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ICC WORLD CUP QUALIFIER in South Africa 2009

*      Craig Wright Scotland's most capped player retires from international cricket Scotland  194 not out writes Will Gray Telegraph

*      Twenty20  World Cup  At Trent Bridge Group F Match 13 Redmond blast sets Kiwis on course for big total then the run out specialists snuff out Irish New Zealand 198-5,20 overs(Redmond 63,Guptill 43*) beat Ireland 115,16.4 overs by 83 runs Scorecard 

*      Twenty20 World Cup At Trent Bridge   Match 12 delayed by rain Easy win for Indians over injury weakened Irish Ireland 112-8,18 overs(Z Khan 4-19) lost to India 113-2,15.3 overs(Sharma 53*) by 8 wickets Scorecard  Points Tables

*      Scotland captain Gavin Hamilton said his team were desperate for more short-form cricket despite being humbled by South Africa in the World Twenty20 More Scots scare Kiwis Scorecard but battered by South Africans Scorecard

*      Belgium Cricket has been unanimously voted a member of Belgium's Olympic and Interfederal Committee which should have major benefits in State and municipal funding of cricket More Belgium beat Germany by 1 Wicket More

*      Twenty20 World Cup Irish eyes are smiling as Kevin O'Brien leads them to victory & into Super Eights At Trent Bridge Match 7 Bangladesh 137-8,20 overs lost to Ireland 138-4,18.2 overs(K O'Brien 39*,N O'Brien 40) by 6 wickets  Scorecard 

*      Twenty20 World Cup Orange revolution came to Lord's just as Mike Atherton feared. Dutch win off last ball thriller in Cup opener at Lord's on miserable drizzle wet evening.Match 1 England 162-5,20 overs lost to Netherlands 163-6,20 overs by 4 wickets Scorecard Last over drama  Pietersen unfit Richard Hobson reports on the shock histotic win for the Dutch Timesonline

*      Irish cricket chief blasts ICC for lack of pathway to progress and questions value of £200 million Associate member programme More 

*      Scotland captain Gavin Hamilton has played down a row with John Blain which led to the seamer withdrawing from their ICC World Twenty20 squad. More

*      Twenty20 World Cup Warm Ups Good crowds watched the four warm ups on June 1st At Lord's Ireland and Netherlands tie but Ireland win the eliminater over Scorecard

*      ICC World Twenty20 2009 about to get underway in England will be broadcast in a total of 218 countries across six continents, it was confirmed today. More

*      ICC  World Cricket League Division Seven 2009 Final Guernsey won toss and bat,Qamar Saeed seals Guernsey's fate as Bahrain take the title: At King George V Playing Field Guernsey  204-9,50 overs(Farbrache 51,Qamar Saeed 5-44) v Bahrain 207-7,46.1 overs(Qamar Saeed 55*) by 3 wickets Scorecard   Points Table Guernsey gain promotion More

*      Nomads CC from UK had avery enjoyable wekend in Vienna despite losing both matches to Vienna CC More

*      European Presidents Day at Lord's May 9th sees England wrap up test over West Indies inside three days More 

*      Mallorca won the Balearic Cricket Championship in Ibiza writes Wendy Peters More

*      Sussex will aid Guernsey in their preparation for May’s ICC World Cricket League tournament with two one-day friendlies on the island. More

*      Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer will help Cricket España and Madrid Cricket Club catch the spirit during ICC centenary year celebrations from 25 to 27 April.More

*      MCC complete three match visit to Sporting Alfas More   Lose to Forty Club of Spain  but beat Sporting Alfas,rain runied the third game which was abandoned without a ball bowled

*      Scots to examine World Cup flop More BBC

*       Mill Hill School beat Spain U-19s by 1 run thanks toa century from Rossington  More to complete highly successful Youth tournament at La Manga

*      ICC World Cup Qualifier Final  Irish are champions thrashing Canadians by 9 wickets,Johnston takes 5-14  and Porterfield hits ton Scorecard: Dutch beat Kenyans by 6 wickets to take third place Scorecard: Afghans confirm new status with convincing second victory over hapless Scots  the former Champions Scorecard  Telegraph

