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*Official* Emerging Nations Cricket Thread

Magrat Garlick

Global Moderator
Well that was rained off. Scotland will be fuming but it is their weather.

Netherlands flopped to Oman, rotation selection worked out terribly.
 

andruid

Cricketer Of The Year
Well that was rained off. Scotland will be fuming but it is their weather.

Netherlands flopped to Oman, rotation selection worked out terribly.
Thank goodneaa because the kat time Kenya facaled Afghanistan....

Anyway, a win today against UAE would be lovely please
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
So Oman have knocked off both the Netherlands and Aghanistan now. I know almost nothing about the side but it might be time to start taking notice.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Ireland have lost two in a row now, failing to chase down 129 against Hong Kong. They should progress to the next phase of this tournament anyway but their form will be a serious concern heading into those knockouts.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Wonder why Swart only bowled the one over.
Swart often just bowls the first over of the innings; he's a batsman who bowls pretty filthy offies so they look to sneak in an over against opening batsmen before they're set. Yorkshire used to do a similar thing with Joe Root.
 

cnerd123

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Woohoo go HK!

UAE have been disappointing, but their cricket has never had the fresh, peppy, youthful energy that T20 requires. Playing on cement pitches and sand outfields under the UAE sun saps the spirit out of even the best of them. Makes for a pragmatic bunch of cricketers, who'd rather see the ball go to the boundary than chase it down. They do better in the longer formats, due to developing lots of discipline and stamina, as well as the ability to focus on the basics well. But diving catches and sliding across the outfields? Nah **** that ****.

Having said all that, Oman have it no better, but have been surprisingly good this tournament. Pretty old squad too.

Glad to see PNG do well.
 

Magrat Garlick

Global Moderator
Netherlands doing some revenge for last year's 50-over WCQ defeat to Kenya

Meanwhile PNG are trying to pull off a chase of 182 against Namibia, decent start one third way through
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Jersey's an interesting side; they got another win up today against Nepal, and they've really pushed up through the associate rankings in the last few years. The most interesting thing about it is the age of the players -- it's a seriously young side by associate standards, not least 17 year old batsman Jonty Jenner who slapped 90 against Namibia and has featured various Sussex age group sides and Sussex Second XI. Some of their other younger players have similar county links or have played First Class cricket for university sides, so I'm not sure if that means that the pathways for young cricketers from Jersey to county sides have become clearer or if Jersey have just become a bit better at tracking down young county aspirants with Jersey links to play for them. I suspect the latter but it's a promising development either way.

Peter Gough (30) - Nottinghamshire
Edward Farley (27)
Jonty Jenner (17) - Sussex
Cornelis Bodenstein (22) - Oxford MCCU
Ben Stevens (23) - Hampshire
Nat Watkins (23) - Oxfordshire, Durham MCCU
Corey Bisson (22)
Charles Perchard (23)
Ben Kynman (20)
Anthony Kay (25)
Rhys Palmer (19)

I've never actually seen them play, but just the ages of that side and the fact that they've actually moved up the associate ladder with it of late are really exciting.
 

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