Winners from all corners of
Europe in regional awards
ICC Europe has today
announced the European
regional winners of the
Pepsi ICC Development
Programme Awards for 2011
with many countries and
individuals across Europe
being recognised.
The award for Best Overall
Cricket Development
Programme in 2011 was won by
Cricket Ireland. This
follows an exceptional year
of success for Ireland on
the cricket field, including
a historical win against
England in the ICC Cricket
World Cup in India. Not
since The Netherlands’ shock
win against hosts England at
the ICC World Twenty20 2009
has European Cricket been
awarded so much media
attention, and for this
Ireland must be
congratulated. Ireland’s
continuing excellence in
promoting and developing
cricket participation,
education, and public
awareness of cricket from
grass roots level through to
elite performance was also
recognised by the European
judging panel making them
worthy winners of this
category in 2011.
Cricket Scotland has had a
successful year collecting
two awards, one in the Best
Women’s Cricket Initiative
category for the formation
and management of the
Women’s National League as
well as general excellence
in the development of all
aspects of women and girls
cricket to increase
participation numbers in
Scotland. The other was for
Best Junior Participation
Initiative in which Cricket
Scotland introduced the
National Primary Schools
Competition (NPSC) open to
all primary schools in
Scotland to increase the
number of young people
exposed to cricket and to
encourage team
participation.
The prestigious Lifetime
Service Award was awarded to
Alex de la Mar of
Netherlands after 25 years
of dedicated service to the
KNCB in administration.
Formerly a first class
player for Rood en Wit (Haarlem)
between 1974 and 1999, de la
Mar also represented Holland
ten times in 1981 and 1982.
For the second year in a row,
the Volunteer of the Year
award goes to an individual
from France, where Michael
Selig, even though still
studying for his PhD, has
tirelessly involved himself
in many activities in French
cricket including youth
cricket organisation,
umpiring, and coaching
whilst also serving as a
member of the French Board.
The Spirit of Cricket Award
was awarded to Israel for
their Cricket4Peace project
which involved 80 boys and
girls from four separate
playing centers in Israel
and the Palestinian
Authority being introduced
to cricket for the first
time using cricket as a tool
to bring communities
together.
This year’s winner of the
Best Promotion and Marketing
Programme was the Danish
Cricket Association for
their Spil Cricket project.
The project promotes the
game of cricket in the
Danish school system using
newly developed teaching
materials that enables
teachers to introduce
cricket at their school free
of charge from the Spil
Cricket website.
The Photo of the Year was
taken by Deryck Vincent of
Ireland. The winning photo
captures Clontarf's David
Delany celebrating the third
of his five successive clean
bowled wickets in the Under
13 All Ireland Final.
ICC Regional Development
Manager, Nick Pink commented:
“The award winners reflect
the great work that is
happening across Europe in
the ICC Pepsi Development
Programme, with many
different country winners
and many others submitting
some very good nominations.
Each year the competition
gets stronger and the
winners deserve great credit
and recognition for being
selected and should be very
proud of their achievements.”
The 2011 winners:
Best Overall Cricket
Development Programme-
Cricket Ireland
Best Women’s Cricket
Initiative – Cricket
Scotland
Best Junior Participation
Initiative – Cricket
Scotland
Best Cricket Promotion and
Marketing Programme – Danish
Cricket Association, Spil
Cricket Project
Best Spirit of Cricket
Initiative – Israel Cricket
Association, Cricket4Peace
Project
Photo of the Year – Deryck
Vincent (Ireland)
Volunteer of the Year –
Michael Selig, (France)
Lifetime Service Award –
Alex de la Mar (Netherlands)
Notes:
The Pepsi ICC Development
Programme Annual Awards,
which were first awarded in
2002, promote excellence in
cricket development and
recognise exceptional
performance and service to
the game in the ICC’s 95
Associate and Affiliate
Member countries.
Nominations were received
from national bodies, clubs,
associations, teams, schools
and individuals. The
European regional award
winners will now be put
forward for the Global Pepsi
ICC Development Programme
Awards.
The Danish Cricket
Association- Spil Cricket
Project website address is
www.spilcricket.dk
Squads announced for Pepsi
ICC WCL Division 5
Tournament to be played in
Singapore from 18-25
February
The International Cricket
Council (ICC) today
announced the 14-man squads
for the six teams scheduled
to compete in the upcoming
Pepsi ICC World Cricket
League Division 5 (WCL Div.
5) which will be held in
Singapore from 18 to 25
February.
Six teams will compete for
the opportunity to finish in
the top two of the event and
ultimately gain promotion to
the Pepsi ICC World Cricket
League Division 4 which will
be held later in the year.
The teams, Argentina,
Bahrain, Cayman Islands,
Guernsey, Malaysia and hosts
Singapore will play across
three venues - Kallang
Cricket Ground, Singapore
Cricket Club (SCC) and the
Indian Association Ground
(IA) - which also played
host to the Pepsi ICC WCL
Division 6 in 2009.
Former Australia opener
Trevor Chappell returns as
Singapore coach during the
tournament, Chappell
previously coached the side
in September 2009.
Former Sri Lanka batsman Roy
Dias will be seen taking
charge of Malaysia during
the tournament. Dias, who
was earlier coach of Nepal
and Oman, is now the new
Director of Coaching at the
Malaysia Cricket Association
and will be performing the
role of head coach during
the tournament.
The full squads are as
follows:
Squads
Argentina: Esteban
MacDermott (captain), Grant
Dugmore, Martin Siri, Pablo
Ferguson, Gary Savage, Tomas
Francis, Hernan Williams,
Matias Paterlini, Pablo
Ryan, Lucas Paterlini,
Alejandro Tissera, Agustin
Husain, Hernan Fennell,
Lautaro Musiani
Bahrain: Yaser Sadeq (captain),
Naeem Amin, Tahir Dar,
Shehzad Ahmed, Adil Hanif,
Mirza Ashraf Yaqoob, Zafar
Zaheer, Halal Abbasi, Rizwan
Baig, Qamar Saeed, Anasim
Khan, Adnan Butt, Mirza
Azeem Ul Haque, Fahad Sadeq
Cayman Islands: Abali
Hoilett (captain), Steve
Gordon, Ryan Bovell, Ainsley
Hall, Alistair Ifill, Conroy
Wright, Kevin Bazil, Zachary
McLaughlin, Omar Willis,
Troy Taylor, Ramon Sealy,
Marlon Bryan, Pearson Best,
Kervin Ebanks
Guernsey: Stuart Le Prevost
(captain), Gary Rich, Jamie
Nussbaumer, William
Peatfield, Jeremy Frith, Tom
Kimber, Stuart Bisson, Tim
Duke, David Hooper, Tim
Ravenscroft, Matthew Renouf,
Ben Ferbrache, Ross Kneller,
GH Smit
Malaysia: Suresh Navaratnam
(captain), Rakesh Madhavan,
Hammad Khan, Hassan Ghulam
Muhammad, Ahmad Faiz Noor,
Suhan Alagaratnam, Shukri
Abdul Rahim, Ezrafiq Aziz,
Rashid Ahad, Shafiq Mohd
Sharif, Mohd Anwar Arudin,
Suharril Fetri Shuib,
Shahrulnizam Yusof, Hiran
Ralalage
Singapore: Saad Khan (captain),
Chethan Suryawanshi,
Chaminda Kumarage, Anish
Param, Buddhika Mendis,
Kshitij Baliram Shinde,
Dharmichand Mulewa, Shoib
Abdul Razzak, Pramodh Raja,
Amjad Mahboob, Narender
Reddy, Munish Arora, Abjiraj
Rajdeep Singh, Christopher
Janik
The full schedule for the
Pepsi ICC WCL Div. 5 is as
follows:
Fixtures
17 Feb – Team Practices
18 Feb – Singapore v Cayman
Islands (Kallang), Guernsey
v Bahrain (SCC), Argentina v
Malaysia (IA)
19 Feb – Argentina v Bahrain
(Kallang), Malaysia v Cayman
Islands (SCC), Singapore v
Guernsey (IA)
20 Feb – Rest/Reserve Day
21 Feb – Malaysia v
Singapore (Kallang),
Argentina v Guernsey (SCC),
Cayman Islands v Bahrain
(IA)
22 Feb – Guernsey v Malaysia
(Kallang), Bahrain v
Singapore (SCC), Argentina v
Cayman Islands (IA)
23 Feb – Rest/Reserve Day
24 Feb – Cayman Islands v
Guernsey (Kallang),
Argentina v Singapore (SCC),
Bahrain v Malaysia (IA)
25 Feb – Final (Kallang),
Third/Fourth play-off (SCC),
Fifth/Sixth play-off (IA)
All matches are scheduled to
start at 0930 local time
5
January 2011
ICC Combined AM XI v England
From
January 7 to 9 an ICC
Combined Associate and
Affiliate Members (AM) XI
will play a first class
match against England at the
ICC Global Cricket Academy
in Dubai.
This
fixture is the first of its
kind and will form part of
England’s preparation for
their upcoming series
against Pakistan in the
United Arab Emirates. It is
also an exciting initiative
for both the ICC
Development Programme
and the ICC High
Performance Programme.
The
team representing ICC’s
Associate and Affiliate
Members includes:
William Porterfield (captain,
Ireland) Mohammad Nabi
(Afghanistan)
Saqib
Ali (UAE) Boyd Rankin (Ireland)
Kyle
Coetzer (Scotland) Mohammad
Shahzad (Afghanistan)
George
Dockrell (Ireland) Paul
Stirling (Ireland)
Majid
Haq (Scotland) Christi
Viljoen (Namibia)
Hamid
Hassan (Afghanistan) Craig
Williams (Namibia)
As
this Combined AM XI takes on
the no. 1 ranked Test team
in the world, I invite you
to follow the match at
www.icc-cricket.com
where
live ball-by-ball scores
will be available, and where
a link to a live on-line
broadcast of the match can
also be found.
Wishing you all a Happy New
Year and prosperous 2012.
Tim
Anderson
Global
Development Manager
International Cricket
Council
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2012 schedule announced
16 teams to battle it out
in the UAE from 13 to 24
March for the two available
slots in the ICC World
Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012
Tournament winner to join
Australia and the West
Indies while the losing
finalist will be grouped
with defending champion
England and 2007 champion
India
ICC Global Development
Manager Tim Anderson: “This
is one of the most important
and prestigious events on
the Pepsi ICC Development
Programme’s calendar”
The International Cricket
Council (ICC) today
announced the schedule for
the ICC World Twenty20
Qualifier 2012 which will
take place in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) from 13
to 24 March, 2012.
Sixteen sides from across
the globe will feature in
the 12-day tournament which
will be played at five
venues – Dubai International
Cricket Stadium and ICC
Global Cricket Academy
grounds No.1 and No.2 in
Dubai, Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh
Zayed Stadium and the
historic Sharjah Cricket
Stadium.
The 16 teams have been
divided into two groups with
Afghanistan, Netherlands,
Canada, Papua New Guinea (PNG),
Hong Kong, Bermuda, Denmark
and Nepal forming Group A
and Ireland, Kenya,
Scotland, Namibia, Uganda,
Oman, Italy and the USA
comprising Group B.
The tournament winner will
join Australia and the West
Indies in group B of the ICC
World Twenty20 2012 in
September 2012 while the
losing finalist will
complete Group A which also
includes defending champion
England and 2007 winner
India.
ICC’s Global Development
Manager, Tim Anderson, said:
“This is one of the most
important and prestigious
events on the Pepsi ICC
Development Programme’s
calendar in which 16 leading
Associate and Affiliate
Members will vie for the two
available places in the ICC
World Twenty20 2012 Sri
Lanka.
“This final qualifier is the
last step of a pathway that
comprised 13 ICC regional
tournaments during 2010 and
2011 and saw the involvement
of over 90 ICC Associate and
Affiliate members. The
72-match format has been
designed to give the best
sides every chance of making
the final.”
This will be the third ICC
World Twenty20 qualifier.
When it was last staged,
also in the UAE in 2010,
Afghanistan and Ireland
claimed the qualifying
spots.
Tournament format
According to the tournament
format, the sides that top
the two groups will feature
in the 1st Qualifying Final
at the Dubai International
Cricket Stadium on Thursday
22 March at 1400 (local
time) with the winner
sealing a place in the ICC
World Twenty20 Sri Lanka
2012 to be staged from 18
September to 7 October.
Meanwhile, the sides that
finish second and third in
the two groups will play
cross-over matches. The two
winners of those matches
will progress to the
Preliminary Final to be
played on 23 March at 1000
at the Dubai International
Cricket Stadium.
The 2nd Qualifying Final –
for the second spot in the
ICC World Twenty20 2012 –
will take place on the
morning of 24 March at the
Dubai International Cricket
Stadium between the loser of
the 1st Qualifying Final and
the winner of the
Preliminary Final.
The winners of the two
Qualifying Finals will play
in the tournament final on
the evening of 24 March at
the Dubai International
Cricket Stadium.
Background of ICC World
Twenty20 Qualifier
The ICC World Twenty20
Qualifier has grown in
stature since it was first
held in Belfast, Ireland, in
August 2008. That event
comprised the then six top
Associate Members – Bermuda,
Canada, Ireland, Kenya,
Netherlands and Scotland.
Ireland and Netherlands
shared the trophy when the
final was washed-out without
a ball being bowled. The two
sides, along with Scotland
which replaced Zimbabwe,
qualified for the ICC World
Twenty20 2009 which was
staged at Lord’s, The Oval
and Trent Bridge in England.
Pakistan won the tournament.
The UAE hosted the second
edition in February 2010
which was contested by the
top six Associate and
Affiliate sides–
Afghanistan, Canada,
Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands
and Scotland – as well as
hosts UAE and United States
of America (USA) who were
specially invited by the
ICC.
After 17 matches over six
days at two venues in Dubai
and Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan
and Ireland reached the
final and qualified for the
ICC World Twenty20 2010
which was staged in the West
Indies and won by England.
Afghanistan won the
qualifying tournament when
it defeated Ireland by eight
wickets.
William Porterfield to lead
ICC Combined Associate and
Affiliate XI against England
in Dubai
Three-day warm-up fixture
to be played at the ICC
Global Cricket Academy from
7- 9 January 2012
The International Cricket
Council (ICC) today
announced its Combined
Associate and Affiliate (AM)
XI which will take on
England in a three-day
practice match at the ICC
Global Cricket Academy in
Dubai from 7 to 9 January
2012.
This match is part of
England’s preparation for
the series against Pakistan
which starts on 17 January
with the first Test at the
Dubai International Cricket
Stadium in the Dubai Sports
City.
Ireland’s William
Porterfield has been named
captain of the side which is
made up of players selected
from ICC Intercontinental
Cup, five of those
countries, Ireland,
Scotland, Namibia, UAE and
Afghanistan are represented.
While the Netherlands
players were unavailable due
to other commitments,
players from Canada and
Kenya failed to make the
final squad.
The ICC Combined AM XI has
been selected after a
nominations process which
involved coaches of the
eight sides. The list was
then shortlisted to 24
players before a 12-member
squad was finalized by the
eight ICC Intercontinental
Cup coaches, the two ICC
Global Cricket Academy
coaches – Mudassar Nazar and
Dayle Hadlee – and ICC’s
High Performance Manager
Richard Done.
27-year-old Porterfield, who
won the ICC Associate ODI
Player of the Year award at
the LG ICC Awards in
Bengaluru in 2009, has
played 60 first-class
matches, 56 ODIs and 17
T20Is.
On his appointment as
captain, Porterfield said:
“It will be a great honour
for me to lead out the
Associate and Affiliate team
against the number one team
in the longer format of the
game.
“If you look through their
squad they are full of world
class cricketers and it will
be a great test for us
against whatever eleven they
put out. Another challenge
we face is coming together
as a group ourselves, we
have played against each
other a few times but we
will have to gel pretty
quickly in the few days’
preparation we have in order
to put in a good
performance.
“As this is such a great
chance for all the
individuals to showcase
their talent against the
number one Test team in the
world, I do not see this
being an issue at all.”
England Director of Cricket,
Andy Flower added: “We are
delighted to be playing a
warm-up fixture against the
ICC Combined AM XI in Dubai
at the ICC’s Global Cricket
Academy.
“I’m sure that the match
will not only provide the
England squad a challenging
first warm-up ahead of the
Pakistan series but it will
also give the AM XI players,
many of whom are part of the
extremely successful
Gatorade ICC High
Performance Programme an
opportunity to play a
three-day fixture at the
highest level. I am sure
this match it will aid the
current players to improve
and provide a motivation for
future players.”
Combined AM XI - William
Porterfield (captain,
Ireland), Saqib Ali (UAE),
Kyle Coetzer (Scotland),
George Dockrell (Ireland),
Majid Haq (Scotland), Hamid
Hassan (Afghanistan),
Mohammed Nabi (Afghanistan),
Boyd Rankin (Ireland),
Mohammed Shahzad
(Afghanistan), Paul Stirling
(Ireland), Christi Viljoen
(Namibia) and Craig Williams
(Namibia)
Coaching staff
Mudassar Nazar (head coach),
Dayle Hadlee (bowling coach)
Results of the ICC Executive
Board meeting in Dubai
The ICC Executive Board held
its fourth and final
scheduled meeting of the
year at the ICC headquarters
in Dubai yesterday and among
the decisions they made
were:
Independent Governance
Review
The ICC Executive Board
received a progress report
from Lord Woolf of Barnes in
his role as chairman of the
Independent Governance
Review panel. Lord Woolf,
who is supported by
PricewaterhouseCoopers and
advised by Judge Mudgal of
India, praised the Board for
embracing the concept of an
independent review.
Lord Woolf said:
‘Organisations, whether
global companies or
international sports bodies,
need to take necessary steps
to ensure that their house
is in order otherwise they
would be extremely
vulnerable. I think in
cricket people recognize
that they have to face the
challenges and will be
prepared to take the
decisions that will allow
them to function
effectively.’
The independent governance
review was identified as one
of the most important
initiatives in the new
Strategic Plan 2011-2015
that was adopted by the
Board in April 2011. The
scope of the review is wide
and includes:
• Clarifying the role and
structure of the ICC and its
committees to ensure that
strategic goals are met
effectively and that
decision-making is made in
the best interests of the
game. This would include
consideration of independent
committee members and
directors
• The ICC President
nomination and election
process
• The Member categories and
criteria for membership
• The effectiveness of the
regulatory environment
• The Constitutional
framework and documents to
ensure they are ‘fit for
purpose’
• Making recommendations to
ensure that the ICC enjoys a
reputation as a well
governed and leading global
sporting organisation.
Sharad Pawar, the ICC
President, said: ‘Lord Woolf
is a very eminent member of
the judiciary in the United
Kingdom and he has a clear
picture of what is required
of him and his support team.
He was very open and frank
with the Board and that was
appreciated. Lord Woolf has
made a positive start to his
work and while acknowledging
that cricket has already
achieved many great things,
he noted that there were
challenges and important
decisions to make to ensure
that we continue to succeed
in the future.’
“I am also pleased that the
Board has agreed to make the
report public after it has
met with Lord Woolf in
February 2012.’
PwC and Lord Woolf will
continue their review and
discussions with
stakeholders and even though
the time frame is tight they
hope to report to the ICC
Executive Board at their
first meeting in 2012. Until
the work is completed the
ICC will not be in a
position to make any
comments.
ICC global event 2013
The ICC Executive Board
confirmed their preference
to host an ICC Test
Championship in 2013 but
recognized the significant
commercial challenge in
trying to replace the
Champions Trophy. Without
the support and consent of
the ICC’s broadcast partner,
ESPN Star Sports, the
financial implications on
the Members and the
development of the game
would be significant.
Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief
Executive, said: ‘It would
be unfortunate if the Test
Championship is delayed to
2017 but the board needs to
balance several objectives.’
Decision Review System
Following recent experiences
and the resultant concern
about the effectiveness of
Hotspot, the ICC Executive
Board decided to revert to
its previous position to
allow the participating
nations to decide
bi-laterally whether they
wished to use the DRS. The
ICC Executive Board however,
supported the use of
technology and its continued
development and were
encouraged by certain
Members who were willing to
use and work towards
improving the technology.
Haroon Lorgat said:
‘Although the DRS improves
correct umpire decisions by
around five per cent and
corrects any blatant errors,
there are some who are not
convinced by its
reliability. We will
continue to work with
interested parties to
improve the system while
permitting the participating
teams to decide whether they
wish to use it or not.’
The Executive Board also
confirmed that DRS would be
used in all ICC global
events.
ICC Cricket World Cup
2015 Qualifying system
The Board approved the new
Associates and Affiliates
qualifying system that would
determine four teams to join
the ten Full Members in the
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
The top two teams in the
current eight team
Associates and Affiliates
ODI 50-over League played
until October 2013 will
progress automatically to
the World Cup while the
remaining six teams will
join four other teams from
the World Cricket League
(i.e. teams placed 3rd and
4th in Division 2 and teams
placed 1st and 2nd in
Division 3) in a ten team
qualifying event. The two
finalists from this
qualifying event will
progress to the World Cup.
ICC Vice Presidency
Nomination
In accordance with the
current constitutional
requirements of the ICC, the
ICC Executive Board asked
the Pakistan Cricket Board
(PCB) and the Bangladesh
Cricket Board (BCB) to
submit their nomination for
the ICC Vice Presidency
2012-14.
The ICC Board consists of
the chairman or president
from each of the 10 Full
Members plus three Associate
Member representatives. Also
present at ICC Board
meetings is the ICC
President, who chairs
proceedings, the ICC Chief
Executive and the ICC
Vice-President, as well as,
by invitation of the
President, the ICC Principal
Advisor.
Sharad Pawar ICC President
Alan Isaac ICC
Vice-President
Haroon Lorgat ICC Chief
Executive
Ijaz Butt Pakistan
Peter Chingoka Zimbabwe
Giles Clarke England and
Wales
Jack Clarke Australia
Upali Dharmadasa Sri Lanka
Dr Julian Hunte West Indies
Mustafa Kamal Bangladesh
Imran Khwaja Associate
Member Representative
Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka South
Africa
Keith Oliver Associate
Member Representative
N Srinivasan India
Neil Speight Associate
Member Representative
Dr Justin Vaughan New
Zealand (alternate for Chris
Moller)
In attendance
Inderjit Bindra ICC
Principal Advisor
Apologies
Chris Moller (New Zealand)
Amendments to playing
conditions for Tests, ODI,
T20 Internationals take
effect from 1 October
As has always been the
practice, changes to the
playing conditions for
Tests, One-Day
Internationals (ODIs) and
Twenty20 Internationals
(T20Is) take effect from
Saturday 1 October, the ICC
has confirmed.