*      Ireland's indifferent final display helped Kenya win a World Cup place but they still  finished top of Super Eights table and contest ICC World Cup Qualifier final against Canadians More Scorecard

*      Scots finish with a win and a belated Hamilton ton to retain Official international ODI status but miss out on 2011 World Cup More  Scorecard

*      Disappointed Denmark finish last in World Cup Qualifying Competition More

*      Kensington made their third visit to Menorca over 1st weekend in April,enjoyed the sunshine and won both matches More

*      Former Spanish International and current Sporting Alfas player Jaime Catala has secured a five month temporary position working as an Administration Assistant at the ICC Europe Offices in Lords, London. More

*      Andre  van Troost quits as Netherlands CEO after only five months in tenure More

*       Nomads Cc make annual visit to L'Alfaz del pi win two lose two More

*      ICC take note of Dubai's Israel stance  More

*      Perth County Cricket Club, one of the oldest in Scotland with one of the proudest heritages, is facing closure later this week reports Neil Drysdale Glasgow Herald.

*      Leading Dutch clubs signed up for the biggest package of changes to the domestic game since the introduction of limited-overs cricket at their meeting with the KNCB management on Wednesday evening. More

*      ECC Development & Performance Conference February 10-12th at Lord's.

*      Seven teams from the Barcelona area will play in a regionalised league structure for the first time this year,2009. Barcelona, Bengali, Shaheen and Cataluna will be joined by newcomers Cornella, Barcelona Internationals and Pakistan Punjab. More

*      Tony Judd is to rejoin the Scotland management set-up, acting as assistant coach and performance analyst.More

*      Pepsi ICC European  Development Programme has announced its most extensive tournament schedule to date which will see at least 28 European nations compete in 11 tournaments throughout July, August and September next year. More

*      Pepsi ICC European Development Programme has announced the names of thirteen of Europe’s finest young cricketers who will travel to South Africa in February to take part in the seventh annual ICC European Academy. More

*      Belgium Cricket Office opns fulltime.Martin O’Connor, an honorary life member and a former honorary secretary and youth cricket co-ordinator, as the manager. More

*      Scotland turn professional for World Cup. All 25 players in the elite squad are to be offered payments of one sort or another at a cost to the governing body of £200,000 a year writes Lewis Stuart Timesonline

*      Ireland & Scotland in Group A while Netherlands and Denmark in Group B in world Cup Qualifying Competition to be played in South Africa More

*      Ireland women to compete in new look LV Women's County championship announce ECB More

*      Finland holds major junior cricket event at Kuortane Sports Institute together with National Squad. More

*      Amjad Khan the Copenhagen born Kent quick bowler has been called up to the England squad in India More

*      Guernsy make enjoyable tour to Abu Dhabi  Report

*      La Manga Club, the proposed location of the European Cricket Council Eurocricket Academy goes bust in Spain Timesonline

*      ICC Intercontinental Cup Final Irish eyes are smiling as skipper leads them to 9 wicket victory: At Port Elizabeth SA Namibia win toss and bat  then lose 5 wickets,Louis Burger rescues the innings.Ireland succumb to Snyman Cusack and Johnston excepting.Namibia dig in to build lead but collapse instead and Ireland seize their chance to win comfotably  Namibia 245,90 overs(L Burger 72 & 145,62.3 overs(Rankin 4-39,Connell 3-36) lost to Ireland  195,73(Cusack 95*,Johnson 58,Snyman 5-53,S Burger 4-23) & 201-1,58 overs(N O'Brien 119*,Cusack 39*) Scorecard

*      ICC Development committee met in Spain for first time at La Manga club November 6/7,2008More

*      Nomads win 2 but lose 3 and draw another in their annual October visit to La Manga and Alfas More 

*      Ibiza host three touring UK teams in September Cricket Week  More

*      ICC Intercontinental Cup   Ireland snatch vital victory in low scoring match to end Namibia's winning run:At Winhoek Ireland 69,28.3 overs(Snyman 4-22.Klazinga 4-11) & 164,48.3 overs(K Burger 5-60) beat Namibia 119,28.3 overs(Connell4-24,recovered from 37-7) & 106,28 overs(Rankin 5-39) by 8 runs Scorecard Preview Match Report & Table

