News: Uganda bans runaway players for life…

I think the ‘life sentence’ is a little too much. But the Uganda cricket association has to take a tough stance. The problem is that the reasons why both of them probably tried to disappear in Australia were financial, and the threat of not being able to play for Uganda ever again may not be [...]

News: $17,500 deal for Nepal U15 Cricket….

One can be tempted to wince at the amount, but I think it is a lot of money for U15s, and especially since Cricket is still an amatuer sport over there. If the playing numbers are close to a million, then such sponsorships will come through.
I have seen some comments on a couple of websites [...]

News: Scotland to start off regional academies…

Looks like the SportScotland grant is being put to good use. Scotland has become one of the few associates to have at least a functional network of academies in place. Kenya also has one, but I am not sure what the state is of that. Tanzania also has one (Mumbhili Academy).