WCL
Tough tour for German national team
Germany’s national men’s team has returned from the World Cricket League Division 7 in Botswana without a win, and with only a solitary point to show for their efforts in six competition games.
A combination of improved opposition and inconsistent performances with the bat and in the field, were the main reasons for the lack of success, according to Germany captain Asif Khan. Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »
Botswana, England and hopefully Jersey
The 2013 tournament plan for the German national cricket team is slowly coming together and it promises to be a busy and interesting summer.
Botswana has once again been selected to host the ICC World Cricket League Division 7 tournament. This will take place in the second quarter of the year and will see Germany take on Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Vanuatu and Fiji. Two years ago, Germany just missed out on promotion to Division 6, finishing third in Division 7. The experience of playing on the fast bouncy wickets will hopefully be an advantage as we try to make our way into Division 6. Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »
German squad for games vs. Austria
The following players have been selected by Bundestrainer Keith Thompson for the short tour to Vienna to play Austria in two 50 over games:
ASIF KHAN, Düsseldorf (captain)
RISHI PILLAI, Köln
SATYA SRINIVAS, Köln (Wicketkeeper)
ANDRÉ LESLIE, Bonn
KASHIF MAHMOOD, Berlin
RANA JAVID IQBAL, Berlin
DILSHAN RAJUDEEN, Bonn
RAJEEV VOHRA, Hamburg
YASIR AHMED, Wiesbaden
JANARDHAN SIDDAIAHA, Karlsruhe
IMRAN CHAUDHRY, Berlin
ASHWIN PRAKASH, Berlin
FARID SHAH, Hamburg
CricketEurope: One-Day League becomes WCL Championship
by Rod Lyall
The relationship between the ICC’s new One-Day League, the existing World Cricket League structure and the qualification process for the 2015 World Cup was clarified on Tuesday with the announcement that the ODL would be ‘rebranded’ as the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship.
The eight-team competition, which got under way last June, runs parallel to the first-class Intercontinental Cup, with the top two sides after seven round-robin matches qualifying directly for the World Cup. Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »
