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CricketEurope News Archive 2006
NEPAL
Nepal review 2006
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A successful year, but with failures in the important matches, remained the story of Nepali cricket in 2006.
CRICKETEUROPE
Hosts Malaysia given Under 19 World Cup place
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Only one European nation will qualify for the 2008 tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
CRICKETEUROPE
Jersey applies for ICC Associate membership
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Jersey hopes to become Europe's 11th Associate member country.
ICUP
Namibia demolish UAE in two days
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Namibia may be out of running for the final, but they go down fighting with a demolition job on the UAE.
ICUP
Seven-wicket win for Dutch in Pretoria
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The Netherlands beat Canada in the penultimate over of the third day.
ICUP
Canada battle to avoid innings defeat
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Canada are still 112 runs behind The Netherlands in Pretoria, with five wickets in hand.
ICUP
ten Doeschate joins a select company
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Dutch star becomes ninth man to score 250 and take six wickets in the same match.
ICUP
ten Doeschate tenDoes it again
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The Netherlands end the first day in Pretoria with a solid first-innings lead.
ICUP
Changes at the top for Intercontinental Cup clash
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Injuries and absences mean limited choices for Tuesday's final Group A match in Pretoria.
CRICKETEUROPE
CricketEurope rankings updated
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Kenyans Tikolo and Odoyo top the latest individual rankings while Bermuda slips in the team rankings.
CRICKETEUROPE
Canada stagger over the line, but take vital bonus point
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Canada beat Bermuda by three wickets, but their batting nearly threw the game away.
CRICKETEUROPE
Canada secure a five-wicket win in Potchefstroom
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A fine stand between Ashish Bagai and Sunil Dhaniram leads Canada to victory over Bermuda.
CRICKETEUROPE
Bermuda, Netherlands and Canada ODI tri-series
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Bermuda, Netherlands and Canada meet over the next week in an ODI tri-series in South Africa.
ICUP
Ten Doeschate hits another century
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A second century of the match from Ryan ten Doeschate enlivened the final stages of a drawn Intercontinental Cup match in Pretoria.
CRICKETEUROPE
African teams begin countdown to Women's World Cup
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Regional qualifying tournament starts in Kenya on 8 December.
CRICKETEUROPE
Leading Associate umpire to edit ACUS journal
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Paul Baldwin takes over as editor of the Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers house journal.
ICUP
Bermuda take first innings points in Pretoria
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An unbroken stand of 213 between Hemp and Mukuddem puts Bermuda ahead.
CRICKETEUROPE
European Tournaments 2007
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Provisional details of the 2007 European tournament programme.
ICUP
Bermuda's day in Pretoria
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The Netherlands find the going tough as Bermuda slam on the brakes.
ICUP
Dutch take first-day honours
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The Netherlands had the better of the first day of their match against Bermuda, although 23 overs were lost.
CRICKETEUROPE
Career statistics raise interesting questions
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Analysis of the career records of the Bermuda, Canada and The Netherlands squads that will be playing each other over the coming weeks.
CRICKETEUROPE
WTC coach hopes for World Cup surprises
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Report on the latest victory for the ICC WTC side against Northerns.
CRICKETEUROPE
2007 ECB One Day Trophy fixtures
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Ireland and Scotland fixtures and dates for the 2007 ECB One Day Trophy.
CRICKETEUROPE
Winter Training Camp batsmen shine but sun does not
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Canadian Abdool Samad scored a quick-fire century against the North-West Dragons in Potchefstroom before the rain came.
CRICKETEUROPE
WTC suffer first loss
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The ICC Winter Training Camp team suffered its first defeat, going down by 64 runs to Northerns in Pretoria.
CRICKETEUROPE
100 per cent for ICC WTC
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The ICC Winter Training Camp beat a Northerns XI by 5 wickets in Pretoria.
ICUP
Rain ruins Bermuda's Intercontinental Cup hopes in Kenya
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Two days of rain in Nairobi washed away Bermuda's hopes of reaching the Intercontinental Cup final.
ICUP
Bermuda bowl their way back into match
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Saleem Mukuddem inspired a fightback from Bermuda on a rain-hit second day of their Intercontinental Cup clash against Kenya.
ICUP
Bermuda struggle on opening day
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Kenya bowled Bermuda out cheaply on the opening day of their Intercontinental Cup match in Nairobi.
