approach to the game, their future at the highest level appears limited at best. That is the damning verdict of their West Indian coach, Gus Logie, as Bermuda were swept aside in the tri-series against Canada and West Indies.
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Full postTanzania tour England
By Tony Munro
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
By Tony Munro
Tanzania are currently touring England for a 12-day trip to prepare for the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 tournament, which they are hosting in October. The team will play matches against Indian Gymkhana (London), Birmingham Civil Service, West Harrow CC, Watford CC, Amersham CC (all north west of London), Rajput Cricket Association, Julian Woods Academy and Birmingham West Indians possibly the MCC.
Most of the squad, captained by left-arm medium pacer Hamisi Abdallah, are under 24 and have come through the Tanzania Cricket Association's development programme.
The tour was preceded by a training camp and a lengthy domestic season, where Aga Khan Cricket Club (captained by off-spinner Riziki Kiseto) won the Mwalimu Nyerere A League.
Full postFootball boss to run Fiji cricket
Cricket Fiji will be headed by a football chief executive from next month
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Cricket Fiji will be headed by a football chief executive from next month. Martin Shaw, the former Football Federation Tasmania chief executive, has been recruited after three and a half years in his current role.
Cricket’s profile in Fiji is rising steadily but the game’s administrators are now hoping for a bigger increase with Shaw on board. He will help to develop the game from grass-roots level.
“It should be a challenge,” he told Fijilive. “I think a lot more of my time will be spent at grass roots level in a more relaxed culture.”
Full postAfrica tournament switched from Zambia
By Tony Munro
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
By Tony Munro
The Africa Division Two tournament which was due to start on Wednesday is likely to be moved to October and now be held in South Africa, an ICC spokesman has advised.
Teams had arrived in Lusaka, Zambia on Tuesday for the six team event when it was cancelled after a week of mourning was called following the death of Zambian President, Levy Mwanavasa, in France that day.
The nations due to compete were Botswana, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Swaziland and Zambia.
Full postNamibia name debutant in 14-man squad
Namibia have named their squad to face Bermuda in the Intercontinental Cup on September 3.
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
Namibia have named their squad to face Bermuda in the Intercontinental Cup on September 3.
The 14-man squad contains a mixture of experience and youth, and they draft in the debutant Bernard Scholtz, who represented his country in February's Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. Scholtz, the younger brother of Nicholaas and a slow left-arm spinner, took six wickets at 28.33.
Bermuda are propping up the ICC Intercontinental Cup on 26 points and face an in-form Namibia who are second in the competition, trailing Kenya by 14 points with a game in hand.
Full postScotland gain entry to 2009 World Twenty20
Scotland have replaced Zimbabwe in next year's ICC World Twenty20
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
Scotland have replaced Zimbabwe in next year's ICC World Twenty20. During the ICC's annual conference week Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) officials had said they were willing to pull out of the event, but chairman Peter Chingoka was sent back to Dubai to discuss further details of the agreement. He met with ICC president David Morgan, vice president Sharad Pawar and chief executive Haroon Lorgat.
The decision has been taken as a one-off with ZC recognising that the UK Government would be unlikely to issue visas for the team given that they had already cancelled the planned bilateral series next May.
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Full postTanzania in line to host junior tournament
Tanzania could host the first African Under-15 tournament early next year, said the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA)
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Tanzania could host the first African Under-15 tournament early next year, said the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA). Their secretary-general Tom Mhinzi said they had been asked by the African Cricket Association (ACA) to host it, pending official confirmation.
"TCA is now working on the ACA's proposals to see how best we can manage, and whether or not we have enough time to handle such an international show," Mhinzi told The Citizen newspaper.
Other possible hosts are South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Namibia.
Full postGuernsey prepares for European Championships
The ICC European Division 2 Championship gets underway on Monday in Guernsey
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
The ICC European Division 2 Championship gets underway on Monday in Guernsey. Six countries - Croatia, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey and Jersey - will compete for the title, and their finishing positions will determine their potential entry into the proposed expansion of the World Cricket League.
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Full postBermuda host Namibia
Bermuda are to host Namibia for their next Intercontinental Cup fixture on September 3 at their National Sports Centre (NSC)
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
Bermuda are to host Namibia for their next Intercontinental Cup fixture on September 3 at their National Sports Centre (NSC). Click here for the full story.
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