The amendments have been
approved by the ICC
Executive Board following
proposals made by the ICC
Cricket Committee at its
meeting in London in May.
It is important to note that
the playing conditions are
applicable to international
cricket and must be read
together with the Laws of
Cricket. Whilst a playing
condition may have the
effect of amending the Laws
of Cricket as they may apply
to international cricket
these changes are not
amendments to the Laws of
Cricket themselves.
In particular it should be
noted that the changes to
the playing conditions in
relation to runners and to
the running out of the
non-striker, as set out
below, are only applicable
to international cricket.
The amendments to the
playing conditions are:
Two new balls per innings (ODIs
only)
“Each fielding team shall
have two new balls for its
innings, to be used in
alternate overs, i.e. one
from each end.”
(Clause 5.2)
Powerplays (ODIs only)
Whilst the total number of
powerplay overs remain at 20
per innings with the first
block of 10 being at the
commencement of the innings
(for an uninterrupted
match), the remaining second
and third block of powerplay
overs (blocks of five overs
for an uninterrupted match)
may not be taken so as to
commence earlier than the
16th over nor be completed
later than the 40th over
(Clause 41.2.5).
This restriction will not
apply for reduced innings of
scheduled duration of less
than 40 overs.
Obstructing the field
(Tests, ODIs and T20Is)
A new playing condition has
been introduced clarifying
that on appeal from the
fielding team, if the umpire
feels that a batsman, whilst
running between the wickets,
has significantly
changed his
direction
without probable cause
thereby obstructing a
fielder’s attempt to run him
out, the batsman should be
given out obstructing the
field. It shall not
be relevant whether a run
out would have been affected
or not (Clause 37).
It should be noted that this
playing condition enhances
Law 37 and does not replace
it.
The circumstances described
in the new playing condition
(i.e. a batsman
significantly changing
his direction of running
without probable cause)
are only one example of an
action which will qualify as
willfully obstructing the
field. Accordingly, it is
still possible for a batsman
to be given out obstructing
the field in circumstances
where he has not
significantly changed his
direction of running
provided that the umpire
feels that by some other
actions it is clear that the
batsman had intended to
obstruct the field. This
will depend on the
circumstances of each
case.
In making a decision in this
regard, the on-field umpires
are entitled to consult the
third umpire in deciding
whether the obstruction was
willful or not with the
final decision being made
and conveyed by the relevant
on-field umpire (Clause
2.4 of the relevant
appendices of the DRS or TV
replay system).
Runners (Tests, ODIs and
T20Is)
“A runner for a batsman
shall not be permitted” (Clause
2.1).
Unless nine wickets are
down, the injured or ill
batsman has the option of
retiring hurt and returning
to bat at a later stage
should the need and/or
opportunity arise.
Calculation of the period
for which an injured or ill
player who has been absent
from the field shall not be
permitted to bowl or bat
i.e. penalty time (Tests,
ODIs and T20Is)
A playing condition has been
introduced to clarify that
if at the commencement of an
interruption in play through
ground, weather or light
conditions or for other
exceptional circumstances, a
player is on the field but
still has some unexpired
penalty time remaining from
a previous absence, he shall
automatically be allowed to
count any such stoppage time
as playing time (Clause
2.2.2)
Bowler attempting to run-out
non-striker before delivery
(Tests, ODIs and T20Is)
Previously, the bowler could
only run out a non-striker
backing up if he did so
before he had entered his
delivery stride. This meant
that as the bowler’s back
foot landed, the non-striker
could move down the wicket
before the bowler actually
delivered the ball, gaining
an unfair advantage.
The following new playing
condition 42.11 addresses
this point and reads as
follows:
“The bowler is permitted,
before releasing the ball
and provided he has not
completed his usual delivery
swing, to attempt to run
out the non-striker. Whether
the attempt is successful or
not, the ball shall not
count as one of the over. If
the bowler fails in an
attempt to run out the
non-striker, the umpire
shall call and signal Dead
ball as soon as possible.”
It should be noted that
umpires shall deem the
bowler to have completed his
delivery swing once his
bowling arm passes the
normal point of ball
release.
Extra time to complete a
match (Tests only)
The standard Test match
playing conditions (Clause
16.2.2) now provide
that:
“The umpires may decide to
play 15 minutes (a minimum
of four overs) extra time at
the scheduled lunch or tea
interval of any day if
requested by either captain
if, in the umpires’ opinion,
it would bring about a
definite result in that
session. If the umpires do
not believe a result can be
achieved no extra time shall
be allowed.
“If it is decided to play
such extra time, the whole
period shall be played out
even though the possibility
of finishing the match may
have disappeared before the
full period has expired.
“Only the actual amount of
playing time up to the
maximum 15 minutes extra
time by which play is
extended on any day shall be
deducted from the total
number of hours of play
remaining, and the following
session of play shall be
reduced by the amount of
time by which play was
previously extended under
this clause.”
Delay of lunch interval when
nine wickets down (Tests
only):
As is currently the case
with tea interval, the
playing conditions now
provide that if nine wickets
are down at the time of the
scheduled lunch
interval, the interval shall
be delayed by a maximum of
30 minutes (Clause
15.2).
Duration of interval between
innings (ODIs only)
The minimum interval for an
uninterrupted ODI match has
been increased from 20
minutes to 30 minutes (Clause
12.4.1 (b)).
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The ICC Cricket Committee
that met in May and made the
recommendations that have
been adopted was chaired by
former West Indies captain
and ICC Cricket World Cup
winner Clive Lloyd and
included former Australia
captain Mark Taylor and Ravi
Shastri, the ex-India
captain, and New Zealand
Cricket Chief Executive (NZC)
Justin Vaughan.
It also featured Keith
Bradshaw, MCC Secretary and
Chief Executive, Steve Davis
of the Emirates Elite Panel
of ICC Umpires, chief ICC
match referee and former Sri
Lanka captain Ranjan
Madugalle, Trent Johnston,
former Ireland captain, Gary
Kirsten, the ex-South Africa
opener who coached India to
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
victory and is currently
South Africa coach, former
West Indies fast bowler Ian
Bishop, Tim May, former
Australia off-spinner and
the Chief Executive of the
Federation of International
Cricketers’ Associations,
former England women’s team
captain Clare Connor, and
David Kendix, a
statistician/scorer and the
man responsible for the
creation and development of
the Reliance ICC Rankings
who has been nominated by
the ICC to sit on the
committee.
The ICC Cricket Committee
meeting was administered by
ICC General Manager –
Cricket, David Richardson,
and also included ICC Chief
Executive Haroon Lorgat as
ex-officio.
The
full playing conditions for
Tests, ODIs and T20Is can be
found by clicking
here.
Dubai, 26 August 2011
Squads and fixtures
announced for Pepsi ICC WCL
Div. 6 in Malaysia
Tournament will take place
in Kuala Lumpur from 17-24
September
The International Cricket
Council (ICC) today
announced the 14-man squads
for the six teams – Nigeria,
Kuwait, Fiji, Guernsey,
Jersey and Malaysia -
participating in Pepsi ICC
World Cricket League
Division 6 (WCL Div. 6) next
month in Malaysia.
The finalists of the event,
which will be played from 17
to 24 September, will be
promoted to Pepsi ICC World
Cricket League Division 5
which will be staged in
Singapore in early 2012.
The tournament will be
played on three grounds in
Kuala Lumpur, Kinrara Oval,
Selangor Turf Club and
Bayuemas Oval. These venues
were also used for the ICC
U-19 Cricket World Cup which
was held in Malaysia in
2009.
The full squads are as
follows:
Fiji: Joe Rika (captain),
Viliame Yabaki, Iniasi
Cakacaka, Sakaraia Lomani,
Kitione Tavo, Sekove Ravoka,
Jikoi Kida, Colin Rika,
Waisake Tukana, Josefa
Baleicicia, Tasheed Tawheed,
Maciu Gauna, Joji Bulabalavu,
Mohammed Khan.
Guernsey: Stuart Le Provost
(captain), Gary Rich, Tom
Kimber, Jeremy Frith, James
Nussbaumer, Ben Ferbrache,
David Hooper, Tim
Ravenscroft, Ross Kneller,
Chris van Vliet, Stuart
Bisson, Lee Savident, Adam
Martel, GH Smit
Jersey: Peter Gough
(captain), Ed Farley, Thomas
Minty, Sam de la Haye,
Charles Perchard, James
Faudemer, Ben Stevens,
Anthony Hawkins-Kay, Ben
Silva, Dean Morrison, Alex
Cooke, Paul Connolly, Corey
Bisson, Daniel Garton
Kuwait: Hisham Mirza
(captain), Sibtain Raza,
Muhammad Amin, Abid Mushtaq,
Aamir Javed, Irfan Bhatti,
Ahsan Naseer, Azmatullah
Nazeer, Abdullah, Mohammad
Murad, Sharjeel Tahir,
Jagath Roshantha, Saud Qamar
Malaysia: Suhan Kumar
Alagaratanam (captain),
Sureah Navaratnam, Rakesh
Madhavan, Hammad Ullah Khan,
Hassan Ghulam Muhammad,
Ahmad Faiz Noor, Shukri
Abdul Rahim, Eszrafiq Azis,
Abdul Rashid Ahad, Shafiq
Sharf, Faris Almas-Lee
Rosmanizam, Aminudin Ramly,
Shahrulnizam Yusof, Hiran
Brahman Ralalage
Nigeria: Endurance Ofem
(captain), Ademola Onikoya,
Obejide Bejide, Varun Behani,
Chukwu James, Ramit Gill,
Joshua Ogunlola, Saheed
Akolade, Segun Olayinka,
Chibuike Iteogu, Seun Odeku,
Lekan Awolowo, Seye Olympio,
Kunle Adegbola
The full schedule for WCL
Div. 6 is as follows:
Fixtures
15 September – Team Arrivals
16 September – Practice
17 September – Guernsey v
Jersey (Kinrara Oval),
Malaysia v Kuwait (Selangor
Turf Club), Fiji v Nigeria (Bayuemas
Oval)
18 September – Malaysia v
Nigeria (Kinrara Oval),
Kuwait v Jersey (Selangor
Turf Club), Guernsey v Fiji
(Bayuemas Oval)
19 September – Reserve Day
20 September – Malaysia v
Fiji (Kinrara Oval), Jersey
v Nigeria (Selangor Turf
Club), Kuwait v Guernsey (Bayuemas
Oval)
21 September – Fiji v Kuwait
(Kinrara Oval), Nigeria v
Guernsey (Selangor Turf
Club), Malaysia v Jersey (Bayuemas
Oval)
22 September – Reserve Day
23 September – Malaysia v
Guernsey (Kinrara Oval),
Jersey v Fiji (Selangor Turf
Club), Nigeria v Kuwait (Bayuemas
Oval)
24 September – Final (Kinrara
Oval), 3rd/4th Play-off
(Selangor Turf Club),
5th/6th Play-off (Bayuemas
Oval)
All matches are scheduled to
start at 1030 local time
Final day washout at
Stirling
The Dutch finish top as the
rain continues
Friday's matches (Ireland v
Guernsey and Jersey v
Scotland) have been lost to
rain. Torrential downpours
over the last three days
have left both pitches at
Stirling County's New
Williamfield ground
unplayable.
A third successive day of
'no results' means that the
Netherlands, who defeated
Jersey and Scotland on
Monday and Tuesday, have
finished in first place in
this year's championship.
At the closing ceremony,
held in Stirling County CC's
pavilion, Tournament
Director Chris Porter
presented the championship
trophy to Dutch captain
Reinier Kalis. His
team-mate, Hidde Overdijk,
was awarded the prize for
the tournament's 'Most
Valuable Player'.
Further rain prevents play
on Thursday
Further heavy and prolonged
rain has forced the
abandonment of play for the
second successive day in
Stirling. Standing water
covers much of the squares
and outfields at New
Williamfield and the
decision was taken early
this morning that no play
would be possible.
Scotland's clash with
Guernsey and the Irish
fixture against the Dutch
are the two matches to have
fallen foul of the weather.
The Netherlands thus retain
their two-point advantage
going into the last day,
although they have now
completed their fixtures.
Guernsey are currently
placed in second should the
weather relent and should
they beat Ireland tomorrow,
they could overtake the
Dutch by dint of a superior
net run rate.
Rain forces abandonment of
play on Day 4
Wednesday's matches
re-arrangements of the
fixtures abandoned due to
rain on Sunday have been
lost to the weather.
Neither Ireland's clash with
Jersey nor the match between
the Netherlands and Guernsey
was able to begin, due to
persistent rain and
consequently water-logged
pitches.
For these 'no results', each
team is awarded one point
and so the Dutch maintain
their two-point lead at the
top of the table.
Overdijk leads Netherlands
to top of the table
As the Dutch go clear,
Guernsey get off the mark
with a win over Jersey
In glorious sunshine in
Stirling, the Netherlands
moved clear at the top of
the championship table with
a professional five-wicket
win over host nation
Scotland.
Only Michael Miller, with 34
from 84 balls, resisted the
Dutch bowlers as the Scots –
having been asked to bat
first scored 132, helped a
great deal by the 37 extras
by the Dutch attack.
Of those Dutch bowlers,
Saqib Zulfiqar (3 for 17)
and Shahid Anwar (3 for 26)
were the most successful,
while there was a brace of
wickets for both Adriaan
Verbeek and Alex Kent.
Though defending only 132,
the Scots had been given
hope by a tremendous
new-ball spell from Duncan
Player. He struck twice in
the first over of the Dutch
innings, trapping Zulfiqar
lbw before bowling Jochem
Steenbergen.
However, for the second
successive day, a mature and
responsible innings from
Hidde Overdijk guided the
Dutch chase. Supported by
Reinier Kalis (25) and
Sikander Zulfiqar (27),
Overdijk lasted the
distance, taking his average
for the tournament into
three figures as the Dutch
got home with seventeen
balls to spare.
In today’s other fixture,
the clash of the Channel
Islanders, Guernsey ran out
winners by 26 runs.
Chasing 208 for victory,
Jersey had started brightly.
A half-century from Elliot
Corbel (56 balls; four
boundaries) and 31 from
James Duckett had manoeuvred
Jersey into the strong
position of 112 for 2, but a
three-wicket burst from
James Wilkes-Green removed
both of the ‘set’ batsmen as
well as skipper Dominic
Blampied.
From there, the asking rate
continued to rise and, as
the Guernsey outfielders
held their chances, Jordon
Martel and Matthew Stokes
cleaned out the tail to
finish with three wickets
apiece.
Earlier in the day,
Wilkes-Green’s 54 (made from
84 balls, containing seven
fours) was the bedrock of
Guernsey’s total of 207.
Supported by Stokes (26) and
Toby Belton (21),
Wilkes-Green had led his
team to 129 for 2 before
economical spells from James
Duckett (2 for 17) and Rhys
Palmer (1 for 27) reined in
affairs.
Nevertheless, a rapid and
unbeaten 22 from Alex
Bushell, batting at number
ten, took Guernsey past the
200-mark and how vital his
runs were to prove in the
end.
Should the forecast prove
wrong and the rain stays
away, tomorrow’s fixtures
see Ireland play Jersey
while the Netherlands – now
in prime position – take on
Guernsey.
Brief
scores:
Netherlands v Scotland at
New Williamfield 2.
Netherlands won by 5
wickets
Netherlands won the toss and
elected to field
Scotland 132 (43 overs) M
Miller 34, Saqib Zulfiqar
3-17, S Anwar 3-26
Netherlands 133-5 (42.1
overs) H Overdijk 46*
Guernsey v Jersey at
New Williamfield 1.
Guernsey won by 26
runs
Guernsey won the toss and
elected to bat
Guernsey 207-9 (45 overs) J
Wilkes-Green 54
Jersey 181 (41.3 overs) E
Corbel 52, M Stokes 3-15, J
Wilkes-Green 3-34, J Martel
3-40
Table:
P W T NR L Pts NRR
Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 4 0.335
Guernsey 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.578
Scotland 2 1 0 0 1 2 0.005
Ireland 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.392
Jersey 2 0 0 0 2 0 -0.553
Play gets underway as the
rain relents in Stirling
Comfortable wins batting
second for the Scots and the
Dutch
As the
rain stopped and as the
waters ceded, finally play
began in the ICC European
U15 Division 1 Championship.
Following hours of work from
the groundstaff at Stirling
County CC, both pitches were
playable by late afternoon
and thirty-over matches were
completed.
On the
top pitch at New
Williamfield, the Dutch
cruised to a seven-wicket
victory against Jersey,
overtaking the Islanders’
140-8 with exactly three
overs to spare.
Some
observers felt that 141
would have been an imposing
target on a rain-affected
day and when the Dutch were
reduced to 20 for 2 that
seemed a reasonable
conclusion.
However,
Hidde Overdijk (62*) and
Sikander Zulfiqar rescued
the chase, taking on the
Jersey seamers, running
furiously between the
wickets, and striking the
ball powerfully over the
leg-side infield. Zulfiqar
fell at the final hurdle,
caught at mid-on for 41, but
the hard work had been done.
In
Jersey’s innings, Elliot
Corbel and James Duckett led
the way with 37 and 32,
respectively, while Adrian
Verbeek starred with the
ball for the Dutch, taking 3
for 15 in his allotted six
overs.
On the
bottom pitch, home nation
Scotland won convincingly
against traditional rivals
Ireland. Chasing only 102,
the Scots had stumbled to 15
for 2: a fiery and
impressive opening spell
from Mark Adair claimed the
wicket of Michael Miller
caught by Aaron Gillespie in
the gully, while leg-spinner
Rishi Patel had Thomas
Galbraith snared
spectacularly at first slip
by Adair.
From
there, though, it was
relatively plain sailing for
the hosts: skipper Andrew
Umeed batted fluently for
42, punishing anything short
on a pitch which had been
slowed significantly by the
rain.
The
returning Adair may have
dismissed Umeed with the
score on 85 and Richard
Taylor may then have played
on to Padraic Flanagan but a
patient and unbeaten 38 from
William Edwards saw the
Scots home by six wickets in
the twenty-eighth over.
Earlier,
Niall Alexander had
spearheaded the Scottish
bowling effort, claiming 3
for 16 as the Irish subsided
from the promising position
of 45 for 1. But for a few
twists, the Scots could have
been chasing even fewer:
Adair was reprieved twice on
the way to top-scoring and
only a belligerent knock
from Ruadhan Jones, left to
shepherd the tail, saw his
team into three figures.
Tomorrow,
both of today’s winners –
the Dutch and the Scottish –
clash in what, given the
inclement forecast, could be
a championship-deciding
fixture. On the second
pitch, Jersey meet Guernsey
in the battle of the Channel
Islands.
Brief
scores:
Scotland v Ireland at
Stirling.
Scotland won by 6
wickets
Ireland won the toss and
elected to bat (30-overs
match)
Ireland 101 (29.1 overs) N
Alexander 3-16
Scotland 104-4 (27.4 overs)
Jersey v Netherlands at
Stirling.
Netherlands won by 7
wickets
Netherlands won the toss and
elected to bowl (30-overs
match)
Jersey 140-8 (30 overs) E
Corbel 37, A Verbeek 3-15
Netherlands 141-3 (27 overs)
H Overdijk 62*, Sikander
Zulfiqar 41
Table:
P W T NR L Pts NRR
Netherlands 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.556
Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.392
Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ireland 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.392
Jersey 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.556
First day fixtures abandoned
at Stirling Cricket Club due
to torrential rain (U15
1.div)
Following a ground
inspection by Tournament
Referee (Jim McClymont) the
decision was made to abandon
both matches due to
torrential rain during the
night. As per the playing
conditions the following
fixtures will be replayed on
the reserve day:
Aug 10
Ireland v Jersey Pitch 2
Netherlands v Guernsey Pitch
1
Tomorrow’s fixtures:
Aug 8
Scotland v Ireland Pitch 1
Jersey v Netherlands Pitch 2
Denmark clinch title with
clinical win over Isle of
Man
Wins for France, Israel,
Belgium and Norway in
play-offs
Denmark have won the ICC
European Under 19 Division
Two Championship after
beating the Isle of Man in
the final at King William's
College today.
There was worry when the
officials arrived at King
William's College this
morning for the final of the
ICC European Under 19
Division Two championship to
find a damp patch on the
pitch right on a good length.
A heavily shortened game was
feared, but some sterling
work from the ground staff
enabled play to start at
12:45, with the match only
being reduced to 42 overs.
The game got started in
rather foggy conditions,
with Denmark opting to bat
first after winning the toss.
The sun eventually came out,
with the hosts enjoying some
significant local support,
and that support inspired
the hosts early on, and they
had Denmark struggling on
80-5 after 20 overs, with
Alex Stokoe taking three of
those early wickets.
Denmark never really
recovered; struggling
against the Manx spinners in
what was by far their
toughest test so far in the
tournament. They were
eventually dismissed almost
an hour before the scheduled
lunch interval for 140,
Sebastian Aycock being the
pick of the bowlers with
3-24.
The Isle of Man reply got
off to a terrible start,
losing their first two
wickets with no runs on the
board, and the third with
just two scored. They
recovered from that point to
reach 23-3 from 11 overs, at
which point lunch was called,
but they were still in a
rather perilous position.
After the lunch interval,
the Isle of Man managed to
bat out the tricky first
couple of overs, but lost
two more wickets soon after,
and were on the back foot at
45-5 from 20 overs. They
never got back into the game
from that point, and were
bowled out for 80, losing by
60 runs.
Denmark will now play in the
next European Under-19
Division One tournament,
where they will come up
against Ireland, Scotland,
the Netherlands, Jersey and
Guernsey.
At Cronkbourne, Italy won
the toss and elected to bat
against France. An innings
of 47 from Abdur Bhuiyan led
them to a total of 167
before they were bowled out
after 49 overs.
In reply, France initially
collapsed to 29-5. But a
fine sixth wicket
partnership between Zika Ali
and William Smati got them
back into the game. When Ali
was out for 40, Smati and
his captain Liddiard then
brought the scores level
before Liddiard was bowled
with one over to go.
