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I wouldn't mind seeing the Intercontinental Cup scrapped in favour of more 50 over matches or a new T20 Associate competition. First Class cricket has no bearing on how the ICC funds Associates (and is of limited use for preparing Associates for the competitions that do determine funding), and is no...

Some clarity from the ICC coming out of the World Cup Qualifier regarding the next competition cycle for Associates: https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/638841 Although PNG are the first side to be out of the Super Six race, there is plenty at stake for them in the remaining matches as they w...

Yes, you're right. It was one thing to help the Americans play catch-up after years of ICC inaction during the Dainty administration's tenure. However, it has gotten out of hand. At some point Cricket Canada, the Bermuda Cricket Board and the rest of the Americas boards have make some noise in prote...

Peter Della Penna live tweeting the 2018 CPL draft indicates the following Associate players have been drafted: Canada: x Nikhil Dutta (Barbados Tridents) unfortunately Nikhil's selection was subsequently rejected Hamza Tariq (Trinbago Knight Riders) USA: Jaskaran Malhotra (St Lucia Stars) Saurabh N...

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 ...