Beyond the Test World

Vanuatu won a vital playoff match against Samoa at the ICC East Asia-Pacific Trophy to take a step closer to the World Cricket League Division 8

Tony Munro

Papua New Guinea continued their dominance in Apia with another convincing win to take the World Cricket League section of the East Asia Pacific (EAP) Trophy.

An interesting article on Cricket Europe website regarding the ongoing debate surrounding Associates and Affiliates whose national sides are made up of more expats – usually from Asia or the Caribbean – that home-grown players.

Vanuatu captain Andrew Mansale smashed his maiden East Asia-Pacific Trophy century to lead Vanuatu to a strong victory over Tonga at Samoa Gardens on Thursday

Eldine Baptiste has said he aims to return Kenya to the top as the No

A round-up of matches from the Non World Cricket League

Samoa took control of the ICC EAP Trophy Non World Cricket League section after an excellent eight-wicket (D/L method) win over the Cook Islands on Monday.

Each squad has about 14 players, with the percentage in each about 50% locals and foreigners, numbering to around 28 local players so far

It has emerged that five members of Afghanistan's Under-19 side who were in Toronto to take part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier failed to return home with the rest of the squad and may be seeking asylum in Canada.

Fiji missed a priceless opportunity to beat their main opposition for the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Trophy, losing to Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 37 runs in the opening game of the 50-over section in Apia, Samoa

Tony Munro

Tony Munro

Tony Munro

The sport is booming - the number of teams competing in primary and secondary schools have trebled, the under-15 team just did well at the regional titles in Jakarta and 14 teams just played in the national village championships

Things go from bad to worse for Ugandan cricket and, by association, for the dreams of many young cricketers across Africa, with an admission that seven players, and not six as first reported , went missing at the end of the ICC Under-19 World Cup

Cricket Namibia has announced a three-year extension to its sponsorship deal with MTC which is believed to be worth around N$2.5 million (US$340,000) a year.

The Tanzania Cricket Association has revealed that several of its players have spent the summer honing their skills with a club side in Watford, England.

Off-the-field problems and a desire to complete the league season before the ICC Division 4 Championship in Cyprus resulted in a changed format and a smaller number of teams in the Open League competition in 2009

The Hong Kong Cricket Association has announced it has finally found a new home after several years of negotiations.