Cool as you like, Smati
stroked the first ball of
the last over for four to
secure a three wicket win
and third place for France,
taking his personal score to
an unbeaten and match
winning 59.
In the fifth place play off
between Israel and Spain,
Spain won the toss and
elected to bowl first in
what were initially damp and
foggy conditions. With
Michael Cohen out from the
first ball of the innings,
it seemed to be the correct
decision.
As the sun began to shine,
the runs began to flow.
Tournament MVP Josh Evans
scored 57, whilst Nir
Dokarker scored a fine 68
from 74 balls to take
Israel's total to 232-7 from
their 50 overs.
In reply, Spain soon
collapsed to 19-7, with
Shalom Kristi taking four
wickets and Shifron Waskar
taking three. A late order
recovery was not enough, and
Spain were bowled out for
52, losing by 180 runs.
In the seventh place play
off at Vagabonds, Belgium
won the toss and elected to
bat first. A fine innings of
83 from Shaival Mehta took
them to a competitive total
of 197-8 in their 43 overs,
Fraser McRae also chipping
in with 34 from 45 balls.
In reply, only Scott
Chipolina reached double
figures for Gibraltar as
they were dismissed for 65,
losing by 132 runs. Shalin
Shah was the pick of the
Belgian bowlers with 4-26.
The ninth place play-off at
St Johns was between Germany
and Norway, with neither
team wanting to finish in
last place.
Norway won the toss and
elected to bat. After losing
Tassam Ajaib from the first
ball of the match, Norway
recovered to score 182 in
41.5 overs, helped along by
34 extras. Oliver Filby was
the pick of the German
bowlers with 4-21.
In reply, Germany had no
answer to a devastating
spell of bowling from Syed
Mosawar Ahmad, who took 7-27
to bowl the Germans out for
just 57, losing by 125 runs.
The Germans go home in last
place and without a win.
Brief scores:
Isle of Man v Denmark
at KWC1. Denmark won by 60
runs
Start: 12:45. Toss: Denmark.
Reduced to 42 overs.
Denmark 140 (39 overs) S
Aycock 3-24, A Stokoe 3-31
Isle of Man 80 (34.2 overs)
C Peck-Thorsted 3-20
France v Italy at
Cronkbourne. France won by 3
wickets
Start 11:10. Toss: Italy.
Italy 167 (49 overs) A
Bhuiyan 4
France 171-7 (49.1 overs) Z
Ali 40, W Smati 59*
Israel v Spain at
KWC2. Israel won by 180 runs
Toss: Spain
Israel 232-7 (50 overs) N
Dokarker 68, J Evans 57
Spain 52 (28.5 overs) S
Kristi 4-10, S Waskar 3-13
Belgium v Gibraltar
at Vagabonds. Belgium won by
132 runs
Start: 12:45. Toss: Belgium.
Reduced to 43 overs.
Belgium 197-8 (43 overs) S
Mehta 83
Gibraltar 65 (21.4 overs) S
Shah 4-26
Germany v Norway at
St Johns. Norway beat
Germany by 125 runs
Start: 11:30. Toss: Norway.
Norway 182 (42.1 overs) A
Nasir 37, O Filby 4-21
Germany 57 (24.2 overs) S
Mosawar Ahmed 7-27
Isle of Man in final after
easy win over Spain,
Gibraltar record first win
Another
win for Denmark, Belgium
collapse against Norway
The Isle
of Man have qualified for
the final of the ICC
European Under 19 Division
Two Championship after a big
win over Spain at King
William's College today.
After
winning the toss, the hosts
quickly elected to bowl
first in overcast and
slightly damp conditions.
They then tore through the
Spanish top order, reducing
them to 29-6. Matthew Ansell
took four wickets, including
three in four balls, just
missing a hat-trick when a
ball bounced just over the
top of the stumps.
Spain
staged a mini recovery, but
were eventually bowled out
for just 79, extras being
the top scorer with 21.
This was
never going to be enough and
the Manxmen easily knocked
off the required runs in
13.3 overs to win by six
wickets, Jake Rowlands
hitting 39 from 40 balls
including three sixes to
secure his teams place in
tomorrow's final against
Denmark.
Over at
Vagabonds, Gibraltar
recorded their first win of
the tournament, beating
Germany by 7 wickets.
Batting
first after winning the
toss, Germany collapsed from
88-2 to 113 all out, Guy
Dumas taking 5-29. Konrad
Fuchs was the top scorer for
Germany with 33.
Gibraltar's reply started
badly when Matthew Hunter
was dismissed with the score
on five, but Guy Dumas and
Kayron Stagno then put on 69
for the second wicket before
Dumas was out for 25. Stagno
stayed in to the end of the
innings, hitting 62 from 63
balls to secure a seven
wicket win for his team.
Two days
off for Denmark didn't stop
their winning ways as they
eased to a six wicket win
over Israel at Cronkbourne.
Israel
won the toss and elected to
bat first. A 37 run
partnership for the second
wicket between Josh Evans
and Raphael Schachat
initially had Israel looking
quite good, before Evans was
out for 31.
But his
dismissal saw something of a
collapse take place and
Israel were bowled out for
exactly 100. Schachat stayed
in until the end of the
innings to score an unbeaten
26, whilst Aqeel Amjad was
the pick of the bowlers with
3-25.
The
target was little trouble
for Denmark, and they
reached the required runs in
25.3 overs to win by six
wickets. Josh Evans bowled
well for Israel, taking 3-31
in yet another fine
performance by him.
Denmark
will now play tomorrow's
final against the Isle of
Man, whilst Israel will play
in the fifth place play-off.
At St
John's the overnight rain
meant that play didn't get
underway until 2:30pm, with
the match reduced to a 33
over contest, with Norway
electing to bat first after
winning the toss.
Norway
were soon on 21-4, but
Danish Ashfaq played a fine
innings, scoring 54 not out
to take Norway to 120, aided
by some below par fielding
from Belgium. Waqas Shafiq
was the pick of the bowlers
with three wickets for just
eight runs, though once he
finished bowling, the
Belgian attack struggled to
contain Ashfaq.
That
should have been a
relatively straightforward
run chase for the Belgians.
But a much improved fielding
performance from Norway, as
well as some excellent
bowling from Syed Mosawar
Ahmad, who took 5-19, saw
Belgium bowled out for just
70, losing by 50 runs.
Norway's
performance wasn't enough to
lift them off the bottom of
the group though, and they
will face Germany in
tomorrow's ninth place
play-off. Belgium will take
on Gibraltar for seventh
place.
Brief scores:
Isle of Man v Spain at
KWC2.
Isle of Man won by 6
wickets
Spain 79 (25.4 overs) M
Ansell 4-26
Isle of Man 83-4 (13.3 overs)
J Rowlands 39
Germany v Gibraltar at
Vagabonds.
Gibraltar won by 7
wickets
Germany 113 (37.2 overs) G
Dumas 5-29
Gibraltar 114-3 (21.1 overs)
K Stagno 62*
Denmark v Israel at
Cronkbourne.
Denmark won by 8
wickets
Israel 100 (38.1 overs) A
Amjad 3-25
Denmark 101-2 (25.3 overs) J
Evans 3-31
Belgium v Norway at
St Johns.
Belgium won by 50
runs
33 over match
Norway 120 (31.1 overs) D
Ashfaq 54*, W Shafiq 3-8
Belgium 70 (22.3 overs) S
Mosawar Ahmed 5-19, A Safi
3-23
Group A:
P
W T NR L Pts
NRR
Isle of Man 4
3 0 1 0 7
3.27
Italy 4
3 0 1 0 7
1.85
Spain 4
2 0 0 2 4
-0.14
Gibraltar 4
1 0 0 3 2
-1.19
Germany 4
0 0 0 4 0
-2.86
Group B:
P
W T NR L Pts
NRR
Denmark 4
4 0 0 0 8
4.31
France 4
2 0 0 2 4
0.18
Israel 4
2 0 0 2 4
-0.32
Belgium 4
1 0 0 3 2
-1.54
Norway 4
1 0 0 3 2
-2.54
Tomorrow’s Fixtures:
KWC 1
Isle of Man v
Denmark
Cronkbourne CC
Italy
v France
KWC
2
Spain
v Israel
Vagabonds
CC
Gibraltar
v Belgium
St John’s
CC
Germany v
Norway
A win for Spain on a day of
rain
France
and Israel win in poor
weather
On a day of rain at
Vagabonds, Spain secured
their first win of the
tournament, beating Germany
when bad light finally
brought an end to the match
at 7.30pm.
In a match initially reduced
to 43 overs, Germany won the
toss and elected to bat
first. A 45 ball half
century from captain Steven
Richards led them to a total
of 122-6 from 28 overs
before rain brought an end
to their innings.
After a lengthy rain delay,
play resumed with Spain
needing to chase 154 in 28
overs to secure their first
win of the tournament.
Spain initially seemed to be
scoring at too slow a rate,
but when bad light finally
brought an end to the days
play with seven wickets
down, they needed to be at
124 and were on 129-7,
winning by three wickets.
In the other Group A match
at St John's between the
Isle of Man and Italy, the
weather prevented play from
starting at all, and both
teams received one point
each.
Tomorrow's final matches in
Group A will see the Isle of
Man take on Spain, with the
hosts needing a win to reach
the final. In the other
match, Germany will play
Gibraltar.
Group B of the ICC European
Under 19 Division Two
championship saw both
matches record a result,
with France and Israel
beating Norway and Belgium
respectively.
A delayed start at
Cronkbourne reduced the
match between France and
Norway to 47 overs, and
France quickly had the
Norwegians on the back foot
with captain Thomas Liddiard
bowling well with three
wickets to reduce Norway to
21-4.
France let Norway back in a
little though, conceding 21
runs in extras, and when
rain brought an early end to
their innings, Norway had
scored 86-6 in 27 overs.
After a lengthy rain delay,
during which both teams
entertained themselves by
watching the England v India
Test match on television,
play got back underway at
5.30pm, with France needing
93 in 25 overs to win the
match.
Sensing the prospect of more
rain in the air, France set
about chasing down the
target in rapid fashion.
Usman Shahid scored 41 from
39 balls and William Smati
scored 38 in 31 balls to
secure a nine wicket win for
France in their final group
game.
In the Israel v Belgium game
at King William's College,
play started late, but it
was the only game not to see
a reduction in overs.
Put into bat by Belgium,
Israel scored 195-9 from
their 50 overs, Josh Evans
leading the way with 65.
Belgium experimented with
their bowlers, using nine in
all, but Waqas Shafiq was
the pick of the bunch with
4-35.
In reply, Robert Sehmi
scored a battling 42, but no
other batsman reached double
figures and Belgium were
bowled out for 124, Raphael
Schachat taking 5-23.
Group B concludes tomorrow
with Denmark playing Israel
and Belgium playing Norway.
Brief scores:
France v Norway at
Cronkbourne. France won by 9
wickets (DL)
France target 93 in 25 overs.
Norway 86-6 (27 overs) T
Liddiard 3-18
France 96-1 (13.1 overs) U
Shahid 41*, W Smati 38*
Belgium v Israel at
KWC1. Israel won by 71 runs
Israel 195-9 (50 overs) J
Evans 65, R Schachat 38, W
Shafiq 4-35
Belgium 124 (29 overs) R
Sehmi 42, S Kristi 5-23
Isle of Man v Italy at
St Johns. Match abandoned
Isle of Man
Italy
Germany v Spain at
Vagabonds. Spain won by 5
runs (DL)
Reduced to 28 overs. Spain
target 154.
Germany 122-6 (28 overs) S
Richards 50
Spain 129-7 (24 overs)
Group A:
P
W T NR L Pts
NRR
Italy 4
3 0 1 0 7
1.85
Isle of Man 3
2 0 1 0 5
3.21
Spain 3
2 0 0 1 4
0.68
Gibraltar 3
0 0 0 3 0
-2.21
Germany 3
0 0 0 3 0
-2.81
Group B:
P
W T NR L Pts
NRR
Denmark 3
3 0 0 0 6
4.93
France 4
2 0 0 2 4
0.18
Israel 3
2 0 0 1 4
0.11
Belgium 3
1 0 0 2 2
-1.54
Norway 3
0 0 0 3 0
-4.29
Tomorrow’s Fixtures
Group A: Germany v Gibraltar
(Vagabonds), Isle of Man v
Spain (KWC 2)
Group B: Denmark v Israel (Cronkbourne),
Belgium v Norway (St Johns)
Italy pull out win from jaws
of defeat, Isle of Man
thrash Germany
Another
big win for Denmark, Israel
pick up first win
Italy eventually pulled off
their third win of the
tournament, but they did
their best to lose the game
after a batting collapse
against Gibraltar at King
William's College.
Gibraltar had won the toss
and chose to bat first, a
surprising decision given
the initially overcast
conditions and slightly damp
pitch, which led to the
match being reduced to 41
overs. They struggled
against the Italian bowling,
with Scott Chipolina the
only player to reach double
figures with 21, batting
with a runner for part of
his innings.
Gibraltar were bowled out
for 78 in 27.3 overs, with
Roshendra Abeywickrama and
Muhammad Asghar both taking
three wickets.
In reply, Italy started very
badly in pursuit of such a
low total. Matthew Hunter
sliced through their top
order, taking five wickets
to leave them reeling on
25-5. The innings turned
after Julian Freyone took
the sixth Italian wicket.
He followed that wicket with
six big wides in the same
over, and Italy were back on
track. Jakub Perat played a
battling innings, scoring 29
from 48 balls, and helped by
29 extras, Italy passed
their required target with
more than 20 overs to spare.
Over at Cronkbourne, hosts
the Isle of Man had a big
win over Germany.
Batting first after winning
the toss, the Isle of Man
scored at a steady rate
throughout their innings,
reaching 215-8 from their 50
overs. Jack Rowlands top
scored with 35, whilst
Steven Richards was the pick
of the German bowlers with
3-25.
Germany's reply started
badly when in the third over
of the match, pace bowler
Dan Hawke, who has had a
trial at Lancashire this
season, clean bowled three
batsmen in the same over,
leaving Germany in tatters
at 5-3.
They never recovered from
that point and were bowled
out for 42 with no batsman
reaching double figures,
losing by 173 runs. Hawke
finished with 4-23 from his
seven overs.
Tomorrow is a rest day for
the tournament, and when
this group resumes on
Sunday, Italy will play the
Isle of Man and Germany will
play Spain.
Denmark continued their
winning ways at the ICC
European Under-19 Division
Two Championship with
another big win, this time
over France at King
William's College.
In what were initially
overcast conditions, and
after a slightly delayed
start, Denmark captain
Christian Peck-Thorsted
didn't hesitate to bowl
first after winning the toss.
France initially made a
reasonable start, and were
33-1 after 10 overs.
But that didn't last, and in
the end they were bowled out
for 74, with only three
batsmen making double
figures. Aqeel Amjad was the
pick of the Danish bowlers
with 3-20, Saif Yaqoob and
Hamid Shah also taking two
each.
The target was no problem
for the Danes, and the big
hitting Kamran Mahmood hit
54 from just 30 deliveries
to take them to an 8 wicket
win inside ten overs, the
whole match being over by
lunchtime.
Over at Vagabonds, Israel
recorded their first win of
the tournament against
newcomers at this level
Norway.
Batting first after winning
the toss, Norway initially
batted quite well, and were
51-1 after ten overs of
their innings. However, they
failed to capitalise on that
start, and were eventually
all out for 120, Raphael
Schachat taking 3-30.
In reply, Josh Evans, more
known for his leg spin
bowling, provided the
backbone to the Israeli run
chase. He scored an unbeaten
56 to take his side to a six
wicket win, helped along by
28 extras conceded by some
wayward Norwegian bowling.
When Group B resumes on
Sunday, France will play
Norway and Belgium will play
Israel.
Brief scores:
Gibraltar v Italy at
KWC1. Italy won by 4 wickets
Reduced to 41 overs.
Gibraltar 78 (27.3 overs) R
Abeywickrama 3-15, M Asghar
3-16
Italy 79-6 (19.2 overs) M
Hunter 5-27
Isle of Man v Germany at
Cronkbourne. Isle of Man won
by 173 runs
Isle of Man 215-8 (50 overs)
J Rowlands 35, S Richards
3-25
Germany 42 (23.5 overs) D
Hawke 4-23
Israel v Norway at
Vagabonds. Israel won by 6
wickets
Norway 120 (33 overs) R
Schachat 3-30
Israel 124-4 (26.3 overs) J
Evans 56*
Denmark v France at
KWC2. Denmark won by 7
wickets
France 75 (33.1 overs)
Denmark 77-3 (9.4 overs) K
Mahmood 54*
Group A
P
W T NR L Pts
NRR
Italy 3
3 0 0 0 6
1.848
Isle of Man 2
2 0 0 0 4
3.217
Spain 2
1 0 0 1 2
0.790
Gibraltar 3
0 0 0 3 0
-2.211
Germany 2
0 0 0 2 0
-3.440
Group B
P
W T NR L Pts
NRR
Denmark 3
3 0 0 0 6
4.926
France 3
1 0 0 2 2
-0.041
Israel 2
1 0 0 1 2
-0.690
Belgium 2
1 0 0 1 2
-1.597
Norway 2
0 0 0 2 0
-4.386
Belgium bounce back with win
over France, Denmark thrash
Norway
Spain collapse against
Italy, easy win for the
hosts
Italy won
their second match at the
ICC European Under 19
Division Two Championship in
the Isle of Man after Spain
collapsed after they were
cruising to a seemingly
straightforward victory.
After
yesterday's big score
against Germany, Italy found
the going a little tougher
against the Spanish bowling
attack. The first two
wickets fell with the score
on 7, before a 25 run
partnership for the third
wicket.
From then
on, it was a procession of
wickets. Yesterday's big
scorer Roshendra
Abeywickrama was fourth out
having scored just 8, and
Italy found themselves in
trouble on 62-9, before a 27
run partnership for the last
wicket took them to 89 all
out in 28.1 overs.
Only two
batsmen made double figures
for Italy, with extras the
top scorer with 28. Ben
Girling and Ravi Panchal
both took three wickets.
In reply,
despite losing both openers
for ducks, Spain initially
looked to be cruising on
49-3. But captain Joel
Brook's dismissal just after
the lunch interval sparked
something of a collapse, and
Spain found themselves
bowled out for 83 to lose by
6 runs.
Muhammad
Adnan sliced through the
Spanish batting order with
5-12 from ten overs, whilst
Muhammad Asghar also bowled
well with 3-9 from his 4.2
overs.
In a rain
affected game at Cronkbourne,
hosts the Isle of Man made
their bow in the tournament,
taking on Gibraltar. Rainy
conditions early on meant
that he game was reduced to
42 overs, eventually taking
place in sunny, if a little
chilly conditions.
Put into
bat after losing the toss,
the hosts scored 176-3 from
their 42 overs, aided by
some occasionally poor
fielding from Gibraltar.
Carl Wagstaffe top scored
with a well made 78, and was
dismissed shortly before the
end of the innings.
In reply,
Gibraltar were bundled out
for 53, thanks to some good
fielding and tight bowling
from the Isle of Man.
Sebastian Aycock was the
pick of the bowlers with
three wickets for just seven
runs, all wickets bowled,
whilst Adam Killey was in
fine form behind the stumps
with three stumpings.
Tomorrow's matches in Group
A will see the hosts play
Germany at Cronkbourne and
Gibraltar will play Italy at
King William's College.
After
yesterday's big defeat to
Denmark, Belgium bounced
back with a win over France
at Vagabonds today in Group
B.
In a game
reduced to 42 overs due to
rain, France won the toss
and elected to bat first.
They initially collapsed,
and were 28-5 soon after the
start of play, Cameron McRae
slicing through their top
order with three wickets.
A mini
recovery took them to 70-7
and then to 130 all out,
captain Thomas Liddard top
scoring with 29.
Belgium's
run chase started badly when
the top three were removed
cheaply with the score on
36-3, but they battled back,
the fourth wicket
partnership of Shaival Mehta
and Robert Sehmi putting on
an unbroken 98 to secure a
seven wicket win.
Over at
St John's Denmark put up
another big total, though it
could have been even more
had they not had a rather
big batting collapse towards
the end of their innings.
Batting
first after being put into
bat, Denmark were at one
point scoring at more than
eleven runs an over. The
opening pair put on 119 in
quick fashion before Anders
Bulow was out for 25, and
the other opener, Kamran
Mahmood went on to score 92
from 82 balls before he was
out with the score on 167-2
in the 15th over.
Denmark
were on 271-3 at one point,
but their batting collapsed
from there. Led by Ali Nisar,
who took 4-14, Norway
managed to bowl the Danes
out for 299, three balls
short of their quota of 37
overs.
Whilst
Norway did well to come back
after the explosive Danish
start, the target was always
too much for them. They were
49-8 before the first real
resistance came via a ninth
wicket partnership of 24,
and were eventually bowled
out for 78, losing by the
huge margin of 221 runs.
Only two
of the Norwegian batsmen
reached double figures, and
Saif Yaqoob was the pick of
the Denmark bowlers with
5-23.
Tomorrow's matches in Group
B will see Israel play
Norway and Denmark play
France.
Brief
scores:
Isle of Man v Gibraltar at
Cronkbourne.
Isle of Man won by
123 runs
Reduced to 42 overs
Isle of Man 176-3 (42 overs)
C Wagstaffe 78, A Stokoe 39
Gibraltar 53 (25.2 overs) A
Stokoe 3-7
Italy v Spain at
KWC2.
Italy won by 6 runs
Italy 89 (28.1 overs) B
Girling 3-22, R Panchal 3-16
Spain 83 (31.2 overs) M
Adnan 5-12, MW Asghar 3-9
Denmark v Norway at
St Johns.
Denmark won by 221
runs
Reduced to 37 overs
Denmark 299 (36.3 overs) K
Mehmood 92, H Shah 53, A
Nasir 4-13
Norway 78 (20 overs) S
Yaqoob 5-23, R Javed 3-24
Belgium v France at
Vagabonds.