*      Cricket played at new ground at Tarragona for the first time. This is the first new ground for many years in Spain despite a fast growing number of new clubs More

*      DSSC Berlin, East League champion and reigning DCB champion, secured its sixth German club championship title with a well-fought victory over HSV Hamburg, winners of the North League, at the Mümmelmannsberg ground on Sunday 14th September in Hamburg, their third championship win in a row  writes Brian Fell

*      Fifth 6 a side festival for Wandering clubs took place at Vilamoura Portugal More 

*      Development of cricket in eastern Europe took a step forward this season when unofficial national teams from five countries competed for the Prague International Twenty20 Cricket Cup 2008. More

*      Badalona crowned Spain's Twenty20 Champion Club at La Manga October 1st  More

*      ICC World League Divison 4 Dar es Salaam Italy bounce back from Hong Kong defeat to tounce Fiji by 251 runs,Northcote hit a ton Italy 315-5,50 overs beat Fiji 64,19.3 overs by 251 runs Scorecard

*      ICC World League Divison 4 Dar es Salaam Tanzania beat Fiji, Hong Kong beat Italy, Afghanistan beat Fiji   Roundup

*      Italy play Hong Kong in Tournament opener in Dar es Salaam October 4th ICC World Cricket League Division 4 More

*     Cricket Ireland  announced a 15-man squad for the Intercontinental Cup tour of Namibia and Kenya. Former captain, Trent Johnston has made himself available for the whole duration of the trip, including the one-day international games with Kenya and Zimbabwe. More

*     Ryan ten Doeshate named ICC Associate Player of the year More

*     Valencia Green emerged as the 2008 champions of Spanish cricket after beating Barcelona in a hard fought game at La Manga More

*     Jersey beat Guernsey to take Europe division 2 title More

*     Nomads win 2 and lose 1 on annual Bank Holiday  trip to Paris Region Report & Pics  Scorecards & More Pics.

*     Belgium finishes top in Europe division 2 Under 17s Championship in Germany beating Italy in Final August 9-15 More Report

*     Successful Swiss Under 11s tour to Middlesex Win 1, Lose 1, Tie 1 More

*     ICC Twenty 20 World Cup Qualifiers at Stormont Final Ireland v Netherlands Match abandoned without a ball bowled Scorecard 5th place Canada beat Bermuda by 8 wickets Scorecard

*     ICC Twenty 20 World Cup Qualifiers at Stormont Ireland Semi Finals Kenya lost to Ireland by 4 wickets with 5 balls to spare Scorecard, Scotland lost to Netherlands by 5 wickets with 2 overs to go Scorecard Irish and Dutch in Final and qualify for 20/20 World Cup.

*     Europe Championship Division 1 in Ireland July 31st Ireland won a much messed up game with Scotland D/L Method to retain Division 1 title Scorecard, Netherlands v Denmark was abandoned without a ball bowled.Italy and Norway abandoned Table and Results Summary  Photo Gallery  Euro supremacy eludes Scots again writes Jon Coates The Scotsman

*     Europe Championship Division 1 in Ireland July 29th Denmark beat Norway by 8 wickets as Klokker hits century Scorecard,Scotland beat Netherlands by 6 wickets as Blain takes 5-22 Scorecard and Ireland beat Italy by 4 wickets Scorecard 

*     Europe Championship Division 1 in Ireland Dutch beat Norway by 370 runs  as Reekers hits 196 Scorecard, Ireland beat Denmark by 5 wickets Scorecard, Scots beat Italy by 6 wickets Scorecard 

*     Italy surprises Dutch in Europe Championship Division 1 who self destruct with 44 extras More Scorecard Ireland beat Norway by 8 wickets Scorecard  Scots beat Denmark by 6 wickets Scorecard

*     ICC and ECB reaffirm support of mandatory release of Associate players for international matches and respect for FTP events More

