After a whirlwind three years Afghanistan will see this tournament as a chance to show that they are the team to beat in the non-test world. Their passion... [More]

The World Cricket League (WCL) has ushered in a quiet cricketing revolution. And apart from Afghanistan's heroics no-one seems to have noticed... [More]

Promoted to the Division Four of the World Cricket League (WCL) along with Jersey, Afghanistan had a dream run through out this tournament. If the Afghans had been a trifle lucky in Division five, then they dispelled all the doubts of their existence in WCL Division four with an almost ruthless performance, and precision of a surgeon. [More]

In Canada's strong bowling performances at the Al-Barakah T20 Tournament in October, Henry Osinde impressed more than most. The tall seam bowler generated bounce that troubled both Pakistan and Zimbabwe, and Geoff Lawson, then Pakistan coach, singled him out for praise. Nevertheless, Osinde sees himself as the spearhead of Canada's pace attack, and wanted more... [More]

Cricket is enjoying renewed levels of interest in the Island following the team’s recent successes in both the World Cup Division 5 and the ICC European Division 2 tournaments.

This has coincided with more cricket being played at all age levels and whilst the Island’s junior teams have tended to have been dominated by pupils from fee paying schools, the situation is changing as cricket is back on the school curriculum and an under 15’s tournament has been running on Friday evenings for the past three years. In addition each team in the NatWest weekend league is affiliated to a school, which should hopefully ensure a smooth transition from junior into senior cricket... [More]

So we won’t be cheering Jersey on in the next Cricket World Cup as an eventful week has seen their World Cup dreams evaporate in the African heat.

Prior to the commencement of the tournament the team had legitimate hopes of getting to the final and securing one of the top two places in the group... [More]

In the lead-up to the Division-3 of the World Cricket League (WCL), there was no denying the fact that Afghanistan seemed to be that one team that could upset a lot of apple-carts. As if to prove that their tournament win at the fifth division of the WCL was no flash in the pan, this war-strived nation went on to win the fourth Division without losing a single match in the tournament. With this victory, Afghanistan – along with Hong Kong – qualified for the third division of the WCL. They now join four other countries to contest a six-nation tournament early next year, which will decide which two of the teams would go on to enter the final qualification round later in 2009... [More]

Mother Nature must have a soft spot for Canadian cricket. Autumn has long since commenced in Southern Ontario, the nights are drawing in, and the leaves have turned the spectacular reds, golds and yellows that characterise the Canadian Fall. Yet for the new T20 Canada tournament, King City, 35km from downtown Toronto, enjoyed four days of perfect 20C sunshine. Only time will tell the importance of this unseasonal weather, but there's no doubt it helped bless the bold new era in Canadian cricket with the best of starts... [More]

Ahead of their vital Intercontinental Cup clash with Ireland, Cover Point profiles one of Kenya's rising stars, Hiren Varaiya... [More]

Terry Racionzer played for Scotland between 1965 and 1974 and played county cricket with Sussex in the late 1960s.... [More]