inside look into expanding

[LA ICE-E]

Well here's a inside look into cricket's progress in expanding from wisden.
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisd...ry/288067.html

Also, who will be like to to get the next test status? (if you comment's "no one" than don't comment) And who will be in the next world cup?...
Discuss...

[LA ICE-E]

here's a funny quote from japan "Yes, mate, sign here to join the Baseball Club. We've made a few rule changes, mind."

[Richard]

You'd do well to read Matthew Engel's comment on the Cricket Round The World section.

Our Round the World section (page 1391) passes its century in 2006: in 14 years we have reported on cricket in 103 countries and territories. It's a part of Wisden I love. But with minor exceptions (Afghanistan, for instance, where war refugees brought the game back from their camps in Pakistan) it does not report on true expansion - although our far-flung correspondents understandably over-egg the pudding sometimes.

Overwhelmingly, the game in non-traditional countries is played by expatriates, mostly South Asian. Journalists were kidded into believing that cricket was about to burst on China, on the basis of some warm comments by civil servants and a couple of coaching courses. I have seen not one shred of evidence to back this up. Are the kids playing with tapeballs on the streets of Shanghai? Are they heck!

[LA ICE-E]

yeah i did read that..and i think he's wrong because the evidence is there- china playing its 1st womens international match...them playing in the sixes etc...

[Richard]

You know the correspondants, having been part of the same writing team for the same book, the way he does, do you?

[LA ICE-E]

no but i do know that there's been improvement because i pay attention to the minnows...if you did you would see some results too but to you all that matters is the top 8 and even if a team gets test status you'll be the 1st one to say they don't deserve it.

[Richard]

I'll say they don't deserve it.

Those correspondants on CRTW pay attention, too - and as Matthew Engel says, they often over-egg the pudding.

[andyc]

Originally Posted by LA ICE-E

yeah i did read that..and i think he's wrong because the evidence is there- china playing its 1st womens international match...them playing in the sixes etc...

I could be wrong here, given I've not gone back for over a year, but the women's international match was half made up of expat women playing against another similar team from another country (forget what it was, may have been Hong Kong). That said, it is encouraging that half the team was locals, but all the players came from the one club in Shanghai, and the majority of the locals were introduced to it through their expat boyfriends. As for the sixes (assuming you mean Hong Kong), it's a purely expat team that goes, again from the same club.

[LA ICE-E]

Originally Posted by andyc

I could be wrong here, given I've not gone back for over a year, but the women's international match was half made up of expat women playing against another similar team from another country (forget what it was, may have been Hong Kong). That said, it is encouraging that half the team was locals, but all the players came from the one club in Shanghai, and the majority of the locals were introduced to it through their expat boyfriends. As for the sixes (assuming you mean Hong Kong), it's a purely expat team that goes, again from the same club.

Well it was like in 2006 i think that i heard they toured england...and i know hong kongs like full of expats but think i read it somewhere that china was playing it...anyways the article doesn't even say all good stuff about it...theres negative stuff too...so i think its a fairly balanced article...

[Richard]

Originally Posted by andyc

I could be wrong here, given I've not gone back for over a year, but the women's international match was half made up of expat women playing against another similar team from another country (forget what it was, may have been Hong Kong). That said, it is encouraging that half the team was locals, but all the players came from the one club in Shanghai, and the majority of the locals were introduced to it through their expat boyfriends. As for the sixes (assuming you mean Hong Kong), it's a purely expat team that goes, again from the same club.

Very interesting insight from Master Cameron, there.

[LA ICE-E]

here's a better look into china... http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisd...ry/288069.html they are doing better than the usa project...cause they have the government support unlike in usa but they still have a way to go

[Richard]

And yet the writer is distinctly cautious and doesn't paint an especially optimistic picture for those who believe it's a forgone conclusion that China will soon take cricket seriously.

[Goughy]

And no mention of Bulgaria anywhere

[LA ICE-E]

Originally Posted by Richard

And yet the writer is distinctly cautious and doesn't paint an especially optimistic picture for those who believe it's a forgone conclusion that China will soon take cricket seriously.

never said it was going to happen overnight...its doesn't happen overnight...but its a good start...

[LA ICE-E]

Originally Posted by Goughy

And no mention of Bulgaria anywhere

is that a country?