*     ICC Intercontinental Cup  Scots thrash Canada Scotland 374,130.5 overs beat Canada 79,38.2 overs & f/o 130,58.3 overs by an innings & 165 runs Scorecard  and beat Bemuda at Hamilton Scorecard  Points Table

*     ICC Intercontinental Cup Botha hits ton for Ireland but Connel routs Dutch:At Rotterdam Ireland 400,99 overs(Botha 172,K O'Brien 79,Poynter 76*)  beat Netherlands 127,53.4 overs(Connel 4-41) & f/o 206,91 overs(Connel 6-28) by an innings & 67 runs  Scorecard

*     ICC to pump US$300m into the worldwide development of cricket below Full Members.Bulgaria,Estonia and Turkey elected Affiliate members.Guernsey elevated to Associate. More

*     Scots batting wilts before Kiwi bowlers:At Aberdeen Triseries Match 3 Scotland 101,33.3 overs lost to New Zealand 102-2,14.4 overs(Taylor 14.4 overs) by 8 wickets

*     Scots defeat depleted Irish.Hamilton hits ton:At Aberdeen Tri-series Ireland 210-8,50 overs(Haire 54,Nel 4-25) lost to Scotland 211-5,47.3 overs(Hamilton 115,C Smith 59) by 5 wickets Scorecard

*     Kiwis enjoy batting in Scotland,McCullum runs riot,Ireland without their England county championship players no match for Kiwi bowler and so crash to record LOI defeat:At Aberdeen Tri-series Match 1 New Zealand 402-2,50 overs(McCullum 163,Marshall 159,Taylor 59*) beat Ireland  112,28.4 overs Scorecard It seems rather silly, indeed grossly discourteous to spectators and visitors, to put out a 2nd XI for such a match Ed

*        Scots name Intercontinental Cup squad  to head west ‘over the pond’ next month to play two four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup matches, against Bermuda (July 10-13) and Canada (July 16-19). More

*     MCC win one, lose three, in Germany reports Andrew Nixon Cricketeurope

*     Ireland beat Bangladesh 'A' by 82 runs in Twenty20 at Eglinton Scorecard

*     Ireland beat Lashings by 8 wickets with two balls to go June 22 Scorecard

*     Third Zuoz Junior Cricket Tournament in Alps bigger than ever June 14/15 More

*     President Ray Mali and President-Elect David Morgan pay tribute to the late John Wright of Ireland CU More

*     Cricketworld Groundmanship awards 2008 encompases all of Europe More

*     MCC tour to Germany   Match results and 'shoot out' More

*     Lanzarotte C C Remain Unbeaten More

*     Andrew Nixon's weekly Roundup Week 6 CricketEurope

*     Ten Hungarian based cricketer’s, and two from the Czech Republic, spent two intensive days on an “ICC Introduction to Cricket” course at the University in Budapest. ICC Europe coach Tim Dellor travelled to Hungary to lead the course. More

*     Scots, Irish & Dutch are among six leading Associates competing for the prize berth as ICC announces schedule for World Twenty20 Qualifier in Belfast.  More

*     Representatives from Ireland,Scotland, Netherlands join those from other leading ICC Associates at the World Academy Of Sport,  Manchester Busines School  seeking the pathway to success More 

*     Inexperienced Danes no match for Dutch at Twenty20 writes Peter Power

*     Danes record 1st victory over Dutch since 1972 as Klokker hits ton and L Hedergaard take 'fifer' in a real thriller writes Peter Power :At Svanholme Park Denmark 264-7,50 overs(Klokker 119,Pedersen 81,de Grooth 5-43) beat Netherlands 256,49.4 overs(Bakas 69,de Grooth 54,L Hedergaard 4- 40) by 5 runs   Scorecard

*     Jersey come second and continue to next stage while Germany came 7th and Norway 9th in ICC World Cricket League Division I More

*    MCC Women enjoyed a successful tour of the Channel Islands in early May. MCC provided both competition and coaching to the Islanders More

*     Mallorca win Balearic Cup May 2008 in controversial circumstances as all three islands won one match each More