France won by 7
wickets
Reduced to 42 overs
France 130 (42 overs) F
McRae 3-25
Belgium 134-3 (36.3 overs) S
Mehta 44*, R Sehmi 48*
Group A
P W
T NR L Pts NRR
Italy 2 2
0 0 0 4 1.770
Isle of Man 1 1
0 0 0 2 2.929
Spain 2 1
0 0 1 2 0.790
Gibraltar 2 0
0 0 2 0 -2.261
Germany 1 0
0 0 1 0 -3.420
Group B
P W
T NR L Pts NRR
Denmark 2 2
0 0 0 4 4.471
France 2 1
0 0 1 2 1.217
Belgium 2 1
0 0 1 2 -1.597
Israel 1 0
0 0 1 0 -2.560
Norway 1 0
0 0 1 0 -5.973
Tomorrow’s Fixtures
Group A: Germany v
Isle of Man (Cronkbourne),
Gibraltar v Italy (KWC)
Group B: Israel v Norway
(Vagabonds), Denmark v
France (KWC 2)
Denmark and France win
comprehensively
Big wins for Spain and Italy
It was a
day of comprehensive wins in
Group A, with Spain and
Italy beating Gibraltar and
Germany respectively.
In the
match played at King
Williams College, Spain
batted first after Gibraltar
won the toss. It initially
looked to be a fantastic
decision by Gibraltar, as
the two Spanish openers were
back in the pavilion with no
runs on the board
Spain
were soon 27-5, with Matthew
Hunter taking four of the
wickets to fall. But a 95
run partnership for the
sixth wicket between Captain
Joel Brook and Charles Cook
got Spain back into the
game, before Cook was out
for 51, scored from 49
balls.
Brook
stayed in to the end of the
Spanish innings, and was
unbeaten on 82 when the last
wicket fell with the score
on 182. Matthew Hunter was
the pick of the bowlers with
5-22, whilst Guy Dumas also
chipped in with 3-29.
Gibraltar's reply started
similarly badly, losing
their first six wickets for
just 43. The seventh wicket
partnership put on 33, but
there was to be no comeback
for Gibraltar, and they were
bowled out for 97 to lose by
85 runs.
Jake
Sunderland was the pick of
the Spanish bowlers with
4-16, with Tom Vine
polishing off the Gibraltar
tail to end with 3-31.
At
Cronkbourne, Italian captain
Roshendra Abeywickrama won
the toss and said he wanted
to bat. He certainly did
want a bat too, playing a
chanceless innings to make
the tournament's first
century.
He put on
95 for the first wicket with
Abdul Buyan, who scored 39.
Abeywickrama remained
totally in command for the
rest of the innings, scoring
156 from 154 balls before he
was eventually out in the
49th over.
That
opening pair were the only
real run scorers though,
with the remaining nine only
scoring 42 between them,
with the remaining runs
coming in extras. Mansor
Mubarik was the pick of the
German bowlers with 4-46.
Faced
with a big target, Germany
struggled in reply. The
Italians fielded
enthusiastically, Alamin Mia
and Jakub Perat taking three
wickets each. Only two
German batsmen got a start,
with both Steven Richards
and Tushar Marwaha both
scoring 25.
Germany
were bowled out for just
116, losing by 171 runs.
The two
matches in Group A tomorrow
will see the hosts in action
for the first time, playing
the Isle of Man, and the two
winners of today's matches
playing each other.
Like in
Group A, it was a day of big
wins in Group B, with
Denmark and France both
picking up big wins over
Belgium and Israel
respectively.
Denmark
made the biggest score of
the day after being put into
bat by Belgium. Aided by
some poor Belgian fielding
and a short boundary, two of
their batsmen passed 70, and
they reached 302-7 from
their 50 overs.
In reply,
Belgium appeared to struggle
with the heat, with two
delays caused by a batsmen
with severe cramp. Denmark
bowled well, with Hamid Shah
the pick of the bowlers with
5-24. Aqeel Amjad took 3-19,
and Belgium were bowled out
for 134, Denmark winning by
168 runs.
France
batted first after winning
the toss against Israel, and
scored 183, 49 of those
coming in extras from the
Israeli bowlers. Israel
shared the wickets around,
with three bowlers taking
two wickets each.
Israel
struggled in reply, with
just one of their batsmen
reaching double figures as
they were bowled out for 55
in 19.1 overs. Zika Ali
bowled superbly for France,
taking four wickets for just
five runs, whilst Rory
Gribbell took 3-22.
Tomorrow's games in Group B
will see Norway making their
bow in the tournament,
coming up against their
Scandinavian rivals Denmark,
whilst today's defeated
teams will play each other.
Brief
scores:
Spain v Gibraltar
at KWC1. Spain won
by 85 runs
Spain 182 (42.3 overs) J
Brook 82*, C Cook 51, M
Hunter 5-33, G Dumas 3-29
Gibraltar 97 (24.5 overs) J
Sunderland 4-16
Italy v Germany
at Cronkbourne.
Italy won by 171 runs
Italy 287 (49.3 overs) R
Abeywickrama 156, A Bhuiyan
39, M Mubarik 4-46
Germany 116 (33.1 overs) A
Mia 3-24, J Perat 3-18
Denmark v Belgium
at KWC2. Denmark won
by 168 runs
Denmark 302-7 (50 overs) A
Bulow 78, H Shah 70, R Javed
40
Belgium 134 (33 overs) A
Amjad 3-19, H Shah 5-24
France v Israel
at St Johns. France
won by 130 runs
France 185 (46 overs)
Israel 55 (19.1 overs) Zika
Ali 4-5, R Gribell 3-22
Group A
P W T NR L Pts NRR
Italy 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.420
Spain 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.700
Isle of Man 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gibraltar 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1.700
Germany 1 0 0 0 1 0 -3.420
Group B
P W T NR L Pts NRR
Denmark 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.360
France 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.560
Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Israel 1 0 0 0 1 0 -2.560
Belgium 1 0 0 0 1 0 -3.360
Tomorrow’s Fixtures
Group A: Gibraltar v Isle of
Man (Cronkbourne), Italy v
Spain (KWC 2)
Group
B:
Denmark v Norway (St Johns),
Belgium v France (Vagabonds)
ICC European U19 Division 2
Championship squads
announced
Fixtures announced for
tournament
Ten Under-19 sides will
contest the ICC European U19
Division 2 Championship in
the Isle of Man this week, a
pathway event for the ICC
Under 19 Cricket World Cup
2014 in the UAE
The tournament will be
played in two five-team
groups, with cross-over
semi-finals and a final.
In Group A Germany, who
finished last out of seven
teams in the last tournament
two years ago, will be
hoping for a big improvement
this time. Unlike many of
the competing teams to have
played in the ICC European
Division 1 Championship,
none of their squad played
in that tournament. Captain
Steven Richards captained
Germany Under-17s to 7th
place in the Division 2
tournament last year in the
Isle of Man.
Gibraltar include two
players in their squad who
played in the Channel
Islands, as well as other
players who have played for
the national side such as
Julian Freyone. They are
coached by national team
member Mark Bacarese.
Gibraltar are going through
a rebuilding phase at the
moment after the retirement
of a number of their long
serving players, so this
tournament will be a key
part of that rebuilding.
Hosts the Isle of Man were
runners-up the last time
this tournament was played
two years ago, and will be
hoping to go one better this
time out. Home advantage
could be key, as it was last
year when they hosted and
won the ICC European U17
Division 2 championship. A
number of that team have now
graduated to the Under-19
team, including Daniel Hawke,
who has played for the
Lancashire Academy side this
year.
Italy will no doubt be
inspired by their senior
side's performance in
reaching the ICC World
Twenty20 global qualifier,
and former Lancashire and
South Australia player Joe
Scuderi will also be
coaching this side, bringing
a great deal of experience.
Spain are the only team in
the competition not to have
had their senior side play
in the Channel Islands last
week, but they are not to be
underestimated. They
finished fourth in the ICC
European Under 17 Division
Two tournament on the Isle
of Man last year, narrowly
losing to France in a
play-off, and retain several
of that squad for this
event.
Favourites in Group B will
be defending champions
Belgium, four of whose squad,
including seamers Faisal
Khaliq and Waqas Shafiq,
played in the ICC European
Division 1 Championship in
the Channel Islands. They
will be captained by batsman
Sebastian Shukla, who is one
of three survivors of the
2009 title-winning side.
They will face a strong
challenge, however, from
Denmark, who has dropped
down from Division 1 and
whose squad includes three
members of the Danish side
which won Division 1 on
Sunday. They are Hamid Shah,
Kamran Mahmood and Raja
Basit Javed, and the side
will be coached by former
Western Australian
off-spinner Brett Mulder.
France will also be a side
to watch, and they will be
very keen to improve on the
fourth place they achieved
in 2009. Captain Thomas
Liddiard is one of five
survivors of that squad, and
one of four who played in
the ICC European Division 1
Championship. Zika Ali,
indeed, shared the title of
leading wicket-taker in that
competition, with 15 wickets.
Israel finished one place
below France last time, and
three members of that side
return this time. They will
be coached by Herschel
Gutman, who was captain of
the Israeli team which
played in the Channel
Islands, and four of that
side will accompany him to
the Isle of Man.
One pleasing feature of the
tournament will be the debut
of Norway at European youth
level, and all the more so
because the majority of
their squad are
Norwegian-born. Captained by
Danish Ashfaq, they will be
something of an unknown
quantity, and they will no
doubt be seeking to emulate
the rapid progress made by
the Norwegian senior team
when it first made its
appearance in European
competition.
Squads;
Belgium; Sebastian Shukla (Captain);
Devendra Bhandari; Ajinkya
Gothoskar; Adeel Ishtiaq;
Faisal Khaliq; Shaival Mehta;
Cameron Mcrae; Fraser McRae;
Shalin Shah; Akshat Sanghvi;
Sagar Shah; Robert Sehmi;
Waqas Shafiq
Denmark; Christian
Peck-Thorsted (Captain);
Saad Hasnaat Ahmad; Aqeel
Amjad; Anders Bulow; Glenn
Molgaard Hedevang; Raja
Basit Javed; Kamran Tariq
Mahmood; Mati Malik;
Siddique Akbar Raja; Ihyas
Sawmy; Hamid Shah; Vijayasai
Sasitharan; Saif Yaqoob
France; Thomas Liddiard (Captain);
Zika Ali; Cameron Beauclerk;
Henry Collins; Rory Paul
Gribbelll; Sachinta
Liyanaarachchi; Avishka
Liyanaarachchi; Robin
Murphy; Hamza Niaz; Daniel
Nott; Usman Shahid; William
Smati; Zain Zahir
Germany; Steven Richards (Captain);
Ibrahim Awan; Hannes Bagge;
Thomas Carter; Krishna
Cholleti; Konrad Fuchs;
Oliver Filby; Leonard
Gerhards; Mohsan Hayat;
Christian Hein; Ritvik
Marwaha; Mansor Mubarik;
Tushar Marwaha
Gibraltar; Scott Chipolina;
Luke Collado; Rahul Daswani;
Philip Dumas; Simon Dumas;
Guy Dumas; Julian Freyone;
Mark Gomez; Gareth Gomez;
Matthew Hunter; Jeremy
Perez; Karl Sene; Kayron
Stagno
Isle of Man; Matthew Ansell;
Sebastian Aycock; Jacob
Hicklin; Daniel Hawke;
Richard Jackson; Shaun
Kelly; Adam Killey; Daniel
Laughlin; Adam Mcauley; Jack
Rowlands; Alasdair Slack;
Alex Stokoe; Carl Wagstaffe
Israel; Raphael Schachat (Captain);
Daniel Bergman; Ronel
Borgharkar; Michael Cohen;
Levi Divekar; Nir Dokarker;
Josh Evans; Eitamar Kahamker;
Levi Kamarlekar; Shalom
Kristi; Matan Nagaukar;
Oriyal Sampson; Shifron
Waskar
Italy; Roshendra Suroshan
Abeywickrama (Captain);
Muhammad Adnan; Shah Rukh
Ahmed Butt; Muhammad Waqas
Asghar; Abdur Rahaman
Bhuiyan; Muthumala
Patabandige Inosh NeonDe
Silva; Alamin Mia; Michele
Morettini; Jakub Sebastian
Peret; Charith Rajamanthri;
Giorgio Scalco; Edoardo
Scanu; Aamir Shaikh
Norway; Danish Ashfaq (Captain);
Syed Mosawar Ahmad; Pratik
Agnihotri; Abdul Wahab
Ahmed; Prithvi Bhart; Junaid
Ahmad Haji Razak; Majid
Rafiq Khan; Junaid Mehmood;
Jatharthan Muththulingam;
Ali Nasir; Passon Rabani;
Asama Jamal Rana; Abidul Haq
Safi
Spain; Joel Brook; Charles
Cook; Abdullah Danish; Ben
Girling; Antonio Gomez-Brown;
Alfie Harris; Faisal
Muhammad; Callum Murphy;
Akash Panchal; Ravi Panchal;
Jamie Roper; Jake Sunderland;
Tom Vine
Fixtures
Group A
27 July; Gibraltar v Spain (KWC
1); Germany v Italy (Cronkbourne)
28 July; Gibraltar v Isle of
Man (Cronkbourne); Italy v
Spain (KWC 2)
29 July; Germany v Isle of
Man (Cronkbourne); Gibraltar
v Italy (KWC 1)
30 July; Reserve day
31 July; Italy v Isle of Man
(St Johns); Germany v Spain
(Vagabonds)
1 August; Germany v
Gibraltar (Vagabonds); Isle
of Man v Spain (KWC 2)
Group B
27 July; Belgium v Denmark (KWC
2); France v Israel (St
Johns)
28 July; Denmark v Norway (St
Johns); Belgium v France
(Vagabonds)
29 July; Israel v Norway
(Vagabonds); Denmark v
France (KWC 2)
30 July: Reserve day
31 July; France v Norway (Cronkbourne);
Belgium v Israel (KWC 1)
1 August; Denmark v Israel (Cronkbourne);
Belgium v Norway (St Johns)
Play offs
2 August; Final: A1 v B1;
3rd-4th: A2 v B2; 5th-6th:
A3 v B3; 7th-8th: A4 v B4;
9th-10th: A5 v B5
ICC European Division 1
Championship squads
announced
12 teams fight it out in the
Channel Islands for two
global qualifier spots
After 51 matches involving
15 teams, the European leg
of qualification for the ICC
World Twenty20 2012
Qualifier in the UAE reaches
its pinnacle in the Channel
Islands next week.
The two teams set to join 8
qualifiers from the other
four ICC regions as well as
the six ODI status teams as
they look for a place in the
2012 ICC World Twenty20 in
Sri Lanka.
All but two of these teams
will be looking for a first
ever place in a global
qualifier tournament.
Denmark has appeared in
seven ICC Trophies, whilst
Italy made an appearance in
the 1997 tournament, and
those two teams will be
amongst the favourites to
progress to another global
qualifier come the end of
the ICC European Division
One Championship.
Co-hosts Jersey are the
defending champions at
Division One having won the
tournament at home in 2010.
That was a 50 over
tournament though, and
anything can happen in the
Twenty20 format, so they
face a fight to hold on to
that title. Seven members of
that winning team return for
this tournament, and they
come into the event having
finished as runners-up to
the Netherlands A in the
Continental Twenty20, ahead
of Belgium and France, also
taking part in this
tournament.
Their fellow hosts, and
oldest rivals, Guernsey won
the 50 over ICC European
Division 2 last year, and
has nine of that winning
squad returning for this
tournament, including player
of the tournament Jeremy
Frith. The player to watch
though could well be Tim
Ravenscroft. The youngster
is on the books at Hampshire
and made his first-team
debut this year against
Leeds/Bradford MCCU. In the
Second XI Twenty20
tournament in May, he
smashed an unbeaten 103 from
just 53 balls against Surrey.
Guernsey will no doubt be
hoping he can repeat that
feat in this event.
Denmark will be hoping to
bounce back from a
disappointing Pepsi ICC
World Cricket League
Division 3 tournament in
Hong Kong that saw them
relegated. Italy also played
in that tournament;
finishing fourth, and it is
these two teams, along with
the hosts that, on paper at
least, are most likely to be
contesting the semi-finals.
The other eight teams in the
tournament shouldn't be
discounted though. Norway
will be hoping to regain the
form that saw them win
Division Two back in 2006,
and they have made wholesale
changes to their squad, with
only four returning from
last year's Division Two
tournament in Guernsey.
Gibraltar is another team
going through a period of
change with the retirement
of the long serving
Christian Rocca and Richard
Buzaglo.
Promoted sides Belgium and
Austria can't be discounted,
and Belgium come into the
tournament on the back of a
win over France at the
Continental Twenty20. Due to
the previous scarcity of
Twenty20 matches at this
level, they have more
experience at the format
than many of the competing
teams, which is likely to
give them somewhat of an
advantage.
Israel beat two teams at
Division Two last year, and
they will hope to go one
better in 2011 and push for
a semi-final spot. With spin
being an important part of
Twenty20, the talented young
leg-spinner Josh Evans could
be a key player, whilst
Eshkol Solomon will hope to
repeat the form that saw him
score the highest individual
Israeli score against
Gibraltar last year.
Germany, runners-up at
Division Two in 2010, have
retained seven of the squad
that finished third at World
Cricket League Division 7 in
Botswana earlier this year,
and are probably the best
bet to break up the likely
semi-finalists.
Finally, Croatia are
something of an unknown
quantity, having only played
one international since the
2008 Division Two tournament
in Guernsey, whilst France
will, like Germany, be
hoping to break into the
semi-finals, and come into
the tournament as the sixth
highest ranked side.
The twelve teams in the
tournament are divided into
two groups of six, with one
group being played in Jersey
and the other in Guernsey.
Once the first round is
complete, the whole
tournament decamps to
Jersey, where semi-finals,
play-offs and finals will be
played to determine the
places from one to twelve.
The two finalists will
qualify for the 2012 ICC
World Twenty20 Qualifier.
The six associate/affiliate
ODI status teams,
Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland,
Kenya, Netherlands and
Scotland automatically
qualified for the tournament,
whilst Papua New Guinea
recently became the sole
East Asia Pacific
representative. The two
African qualifiers will be
confirmed shortly before
this tournament begins, the
two Americas qualifiers will
be determined during this
tournament, whilst the three
Asian qualifiers will come
from the ACC Twenty20 Cup in
Nepal later this year.
The squads for the ICC
European Division 2
Championship is as follows:
Austria; Amar Naeem (Captain);
Munir Ahmed; Amandeep
Amandeep; Imran Asif; Erwin
Grasinger; Lakmal
Kasthuriarachchige; Satish
Kaul; Benjamin Loader; Tiran
Indika Perera; Syed Qamar
Abbas Rizvi; Nitin Sharma;
Andrew Simpson-Parker;
Nandeep Soggi; Satyam
Subhash
Belgium; Andre Wagener (Captain);
Shaheryar Butt; Jamie
Farmiloe; Amir Iqbal; Javed
Iqbal; Faisal Khaliq;
Shaival Mehta; Shahid
Muhammad; Sheraz Sheikh
Muhammad; Simon Newport; Ali
Raza; Abdul Rehman; Nirvam
Shah; Waqas Shafiq
Croatia; John Vujnovich (Captain);
Jasen Butkovic; Nikola
Davidovic; Anthony Govorko;
Jeffrey Grzinic; Michael
Grzinic; Pero Kastelan;
David Lambasa; Paul Musin;
Christopher Pivac; Vivek
Sharma; Craig Sinovich; Paul
Vujnovich; Craig Wear
Denmark; Michael Pedersen (Captain);
Aftab Ahmed; Shehzad Ahmed;
Sair Ahmad Nissar Anjum;
Bobby Chawla; Kasper Rubin
Hansen; Raja Basit Javed;
Frederik Klokker; Jacob
Larsen; Rizwan Tariq Mahmood;
Kamran Tariq Mahmood; Martin
Pedersen, Hamid Shah; Syed
Bashir Shah;
France; Waseem Bhatti (Captain);
Zika Ali; Shahid Arfan;
Arunkamar Ayyavooraju;
Rameez Ehsan; Usman Khan;
Thomas Liddiard; Avishka
Liyanaarachchi; Robin
Murphy; Adnan Musharif; Hugo
Pinsent; Abdul Rehman
Qureshi; Williamdeep Singh;
Ramesh Sithambaranathan
Germany; Asif Khan (Captain);
Ayoma Abeywickrama; Imran
Chaudhry; Benjamin Das;
Milan Fernando; Shakeel
Hassan; Kashif Haider; Rana
Javed Iqbal; Mian Ehsan
Latif; Kashif Mahmood;
Dilshan Rajudeen; Fazal
Rathore; Mudassar Razzaq;
Syed Shah
Gibraltar; Iain Latin (Captain);
Charles Avellano; Mark
Bacarese; Aaron Baglietto;
David Coram; Charles Cruz;
Ian Farrell; Kieron Ferrary;
Ross Harkins;Matthew Hunter;
Jack Lutman; Andrew Reyes;
Karl Sene; Kayron Stagno
Guernsey; Stuart Le Prevost
(Captain); Stuart Bisson;
Timothy Duke; Jeremy Frith;
David Hooper; Thomas Kimber;
Ross Kneller; Adam Martel;
Kristoffer Moherndl; James
Nussbaumer; Timothy
Ravenscroft; Gary Rich; Lee
Savident; GH Smit
Israel; Herschel Gutman (Captain);
Shailesh Bangeral; Nir
Dokarker; Josh Evans; Danny
Hotz; Daniel Hyman; Eitamar
Kahamker; David Massil;
Yefeth Nagavkar; Yaniv
Razpurker; Eshkol Solomon;
Eliezer Samson; Raymond
Talkar; Shifron Waskar
Italy; Alessandro Bonora (Captain);
Din Alaud; Dilan Shameera
Fernando Arsakulasuriya;
Damian Graham Crowley;
Gayashan Ranga De Silva
Munasinghe; Luis Di Giglio;
Chamara Kalum Siriwardane
Hettimula Appuhamilage;
Damian Claude Kithsiri
Muthunamagonnage Fernando;
Andrew Northcote; Hayden
Peter Patrizi Dell'agnello;
Peter Anthony Petricola;
Michael Gino Raso; Stanly
Hemantha Jayasena
Samaraweera Kankanamage;
Sivakumar Sivalingaperumal
Jersey; Peter Gough (Captain);
Tony Carlyon; Paul Connolly;
Samuel James De La Haye;
Ryan Driver; Edward John
Farley; Anthony Wilfred
Hawkins-Kay; Christopher
Jones; Dean Morrison;
Alexander Noel; Charles
Perchard; Benjamin Silva;
Ben Stevens; Bradley Vautier
Norway: Muhammed Zeeshan Ali
(Captain); Waheed Aamir;
Zaheer Ashiq; Syed Waqas
Ahme; Muhammad Shahbaz Butt;
Mahammed Waseem Gill; Safir
Hayat; Iftikhar Hussain;
Adeel Ibrar; Faisal Qureshi;
Moosa Rashid; Mofassar Saeed;
Ali Saleem; Babar Shazad
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ICC European Division 1
Fixtures announced
European World T20
qualification culminates in
Jersey and Guernsey
The ICC European Division 1
Championship takes place in
the Channel Islands this
month, as the twelve teams
fight it out to be confirmed
as the European qualifiers
for next year’s ICC World
Twenty20 qualifier.
