News: Its happenning….

The ICC is one signature off from cutting the number of teams by 2 in the next world cup…… in addition to that, the suggested format is one crappy one, with a team making winning all games at the same level as the team beating only the associates (plus Ban and Zim)!
In 1996, I remember [...]

Stats: Nearest Victories for Associates vs Test Countries….

I have compiled a list of the 11 closest games that featured associates and they came out losers by a small margin. Please feel free to suggest any games that I may have missed which were closer, and also give your pick of the 3 closest games from this list. Please note that sometimes a [...]

Opinion: ICC’s ODI ranking system…..

Current ICC’s ODI ranking system only includes match results, and the strength of the teams. It does not cater to the margin or manner of the matchup. Scotland’s defeat to WI on the second last ball of the match was essentially the same as some other associate losing to WI by 10 wkts or 150 [...]

Opinion: Rod Lyall’s article about reduction of associates in WC….

I came across this article in CricketEurope today. I realized that there is still a misconception about the exact nature of what happenned.
First of all, the following lines are in bad spirit:
“But Pakistan’s spoiled superstars were beaten fair and square by a dedicated Irish squad who were the better team on the day, and no [...]

Opinion: Looking at the U19 WC 2008

Sun 17
10:00 local, 02:00 GMT  Group D - England Under-19s v Ireland Under-19s
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

Possibly the best match for an upset for an associate. Interestingly, it will take place on the first day of the WC. Ireland have 2-3 guys who have played ODIs for their country, and England is traditionally not a [...]

News: ICC releases schedules for HPP associates

The following is the ODI schedule:
20 March: Ireland v Bangladesh (ODI)
22 March: Ireland v Bangladesh (ODI)
24 March: Ireland v Bangladesh (ODI) 
28 June: Canada v Bermuda, Canada (ODI)
29 June: Canada v Bermuda, Canada (ODI)
1 July: Canada v Bermuda, Canada (ODI)
1 July: Scotland v New Zealand, Scotland (ODI)
2 July: Scotland v Ireland, Scotland (ODI)
3 July: Ireland v New [...]

News: The WI rugby team….

There is now a west indies rugby team. This article is very interesting, and it talks about a lot of the issues that we keep on talking about regarding small countries. That is not the only reason why I am posting it here. What I found interesting is that Bermuda, Bahamas and the Cayman Islands [...]

News: Kenya league gets sponsor…

Looks like the league is still on, pushed out a little to January now. But $35000 has been pledged by a company for this tournament.

News: World Cup format may change…

It was reported today that there are 7 different formats that boards would like to have, instead of the format that was tried in this world cup…
The comparison is almost always made with the success of the 20 20 world cup. It is not taken into consideration that the champions trophy in India, which was [...]

News: Watson hits out at “unrealistic” ICC…

Scotland captain, Ryan Watson, has hit out at the ICC for making unrealistic demands from the associates…..
The sad part about this is that it was a reality in your face. ICC lives in a dream world where they think that if a country is given ODI status, the entire country would get up and start [...]