*     Ireland & Scotland to play Australia on next 'Ashes 'Tour 2009 More

*     Wins over HAC and Great Missendon Pelicans mark successful visit of Vienna CC to England in May More

*     Scotland overwhelmed by Lancs in Friends Provident opener Scorecard  Kevin O'Brien takes 4 wkts as Ireland contain Notts but batting fails the challenge so Ireland lose by 56 runs Scorecard

*     Pink ball makes debut at Lord's More  MCC beat Scotland as Darren Bicknell hits unbeaten century Scorecard

*     Israel announces visit of India 'A' to mark 60th anniversary in July 2008. An Israel Invitation XI will play.So who's a Jewish or Jewish origin first Class or international cricketer? click here for answers and full story

*     Dutch Cricket faces serious financial and hence development problems reports Rod Lyall CricketEurope

*     Dutch beat Norfolk comfortably thanks to Zuiderant ton at Amstelveen Rod Lyall Reports Norfolk beat Dutch 'A' Match Report

*     ECC 10th Annual Centre of Excellance underway with 27 of Europe’s most promising young cricketers will participate in the tenth annual ICC European Centre of Excellence at the La Manga Club, Spain from the 7th – 12th April. More

*     ICC Intercontinental Cup Namibia's last pair add 47 runs to snatch victory by 1 wicket.  Twenty wickets fall on first day as Scotland takes 1st innings lead:At Windhoek Scotland 140,54.1 overs(Blain 34,Hamilton 32,Snyman 4-40) & 211,76.2 overs(Watts 54,Sheikh 63,KB Burger 6-62) v Namibia 115,32.5 overs(Blain 5-45,Wright 4-38) & 237-9,92.3overs(S Burger 79,Kotze 38*Blain 4-61) Scorecard  Report  Points Table Namibia go top while Scots face herculean task to reach final. A cruel result for Scotland who flew from the frozen north plus a few days local practise.

*   ICC Intercontinental Cup Dutch bowl themselves to victory depite lower order UAE heroics.ten Doeschate passes 1000 Intercontinental Cup runs as he and Zuidrerent score 232 for 2nd wkt then wickets tumble:At Dubai Netherlands 287,91 overs & 343,96.2 over(Zuiderent 149*,ten Doeschate 146.Arshad Ali 4-99) v UAE 289,96 overs &  277,85 overs(M Tauqir 64,Fernandes 54,S Sarwar 54,Schiferi 3-47) ScorecardPoints Table

*     Birmingham University CC visit La Manga early April and beat a Spanish XI twice,first by 8 wickets and then much closer by 2 runs. In an unscheduled contest the students lost a 20/20 to Spain by 7 wickets ...in another age this would have been described as the 'beer match' and the result an irrelevancy!

*     Mike Gatting launched a new ICC Europe coaching initiative, the European Coaches Association (ECA), at Lord’s Cricket Ground March 28th. More

*     Diary from European Academy February stay in Mumbai written by  Kieron Ferrary More

*     Spanish Development XI defeat Irish Under 15 side at La Manga More

*     Stockport CC & Brooklands CC from Cheshire visited Malta in late March More

*     Cryptics who have been touring overseas for some 80 years visited Alfas del Pi ,Spain, won two and lost one but for extras it may have been a clean sweep More

*     ICC Intercontinental Cup Namibia wrap up overwhelming win despite ten Doeschate century.Eighteen wickets fall on day two as Dutch forced to follow on.Namibia make Dutch bowlers suffer on day 1:At Windhoek Namibia 337,96 overs(Williams 73,L Burger 57,Snyman 54,A Burger 81) & 94-3,19.3 overs beat Netherlands 107,36 overs & 323,91 overs(Zuiderent 52, ten Doeschate 116,K Burger 5-27) by 7 wickets Scorecard Namibai go top of table Points Table  Competition Report

*     Tamin Iqbal century sets up big Bangladesh total.Run out mayhem destroys Irish chase:At Dhaka 3rd LOI Bangladesh 293-7,50 overs(T Iqbal 129,S Nafees 59,Langford-Smith 3-53) v Ireland 214,45.3 overs(N O'Brien 70) Scorecard  BBC Report Oz/Irish skipper Trent Johnston announces break from international cricket. 