CRICKETEUROPE
CricketEurope Rankings (4)
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Our final set of rankings is for the top batsmen in the six High Performance Program countries.
IRELAND
Bobby Rao speaks out
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The former India and Ireland batsman feels that he has been badly let down by Irish cricket.
CRICKETEUROPE
CricketEurope Rankings (3)
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Our rankings of the top bowlers in the six High Performance Program countries.
CRICKETEUROPE
CricketEurope Rankings (2)
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Our initial global rankings for 75 Associate and Affiliate countries.
CRICKETEUROPE
CricketEurope Rankings (1)
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Our new CricketEurope Monthly Rankings begin with those for the six ICC High Performance countries.
CRICKETEUROPE
Victories for ICC Winter Training Camp team
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The ICC WTC side began their match schedule with victories over Highveld Strikers in Pretoria.
CRICKETEUROPE
ICC Global Cricket Academy will break new ground
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Soil from around the world will ensure attendees will experience every type of conditions.
CRICKETEUROPE
The future of women's cricket
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ICC Global Development Manager Matthew Kennedy on how he sees women's cricket developing around the world.
CRICKETEUROPE
Top Associates make most of training camp
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Head coach is impressed as players get tips from top coaches at the ICC Winter Training Camp.
CRICKETEUROPE
How good are the best of the rest?
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Tim Brooks selects the eleven players to make up his Associate Nations team.
NEPAL
Binod's 50: yet another achievement
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If anybody is qualified to be the icon of Nepali cricket, then it is lean fast bowler Binod Das.
CRICKETEUROPE
Replacement ground named for World Cup warmups
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Ireland and Canada will now play their World Cup warmup games at the UWI ground in Trinidad.
CRICKETEUROPE
Winter Training Camp raises the bar
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The second annual ICC Winter Training Camp gets under way in South Africa with 24 players from the six top Associate countries.
CRICKETEUROPE
Modest progress and occasional controversy mark European season
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Rod Lyall looks back on the European international summer – and casts forward to the World Cup.
WCL
Opportunities for Europe as WCL expands
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Norway and perhaps Jersey get the chance to join the ICC's global competitions.
WCL
Tanzania win WCL Africa Division 2
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Tanzania's victory in Dar es Salaam completes the line-up for next year's World Cricket League Division 3.
WCL
UAE win the ACC Trophy
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The UAE defeated Hong Kong by 5 wickets in the Asian Cricket Council Trophy final in Kuala Lumpur.
WCL
Bermuda are champions as USA crash
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Bermuda became Americas champions as the USA fell to a ten wicket defeat against Canada.
WCL
Caymans clinch WCL 3 spot
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The Cayman Islands defeated Argentina to claim the Americas qualifying place in next year's World Cricket League Division 3.
WCL
Americas title in the balance
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With Bermuda and USA being abandoned as a no result, the USA need to beat Canada to take the Americas title from Bermuda.
WCL
Canada defeat gloom and Argentina
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Canada found some winning form in a comfortable 9 wicket Duckworth-Lewis win over Argentina.
WCL
Third to eight place decided in ACC Trophy
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Afghanistan surprise Nepal to clinch third place as Duckworth Lewis settles all three play-offs.
WCL
UAE and Hong Kong in Asian final
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UAE and Hong Kong will meet in the final of the Asian Cricket Council Trophy in Kuala Lumpur.
WCL
Tanzania set the pace in Dar es Salaam
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Hosts Tanzania have won both their opening games in the WCL Africa 1st Division tournament.
WCL
USA set up Bermuda showdown
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The USA cruised to a comfortable 7 wicket win over Argentina on the third day of the Americas Championship.
WCL
Bermuda make it three in a row
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Bermuda registered their third successive win at the Americas Championship with a 93 run victory over the Cayman Islands.
WCL
Cann blasts Bermuda to victory
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Lionel Cann's 139 against Argentina came from just 68 balls and included 13 sixes.
WCL
Caymans crush dismal Canada
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The Americas Championship is turned upside down by the shock defeat of defending champions Canada by the Cayman Islands.
WCL
WCL Division 3 spot up for grabs in Tanzania
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The African cricket focus shifts to the associate nationss, with the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 tournament in Tanzania.
WCL
Two tons seal USA victory
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Centuries from Massiah and Nadkarni steered a new-look USA to a comfortable win over the Cayman Islands on the opening day of the Americas Championship.
WCL
Bermuda defeats Canada - again
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The WCL Americas 1st Division Championships begins with yet another defeat for the home team.