Jersey and Guernsey as
co-hosts are welcoming teams
from across continental
Europe which are Austria,
Belgium, Croatia, Denmark,
France, Germany, Gibraltar,
Israel, Italy, Norway,
including hosts Jersey and
Guernsey.
The ICC European Division 1
Championship is the
culmination of a summer of
European T20 cricket pathway
events, which leads to the
ICC World Twenty20 global
qualifier in Dubai, UAE in
March 2012.
The tournament is taking
place between the 19-24
July, at eight venues across
Jersey and Guernsey; five in
Jersey Grainville, Farmers,
FB Fields, Les Quennevais,
Victoria College and three
in Guernsey; KGV, Port Soif,
College Field.
Co-host Tournament Organiser,
Guernsey Cricket Board’s
Mark Latter has led a
fantastic team and is very
pleased with the work done
in the build up to the
tournament: “When being
accepted to host an ICC
Europe event it is always
both an honour, but also a
huge administrative
responsibility that is not
taken lightly.
“It has been a fantastic
build up to the championship
which is a regional
qualifier for ICC World
Twenty20 2012, so it is
extremely important that
everything is as the best it
can be. Guernsey and Jersey
have formed a well drilled
partnership and we are
looking forward to welcoming
all teams from across Europe
to the Channel Islands,”
said Latter.
Tournament Director, ICC
Regional Performance
Officer, Philip Hudson is
very happy with the
preparations so far; “The
ICC European Division 1
Championship, is the
culmination of three months
of competition, which leads
the top two teams into the
Global qualifier next March
in UAE. The two European
qualifiers will be provided
with a wonderful opportunity
to test themselves against
the other leading Associate
and Affiliate countries, in
the Twenty20 format.
“Jersey and Guernsey have a
great record of being
excellent ICC European
tournament hosts and have
done a fantastic job in
getting the islands ready
for the ICC European
Division 1 Championship,”
said Hudson.
Group A
19 July; Guernsey v Norway,
KGV (1100); Italy v Croatia,
College Field (1100),
Gibraltar v Austria, Port
Soif (1100); Austria v
Italy, KGV (1600); Guernsey
v Croatia, College Field
(1600) Gibraltar v Norway;
Port Soif (1600)
20 July; Guernsey v Austria,
KGV (1100) Italy v
Gibraltar, College Field
(1100); Croatia v Norway,
Port Soif (1100); Gibraltar
v Croatia KGV (1600); Norway
v Austria, College Field,
(1600); Guernsey v Italy,
Port Soif (1600)
21 July; reserve day
22 July; Italy v Norway, KGV
(1100); Guernsey v
Gibraltar, College Field
(1100); Croatia v Austria,
Port Soif (1100)
Group B
19 July; France v Belgium,
FB Fields (1100); Denmark v
Israel, Grainville (1100);
Jersey v Germany, Les
Quennevais 1 (1100); Belgium
v Denmark, FB Fields (1600);
Israel v Jersey, Grainville
(1600); Germany v France,
Les Quennevais 1 (1600)
20 July; Israel v Germany,
FB Fields (1100); Denmark v
France, Grainville (1100);
Jersey v Belgium, Farmers
(1100); Belgium v Germany,
FB Fields (1600) Israel v
France, Grainville (1600);
Jersey v Denmark, Farmers
(1600)
21 July ; reserve day
22 July; Jersey v France, FB
Fields (1100); Denmark v
Germany, Farmers (1100);
Israel v Belgium, Les
Quennevais 1 (1100)
Cross over semis, play offs
& Final
23 July; A1 v B2 TBC (1100);
A2 v B1, TBC (1100); A3 v
B4, TBC (1100); A4 v B3, TBC
(1100); A5 v B6, TBC (1100);
A6 v B5, TBC (1100)
24 July; 3rd-4th match,
Grainville (1000); 5th-6th
match, Farmers (1000);
7th-8th match, FB Fields
(1000); 9th-10th match,
Victoria College (1000);
11th-12th match, Les
Quennevais (1000); Final,
Grainville (1430)
Squads and fixtures
announced for ICC U19
Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The International Cricket
Council (ICC) today
announced the 14-man squads
for the 10 teams
participating in ICC U19
Cricket World Cup Qualifier
in Ireland. Host Ireland
will be joined by teams from
Afghanistan, Canada, Kenya,
Namibia, Nepal, Papua New
Guinea (PNG), Scotland,
United States of America
(USA) and Vanuatu.
The top six sides of the
tournament, which will be
played from 28 July to 9
August, will qualify for a
place at the ICC U19 Cricket
World Cup to be held in
Australia next year. The 10
ICC Full Members
automatically qualify.
The tournament will be
played on 14 grounds in
Dublin and the North-West,
namely Merrion, The Hills,
North County, Leinster,
Clontarf, YMCA, Oakhill,
Coleraine, Bready 1, Bready
2, Limavady, Strabane,
Eglinton and Drummond.
The full squads are as
follows:
Afghanistan: Shir M. Shirzi
(captain), M Jawed Ahmadi,
Mohammad Y. Ahmadzai, Nasir
J. Ahmadzai, Younas K.
Ahmadzai, Aftab Alam, Abdur
R Mangal, Abdul R.K. Naseri,
Mohibullah Paak, Rahmatullah
Sahaq, Hashmatullah Shaidi,
Sayed A. Shirzad, Najibullah
Zadran, Afsar K. Zazai
Canada: Kevasan Juvarajan
(captain), Tristan Ali,
Maninder Aulakh, Suddepta
Aurka, Gurkaran Dhilon,
Nikil Dhutta, Kyle Edghill,
Nitish Kumar, Trevor
Manoosingh, Rayankhan Pathan,
Sarren Ramsany, Jobanjot
Singh Sidhu, Akass Shah,
Akhlas Umar
Ireland: George Dockrell
(captain), George Adair,
Richard Berry, Scott
Campbell, Adam Coughlan,
Shane Getake, Niall Hodgins,
Ryan Hunter, Hugh
MacDonnell, Andrew McBrine,
Graeme McCarter, Barry
McCarthy, Sam Shannon, Jason
van der Marwe
Kenya: Kennedy Ochieng
(captain), Duncan Allan,
Harrison Angila, Jignesh
Hirani, Irfan Karim, Martin
Ndandason, Joseph Ochieng,
Rushabhvardhan Patel,
Emmanuel Ringera, Raj Savala,
Raj Shikotra, Vinit Shikotra,
Siddhant Taneja, Rahul
Vishram
Namibia: Stephen Baard
(captain), Justin Baard,
Luke Bolton, Christopher
Coombe, Jason Davidson,
Andre Engelbrecht, Gerhard
Erasmus, Shalako Groenewald,
Zhivago Groenewald, Gert
Lotter, Tangeni Lungameni,
Pelham Myburgh, Wian van
vuuren, Johan Wessels
Nepal: Prithu Baskota
(captain), Pradeep Airee,
Naresh B. Budhaayer, Bhuban
Karki, Krishna Karki,
Avinash Karn, Subash P.
Khakurel, Nischal Pandey,
Shubhendi Pandey, Rajesh
Pulami Magar, Sagar Pun,
Fajlur Rahman, Rupesh K.
Shrivastav, Rahul K.
Vishwakarma
PNG: Christopher Kent
(captain), Charles Amini,
Dogodo Bau, Sese Bau, Nigel
Boge, Albert Geita, Raymond
Haoda, Gia Kelly, Raturima
Maha, Alei Nao, Vagi Oala,
Lega Siaka, Toua Tom, Norman
Vanua
Scotland: Patrick Saddler
(captain), Frederick
Coleman, Matthew Cross,
Henry Edwards, Peter Legget,
Anjandeep Luthra, Thomas
McBride, Scott McElnea, Ross
McLean, Samuel Page, Peter
Ross, , Kyle Smith, Stanley
Shillington, Aman Bailwal
USA: Gregory Sewdial
(captain), Salman Ahmad,
Shayan Abdul Ghani, Abhijit
Joshi, Cameron Mirza,
Prashanth Nair, Mital Patel,
Amarnauth Persaud, Gurpreet
Sandhu, Hammad Shahid,
Jodhbir Singh, Trevor Singh,
Pranay Suri, Steven Taylor
Vanuatu: Patrick Matautaava
(captain), Ravin Arutambean,
Kaluwin Bangalini, Callum
Blake, Jelany Chilia,
Worford Kalworai, Kendy
Kenneth, Nalin Nipiko, Jamal
Ngwango, Joshua Rasu, Shem
Sala, Jaxies Samuel,
Apolinaire Stephen, Ronald
Tari
The full schedule for ICC
U19 CWCQ 2011 is as follows:
Fixtures
26 July – Scheduled team
arrivals
27 July – Practice
28 July: Kenya v Vanuatu (Merrion),
Namibia v PNG (The Hills),
Scotland v Canada (North
County), Afghanistan v Nepal
(Leinster), Ireland v USA (Clontarf)
29 July: Ireland v
Afghanistan (North County),
Nepal v Scotland (Merrion),
Canada v Kenya (The Hills),
Vanuatu v Namibia (YMCA),
PNG v USA (Leinster)
30 July: Rest/Reserve Day
31 July: USA v Namibia
(North County), Vanuatu v
Canada (Merrion), Kenya v
Nepal (Railway Union),
Ireland v Scotland (The
Hills), Afghanistan v PNG (Leinster)
1 August: Nepal v Vanuatu
(YMCA), Namibia v Canada
(North County), USA v
Afghanistan (The Hills), PNG
v Scotland (Oakhill),
Ireland v Kenya (Leinster)
2 August: Travel Day
3 August: Ireland v Vanuatu
(Coleraine), Canada v Nepal
(Bready), Namibia v
Afghanistan (Limavady),
Kenya v PNG (Strabane),
Scotland v USA (Eglinton)
4 August: Rest/Reserve Day
5 August: Afghanistan v
Scotland (Strabane), Kenya v
USA (Bready), PNG v Vanuatu
(Bready 2), Ireland v Canada
(Limavady), Nepal v Namibia
(Drummond)
6 August: Canada v ONG (Eglinton),
Vanuatu v USA (Drummond),
Ireland v Nepal (Bready),
Scotland v Namibia (Bready
2), Kenya v Afghanistan (Limavady)
7 August: Scotland v Kenya (Eglinton),
PNG v Nepal (Coleraine), USA
v Canada (Bready 2),
Afghanistan v Vanuatu
(Bready), Ireland v Namibia
(Strabane)
8 August: Rest/Reserve Day
9 August: Namibia v Kenya
(Drummond), Ireland v PNG (Eglinton),
Vanuatu v Scotland (Coleraine),
Nepal v USA (Limavady),
Canada v Afghanistan (Strabane)
Results from day two of
the ICC Executive Board
meeting
The ICC Executive Board
concluded its two-day
meeting in Hong Kong today
(29 June) and the decisions
taken on the second day
included:
Independent Governance
Review
The ICC Executive Board,
following the strategic plan
that was adopted in April
and a firm recommendation
from the Governance Review
Committee today, unanimously
agreed to undertake urgently
an independent review of the
ICC governance structures
and processes. The Board
therefore decided to defer
the proposed constitutional
amendment to the nominations
process for election of the
ICC President and
accordingly withdrew its
proposal to the Annual
Conference in this regard.
The ICC Governance Review
Committee had recommended
that a wide-ranging,
independent review should
cover all governance-related
matters including the
possibility of appointing
independent directors. The
review will be required to
be completed before the next
ICC Executive Board meeting
scheduled for October.
In the meantime, both the
Bangladesh Cricket Board and
the Pakistan Cricket Board
(PCB) have given
undertakings not to nominate
a candidate for ICC
Vice-President before the
external review is completed
and the matter is again
considered by the ICC
Executive Board.
ICC Chief Executive Haroon
Lorgat said: “I
wholeheartedly welcome an
independent review of the
entire ICC governance and
regard this as a major step
to meet stakeholder
expectations and the high
standards of a world-class
organisation.”
Pakistan Task Team
The Pakistan Task Team (PTT)
has completed its work and
presented a comprehensive
report comprising 63
recommendations covering the
key areas of governance,
cricket administration,
playing structure, financial
viability and
communications. The PTT
comprises Giles Clarke
(chairman), Mike Brearley,
Peter Chingoka, Haroon
Lorgat (ICC Chief
Executive), Ranjan Madugalle,
Ramiz Raja, and David
Richardson (ICC General
Manager- Cricket).
Mr Lorgat thanked the PTT
members and the PCB for
their constructive
engagement during the past
two years. He added: “The
report was adopted
unanimously by the ICC Board
and I am pleased that the
PCB will consider this
report at its next Board
meeting.”
The ICC Executive Board
noted a request from the PCB
to consider hosting an ICC
event in Pakistan in 2018.
No discussion was held and
no assurances were given as
the ICC has no confirmed
event currently scheduled
for 2018.
Mr Lorgat said: “We fully
understand the PCB request
and we will consider if it
is possible to host an event
in Pakistan subject to the
standard safety and security
clearances.”
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
There was a detailed report
on the recent ICC Cricket
World Cup 2011 held in
Bangladesh, India and Sri
Lanka. Although the event
was universally acclaimed as
a success and one of the
best cricket events in
history, the report
highlighted certain
shortcomings around
ticketing and stadia
construction.
Based on a recommendation
from the Finance and
Commercial Affairs
Committee, the ICC Executive
Board confirmed a revised
policy that stadia hosting
ICC global events must be
match-ready at least six
months before the event. The
directors also noted the
appointment of forensic
auditors to review ticketing
during the ICC Cricket World
Cup, including allegations
of black marketeering.
Mr Lorgat said: “Even though
the event was hugely
successful, it is important
for us to learn lessons so
that we can continually
improve our events.”
The report also acknowledged
the high standard of cricket
and praised the excellent
pitches and outfields
prepared during the event.
It also noted that the three
host countries now have a
legacy of excellent cricket
facilities following the ICC
Cricket World Cup 2011.
Celebrating 2,000th Test
match
The ICC Executive Board
noted that the Test match
between England and India at
Lord’s Cricket Ground,
London starting on 21 July
will be the 2,000th Test
match in history.
Mr Lorgat said: “We are
planning to mark the
occasion by celebrating this
fantastic milestone. Test
cricket is the pinnacle
format of our game and I am
confident that this series
will confirm this enduring
format in front of full
houses.”
Results of Day 1 of the
ICC Executive Board to
meeting in Hong Kong
The ICC Executive Board
began its two-day meeting in
Hong Kong today (28 June
2011) and the decisions
taken on the first day
included:
Formats for ICC global
events
The ICC Executive Board
today reversed its previous
decisions and approved a
14-team format for the ICC
Cricket World Cup 2015 to be
held in Australia and New
Zealand and a 12-team format
for the ICC World Twenty20
events in 2012 (Sri Lanka)
and 2014 (Bangladesh).
The Board had previously
decided in October 2010 that
the ICC Cricket World Cup
would comprise a 10-team
event and that the ICC World
Twenty20 events would
involve 16 teams. In April
2011, the Board had agreed
that only the Full Members
would participate in 2015
and that all Members would
be given an opportunity to
participate in the 2019
World Cup through a
qualification process.
In Hong Kong today, the ICC
Executive Board opted to
retain the 14-team format
that was used at the highly
successful and universally
acclaimed ICC Cricket World
Cup 2011 in Bangladesh,
India and Sri Lanka with the
10 Full Members being joined
by four Associate or
Affiliate qualifiers.
The ICC World Twenty20 in
2012 and 2014 will now
remain as 12-team events (10
Full Members and two
Associate/Affiliates), which
has been the format for the
ICC World Twenty20 events
since its inception in 2007.
Following a presentation on
the Reliance ICC Rankings
system by statistician David
Kendix, who devised and
operates the system on
behalf of the ICC, the
Executive Board has
confirmed that the Reliance
ICC Rankings are suitable
for use in determining
qualification for ICC global
events, subject to any
regulatory amendments
necessary to protect the
integrity of the system.
In addition, the Board
confirmed that the ICC
Cricket World Cup in 2019
would be a 10-team event
with the top eight in the
Reliance ICC rankings
earning their qualification
automatically with the
remaining two places being
decided by a qualification
competition. The Board also
confirmed the introduction
of the promotion/relegation
system previously agreed.
The Future Tours Programme
(FTP) for the period 1 May
2012 to 30 April 2020, which
was proposed by the ICC
Chief Executives’ Committee
(CEC) on Monday, was adopted
by the ICC Executive Board.
It was also agreed that
compensation for unequal
tours would remain
unchanged.
ICC Chief Executives’
Committee (CEC) and Cricket
Committee recommendations
The Executive Board agreed
with the CEC recommendations
on the Decision Review
Systems (DRS) for Test
matches and One-Day
Internationals which would
set a universal standard,
taking into consideration
availability and commercial
issues, that infra-red
cameras and audio-tracking
devices should be used. The
continued use of
ball-tracking technology as
a decision-making aid will
depend on bilateral
agreement between the
participating Members.
The Board accepted that
there should be no use of
DRS in Twenty20
Internationals.
The Board agreed with the
CEC and Cricket Committee on
the following:
• that a Twenty20
International rankings table
should be created from 1
October 2011
• revised formats for
One-Day internationals
• the need for further
research on the balls to be
used in day/night Test
cricket
• batsmen should be
dismissed (obstructing the
field) if they change their
course while running to
prevent a run-out chance
• the running out of a
non-striker who is backing
up unfairly
• the prohibition of the use
of runners in all forms of
international cricket.
Details of those
recommendations were issued
yesterday and can be found
at www.icc-cricket.com. The
ICC Executive Board meeting
continues in Hong Kong
tomorrow (29 June 2011).
Ireland v Namibia ICC
Intercontinental Cup match
The ICC Intercontinental Cup
match due to start between
Ireland and Namibia in
Belfast tomorrow will not go
ahead as planned.
Cricket Namibia failed to
arrive in time to play the
match citing difficulties in
securing UK travel visas for
its squad members. It is
still hoped that the two
50-over international
matches will go ahead as
planned provided the Namibia
team arrives in time for
those fixtures.
As previously stated, while
the ICC offers assistance
where it can, it is the
responsibility of each
team’s home board to arrange
its own visas in advance of
any tour.
Following due consideration
and consultation, the ICC
has given the two
participating home boards
the opportunity to propose
an amicable agreement as to
how best to deal with the I
Cup fixture and any other
relevant matters.
Host Belgium clinch title
with emphatic victory
Spain's James Morgan is
named Most Valuable Player
Hosts Belgium won the final
of the ICC European Division
2 Championship at Royal
Brussels on Saturday, as
they completed an emphatic
73-run win against Austria.
They were always on top
after posting an imposing
188 for 7, with Nirvam Shah
(58) and Amir Iqbal (40)
sharing an opening stand of
85. Simon Newport hit a
brisk 30 from just 15 balls,
and Abdul Rehman struck two
sixes in his 23 from 12
balls.
Satyam Subhash (3-35) was
the most successful of the
Austrian attack, who seemed
a bit jaded after their
heroic display yesterday
against Isle of Man, and
whose task was made more
difficult by some poor
support in the field.
Shahid Muhammad (2-33)
removed both Austrian
openers early, and from that
point, it was always
difficult. Andrew
Simpson-Parker (48) and
Benjamin Loader (26) added
59 for the fourth wicket,
but Faisal Khaliq took 4 for
11 to wrap up the innings,
as Austria were bowled out
for 115 in 17.5 overs.
Wicket keeper Ali Raza took
six catches, to take his
tournament total to 11.
In the third-fourth place
play-off game, the Isle of
Man bounced back from their
loss yesterday, to beat
Portugal by 13 runs.
Oliver Webster hit 68 from
42 balls (9 fours), while
there were useful cameos
from Peter Lewis (28 not
out), and Gareth Morris
(23), in their total of 155
for 4 in 19 overs. Khalid
Izaz (2-17) was the pick of
the Portugal bowling.
In reply, opener Nadeem Butt
struck 53 from 31 balls, (6
fours, 2 sixes), as he
shared in a partnership of
80 with Intesab Medhi (23)
for the second wicket. Zafar
Ali struck three sixes in
his 33 from just 13 balls,
but Oliver Webster completed
an excellent all-round day
as he took 2 for 1, as
Portugal went from 134 for
4, to 141 for 9 in the space
of two overs, finishing on
142 for 9.
At Ghent, Spain made sure of
fifth place when they
defeated Hellas by 35 runs.
A solid batting display by
Spain saw seven of their
players make double figures,
with Gary Crompton (26),
Farhat Mahmood (25), and
Pedro Venus Valiente (20),
the main contributors in
their total of 141 for 8.
Hellas then self destructed
as they suffered no fewer
than three run outs, and
that coupled with the
bowling of Mohib Hussein
(3-13), meant they could
only manage 106 for 9 when
the overs ran out, with
Alexandros Souvlakis 24 the
only contributor of any
note.
Spain had further good news
when James Morgan won the
Most Valuable Player,
beating off the challenge of
Amir Iqbal, Gareth Morris
and Michael Caruana.
The afternoon game saw
Finland edge out Luxembourg
in the battle to claim 7th
place. Joost Mees (19) and
Tony Whiteman (16) added 39
for the first wicket, before
an amazing collapse inspired
by Madhu Bhandari (3-18) and
Amrik Bhatia (2-17) saw them
lose 6 wickets for just 13
runs. Nishith Gandhi and
Piran Merkl both reached
double figures as Luxembourg
totalled 101 for 9.
A steady reply by the Finns
ensured they were always in
control, although they
wobbled slightly going from
62 for 2 to 78 for 6, but MT
Sarfraz (14no) held his
nerve to seal the two wicket
win off the first ball of
the last over.
At Mechelen, Malta clinched
9th place with a thrilling
3-run win against Sweden in
a contest reduced to 12
overs per side due to rain.