*     Contrasting results for Nomads CC on annual March visit to Costa Blanca Spain More 

*      Ireland's run of victories(over Essex  and Abu Dhabi XI)  comes to an  end in Dhaka:1st LOI Ireland 185-7,50 v Bangladesh 186-2,39.5 overs(S Nafees 90*,M Ashraful 64*) Scorecard  Eoin Morgan hits 196* off 171 balls v Abu Dhabi   Bangladesh bowl themselves to series victory as Irish batting fails the test again:At Dhaka Bangladesh 246-8,50 overs(S Nafees 60,A Ahmed 61,Langford-Smith 3-43) v Ireland 162,38.3 overs(F Reza 5-42,A Razzak 3-27)  Scorecard Bangladesh lead 3 match series 2-0 Tour

*     Barclays Capital beat Polygons to take the first ever Brno Winter Trophy,6-a-side indoors.Slovakia defeated Czech Republic in televised match at same venue.Twelve clubs competed. More to come

*      Vienna won the Winter Cup Indoor 6-a-side on February 24th More

*      Ireland Under-19s beat Zimbabwe in World Cup Play-offs More England thrashed by India in quarter-finals More

*      Denmark win ECC Indoor 6-a-side competition in Finland,4th success in 5 years More

*    Europe does well in ICC's Global Development awards More

*    A  poor week for Irish cricket girls and boys wries Pete Johnson    More

*    Israelis host their first ever international cricket match but lose close contest by 5 runs to Croatia who are promoted to Europe Division 2 Report

*    HAC cricket club visited Austria in late September beating Vienna CC twice at their ground at Seebahn More

*    Triple Triumph in Paris so Jeremy pays the price,Nomads beat Chantilly,Thoiry & SAC  More 

*    Dutch bat first but de Grooth misses ton and set target way beyond Bermudans:At Rotterdam Netherlands 315-8,50 overs(de Grooth 97,Kervezee 62,Bukhari 60) v Bermuda 143.38 overs Scorecard

*    Indians easily defeat Scots:Only LOI at Glasgow Scotland 203-9,46 overs v India 212-3,39.5 Scorecard

*    Intercontinental Cup Dutch slaughter Bermudans but de Grooth falls short of double century:At Amstelveen Bermuda 183,59 overs(Romaine 103*,Panchal 5-34) & 183,58.3 overs(Leverock 52,Panchal 3-44,Schifeili 3-49) v Netherlands 410,114 overs(Kervezee 69,de Grooth 196,G O'Brien 5-108) Scorecard

*    Match drawn with Irish in lead after play washed out for day 3.Ireland's mid order restore momentum after Scots make inroads into Irish reply and take first innings into substantial lead.Tons for Botha & Cusack,Scots tail wags furiously to double score.Blain misses out on ton.Intercontinental Cup at Stormont Scotland 314,148.4overs(Blain 93,K Obrien 4-38) v Ireland 473-7,110 overs(NJ O'Brien 84,Botha 186,Cusack 130)  Scorecard So Ireland 9 pts Scotland 3. Match Report  Pics from Cricketeurope

*    Intercontinental Cup Scots thrash Dutch after  Watson & McCallum centuries lead Scots recovery after 3 early wkts fall and 1st innings lead: At Aberdeen Netherlands 256 & 138 v Scotland 452(Watson 154, NF McCallum 181) Scorecard 

*    Carmel & district Cc from Flintshire tour Baltic States and russia visiting Tallin, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Moscow and Riga Full Tour Report

*    Jersey  took  the crown beating both Guernsey and Isle of Man in top play-offs, Jersey were unbeatTallin, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Moscow and Rigaen throughout winning their both their Group a matches as well.Of the non 'British/Commonealth/Empire competitors Belgium came highest. The progress of France and Italy remains disappointing.Player of the Tournament was awarded to D Kniveton (Isle of Man). More

*    First Test Match Ever in Netherlands;At RotterdamSouth Africa Women 159-5,58.3 overs(Terblanche 60*) v Netherlands Women  Scorecard