CRICKETEUROPE
Weekend of contention and ill-feeling
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Do three outbreaks of controversy and dissent within 48 hours tell us something about the current state of cricket?
CRICKETEUROPE
The greatest mismatch in international history?
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It took Nepal just two legal deliveries to win their match against Myanmar at the Asian Cricket Council Trophy in Kuala Lumpur.
ICUP
Intercontinental Cup tie is abandoned
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Despite two days of sunshine and dry weather, the wicket at Aberdeen could not be made playable for the conclusion of the game between Ireland and Scotland.
ICUP
Rollercoaster of a day in Aberdeen
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Nine wickets fall for 32 runs at the end of the second day of the Intercontinental Cup match between Scotland and Ireland.
ICUP
Last wicket pair holds up Ireland
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Report on the opening day of the Intercontinental Cup tie between Scotland and Ireland from Ian Callender at Mannofield.
ICUP
Canada wins in the final hour
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Canada won their second Intercontinental Cup match, beating Bermuda in the last hour of play in Toronto.
ICUP
Scotland and Ireland prepare for winner-takes-all clash
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Defeat could end either side's chances of making the ICC Intercontinental Cup final.
ICUP
Rain holds up Canada
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Bermuda go in to the last day of their Intercontinental Cup match against Canada facing an innings defeat.
ICUP
Davison and Billcliff share massive partnership
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165 in 175 balls from John Davison puts Canada in control of their Intercontinental Cup match against Bermuda.
ICUP
Canada v Bermuda day 1
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Bermuda's batsmen show grit and determination to end up on 333 for nine.
WCL
Ireland are European Champions
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Ireland's victory in the European First Division Championship caps a wonderful summer for them.
WCL
Norway win promotion from WCL Europe Division 2
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Norway won the European Second Division title and promotion to the First Division after defeating Jersey in the final in Glasgow.
CE
Canada have chance to put one foot in final
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Canada has the chance to put one foot in the final of the ICC Intercontinental Cup if it can secure victory over Bermuda in the four-day encounter in Toronto on Saturday.
CE
Awesome August for ICC Associates and Affiliates
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August is the busiest month ever for the developing cricket world, as the international calendar for non-Test playing international teams confirms.
CE
Canada win thriller in Toronto
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Canada defeated Kenya by just 25 runs in an exciting climax to their Intercontinental Cup match.
CE
Kenya need a further 246 against Canada
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Day 3 of the Intercontinental Cup match between Kenya and Canada ended with neither country in a commanding position.
CE
Kenyan effort falls just short
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Kenya failed by just 4 runs to match Canada's first innings score on the second day of their Intercontinental Cup match.
CE
Kenya desperate for victory in clash with Canada
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Toronto hosts a must win game for last year's Intercontinental Cup finalists.
CE
European umpire to stand in ODIs
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Germany's Paul Baldwin will umpire all three ODIs in the forthcoming European Championships.
CE
Two Associates for Twenty20 Championship
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Top two teams from January's World Cricket League will play in the 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Championship.
CE
Counties must release players
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English counties must now release players from Associate nations for all ODIs against Full Members as well as World Cup qualifying events.
OCE
Fiji to take on the world
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Fiji booked a place in Division 3 of the ICC World Cricket League after securing the EAP Cricket Trophy with a win over Japan.
CE
Europe lose to MCC
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The MCC completed a comfortable five-wicket victory in their match against a European XI in Rotterdam.
OCE
Japan take points in thriller over Cook Islands
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Japan overcame a fast finishing Cook Islands to secure a two wicket victory in match 3 of the EAP Cricket Trophy.
CE
Europe v MCC preview
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A European XI takes the field for the first time, against MCC in Rotterdam.
OCE
Fiji send an early signal
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Fiji started with a comfortable eight wicket victory against Japan in the opening match of the 2006 EAP Cricket Trophy in Brisbane.
OCE
Must win tournament for Fiji starts tomorrow
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According to Col. Ilaisa Kacisolomone, Cricket Fiji's Chairman, victory in the East Asia-Pacific Cup is not just preferable, it's simply essential.
CE
Associate and Affiliate International Umpires Panel
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Paul Baldwin of Germany is one of six umpires appointed to the inaugural panel.
CE
Associate nation coaches link up for summit
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The coaches from the six Associate qualifiers for the World Cup get together to review their programs ahead of the tournament.
