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When was the last time a spinner struck with the first ball of a Test innings?

And does Flavian Aponso still hold the record for being the oldest batsman to score a fifty in a World Cup?

16-Feb-2021•Steven Lynch

Explainer: Men's ODI World Cup Super League

With a handful of days left for the ODI World Cup Super League, here's all you need to know about it

27-Jul-2020•Sreshth Shah

Ten memorable T20 World Cup games

With the T20 World Cup this year all but postponed, here are ten games from past editions to reminisce about

01-Jun-2020•Himanshu Agrawal

Upsets the norm as competition among Associates hits fever pitch

Four takeaways from the group stages of the T20 World Cup Qualifier

28-Oct-2019•Peter Della Penna

Little, Munsey look to hike the tricky hill

Four players to watch on the road to T20 World Cup Qualifiers

18-Feb-2019•Peter Della Penna

History beckons for Netherlands and Nepal

The home team are playing an ODI after four years, while the visiting side are playing their first ever ODI

31-Jul-2018•Peter Della Penna in Amsterdam

Nine years after Lord's win, memories come flooding back for Seelaar

Netherlands' upset win against England in the World T20 2009 spawned untold happiness - and in the case of Bas de Leede, a career in cricket following his father

29-Jul-2018•Peter Della Penna at Lord's

How the World Cup became a 10-team affair

Every time an Associate team beats a Full Member, as Scotland did England, talk turns to why the cricket World Cup has reduced the number of its participants. Here's a history of the debate

12-Jun-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Do you remember the first time? Five memorable maiden wins over England

There's a first time for everything, of course, but when it comes to beating England at cricket, that first time tends to feel extra sweet

11-Jun-2018•Andrew Miller

Mighty efforts in vain amid Afghan, Caribbean dominance

ESPNcricinfo's team of the tournament from the ICC World Cup Qualifier finds representation from five of the ten teams

26-Mar-2018•Peter Della Penna

Love me, love me not... From Raza's emotion to the lack of DRS

Peter Della Penna picks out eight of the best and worst aspects of the ICC World Cup Qualifier

26-Mar-2018•Peter Della Penna

The painfully small margins in Associate cricket

Nepal has gained ODI status for the first time winning absolute nail-biters, but the teams that lost by such small margins also deserve a shot at more funding and better recognition

16-Mar-2018•Peter Della Penna

Six to watch: a 15-year-old Nepali, a Zimbabwe-born Netherlands quick

Rohit Paudel and Shane Snater are among the promising players to watch out for at the World Cup Qualifier

03-Mar-2018•Peter Della Penna

What is the World Cup Qualifier?

The tournament begins in Zimbabwe on Sunday and will continue across Harare, Bulawayo and Kwekwe until March 25. Here is everything you need to know about it

02-Mar-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Test-nation gravitas spices up World Cup Qualifier

This tournament will ask existential questions of almost every team: what would it mean for West Indies, winners of the inaugural World Cup in England more than 40 years ago, to miss out?

02-Mar-2018•Liam Brickhill

Netherlands' WCL triumph paves way for ODI prominence

With 24 ODIs scheduled against Full Members from 2020-22 as part of the ODI League for 2023 World Cup qualification, Netherlands have the chance to stake a claim for more than just sufficient opportunities

09-Dec-2017•Peter Della Penna

How the WCL affects places for World Cup 2019

Netherlands, the champions, have gained entry into the newly-proposed ODI league. They also join Hong Kong, Scotland and Papua New Guinea to play the qualifying tournament of the 2019 World Cup

07-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

ODI League berth, World Cup Qualifier slots at stake in final WCL Championship round

Five teams have a lot riding on the last round of the ICC WCL Championship matches in the UAE this week, from spots in the World Cup Qualifier to a berth in the new ODI League

05-Dec-2017•Peter Della Penna in Dubai

Afghanistan, Ireland prepare for Associate swansong

With the final round of matches in the Intercontinental Cup set to kick off on November 29, it will be the last time these two new Test teams will feature in Associate cricket's most important multi-day tournament

28-Nov-2017•The Preview by Peter Della Penna in Abu Dhabi

'The time was right to give Dutch cricket another go'

In the World Cricket League Championship, Ryan ten Doeschate may play a role in changing Netherlands' cricket forever

24-Nov-2017•Tim Wigmore

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