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The ICC just seem to be spending money on showy things like tours, not on the extremely difficult task of increasing the numbers of women playing the game. The US will probably have to look to some schoolgirl sides to find Aussies at their level. They could have stayed much closer to home and played...

The ICC Americas qualifier is the tournament in August listed on the Cricket Canada site- USA/Belize/ Panama /Canada – California. Top 2 advance to ICC Americas finals the next year I think. Yes, the CC information was puzzling at first as the qualifying format is much different from years past. ht...

Some concerns raised about Mercuri and everything being ready for a summer 2018 launch : https://www.thestar.com/sports/2018/02/ ... maybe.html (Faraz Sarwat)

The Mercuri Group of India certainly seem to be all-in on this project. The investment is nothing like one of the Full Member T20 ventures but will have to be very substantial, nonetheless. If they do invest in a stadium it would mean they are in for the long haul and they are seeing some return on ...

This probably deserves its own topic now :) http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22550013/cricket-canada-announces-icc-approved-t20-league (Good read) Highlights: Starts July 2018 Runs for 3 weeks 6 Teams Squad of 15 (Minimum 4 Canadian-eligible players) One team to consist of West Indians (+ Cana...

A thread for Cricket Canada in the news. First item: Prime Minister Trudeau's visit to India https://i.cbc.ca/1.4546521.1519302128!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/india-canada.jpg http://gocricketgocanada.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/image21-980x450.jpeg Justin rockin' a ...

He's definite prospect as an all-rounder. After Arslan Khan, Gill was the most reliable batman at the recent U19 World Cup - an area where Canada was lacking. We must hope he continues to have overseas opportunities (he's been in NZ the past two winters) and that CC/TDCA strives to provide a highest...

I guess we can pencil in the "Mercuri" T20 league (tournament) for this summer as well. Sometime after the National T20? Journalist Peter Della Penna is reiterating that there will be some Americas T20 action for the USA this year: http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22506381/usa-cricket-announce...

For future reference: Fixtures 8 February: Kenya v UAE (Wanderers); Nepal v Namibia (WAP); Oman v Canada (Win) (Trustco UNITED) 9 February: UAE v Canada (Win) (Wanderers); Nepal v Oman (WAP); Kenya v Namibia (Trustco UNITED) 10 February: Rest/Reserve 11 February: Namibia v Oman (Wanderers); Kenya v ...

For future reference: Canada's Squad First Name Surname Designation Primary Secondary Nitish........ Kumar (captain) Batsman RHB OS Bhavindu.... Adhihetty Batsman LHB LMF Navneet..... Dhaliwal Batsman RHB RMF Ruvindu..... Gunasekera Batsman LHB RLS Nicholas..... Kirton Batsman LHB OS Srimantha... Wi...