Peter Della Penna reports for CricInfo
“However, the Auty Cup series of 50-over matches between USA and Canada, which was tentatively slated to be held immediately after the T20 qualifiers in North Carolina, is currently in danger of being scrapped. According to a USA Cricket official, their attempts to lock in an agreement on match dates have been hampered by a lack of communication from Cricket Canada officials.
“We would be honoured to host the oldest international sporting event of all time given the longstanding tradition,” USA Cricket project officer Wade Edwards told ESPNcricinfo. “We feel it is a great opportunity for our athletes to play more competitive cricket. It is unfortunate we have not received official communication from Cricket Canada regarding this year’s event.”
A Cricket Canada official did not respond to ESPNcricinfo when contacted last week about their participation for this year’s Auty Cup.
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The Cricket Canada web site still remains unhelpful- the events page is sadly out of date, featuring a calendar of events that have mostly already passed on dates other than those listed, plus “current” matches from 2017. As an aside the web site is becoming an embarrassment for a national organization, with a shop with all items out of stock, a scoreboard ticker seemingly permanently stuck with (based on the flags displayed) Afghanistan 114/4 playing Zimbabwe, and many sections incomplete or out of date.
It would be a great shame if the Auty Cup was not played- for the historical significance, and with an improving US team, the games would be a serious test of the national squad.