CE
Europe side to play MCC
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Craig Wright will captain the Europe side against the MCC in Rotterdam on 29 June.
CE
Sky is no match for Channel 4
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James Fitzgerald argues that Sky Sport's coverage of Test cricket doesn't compare favourably with that provided previously by Channel 4.
CE
No riff-raff, please
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Members only, gentlemen. This is our club. No riff-raff. Jon Coates reflects further on Matthew Engel's controversial comments.
CE
Argentina win promotion
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Argentina defeated the Bahamas to win the Americas Division 2 title and qualify for the Division 1 tournament in Toronto later this year.
CE
Argentina and Bahamas in decider
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Their victory over Suriname means that hosts Argentina will meet Bahamas in the match to decide promotion from the Americas Division II championship.
CE
Bahamas win again in Buenos Aires
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The Bahamas defeated Panama by 9 wickets to become clear leaders of the Americas Division II tournament.
CE
Bahamas on top
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Bahamas moved to the top of the ICC Americas WCL Division 2 table in Buenos Aires with a 5 wicket victory over a weary Suriname side.
CE
Argentina make it two out of two
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There were victories for hosts Argentina and the Bahamas in the World Cricket League, Americas Division 2, tournament in Buenos Aires.
IRENEDSCO
ICC reveals playing conditions for Intercontinental Cup
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On the eve of the first group match, the ICC has released the playing conditions for the revamped Intercontinental Cup competition.
CE
Suriname takes first step to World Cup 2011
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Suriname beat Turks & Caicos to clinch the ICC Americas WCL Division 3 Championship.
CE
Pakistan retain Under 19 title
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Pakistan became the first side to retain the Under 19 World Cup after their fast bowlers produced a remarkable performance against India.
CE
High Performance membership brings status questions in its wake
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Rod Lyall argues that the ICC's expansion of ODI status to include its High Performance countries requires the classification of their other matches to be upgraded.
CE
Morgan is CricketEurope choice
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Ireland international batsman Eoin Morgan has been voted CricketEurope's Under 19 Player of 2005.
CE
Under 19 World Cup 2004
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In our final Under 19 World Cup preview article David Potter looks back at the 2004 tournament in Bangladesh where the games drew huge crowds.
CE
Under 19 World Cup 2002
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New Zealand, the 'Land of the Long White Cloud', hosted the 2002 Under 19 World Cup, with Scotland the only European representatives.
CE
Under 19 World Cup 2000
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We continue our series with a look back at the 2000 Under 19 World Cup, also held in Sri Lanka, in which Ireland and the Netherlands both participated.
CE
New-look Cup a problem in global logistics
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Rod Lyall considers the dilemmas facing the organisers of the ICC's restructured first-class competition for the Associate nations.
IRESCO
Under 19 World Cup practice matches
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A roundup of the first series of official practice matches in Colombo, with Ireland scraping home against Scotland.
CE
Under 19 World Cup 1998
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The second of our features building up to the Under 19 World Cup looks at the 1998 tournament held in South Africa.
CE
Cricket on Ice
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The eighteenth Cricket on Ice tournament will take place this coming weekend in St. Moritz
IRENEDSCO
Intercontinental Cup 2006 schedule announced
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The ICC Intercontinental Cup 2006 will consist of 14 matches scheduled to take place across four continents.
CE
Under 19 World Cup 1988
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As part of the build up to the Under 19 World Cup Cricket Europe takes a look back at previous competitions starting with the inaugural tournament in 1988.
CE
We're only here for the cricket!
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Umpeye goes Namibian as CricketEurope's Paul Baldwin reports on his experience as an umpire at the ICC Intercontinental Trophy Semi-finals.
CE
Umpeye goes Malaysia
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ICC Associate & Affiliate umpires panel member Paul Baldwin on his experiences in Kuala Lumpur during the World Cup Qualifying Series tournament earlier in the year.
ALL
ICC Cricket World League
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This initiative beginning in 2007 will introduce a system of three new global leagues for non-Test countries. In this article we look at how the World League will operate.
CE
Cup success vital to Kenya
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For the 2003 World Cup semi-finalists, victory in this year's ICC Intercontinental Cup is vital to the future of Kenyan cricket, according to its chairman Samir Inamdar.
CE
Bermuda looks for perfect year
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For Bermuda, surprise Americas zone winners, success in the finals of the ICC Intercontinental Cup would be the perfect end to a memorable year.
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