The Finnish touch

Finland have returned to Division 3 of the European Championships after winning this week's 4th division tournament in Belgium.

It won't get many column inches in the mainstream cricket press, but the World Cricket League, which started in Nairobi yesterday and continues into next week, features the best of the rest, the six sides just under the ten Test-playing countries

Finland will host the 10th European Indoor Championship, in Kuortane next February, ICC Europe announced today.

The tenth ICC European Indoor Championship take place this weekend in Kuortane, Finland

Denmark have won the 2008 European Indoor Championship in Finland, beating old foes Portugal in a thrilling encounter

The number of people actively participating in cricket outside the Test-playing countries increased 17% in 2007, according to the ICC.

Next week's ICC annual get-together promises to have more than its fair share of politicking, posturing and controversy

ICC Europe has announced the regional winners of the ICC Development Programme Awards for 2008.

Cyprus have won the European Division 4 Championship on net run rate from Switzerland and Austria in Happy Valley