Beyond the Test World

Three days have passed since the extended deadline expired on voting to approve the new USA Cricket Association constitution

Nepal have announced a 15-man squad for next month's Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia

Unease over the ratification of the revised constitution of the USA Cricket Association grew with the last-minute extension of the deadline for voting from December 27 to December 31.

Some things remain depressingly constant and one of them is the media crusade against Cricket Kenya in The Nation .

As the deadline for voting for the new USA Cricket Association looms, Chris Dehring, the independent third party appointed to oversee the process, has drawn up a Q&A to help answer stakeholders’ queries.

Peter Steindl, the former Scotland fast bowler, has been announced as the country's new coach, replacing Peter Drinnen who resigned in July.

Cricket is thriving among the ex-pats in Houston, Texas

Cuba will not be playing in the 2008 Stanford 20/20 because of a political embargo by the USA government, the competition's board of directors has announced

Andy Tennant, Cricket Scotland’s newly-designated head of cricket, has become the first coach in Scotland to acquire a Level 4 coaching qualification, after a course which lasted over two years.

Uganda underlined their growing reputation as one of cricket's emerging forces with a 12-run victory over neighbours Kenya in the final of the East and Central Africa Under-15 Championship

The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, which will take place in Belfast at the start of August, is the highlight of the Associates schedule for 2008 which was announced by the ICC today.

Peter Drinnen will be appointed as the new Netherlands coach at a meeting of the Dutch board on December 13, according to the Cricket Netherland website.

Junior cricket is again on the march in the USA

Scotland will be among the first to use Dubai's new state-of-the-art academy when it opens late next year, according to a report in today’s Herald :

Japan and Vanuatu have qualified for the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 tournament following their wins in the final round of the EAP Trophy in Auckland on Saturday.

Three Singapore cricketers are off to Perth in Australia to fast-track their improvement.

Kenya have selected five new players for the East and Central Africa youth tournament which gets underway on Sunday.

Brunei's Under-15 side is heading off to Bangkok to take part in the Asian Cricket Council U-15 Challenge Cup

Airline tickets to Jersey and inclusion in the World Cricket League Division Five tournament in May 2008 await two of three teams contesting the ICC East Asia Pacific Trophy at Auckland’s Waikaraka Park on Saturday. 

Israel will have their first ever cricketer present at an International Cricket Council (ICC) Academy following the call-up of Solomon Varsulkar, reports the Totally Jewish website