Justin Brooke top scored
with 36 from 28 balls (2
fours, 1 six) in a Malta
total of 95 for 4 in 12
overs.
In reply, opener Bilal
Zaigham anchored the innings
with 31 from 30 balls, and
looked to be taking his team
to victory, until a leaping,
one handed catch on the
boundary by Michael Caruana
turned the game.
Maltese skipper Andrew Naudi
bowled the final over, off
which Sweden required seven
to win, with three wickets
remaining. He bowled Hassan
Zaigham from the first
delivery, and Aman Zahid
from the fourth, to leave
five runs needed from the
last two. They could only
manage a leg bye, to leave
Malta winners by three runs.
It didn’t get any better for
Sweden in the afternoon
game, as they lost to Cyprus
by 78 runs, to finish in
11th position. Nimal
Durayalage top scored with
56 from just 33 balls (6
fours, 1 six), after Cyprus
had been given a great start
by Syed Hussain. He scored
49 from 27 deliveries (3
fours, 4 sixes), dominating
an opening stand of 65 with
his captain Michalis
Kyriacou.
Dineja Agathocleous (29)
gave the innings a further
late boost as Cyprus
finished on 199 for 8. Ewan
Prezens (3-6) and Azam
Mohammed (3-43) were best
with the ball for Sweden.
Bilal Zaigham (32) was again
his team’s top scorer, and
Azam Khalil made 27, but
they were never really in
the hunt. Their innings
finished on 121 all out with
3.4 overs unused. Yasir
Nazir (3-16), and Babar Ayub
(3-21) both caused the
Swedish batsmen problems.
The Cypriot bowlers were
backed up by their fielders,
and in particular, Stelios
Michaelides, who took no
fewer than five catches on
the boundary.
Brief scores:
At Royal Brussels (Final):
Belgium 188-7, 20 overs (Nirvam
Shah 58, Amir Iqbal 40;
Satyam Subhash 3-35)
Austria 115, 17.5 overs
(Andrew Simpson-Parker 48;
Faisal Khaliq 4-11)
Belgium won by 73 runs
At Royal Brussels (3rd-4th
Place): Isle of Man 155-4,
19 overs (Oliver Webster 68)
Portugal 142-9, 19 overs (Nadeem
Butt 53)
Isle of Man won by 13 runs
At Mariakerke, Ghent
(5th-6th Place): Spain
141-8, 20 overs
Hellas 106-9, 20 overs (Mohib
Hussein 3-13)
Spain won by 35 runs
At Mariakerke, Ghent
(7th-8th Place): Luxembourg
101-9, 20 overs (Madhu
Bhandari 3-18)
Finland 104-8, 19.1 overs
Finland won by 2 wickets
At Hombeek, Mechelen
(9th-11th Place): Malta
95-4, 12 overs (Justin
Brooke 36)
Sweden 92-9, 12 overs
(Andrew Naudi 4-9)
Malta won by 3 runs
At Hombeek, Mechelen
(9th-11th Place): Cyprus
199-7, 20 overs (Nimal
Duralanga 56, Syed Hussain
49; Azam Mohammed 3-42)
Sweden 121, 16.2 overs
Cyprus won by 78 runs
ICC European Division 2
Final Placings
1 Belgium
2 Austria
3 Isle of Man
4 Portugal
5 Spain
6 Hellas
7 Finland
8 Luxembourg
9 Malta
10 Cyprus
11 Sweden
Austria shock Isle of Man
to reach final
Belgium overpower
Portugal thanks to Butt
Austria and Belgium
remain on pathway to ICC
World Twenty20 Sri Lanka
2012
Austria shocked favourites
Isle of Man to record a six
wicket win in their play-off
game at Royal Brussels.
Having won the toss and
elected to field, Austria
fully justified their
decision with a quite
amazing start to the game.
Gareth Morris and Oliver
Webster both perished in
identical fashion during the
opening over, caught by
Andrew Simpson-Parker at
first slip - Muhammad Akhtar
the successful bowler.
Things got even worse for
the Isle of Man, when Peter
Lewis slipped and was
brilliantly run out by Qamar
Abbas. Jaco Jansen was
brilliantly caught by
Benjamin Loader on the
boundary, as he sprinted and
dived full length to take
the ball inches from the
ground. Ahktar claimed his
fourth wicket, when he
trapped Max Stokoe in front,
to give him the quite
amazing analysis of 4 for 5
in his spell.
Daniel Hawke fell first
ball, Simpson-Parker
claiming his third catch off
Satish Kaul, and the
scoreboard at that time read
a scarcely believable 6 for
6. Indeed it got worse for
the Manxmen when Daniel
Kniveton was run out backing
up, after the bowler
deflected the ball onto the
stumps.
That made the total 10 for
7, and it looked like it
could a very early finish.
Their innings was given
respectability by an 8th
wicket partnership of 75 in
65 balls between Christopher
Hawke and skipper Richard
Kniveton.
Hawke benefited from a drop
on the boundary by Benjamin
Loader when he had scored
20, which was pushed over
the ropes for six. He went
on to score 58 from 47 balls
(8 fours, 1 six), before
being last man out with the
score on 94. Satish Kaul
(2-11) and Satyam Subhash
(2-20) also bowled well in
addition to Akhtar.
Sometimes a low total can be
difficult to chase, but that
didn’t prove the case for
Austria, thanks primarily to
the efforts of opener Lakmal
Kasthuriarachchige, who
played some delightful shots
in his 43 from 31 balls (6
fours, 1 six). Andrew
Simpson-Parker sealed the
six wicket win in style,
smashing a quite magnificent
straight six, to spark off
jubilant scenes amongst the
Austrian camp.
The win means they are
promoted to ICC European
Division 1, and will take
part in that tournament next
month in the Channel
Islands. They now play
Belgium in the final at
Royal Brussels tomorrow,
where once again the
underdogs will be hoping to
defeat the fancied hosts
Belgium overpowered Portugal
in Ghent on Friday morning
to ease their way into
Saturday’s final, and to
make sure of a place in next
month’s ICC European
Division 1 Championship.
Portuguese captain Akbar
Saiyad gambled on the
success of his bowlers by
putting the hosts in after
he had won the toss, but the
plan misfired as openers
Nirvam Shah and Amir Iqbal
put on 51 for the first
wicket in just 38
deliveries.
Iqbal was eventually caught
behind by Rizwan Khaliq off
the bowling of Muhammad
Shoaib for 27, but Shah and
Jamie Farmiloe maintained
the pressure, adding 70 from
44 balls, Shah reaching 69
before he was caught by Abu
Butt off Babar Khan.
Three interruptions for rain
did nothing to disrupt the
momentum of the Belgian
innings, and Portugal were
to have no further success
as Farmiloe and Shaheryar
Butt plundered 115 from the
final 45 deliveries to reach
the highest total of the
week so far – a massive 236
for two from twenty overs.
Butt’s 73 from 27 balls was
one of the outstanding
innings of the tournament,
and included five fours and
five sixes. Farmiloe gave
him splendid support, making
40 off 26 deliveries and
producing some extremely
enterprising running between
the wickets.
Portugal had no answer to
the pace and accuracy of the
Belgian opening bowlers,
Shahid Muhammad and
19-year-old left-armer Waqas
Shafiq taking seven wickets
between them in their eight
overs. Shafiq struck the
first blows by removing Abu
Butt and Shahzad Hassan with
successive deliveries in his
opening over, and went on to
take four for 25, while
Shahid claimed three for 26.
Only Nadeem Butt (18) and
Zafar Ali (17) were able to
handle the bowling with any
confidence, and by the time
the two Belgians had
completed their spells
Portugal were in desperate
trouble on 52 for seven.
There was a little more
resistance in the later
stages of the innings, but
only Intesab Medhi and last
man Muhammad Shoaib were
able to reach double figures
as Portugal were bundled out
for 91 in 17.1 overs, giving
Belgium a 145-run margin of
victory.
In the first match of the
triangular play-off series
for 9th to 11th places,
Malta struck the first blow
with a 39-run win over
Cyprus in Mechelen, despite
a fine all-round effort from
Cypriot captain Mike
Kyriacou.
The Maltese total of 158 for
eight was built around an
innings of 62 from Andrew
Naudi, with Kyriacou taking
three for 22.
Cyprus then collapsed to 49
for nine in their first ten
overs, before Kyriacou led a
fight back with an unbeaten
72. But it was not enough,
and he eventually ran out of
partners with the total on
119. Naudi took three for 23
for Malta, and Mike Caruana
four for 16 to engineer the
Cypriot collapse.
Brief scores (from
morning games):
At Mariakerke, Ghent:
Belgium 236-2, 20 overs (Shaheryar
Butt 73, Nirvam Shah 69,
Jamie Farmiloe 40)
Portugal 91, 17.1 overs (Waqas
Shafiq 4-25, Shahid Muhammad
3-26)
Belgium won by 145 runs
At Royal Brussels: Isle of
Man 94, 19 overs
(Christopher Hawke 58;
Muhammad Akhtar 4-5)
Austria 96-4, 13.1 overs (Lakmal
Kasthuriarachchige 43)
Austria won by 6 wickets
At Hombeek, Mechelen: Malta
158-8, 20 overs (Andrew
Naudi 68; Michalis Kyriacou
3-22)
Cyprus 119, 17.2 overs (M
Kyriacou 72no; Andrew Naudi
3-23, Michael Caruana 4-16)
Malta won by 39 runs
Tomorrow’s fixtures:
Play offs & Final
25 June; Isle of Man v
Portugal (3rd/4th play-off),
Royal Brussels (1030);
5th/6th play-off, Ghent
(1030); Sweden v Malta
(9th/11th play-off),
Mechelen (1030); Austria v
Belgium (Final 1st/2nd) ,
Royal Brussels (1430);
7th/8th play-off, Ghent
(1430); Sweden v Cyprus
(9th/11th play-off),
Mechelen (1430)
Belgium and Isle of Man top
their respective groups
Rizwan Khaliq secures
second place for Portugal
The most exciting game of
the day came at Ghent, where
Austria edged out Spain in
Group B, by virtue of their
point gained in a tied game
with Hellas. They went into
the game level on points
with Spain, but knew they
needed a positive result
given their vastly inferior
net run rate in comparison
with the Iberian side.
It looked like rain might
give them that point, but
eventually the skies cleared
to enable a 15 overs per
side contest. Austria batted
first and made 116 for 8,
with Amar Naeem top scoring
with 55 from 44 balls (5
fours, 2 sixes). He shared
in a 3rd wicket stand of 52
with Satyam Subhash (21).
Best with the ball for
Hellas were Spyridon Goustis
(2-15) and Stamatos Giourgas
(2-21).
In reply, it was nip and
tuck all the way, as Hellas
recovered from the loss of
early wickets to look poised
for a win, thanks to a stand
of 52 between Iordanis
Kontarinis (42) and Stavros
Nikitaris (16).
With 7 needed off the last
over, Hellas came
agonizingly close, with
Goustis run out coming back
for the 3rd run which would
have won the game. Nandeep
Soggi (2-13) and Satish Kaul
(2-18) both bowled well for
Austria who now take on the
Isle of Man at Brussels
tomorrow.
Portugal won a rain affected
contest against Cyprus at
Mechelen, to edge out
Finland in the battle for
second place in the group.
The final calculations were
very tight, as Portugal has
a net run-rate of 0.45,
compared to -0.31 for
Finland after both had
finished on five points.
The game itself was somewhat
marred by two rain
stoppages, firstly when
Cyprus were in full flow, at
103 for 5 off 14.5 overs.
The stoppage broke their
rhythm as they had scored 34
from the last 11 balls
before the rain came, while
only managing 13 from 13
balls when play restarted.
Nimal Durayalage smashed
three sixes and two fours in
his 33 from 16 balls.
Cypriot openers Syed Hussain
(31), and Andrew Mulkern
(21) shared an opening stand
of 59 in 64 balls, to lay
the foundations for a late
assault.
Zafar Ali (3-22) was the
pick of the Portugal
bowlers, although Muhammad
Shoaib must be commended for
his economy rate, conceding
just 15 runs in his four
overs spell.
Any nerves Portugal had
chasing a revised DL target
of 124 in 17 overs were soon
soothed by skipper Nadeem
Butt smashing 20 from the
first over bowled by his
Cypriot counterpart Michalis
Kyriacou. Abu Butt (0), went
quickly, and the skipper
followed soon after to leave
the game in the balance at
39 for 2.
The crucial phase of the
game came when Rizwan Khaliq
was dropped twice when he
had scored only 5 and 9. He
proceeded to score a match
winning 53 not out from just
32 balls, which included 7
fours and 2 sixes.
Portugal had reached 86 for
4 off 9.2 overs when another
heavy downpour meant no
further play was possible.
Their margin of victory
being 20 runs (D/L method).
Portugal will now face hosts
Belgium, who earned their
fifth consecutive win by
beating Malta by 118 runs in
a 19 overs per side game at
Royal Brussels.
Batting first Belgium racked
up an imposing total of 194
for 6, with teenager Jamie
Farmiloe anchoring the
innings, top scoring with 63
which included 4 fours and a
six from 52 balls.
He was well supported by
Shaheryar Butt (45) and
Simon Newport (43). Simon
Newport provided some late
impetus scoring his 43 from
just 18 balls (3 sixes, 3
fours).
Isle of Man completed the
group stages unbeaten, but
only just after being pushed
all the way by Portugal –
just nine runs separating
the sides at the end.
Gareth Morris went early for
just four, and when Oliver
Webster followed soon after,
an upset looked a distinct
possibility. Max Stokoe
however held firm, and he
made a run a ball 59 which
included three boundaries.
He shared in a stand of 68
with Peter Lewis (29), and
helped by 18 wides, Isle of
Man finished on 142 for 8.
Babar Khan (3-31) the most
successful bowler.
In reply, Portugal made a
sedate start, and looked to
have no chance when the run
rate climbed to above double
figures. That changed
however when Zafar Ali came
to the crease – he smashed 5
sixes and a four as he raced
to 38 from just 17 balls,
before falling to Jaco
Jansen.
Daniel Hawke (3-20), and
Arne van Den Berg (2-19)
both bowled well, as
Portugal fell at the final
hurdle.
Rain played a major role in
the game between Luxembourg
and Finland at Kampong.
Batting first, a well
disciplined Finland bowling
unit restricted Luxembourg
to 86 for 8 in 17 overs,
with Sebastian Finch making
a top score of 17.
Rain meant that Finland
would need 70 in 13 overs in
reply, and that proved no
trouble as they coasted to
the easiest of 9 wicket wins
with two overs to spare.
Michael Shaw (22*) and
Roholah Sadiqui (15) added
40 for the first wicket,
while skipper Jonathan
Scamans (17no), eased his
team over the line.
The Austria versus Sweden
game was a thrilling
encounter, with the
Austrians claiming a one
wicket win as they chased
down Sweden’s 154 for 6.
Sunny Sharma (83) and Bilal
Zaigham (35) shared an
opening stand of 106 for
Sweden.
Lakmal Kasthuriarachchige
hit 47 from just 33 balls (8
fours) to get the Austrian
innings off to a brisk
start, but two wickets
apiece from Khalil and
Khawaja pegged them right
back. Andrew Simpson-Parker
(29) and Erwin Grasinger
(23) got them close, before
a late wobble.
Needing four for victory,
they lost two wickets in
quick succession, before
Satish Kaul held his nerve
to score the winning runs
off the last delivery of the
game, to spark off scenes of
great celebration from his
team-mates.
Belgium won the top of the
table clash at Royal
Brussels, beating Spain by
26 runs, in a result which
would ultimately dash
Spanish hopes of promotion.
Belgium produced yet another
solid batting display in
posting 169 for 6, with
Sherez Sheikh making 38, and
Shaheryar Butt 30. Skipper
Andre Wagener chipped in
with a quickfire 37 from
just 27 balls (5 fours, 1
six), and that late surge
was to prove crucial, Farhat
Mahmood with 3 for 35 was
the pick of the Spanish
bowlers.
In reply, Spain were always
up against the run rate,
despite useful innings from
James Morgan (27) and
Muhammad Shafique (25).
Talat Nadeem Ali offered
some late resistance,
hitting three sixes in his
26, before being the last
man dismissed. Amir Iqbal
had the excellent analysis
of 4 for 29, while Andre
Wagener completed a fine
all-round performance by
claiming 3 for 24.
Brief scores (from
morning games):
At Mariakerke, Ghent: Sweden
154-6, 20 overs (Sunny Shama
83)
Austria 155-9, 20 overs (Lakmal
Kasturiarachchige)
Austria won by 1 wicket
At Mariakerke, Ghent:
Austria 116-8, 15 overs
Hellas 116-7, 15 overs
Match tied
At Hombeek, Mechelen: Isle
of Man 142-8, 20 overs (Max
Stokoe 59; Babar Khan 3-31)
Portugal 133-9, 18.3 overs (Zafar
Ali 38; Daniel Hawke 3-20)
Isle of Man won by 9 runs
At Hombeek, Mechelen: Cyprus
115-6, 17 overs (Zafar Ali
3-22)
Portugal 86-4, 9.2 overs (Rizwan
Khaliq 53no)
Portugal won by 20 runs
(D/L)
At Maarschalkerweerd,
Utrecht: Luxembourg 86-8, 17
overs
Finland 70-1, 11 overs
Finland won by 9 wickets
(D/L)
At Royal Brussels: Belgium
169, 20 overs (Sheraz Sheikh
38, Andre Wagener 37; Farhat
Mahmood 3-35)
Spain 143, 18.2 overs (Amir
Iqbal 4-29, Andre Wagener
37)
Belgium won by 26 runs
At Royal Brussels: Belgium
194-6, 19 overs (Jamie
Farmiloe 63, Shaheryar Butt
45, Simon Newport 43)
Malta 76-4, 19 overs
Belgium won by 118 runs
ICC European Division 2
Championship table (as of 23
June 2011)
Group A
Rank Team
P W L T N/R Pts NRR
1 Isle of Man
4 4 0 0 0
8 +4.48
2 Portugal
4 2 1 0 1
5 +0.45
3 Finland
4 2 1 0 1
5 -0.31
4 Luxembourg
4 1 3 0 0
2 -1.64
5 Cyprus
4 0 4 0 0
0 -3.57
Group B
Rank Team
P W L T N/R Pts NRR
1 Belgium
5 5 0 0 0
10 +2.43
2 Austria
5 3 0 1 0
7 +0.25
3 Spain
5 3 2 0 0
6 +2.12
4 Hellas
5 1 2 1 1
4 -0.10
5 Sweden
5 1 3 0 1
3 -0.83
6 Malta
5 0 5 0 0
0 -5.90
Tomorrow’s fixtures:
Cross over semis, play offs
& Final
24 June; Isle of Man (A1) v
Austria (B2), Royal Brussels
(1030); Portugal (A2) v
Belgium (B1), Ghent (1030);
Cyprus (A5) v Malta (B6),
Mechelen (1030); Finland
(A3) v Hellas (B4), Royal
Brussels (1530); Luxembourg
(A4) v Spain (B3), Ghent
(1530)
25 June; 3rd/4th play-off,
Royal Brussels (1030);
5th/6th play-off, Ghent
(1030); Sweden (B5) v Malta
(B6), Mechelen (1030); Final
1st/2nd, Royal Brussels
(1430); 7th/8th play-off,
Ghent (1430); Sweden (B5) v
Cyprus (A5), Mechelen (1430)
Shafique Ali's fifty drives
Spain to third victory
Luxembourg record first
win thanks to Desai and
Gandhi
Spain kept their
qualification hopes very
much alive when they timed a
potentially difficult run
chase to perfection to
defeat Hellas by seven
wickets at Mechelen.
A slow start from Hellas
meant they were always on
the back foot, and it took a
late surge from
Georgios-Chry Stogiannos to
take their total up to 142
for 6. The belligerent right
hander scored 45 from just
21 balls (6 fours, 2 sixes).
The early wickets of Mehmood
Ahmed and Anastasios
Manousis, both without
scoring, meant Hellas
required a period of
consolidation. That was
provided by Andreas
Koutsoufis (26), Oliver
Hutton (25), and Stavros
Nikitaris (29).
In reply, Hellas were given
an early boost by the run
out of Sajad Ali, but a
second wicket partnership of
65 between James Morgan (22)
ans Shafique Ali settled the
nerves. Shafique Ali scored
exactly 50 from 34 balls (4
sixes, 4 fours), before
being well caught on the
deep midwicket boundary by
Iordanis Kontarinis off the
bowling of Mehmood Ahmed.
Tanveer Iqbal then proceeded
to blast Hellas out of the
game, hitting five sixes,
two of which sailed out of
the ground, to finish
unbeaten on 39, as the win
was secured with 15 balls
remaining.
Spain now take on Belgium
tomorrow at Royal Brussels,
in a crucial game which will
go a long way to decide on
who tops the group.
In the bottom of the table
clash at Royal Brussels in
Group A, Luxembourg defeated
Cyprus by 41 runs (D/L) to
earn their first win of the
competition. An unbroken
fourth wicket partnership of
101 between Taral Desai and
Nishith Gandhi was the
bedrock of their victory.
Desai top scored with 56
from just 42 balls (6 fours,
2 sixes), while Gandhi made
his unbeaten 29 from 25
balls.
Luxembourg captain William
Heath had earlier made 31
from 23 balls, having come
in when early wickets fell.
Babar Ayub (1-22), Michalis
Kyriacou (1-23), and Yasir
Nazir (1-27), were the
wicket takers for Cyprus as
Luxembourg scored 141 for 3
in 18 overs – two overs
being lost due to a rain
shower.
On the resumption, the
Duckworth Lewis target for
Cyprus was 143 in 17 overs,
but in reality they were
never in serious contention.
That was due to the bowling
of Piran Merkl (3-14), and
Taral Desai (2-16) who blew
away the Cyriots top order,
reducing them to 36 for 5. A
middle order rally saw them
to a respectable total of
101 for 7, with Yasir Nazir
scoring (26no), and Nimal
Durayalage 23.
Malta’s batting woes
continued at Ghent, when
they were skittled for just
48 runs in 18.5 overs by
Sweden. Only wicket-keeper
John Grima, batting at
number ten, managed double
figures, as they had no
answer to the accurate and
penetrative Swedish attack.
