Beyond the Test World

Bermuda's assistant coach Herbie Bascome believes that unless the players become mentally tougher then success will continue to elude them.

The Sharjah Cricket Council (SCC) has gifted a seven-ground cricket complex to the UAE to ensure non-stop action throughout the year

The Times of Malta have a round-up of Marsa's win against Overseas in the Winter League on Saturday

Two former Sri Lankan Test cricketers, Ruwan Kalpage and Champaka Ramanayake, are turning out at the Awali Oval on November 24 in Bahrain

A tournament organised by the Cricket Association of Thailand (CAT) for Under-16s begins today at Chiang Mai

Martin Williamson reviews the Kenya-Bermuda one-day series and looks at what the games mean for both sides

Victoria and District Cricket Association

Salim Akbar won the playoff championships for the British Columbia Mainland Cricket League in 2006, beating Meraloma in the final

The Royal Gazette carries a report about the troubles the Bermuda players have had in Kenya which include a man being gunned down outside their hotel in Nairobi, an umpire vomiting on the pitch in Mombasa and some cautionary tales about driving

The ICC executive, which met in Mumbai last week, received a request from the USA Cricket Association for an extension towards the fulfillment of National Body elections under a new constitution.

This column has flagged on several occasions the slanted reporting of one or two journalists in Nairobi’s Nation newspaper, and that bias has again surfaced with quotes from Sharad Ghai, the larger than life former board chairman, following the

The ICC has slapped Greece with a hefty punishment following breaches of rules and improper conduct during the ICC Europe World Cricket League (WCL) Division 2 Championships in Scotland in August 2006

Eddie Norfolk reviews Salim Akbar winning the British Columbia Championship

Guernsey and Jersey in the Channel islands are set to host their first international tournaments in 2007

Rashid Khan, the former Pakistan fast bowler, has been appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board to train young cricketers in China

After months of bitter wrangling, contract negotiations between the national team and the Bermuda Cricket Board have concluded in a long-awaited agreement on the eve of the team’s departure for a tour of Kenya and South Africa.

Italy isn't yet a hotbed of cricketing talent, but that hasn't stopped the annual Italian Cricket Federation finals taking place, as reported by the ECC :

Less than a week before the national team depart for their tour of Africa, the Bermuda Cricket Board is still refusing to comment on the ongoing contractual wrangling which has cast a large shadow over the team’s preparations.

Former Bermuda captain Charlie Marshall wants to be reinstated to the national cricket programme and is willing to settle his differences with Bermuda Cricket Board.

Thomas Odoyo, Kenya’s vice-captain, told the Nation newspaper that the recent three-day team-building exercise at the Malewa River Lodge earlier in the month was most worthwhile.