Cricket News

Everyone acknowledges that Kenya need to build their domestic cricket base before they advance into the Test-playing arena, but who should be in charge of the operation appears to be holding back the game's development

Kenya's High Court has ruled that the decision taken in 2001 by Sports Minister Katana Ngala, to dissolve the Kenya Cricket Association (KCA), was illegal - the decision itself has been revoked

New Zealand's dismal summer, especially for cricket's groundsmen, has resulted in some soul-searching both at official and unofficial level

Taking a no-nonsense stand, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has threatened to cancel plans to fund cricket in Kenya if the Kenyan Cricket Association (KCA) does not begin league cricket in Nairobi by early July

The International Cricket Council is threatening to withhold a £300,000 grant to the Kenyan Cricket Association, unless a fully-fledged national league is approved

Three months ago the future of cricket in Kenya looked to be bright

Sandeep Patil's appointment as India A coach for the tour of England has stirred much interest, not least because it comes on the heels of a long-drawn debate about the need for a foreign coach

Another tournament dogged by a majority of irrelevant games - that's on the cards for the International Cricket Council's Champions Trophy to be played in England from September 9-26 next year

Ehsan Mani, the new president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has warned Kenya that their wish to be granted full Test status will have to wait a while - and also revealed that Bangladesh's tours may be scaled down as a consequence of

The former Warwickshire batsman, Andy Moles, has been offered the chance to become the new coach of Kenya

Steve Tikolo, the Kenya captain, has pleaded with the Kenyan government to exempt his players from paying tax on their prize money for reaching the World Cup semi-finals

According to George Dobell, writing in the Birmingham Post, Warwickshire are lining up Kenyan leg-spinner Collins Obuya as their second overseas player for the coming season

After Shoaib Malik savaged the bowlers with a 58-ball 76, Pakistan defended 286 with ridiculous ease, bundling Kenya out for exactly half the total they had made earlier

Another beautifully-paced century from Kumar Sangakkara - his second in succession, making him the 35th batsman to achieve the feat - inspired Sri Lanka to an emphatic 129-run victory over Kenya at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium

The last time these two sides met, Zimbabwe were humiliated by seven wickets, allowing Kenya a passage to the World Cup semi-final

Article: John Ward on the Kenya v Zimbabwe match at Sharjah, Apr 5, 2003

Pakistan's batsmen had put in a scratchy display in the Sharjah Cup opener, but today they got their act together, chasing down a target of 224 to register their second win in consecutive days

Pakistan's new-look side - with just four names in common with the team which played their last World Cup match - made an impressive start to their Sharjah Cup campaign, thrashing Zimbabwe by 68 runs

Match Preview: Sharjah Cup 2002-03: Back on the road, Wisden Staff

Star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and middle order batsman Kumar Sangakkara have been included in an amended squad for the forthcoming quadrangular series at Sharjah