Beyond the Test World

Plans by the Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA) to borrow more than US$125,000 to help build a more professional organisation by hiring a full-time chief executive may proceed despite the international economic crisis.

Zimbabwe will help out Namibia with much-needed preparation for April’s ICC World Cup Qualifiers by sending their A side there at the end of this month.

Ebrahim Mohamed, coach of Uganda, rejected assertions that the 27-year-old would be of more use batting higher in the order

Nepal beat Malaysia by ten wickets in front of 8000 spectators to win the ACC Under-17 Elite Cup.

St Lucia’s club champions South Castries beat Bermuda a 50-run defeat in a one-day practice match at Beausejour Stadium.

Hong Kong were one of the favourites at the recently completed World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Argentina

Malaysia beat Qatar by 55 runs to reach the final of the ACC Under-17 Elite Cup, where they will take on home side Nepal who beat UAE by 21 runs

DIRECTV has secured broadcast rights in the USA for all ICC and IPL tournaments

Three ODI venues are among the nine set to host the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa, according to the schedule released for the 12-team tournament from April 1 to 19

Argentina Women comfortably beat their Brazilian counterparts in a three-match Twenty20 series in Buenos Aires.

MCC got off to a winning start on their tour of Mozambique, winning their first two matches.

Officials from the ICC’s academy – based in Dubai Sports City – have welcomed a team of developing cricketers from Nigeria.

Bermuda are currently in Trinidad on a tour, in preparation for the World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa

Eight of the Canadian squad will train in Sri Lanka in the lead up to the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

The Commander of the British Forces XI has drawn first blood in the three-game South Atlantic Ashes in the Falkland Islands, winning the opening match against the Governor's XI by 105 runs

Afghanistan's victorious cricketers, who were the toast of Kabul on Tuesday, realise they will have to meet greater challenges in order to qualify for the 2011 World Cup

Canada are set to play their first major overseas series against a Full Member country when they tour Zimbabwe for four ODIs in March

Afghanistan's winning the World Cricket League Division Three title in Argentina may have sparked euphoria throughout the country but the team are reported to be less than impressed by the reception on their arrival in Kabul

While all attention is on Afghanistan and their seemingly relentless progress towards the 2011 World Cup, their success story has served to inspire others around globe.

Argentina cruised to a seven-wicket win over Brazil with eight overs to spare in a women’s Twenty20 international in Buenos Aires.