Usman Azim (4-14), and Azam
Mohammad (2-12) claimed the
bowling honours in their
comprehensive victory.
Earlier, a consistent
batting display, which saw
six of the seven batsmen
score double figures, saw
Sweden post 160 for 5. Sunny
Sharma (29) and Bilal
Zaigham (28) shared an
opening partnership of 54,
while Piyal Rahman (37no)
and Christopher Tebbutt (29)
added 41.
Andrew Naudi and Michael
Caruana each took two
wickets, while Ronnie Sacco
(1-26) also bowled well.
Malta finish the group stage
with a game against hosts
Belgium, while Sweden take
on Austria.
Brief scores (from
afternoon games):
At Mariakerke, Ghent: Sweden
160-5, 20 overs (Piyal
Rehman 37no)
Malta 48, 18.5 overs (Usman
Azim 4-14)
Sweden won by 112 runs
At Hombeek, Mechelen: Hellas
142-6, 20 overs (Georgios-Chry
Stogiannos 45)
Spain 146-3, 9.4 overs
(Muhammad Shafique Ali 50,
Tanveer Iqbal 39no)
Spain won by 7 wickets
At Royal Brussels:
Luxembourg 141-3, 18 overs (Taral
Desai 56no)
Cyprus 101-7, 17 overs (Piran
Merkl 3-14)
Luxembourg won by 41 runs
(D/L)
ICC European Division 2
Championship table (as of 22
June 2011)
Group A
Rank Team
P W L T N/R Pts NRR
1 Isle of Man
3 3 0 0 0
6 +5.96
2 Portugal
2 1 0 0 1
3 +0.55
3 Finland
3 1 1 0 1
3 -0.82
4 Luxembourg
3 1 2 0 0
2 -1.73
5 Cyprus
3 0 3 0 0
0 -3.80
Group B
Rank Team
P W L T N/R Pts NRR
1 Spain
4 3 1 0 0
6 +3.01
2 Belgium
3 3 0 0 0
6 +1.61
3 Austria
3 2 1 0 0
4 +0.37
4 Sweden
4 1 2 0 1
3 +1.13
5 Hellas
4 1 2 0 1
3 -0.13
6 Malta
4 0 4 0 0
0 -5.81
Tomorrow’s fixtures: Group
A, Portugal v Isle of Man,
Mechelen (1030); Luxembourg
v Finland, Kampong (1030);
Portugal v Cyprus, Mechelen
(1530)
Group B, Austria v Sweden,
Ghent (1030); Belgium v
Spain, Royal Brussels
(1030); Austria v Hellas,
Ghent (1030); Belgium v
Malta, Royal Brussels (1530)
Belgium remain unbeaten
after victory over Hellas
Kasthuriarachchige in strong
all-round performance for
Austria
Belgium retained their
unbeaten record in Group B
on Wednesday morning with a
seven-wicket victory over
Hellas, largely thanks to an
unbroken fourth-wicket stand
of 67 between opener Nirvam
Shah and Shahreyar Butt.
The Greek side had set a
fairly testing target of
150, although the tournament
hosts had done well to haul
their way back after a
rather higher total had
seemed on the cards at one
stage. Anastasios Manousis
(37 from 32 balls) and
Andreas Koutsoufis (34 from
24) had given their side a
good start, and they were
well placed at 72 for three
at the half-way stage.
But their cause was not
helped by three run-outs,
and with leg-spinner Amir
Iqbal bowling a fine spell
to take two for 22 in his
four overs and Abdul Rehman
conceding just 17 in three,
Belgium were able to
restrict the scoring rate
well in the third quarter.
Captain Stavros Nikitaras
struck a couple of fine
blows towards the end, and
Hellas finished on 149 for
nine.
Amir Iqbal then started at a
gallop when the hosts
replied, striking five
boundaries in the first two
overs, and by the time he
was bowled by Manousis for a
26-ball 33 the total had
reached 55 from just 41
deliveries.
A bizarre incident followed,
when Sheraz Sheikh was given
run out, only to be called
back because the keeper had
not had the ball in his
glove when he broke the
wicket. So Sheikh returned,
only to depart three balls
later when he fell to a
magnificent catch by
Koutsoufis at forward square
leg.
Shah continued, however,
first in partnership with
Simon Newport, and then with
Butt. Accumulating steadily,
Shah made 43 from 46
deliveries with four
boundaries, while Butt
characteristically went onto
the attack, hitting two
sixes and six fours as he
reached a 22-ball 45.
In the other Group B match,
Austria maintained their
pressure on the leaders with
a comfortable 80-run win
over Malta in Ghent.
After winning the toss and
electing to bat, the
Austrians made 171`for
seven, with opener Lakmal
Kasthuriarachchige smashing
22 from just 14 deliveries,
and Amandeep Amandeep making
a 38-ball 40. hen Qamar
Abbas hit 29 from 19 balls,
with five fours, and Ben
Loader 30 from 21 as Austria
piled on the agony in the
closing overs.
Nowell Khosla was the most
economical of the Maltese
bowlers, conceding just 25
runs from his four overs,
while Andrew Naudi took
three for 26 from three.
Malta reached 23 before
losing their first wicket,
but they were unable to
score at a rate which gave
them a real chance of
reaching their target, and
as wickets began to fall the
gap steadily widened.
In the morning Group A
match, Portugal and Finland
only managed 6 overs before
the rain came down and the
match was abandoned.
Brief scores (from morning
games):
At Mariakerke, Ghent:
Austria 171-7, 20 overs (Aman
Deep 40; Andrew Naudi 3-26)
Malta 91-8, 20 overs (Lakmal
Kasthuriarachchige 3-20)
Austria won by 80 runs
At Hombeek, Mechelen: Hellas
149-9, 20 overs (Anastasios
Manousis 37)
Belgium 150-3, 18.3 overs (Shaheryar
Butt 45no, Nirvam Shah 43)
Belgium won by 7 wickets
At Royal Brussels: Portugal
26-2, 6 overs v Finland
Match Abandoned
Tomorrow’s fixtures: Group
A, Portugal v Isle of Man,
Mechelen (1030); Luxembourg
v Finland, Kampong, The
Netherlands (1030); Portugal
v Cyprus, Mechelen (1530)
Group B, Austria v Sweden,
Ghent (1030); Belgium v
Spain, Royal Brussels
(1030); Austria v Hellas,
Ghent (1030); Belgium v
Malta, Royal Brussels (1530)
Isle of Man take control
of Group A with third
straight win
Austria pull off stunning
run chase to defeat Spain
Isle of Man made it three
wins out of three to assume
control in Group A when they
recorded a comprehensive
nine wicket win against
Finland at Royal Brussels.
A thoroughly professional
performance in the field
restricted the Finns to just
87 all out in 17.2 overs,
with only Bilal Khan (26)
reaching double figures. All
six Isle of Man bowlers
shared the wickets, with
Ross Berry claiming 4 for
14. Jaco Jansen taking 2 for
9, but his championship
tally of five is still well
short of his colleague Arne
van der Berg, who has 9
wickets, at an incredible
economy rate of just 3.11.
A target of 88 was never
likely to prove difficult
for the powerful Isle of Man
batting line up, and so it
turned out, as they lost
just the one wicket. Gareth
Morris was the batsman
dismissed, bowled for 26,
which included 3 fours and 2
sixes. He is now the leading
run scorer in the
competition, with 262 runs
at an amazing average of
131, and a quite incredible
strike rate of 225.86.
Fellow opener Max Stokoe
scored 29 not out from 41
balls (2 fours), as he
shared in an unbroken second
wicket partnership of 56
with Oliver Webster (27not
out). Webster’s innings
contained 3 fours and a six,
and came from 24 balls.
Austria pulled off a
stunning run chase to defeat
Spain by six wickets at
Mechelen. Chasing what
appeared an unlikely 216,
the victory was set up by a
second wicket partnership of
123 between Amar Naeem and
Qamar Abbas. Naeem top
scored with 73 from just 39
balls (7 fours, 6 sixes),
while Qamar Abbas scored 69
from 38 deliveries (7 fours,
5 sixes).
Both were dismissed by
Armaghan Khan (2-35), but
Andrew Simpson-Parker (20),
and Satyam Subhash (17no)
settled the nerves and
pulled off a quite
remarkable run chase with
just a ball remaining.
Earlier Spanish captain
James Morgan had been the
mainstay of his side’s
innings, as he raced to 71
from just 36 balls, which
included 6 sixes and 3
fours. Boundaries were
indeed a feature of the game
– in total 28 sixes and 27
fours were scored, both
sides favouring the shortish
straight boundaries.
Shafique Ali scored a rapid
42 from 19 deliveries (2
fours, 4 sixes), while
Tanvir Iqbal chipped in with
36 from just 20 balls at the
end. Three Austrian bowlers
took two wickets apiece,
namely Subhash,
Kasthuriarachchige, and Asif.
The Belgium versus Sweden
game at Ghent was another
high scoring affair, as the
Swedes failed narrowly to
chase down Belgium’s 196 for
8.
Opener Amir Iqbal anchored
the Belgian innings, scoring
74 from 75 balls (7 fours, 2
sixes), while Abdul Rehman
scored 29 from just 18
balls. Azam Khalil was the
most successful of the
Swedish attack, claiming 2
for 39.
In reply, Sweden were always
in contention thanks to a
126-partnership between
Sanaullah Habibzai and Bilal
Zaigham. Habibzai top scored
with 78 from 52 balls (6
fours, 4 sixes), while
Zaigham scored his 55,
taking 51 deliveries.
Belgian skipper Andre
Wagener (2-42) and Abdul
Rehman (2-36) took wickets
at vital times, as Sweden
faltered finishing 22 runs
short.
There were comprehensive
victories for the Isle of
Man over Cyprus in Group A,
and for Spain over Malta in
Group B in the morning
games.
In Ghent, Isle of Man opener
Gareth Morris followed up
his 95 yesterday with a
magnificent unbeaten 141,
made from just 62 balls with
ten fours and ten sixes,
which took his side to an
imposing total of 224 for
four. He shared in a
second-wicket partnership of
76 with Oliver Webster, who
made a 24-ball 38.
Syed Hussain was the only
bowler of note for Cyprus,
taking three for 30 in his
four overs.
In reply, Cyprus were never
really in contention, being
dismissed for 74 in 17.1
overs. Arne van den Berg was
again among the wickets
taking four for 15, while
Jaco Jansen claimed three
for 6 as the Isle of Man ran
out winners by 170 runs.
Portugal took the honours in
the Group A clash with
Luxembourg at Royal
Brussels, but the match went
all the way to the last of
the scheduled overs before a
six by Zafar Ali settled the
issue.
Zafar shared a fifth-wicket
partnership of 55 off 56
deliveries with Intesab
Medhi, which took the
Portugese to within three
runs of their target. Zafar
finished with 41 from just
18 deliveries, with three
fours and three sixes, while
Medhi made 32 from 31 balls.
Luxembourg, defending a
total of 139 for three to
which Taral Desai’s 34-ball
59 not out, including four
fours and three sixes, were
ahead of the game for much
of the Portuguese innings,
and it was only in the final
four overs that a flurry of
runs saw Portugal home.
Wayne Codd, with one for 24,
and Pirin Merkl (two for 19)
bowled economical spells,
but in the end it was
Zafar’s blitz which gave
Portugal the final word.
The Luxembourg innings had
followed a similar course,
Anand Pattabiraman and Joost
Mees getting them off to a
steady start with an opening
stand of 44. The Portuguese
attack kept things under
control until Desai cut
loose, with Muhammad Shoaib
and Medhi the most
economical.
The game between Spain and
Malta in Mechelen was even
more one-sided, as the
Maltese could manage only 30
in 9.4 overs in response to
Spain’s total of 215 for
eight.
Top-scorer for Spain was
opener Shafique Ali with 72
from just 39 balls,
including nine fours and
four sixes. He and his
opening partner Sajad Ali
(21) put on 60 for the first
wicket, and then skipper
James Morgan helped add
another 51 for the second.
The real fireworks, however,
came towards the end, as
Mark Spencer smashed 46 from
15 deliveries, including
five sixes, before he was
forced to retire hurt.
Ronnie Sacco with three for
24 and captain Andrew Lenard
with two for 42 were the
main wicket-takers.
Malta lost two wickets in
the first over and swiftly
collapsed to 8 for five and
15 for eight before the last
two partnerships doubled the
total. Talat Ali took five
for 13 for Spain, and Tanvir
Iqbal three for two.
Brief scores:
At Mariakerke, Ghent: Isle
of Man 224-4, 20 overs
(Gareth Morris 141no, Oliver
Webster 38; Syed Hussain
3-30)
Cyprus 74, 17.1 overs (Arne
van den Berg 4-15, Jaco
Jansen 3-6)
Isle of Man won by 150 runs
At Mariakerke, Ghent:
Belgium 196-8, 20 overs
(Amir Iqbal 74)
Sweden 174-6, 20 overs (Sanaullah
Habibzai 78, Bilal Zaigham
55)
Belgium won by 22 runs
At Hombeek, Mechelen: Spain
215-8, 20 overs (Shafique
Ali 72, Mark Spencer 46
retired; Ronnie Saco 3-24)
Malta 30, 9.4 overs (Talat
Ali 5-13, Tanvir Iqbal 3-2)
Spain won by 185 runs
At Hombeek, Mechelen: Spain
215-6, 20 overs (James
Morgan 71, Shafique Ali 42,
Tanvir Iqbal 36)
Austria 216-4, 19.5 overs (Amar
Naeem 73, Qamar Abbas 69)
Austria won by 6 wickets
At Royal Brussels:
Luxembourg 139-3, 20 overs (Taral
Desai 59no)
Portugal 145-5, 19.2 overs (Zafar
Ali 41no)
Portugal won by 5 wickets
At Royal Brussels: Finland
87, 17.2 overs (Ross Berry
4-14)
Isle of Man 88-1, 12.5 overs
Isle of Man won by 9 wickets
ICC European Division 2
Championship table (as of 21
June 2011)
Group A
Rank Team
P W L T N/R Pts NRR
1 Isle of Man
3 3 0 0 0
6 +5.96
2 Portugal
1 1 0 0 0
2 +0.55
3 Finland
2 1 1 0 0
2 -0.82
4 Luxembourg
2 0 2 0 0
0 -3.60
5 Cyprus
2 0 2 0 0
0 -4.42
Group B
Rank Team
P W L T N/R Pts NRR
1 Spain
3 2 1 0 0
4 +3.56
2 Belgium
2 2 0 0 0
4 +2.05
3 Hellas
2 1 0 0 1
3 +3.00
4 Austria
2 1 1 0 0
2 -1.44
5 Sweden
3 0 2 0 1
1 -1.26
6 Malta
2 0 2 0 0
0 -7.17
Home team Belgium starts
with convincing win over
Austria
James Morgan scores 70
for Spain in clash against
recently promoted Sweden
Tournament hosts Belgium
began their campaign in
style with a relatively
comfortable 60 win run win
against Austria at Mechelen
in Group B.
An opening partnership of 69
between Nirvam Shah (40) and
Amir Iqbal (25), laying the
foundation for their total
of 183 for 6. Abdul Rehman
smashed an amazing 8 sixes
as he raced to 58 from just
18 balls, sharing in a match
winning stand of 82 with
Nadeem Khan (20no). Satyam
Subash removed three of the
Belgian top order to finish
with the excellent analysis
of 3 for 26.
In reply, Belgian opening
bowler Waqas Shafiq
dismissed three of the top
order to reduce Austria to
28 for 4, and virtually seal
the contest. Benjamin Loader
played some delightful shots
in a spirited half century
from 46 balls (6 fours, 1
six), as he shared in a
stand of 58 for the 6th
wicket with Satyam Subash
(26). In the end, Austria
finished on 123 for 8, with
Amir Iqbal (2-16) the other
bowler of note.
Spain took the honours in
their opening Group B match
against promoted side Sweden
in Ghent, who nevertheless
made a promising debut at
this level.
An unbeaten 54 by captain
Piyal Rahman enabled Sweden
to reach 141 for five after
Bilal Zaigham and Sunny
Sharma had put on an opening
stand of 40. Farhat Mahmood
finished with three for 25.
Hassan Zaigham then struck a
couple of early blows when
Spain replied, but a superb
44-ball 70 from James Morgan
swung the game Spain’s way.
By the time he was fifth man
out only five were needed
for victory, and the
Spanish, too, had 16 balls
to spare as they reached
their target without further
loss.
In the other Group B match,
in Mechelen, the Hellas
batsmen, given first use of
the crease, set a cracking
pace despite losing Andreas
Koutsoufis to the first ball
of the match, with Georgios
Stogiannos hitting six fours
in a 23-ball innings of 36.
Iordanis Kontarinis chipped
in with 21 from just nine
deliveries and the innings
closed on 98 for six. Mike
Caruana was the pick of the
Maltese bowlers with two for
7, and Ronnie Sacco also
claimed two wickets.
Malta made a steady start in
reply, but in the third over
three wickets fell in the
space of four deliveries,
two of them for George
Toulantas and the third a
run-out, and the side never
really recovered from these
reverses. Spinner Mehmood
Ahmed took three wickets for
15 for Hellas, and Malta
could only manage a
disappointing 68 for nine.
The weather was the winner
in the Hellas versus Sweden
clash at Royal Brussels.
Just 8.2 overs were possible
with Hellas reaching 53 for
2 before a torrential
downpour left the umpires
with no option but to
abandon the game despite the
efforts of the groundstaff.
Both sides earn a point
apiece from the game.
In Group A, Finland drew
first blood with a
comfortable eight-wicket
victory over Cyprus at the
Royal Brussels CC.
Put in to bat, Cyprus
managed 134 for nine in
their twenty overs, with
opener Syed Hussain making
24 from 25 deliveries, and
Nimal Durayalage picking up
the momentum in taking just
10 balls to reach the same
score. Ekhpelwak Kuchey did
most of the damage for
Finland with three for 23.
Michael Shaw and Roholah
Sadiqui got the Finns away
to a good start, and then
skipper Jonathan Scamans (47
not out) and Shabir Sheerzad
(32 not out) shared an
unbroken stand of 86 for the
third wicket which saw their
side home with 16 balls to
spare.
Isle of Man produced a
powerful batting display to
record a convincing 125 run
win against Luxembourg in
Ghent.
They were always in control
following an opening
partnership of 121 runs in
14 overs between Gareth
Morris and Max Stokoe. James
Barker removed Stokoe for
42, well caught by Merkl,
and immediately number three
Oliver Webster fell first
ball.
Gareth Morris was
particularly severe on
anything straying in length
or width and his 95 came
from just 42 balls. His
innings included 8 sixes and
7 fours, and probably
deserved a century, before
Wayne Codd claimed his
wicket. There was no respite
for the beleaguered
Luxembourg attack, as Jaco
Jansen smashed an unbeaten
46 from just 22 balls (6
fours) to take the Isle of
Man to a mammoth 200 for 3.
Luxembourg reached 50 for 5,
when the rain intervened to
give them a new Duckworth
Lewis target of 184 in 18
overs. Captain William Heath
top scored with 18, while
Sebastian Finch and Joost
Mees both made 11 in their
final total of 58 for 9.
Brief scores:
At Mariakerke, Ghent: Cyprus
134-9, 20 overs (Ekhwelpak
Kuchey 3-23)
Finland 135-2, 17.2 overs
(Jonathan Scamans 47)
Finland won by eight wickets
At Mariakerke, Ghent: Isle
of Man 200-3, 20 overs
(Gareth Morris 95, Jaco
Jansen 46no, Max Stokoe 42)
Luxembourg 58-9, 18 overs
(Arne van den Berg 4-7,
Daniel Hawke 3-18)
Isle of Man won by 125 runs
D/L
At Hombeek, Mechelen: Hellas
98-6, 10 overs (Georgios-Chry
Stogiannos 36)
Malta 68-9, 10 overs (Mehmood
Ahmed 3-15)
Hellas won by 30 runs
At Hombeek, Mechelen:
Belgium 183-6, 20 overs (Nirvam
Shah 40, Abdul Rehman 58;
Satyam Subhash 3-26)
Austria 123-8, 20 overs
(Benjamin Loader 50; Waqas
Shafiq 3-21)
Belgium won by 60 runs
At Royal Brussels: Sweden
141-5, 20 overs (Piyal
Rahman 54no; Farhat Mahmood
3-25)
Spain 145-5, 17.2 overs
(James Morgan 70)
Spain won by 5 wickets
At Royal Brussels: Hellas
53-3, 8.3 overs v Sweden
Match abandoned
ICC European Division 2
Championship table (as of 20
June 2011)
Group A
Rank Team
P W L T N/R Pts NRR
1 Isle of Man
1 1 0 0 0
2 +6.94
2 Finland
1 1 0 0 0
2 +1.09
3 Portugal
0 0 0 0 0
0 0.00
4 Cyprus
1 0 1 0 0
0 -1.09
5 Luxembourg 1 0 1 0 0
0 -6.94
Group B
Rank Team
P W L T N/R Pts NRR
1 Hellas
2 1 0 0 1
3 +3.00
2 Belgium
1 1 0 0 0
2 +3.00
3 Spain
1 1 0 0 0
2 +1.32
4 Sweden
2 0 1 0 1
1 -1.32
5 Austria
1 0 1 0 0
0 -3.00
6 Malta
1 0 1 0 0
0 -3.00
Tomorrow’s fixtures: Group
A, Portugal v Luxembourg,
Royal Brussels (1030);
Cyprus v Isle of Man, Ghent
(1030); Finland v Isle of
Man, Royal Brussels (1530)
Group B, Malta v Spain,
Mechelen (1030); Belgium v
Sweden, Ghent (1530); Spain
v Austria, Mechelen (1530)
ICC European Division 2
Fixtures announced
Qualifying road to ICC World
Twenty20 2012 continues
The ICC European Division 2
Championship begins this
month in Belgium, as the
eleven teams fight it out
for two places to take them
one step further along the
ICC World Twenty20
qualifying path.
Belgium are welcoming teams
from across the continent
which include Austria,
Cyprus, Finland, Hellas,
Isle of Man, Luxembourg,
Malta, Portugal, Spain,
Division 3 winner, Sweden
and hosts Belgium.
The ICC European Division 2
Championship is a pathway
event to the ICC World
Twenty20 2012, with the
winner and runner-up of this
tournament taking their
place in the ICC European
Division 1 Championship
co-hosted by Jersey and
Guernsey in July.
The tournament is taking
place between the 20-25
June, 2011 at four venues
across Belgium; Royal
Brussels, Ghent, Mechelen
and Ostend.
Host Tournament Organiser,
Martin O’Connor has led a
fantastic team and is very
pleased with the work done
in the build up to the
tournament, “This is a very
large tournament with so
many countries participating
and one of great importance
with two places in the ICC
European Division 1 at
stake.
“We will expect to see quite
a few countries raising
their game to a new level
and setting a very high
competitive standard. Our
aim is to provide a platform
on which both cricket and
players can flourish and
hope everyone will enjoy the
tournament and the
opportunities it offers both
on and off the field,”
concluded O’Connor.
Fixtures
Group A
20 June; Cyprus v Finland,
Ghent (1030); Isle of Man v
Luxembourg, Ostend (1030);
21 June; Portugal v
Luxembourg, Royal Brussels
(1030); Cyprus v Isle of
Man, Ghent (1030);
Luxembourg v Cyprus, Royal
Brussels (1530)
22 June; Finland v Portugal,
Royal Brussels (1030);
Finland v Isle of Man, Royal
Brussels (1530)
23 June; Portugal v Isle of
Man, Mechelen (1030);
Luxembourg v Finland, Ghent
(1030); Portugal v Cyprus,
Mechelen (1530)
Group B
20 June; Malta v Hellas,
Mechelen (1030); Spain v
Sweden, Royal Brussels
(1030); Belgium v Austria,
Mechelen (1530); Sweden v
Hellas, Royal Brussels
(1530)
21 June; Malta v Spain,
Mechelen (1030); Belgium v
Sweden, Ghent (1530); Spain
v Austria, Mechelen (1530)
22 June; Malta v Austria,
Ghent (1030); Hellas v
Belgium, Ostend (1030)
Sweden v Malta, Ghent
(1530); Hellas v Spain,
Ostend (1530)
23 June; Belgium v Spain,
Royal Brussels (1030);
Austria v Sweden, Ostend
(1030); Belgium v Malta,
Royal Brussels (1530);
Austria v Hellas, Ostend
(1530)
Cross over semis, play offs
& Final
24 June; A1st v B2nd, Ground
TBC (1030); A2nd v B1st,
Ground TBC (1030); A5th v
B6th, Ground TBC (1030);
A3rd v B4th, Ground TBC
(1530); A4th v B3rd, Ground
TBC (1530)
25 June; 3rd/4th play-off,
Royal Brussels (1030);
5th/6th play-off, Ground TBC
(1030); B5th v B6th, Ground
TBC (1030); Final 1st/2nd,
Royal Brussels (1430);
7th/8th play-off, Ground TBC
(1430); B5th v A5th, Ground
TBC (1430)
For further information on
the tournament please visit
the ICC European Division 2
Championship website
Dates
for first round of ICC
Intercontinental Cup 2011-13
released
The
International Cricket
Council today announced the
dates the for the first
round of fixtures for the
ICC Intercontinental Cup
2011-13 which features teams
from Afghanistan, Canada,
Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands,
Namibia, Scotland and United
Arab Emirates (UAE). The
teams that finish the
competition in first and
second place will go on to
play in the Intercontinental
Cup final scheduled to be
played at the end of 2013.
Dates
for ICC Intercontinental Cup
first round fixtures:
21-24 Jun
– Scotland v Netherlands,
Aberdeen
28 Jun-1
Jul – Ireland v Namibia,
Stormont
28-31 Jul
– Kenya v UAE, venue to be
confirmed by host board
2-5 Aug –
Canada v Afghanistan, Maple
Leaf CC
In
addition to the ICC
Intercontinental Cup
fixtures, a 50-over
competition is being played
between the eight
participating countries with
two matches to be played
alongside the ICC
Intercontinental Cup
tournament schedule. The
50-Over matches between the
six Associate teams
currently with One-Day
International status will be
classed as ODIs. The first
round fixtures for these
matches are listed below.
Dates
for 50-over matches
28 and 29
Jun – Scotland v
Netherlands, Aberdeen
4 and 5
Jul – Ireland v Namibia,
Stormont
25 and 26
Jul – Kenya v UAE, venue to
be confirmed by host board
7 and 9
Aug – Canada v Afghanistan,
Toronto SCCC
Dates for
the second round of matches
will be released in due
course.
The
fixtures and windows for
each round of the ICC
Intercontinental Cup 2011-13
are as follows:
|
ROUND / WINDOW |
HOME |
|
AWAY |
|
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Round 1 |
Ireland |
v |
Namibia |
|
Jun/Jul-11 |
Scotland |
v |
Netherlands |
|
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Kenya |
v |
UAE |
|
|
Canada |
v |
Afghanistan |
|
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|
Round 2 |
Ireland |
v |
Canada |
|
Sep/Oct-11 |
Namibia |
v |
Scotland |
|
|
Netherlands |
v |
Kenya |
|
|
Afghanistan |
v |
UAE |
|
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|
Round 3 |
Afghanistan |
v |
Netherlands |
|
Mar/Apr-12 |
UAE |
v |
Scotland |
|
|
Kenya |
v |
Ireland |
|
|
Namibia |
v |
Canada |
|
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Round 4 |
Ireland |
v |
Afghanistan |
|
Jun/Jul-12 |
Kenya |
v |
Namibia |
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Scotland |
v |
Canada |
|
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Netherlands |
v |
UAE |
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Round 5 |
Kenya |
v |
Canada |
|
Mar/Apr-13 |
Namibia |
v |
Netherlands |
|
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UAE |
v |
Ireland |
|
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Afghanistan |
v |
Scotland |
|
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Round 6 |
Canada |
v |
UAE |
|
Jul/Aug-13 |
Scotland |
v |
Kenya |
|
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Netherlands |
v |
Ireland |
|
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Namibia |
v |
Afghanistan |
|
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Round 7 |
Ireland |
v |
Scotland |
|
Sep/Oct-13 |
Afghanistan |
v |
Kenya |
|
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Canada |
v |
Netherlands |
|
|
UAE |
v |
Namibia |
About
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The ICC
Intercontinental Cup has
quickly grown in stature and
profile since its inception
seven years ago. The ICC’s
premier first-class
tournament is an integral
part of the Associate
Members’ cricket schedule.
There
will be a total of
US$254,000 in prize money
for the Associate and
Affiliate teams taking part
in the ICC Intercontinental
Cup 2011-13 with US$100,000
for the winners and
US$40,000 for the
runners-up.
Teams
finishing in third and
fourth place with receive
US$20,000 and US$10,000
respectively while an
outright win by any team
during the course of the
round-robin stage will see
it walk away with US$3,000
per match.
Having
previously been designed
around a two-group,
three-day format, the event
then evolved into an
eight-team, round-robin and
truly global tournament
featuring four-day cricket
which gives those teams who
do not play Test cricket the
chance to experience the
longer form of the game.
This
year’s format will include
eight teams - Afghanistan,
Canada, Ireland, Kenya,
Netherlands, Scotland,
Namibia and United Arab
Emirates.
Scotland
won the first ICC
Intercontinental Cup in
2004, beating Canada in the
final, while Ireland has
been victorious in three
events since then, beating
Kenya in the 2005 decider,
Canada in the 2006-07 event,
Namibia in 2007-08 while in
2009-10 Afghanistan won the
competition.
Sweden book their ticket to
Belgium with another
commanding win
Turkey and Estonia join
battle for second place
Sweden made sure of their
place in the ICC European
Division Two Championship in
commanding fashion at Velden
on Friday afternoon,
dismissing the Czech
Republic for 65 in just 13.3
overs and knocking off the
runs in 7.5 overs for the
loss of two wickets.
Aman Zahid did the early
damage for the Swedes with
two wickets in a three-over
spell, but it was Azam
Khalil with three for 13 and
Imran Amjad with four for 15
who ran through the Czech
line-up and completed the
job.
Estonia were far too well
organised for Bulgaria at
Valburga, an unbeaten
51-ball 65 from Oliver
Slobodetsky seeing them to a
comfortable nine-wicket win,
while in Velden Turkey also
completed their second win
of the tournament with a
narrower three-wicket
victory over the Czech
Republic.
Stuart Clarkson top-scored
for Bulgaria, making a solid
36 off 48 deliveries. This
enabled the side to achieve
their highest total of the
week, but their 121 for
eight was still not enough
for their bowlers to put the
opposing batsmen under any
real pressure. Estonian
skipper Tim Heath claimed
three for 21 in his four
overs, but the key factor
was an excellent spell from
seamer Kalle Vislapuu, who
took three for 26. There
were also three catches and
a stumping for Estonian
keeper Anil Puri.
Slobodetsky and Nand Lal
Riar then gave their side a
magnificent start with an
opening stand of exactly
100, and when Riar was
finally bowled by Saif for
46 from 37 deliveries, Heath
supported Slobodetsky the
big Ukrainian-born opener as
he raced to the target with
26 balls to spare.
The other morning match, by
contrast, went to the final
delivery, when Turkey hit
the winning boundary in
chasing down a Czech total
of 129 for nine.
Vojtech Hasa hit 38 for the
Czechs, with two wickets
apiece for Mecit Turkmenoglu,
Mohammad Razak, Sajjad
Haider and Hammad ul Haq.
Brigham Smith grabbed two
wickets as Turkey were
reduced to 27 for three, but
then Nabeel Munir and Sajjad
Haider added 77 for the
fourth wicket to bring their
side to within striking
distance of their target.
Chris Hampson eventually
removed Sajjad for 37,
triggering the loss of three
further wickets, but Nabeel
stood firm, making an
unbeaten 39 and hitting a
four off the final delivery
which ensured the points for
Turkey.
Hosts Slovenia recorded
their second victory of the
championship when they
defeated Bulgaria by six
wickets at Valburga.
Winning the toss and
choosing to bowl, Slovenia's
opening bowler Bradley Eve
removed both of the
Bulgarian openers with just
11 on the board. Vladimir
Ruskov and Mohamad Hanif
then came together in a
partnership of 58 before
both were dismissed with the
score on 69. It was thanks
to Lyubomir Zanev with a
rapid 26 not out that
Bulgaria were able to reach
107 when their overs ran
out. Most successful of the
Slovenian bowlers was Primoz
Pustoslemsek who took three
wickets for just 12 runs in
his four overs.
Slovenia began uncertainly
in their reply and were soon
25 for three. Mohammad Hanif
then removed Pustoslemsek to
claim his third victim and
leave the home team
tottering on 48 for 4.
However, opener Mark Oman
was still at the crease and,
in partnership with Nejc
Zupan, saw his team to
victory in the final over
and without further loss.
Oman finished unbeaten on
39, made from 82 balls while
Zupan made 24 from 45 balls.
The win leaves Slovenia
sharing second place with
Estonia and Turkey going
into Saturday's final round
of matches.
Scores:
Estonia beat Bulgaria by 9
wickets. Valburga, 13 May.
Turkey beat Czech Republic
by 4 wickets. Velden, 13
May.
Sweden beat Czech Republic
by 8 wickets. Velden, 13
May.
Slovenia beat Bulgaria by 6
wickets. Valburga, 13 May.
ICC European Division 3
Championship Results Table
Team P W NR L Pts NRR
Sweden 4 4 0 0 8 4.60
Slovenia 4 2 0 2 4 0.17
Estonia 4 2 0 2 4 -0.78
Turkey 4 2 0 2 4 -1.86
Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 2 -0.43
Czech Republic 4 1 0 3 2
-0.82
Tomorrow’s fixtures:
14 May
(10.00 am): Bulgaria v
Sweden, Valburga
(10.00 am): Estonia v
Turkey, Velden
(3.30 pm): Slovenia v Czech
Republic, Valburga
Squads and fixtures
announced for Pepsi ICC WCL
Division 7
The International Cricket
Council (ICC) today
announced the 14-man squads
for the six teams - Nigeria,
Japan, Norway, Germany,
Kuwait and Botswana -
participating in Pepsi ICC
World Cricket League
Division 7 (WCL Div. 7) next
month in Botswana.
The top two sides of WCL
Div. 7, which will be played
from 1 to 8 May, will be
promoted to Pepsi ICC World
Cricket League Division 6.
The tournament will be
played on three grounds in
Gaborone – Botswana Cricket
Association Oval 1, Botswana
Cricket Association Oval 2
and Lobatse Cricket Ground.
The full squads are as
follows:
Botswana: Akrum Chand
(captain), Karabo Modise,
Omar Ali, Tshepo Mhozya,
Mosa Gaolekwe, Segolame
Ramatu, Karabo Motlhanka,
Waseem Tajbhay, Aslam Chand,
Denzil Sequeira, James
Moses, Faisal Rana Rasheed,
Abdul Patel, Noor Ahmad
Germany: Asif Khan
(captain), Rana Javed Iqbal,
Rajeev Vohra, Ehsaan Latif,
Farooq Ahmed, Srinivas
Satyanarayana, Milan
Fernando, Kashif Halder,
Rishi Pillal, Shakeel
Hassan, Tarun Rawat, Andre
Leslie, Ashwin Prakash,
Khalid Butt
Japan: Masaomi Kobayashi
(captain), Munir Ahmed,
Gavin Beath, Tatsuro Chino,
Patrick Giles-Jones, Takuro
Hagihara, Ko Irie, Prashant
Kale, Raheel Kano, Naoki
Miyaji, Naotsune Miyaji,
Satoshi Nakano, Kazuyuki
Ogawa, Tomoki Ota
Kuwait: Hisham Mirza
(captain), Saud Qamar,
Azmatullah Nazeer, Abdullah
Akhudzada, Mohammad Murad,
Muhammad Akhudzada, Haroon
Shahid, Mohammed Naseer,
Saad Khalid, Irfan Bhatti,
Sabtain Raza, Jagath
Rosantha, Midhun Varma
Pakalapati, Abid Mushtaq
Norway: Damien Shortis
(captain), Iram Dawood,
Suhail Iftikhar, Sheraz
Khalid, Babar Shahzad, Usman
M.Saeed, Ehtsam Ul Haq,
Shahid Ahmad, Muhammad
Shabbaz Butt, Shahid Mahmood,
Muhammad Waseem Gill, Adeel
Ibrar, Gulfam Butt, Umran
Shahza
Nigeria: Endurance Ofem
(captain), Adenkule Adegbola,
Ademola Onikoyi, Saheed
Akolade, Olalekan Awolowo,
Olajide Bejide, Joshua
Ogunlola, Akabogu Okwudili,
Segun Olayinka, Temitope
Olayinka, Oluseye Olympio,
Femi Oduyebo, Ramit Gill,
Sean Philips
The full schedule for WCL
Div. 2 is as follows:
Fixtures
29 April – Team arrivals
30 April – Practice
1 May – Nigeria v Norway (BCA
Oval 1); Botswana v Kuwait (BCA
Oval 2); Germany v Japan (Lobatse)
2 May – Botswana v Japan (BCA
Oval 1); Kuwait v Norway (BCA
Oval 2); Nigeria v Germany (Lobatse)
3 May – Rest/Reserve Day
4 May– Botswana v Germany (BCA
Oval 1); Norway v Japan (BCA
Oval 2); Kuwait v Nigeria (Lobatse)
5 May– Germany v Kuwait (BCA
Oval 1); Japan v Nigeria (BCA
Oval 2); Botswana v Norway (Lobatse)
6 May – Rest/Reserve Day
7 May – Botswana v Nigeria (BCA
Oval 1); Norway v Germany (BCA
Oval 2); Japan v Kuwait (Lobatse)
8 May – Final (BCA Oval 1);
third/fourth play-off (BCA
Oval 2); fifth/sixth
play-off (Lobatse)
All games begin at 0915
local time
ICC Europe Centre of
Excellence begins next week
22 players from 11 European
countries attending
Players and country leaders
from eleven European
countries will travel to the
ICC European Centre of
Excellence programme next
week; as the third
performance programme of the
spring gets underway in La
Manga, Spain.
The Centre of Excellence
aims to identify talented
young cricketers in Europe
and develop the players’ key
performance factors which
are technical, tactical,
mental, and physical and
lifestyle. There will be a
team of five coaches leading
22 players from 11
countries, and one team
leader per country.
The camp will also offer a
life experience for all
players and leaders, as well
developing oppourtunities
for country leaders. The
programme content consists
of batting and bowling
workshops and video
analysis, fitness testing
and training, nets and
leadership awareness. The
coaches will also lead
Twenty20 match situations
and one day format
situation.
The coaching team will
consist of
Chris Porter, ICC European
Centre of Excellence
Manager; Richard O’Sullivan,
ICC European Centre of
Excellence Director; and
Gareth Dawson of Isle of
Man; Gibraltar’s Mark
Bacarese and Hershel Gutman
of Israel as ICC Europe
consultants.
Chris Porter, ICC Regional
Development Officer is in
great support of the
importance of the programme
and the effect it has on
young developing European
cricketers. “The European
Centre of Excellence is an
important programme within
the European Player Pathway
System. It offers a great
opportunity to the player to
develop their skills in a
unique environment,” says
Porter.
“For 2011 the Centre of
Excellence has a great
selection of Level 3 coaches
attending, who bring a high
level of knowledge and
understanding. The players
have a great opportunity to
develop their skills and
gain player specific advice
from the coaches, whilst
enjoying the fantastic
facilities that the La Manga
Club have to offer,”
concludes Porter.
The ICC
European Centre of
Excellence runs from 14
March - 20 March and has
been funded by the Pepsi ICC
European Development
Programme.
The squad
and the country leaders are
listed below:
|
Belgium |
Robert Sehmi |
|
Belgium |
Faisal Khaliq |
|
Belgium Coach |
Kumar Manish Mishra
|
|
Denmark |
Mads Henriksen |
|
Denmark |
Adeel Ahktar |
|
Denmark Coach |
Lars Hedegaard |
|
France |
Avishka
Lyianaarachchi |
|
France |
Zika ALI |
|
France Coach
|
Michael Selig |
|
Germany |
Krishna Cholleti |
|
Germany |
Leonard Gerhards |
|
German Coach |
Robert Plant |
|
Gibraltar |
Mark Gomez |
|
Gibraltar |
Simon Dumas |
|
Gibraltar Coach |
Tim Reoch |
|
Ireland |
Rory Anders |
|
Ireland |
Cameron Shoebridge |
|
Ireland Coach
|
Andrew Leonard |
|
Isle of Man |
Rowan Bird |
|
Isle of Man |
Adam McCauley |
|
Isle of Man Coach |
Tom Howard |
|
Italy |
Alamin Mia |
|
Italy |
Jakub Peret |
|
Italy Coach |
Stefano Zuddas
|
|
Jersey |
John Donaldson |
|
Jersey |
Dominic Blampied |
|
Jersey Coach |
Joe Mayes |
|
Netherlands |
Edward Price |
|
Netherlands |
David Pahladsingh |
|
Netherlands Coach
|
Ollie de Geus |
|
Scotland |
Will Edwards |
|
Scotland |
Ben Wilkinson |
|
Scotland Coach
|
Fraser Burnett |
Emerging Players Programme
gets underway today in La
Manga
European performance
programme to get into full
swing
The ICC Europe Emerging
Players Programme begins at
La Manga today, for six days
until 26 March.
The Emerging Players
Programme caters for
talented players from around
Europe who are performing at
a high-level for their age
group.
The players will be
subjected to high level
coaching which will mostly
be centered around one to
one skill development work.
It is a great opportunity
for the selected players
from across Europe to
develop their cricketing
skills further
Emerging Player Programme
Manager, ICC Regional
Performance Officer, Philip
Hudson is excited about the
programme. “The EPP has an
essential role to play in
developing and educating
young players from ICC
European member countries.
It is designed to create a
player centered environment,
which creates a unique
opportunity for the
individuals to develop their
skill levels, in the three
key areas of batting,
bowling and fielding.
“We also introduce Strength
and Conditioning principles,
mental skills training, and
aim to increase match
awareness through high
intensity centre wicket
practice.
“The aim of my role as EPP
head coach is to develop a
programme that allows the
players to return to their
countries with a greater
awareness of their game and
further understanding of the
development areas they need
to work on,” concluded
Hudson.
The programme consists of
eleven players from eight
different countries,
supported by a five man
coaching squad.
|
Sair Anjum |
Denmark
|
|
Martin Pedersen |
Denmark |
|
Tarun Rawat |
Germany
|
|
Kayron Stagno |
Gibraltar |
|
Matthew Hunter |
Gibraltar |
|
Josh Evans |
Israel |
|
Roshendra
Abeywickrama |
Italy |
|
Luis Di Giglio |
Italy |
|
Steven Blackburn |
Jersey
|
|
Santhos
Rathakrishnarajah |
Norway |
|
Christian Mills |
Spain
|
ESPN Player brings the
ICC Cricket World Cup to
fans
Exclusive live and on-demand
coverage of all 49 matches
of the ICC Cricket World Cup
in key European markets
ESPN Player, the sports
media company’s live and on
demand video service
throughout Europe, will
provide cricket fans with
coverage of all 49 matches
taking place during the ICC
Cricket World Cup 2011*.
ESPN Player will stream
matches – both live and
on-demand - throughout the
tournament which begun on 19
February until and including
the final on 2 April. The
service will be available to
cricket fans in Europe
(except the UK and Ireland).
ESPN is offering several
packages to cater for all
cricket fans. Users can
purchase a tournament pass
for €14.99 (Europe).
Alternatively, a day pass is
available for € 1.99
(Europe).
Sports fans can access the
ICC Cricket World Cup
coverage on ESPN Player, by
visiting: www.espnplayer.com/espnplayer/cricketworldcup
Tom Gleeson, vice president,
digital media, ESPN
International, said:
“Cricket is growing as a
global sport, and by
delivering live and on
demand coverage of the ICC
Cricket World Cup to fans
across Europe and Japan
through ESPN Player, we are
making good on our mission
to serve sports fans around
the world. Our coverage on
ESPN Player, along with our
ESPNcricinfo coverage and
newly-launched ESPNcricinfo
mobile app all complement
each other”
Manu Sawhney, Managing
Director, ESPN STAR Sports,
the global production and
broadcast partner of
International Cricket
Council and the global
rights holder of ICC events:
"We are delighted that
ESPNCricinfo will be
streaming the ICC Cricket
World Cup matches into
continental Europe and
Japan, building on our
recent success with Twenty20
cricket in driving growth
and interest in the world
