Kenya cricket now on its deathbed
The lacklustre performance of the Kenyan team since the 2003 World Cup, the chronic lack of funds, the absence of a first-class domestic league and the failing standards of development cricket have all led to the precipitous decline of the game in
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
The lacklustre performance of the Kenyan team since the 2003 World Cup, the chronic lack of funds, the absence of a first-class domestic league and the failing standards of development cricket have all led to the precipitous decline of the game in Kenya, writes Richard Mwangi in Kenya's Sunday Nation.
The game is on its knees. As the top associate member of the ICC, it is worrying that Kenya has not won this First Class competition, now in its fourth edition. The team’s failure in the multi-day game can be attributed to lack of a first class league in the country. Then there is the matter of an ‘A’ team, a crucial feature in any cricket-playing country because it is a major link between the main national team and the development sides. Kenya has none. The usual excuse of lack of funds is what CK offers for its inability to get its programmes moving. However, the officials were elected to find money to run the game and to improve on the huge image that Kenya cricket had built in 2003. If the chairman and his team cannot find the money, they have no business running the association.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo