Intercontinental Cup 2007/08

[Almost_Austwick]

I just hope that they can attract a few more 'Canadian' Canadians (if you see what I mean) instead of relying on large numbers of ex-pats (although you could argue that it's a similar problem with some other nations).

I'll check out the rest of the Canadian team as it'll be interesting to see if they have any future stars.

Also, it's the big one tomorrow with Scotland against Ireland. Not sure who's going to edge it but at the moment I'm going to sway towards Scotland (though my heart cries Ireland lol).

Squads are:

Ireland (from) Trent Johnston (capt), Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, Thinus Fourie, Dave Langford-Smith, Eoin Morgan, Kyle McCallan, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, William Porterfield, Greg Thompson, Andrew White.

Scotland (from) Ryan Watson (capt), Richie Berrington, John Blain, Gordon Goudie, Gavin Hamilton, Steve Knox, Ross Lyons, Neil McCallum, Neil MacRae, Dewald Nel, Simon Smith, Craig Wright.

 

[Simbazz]

Don't hold your breath, there youth set up isn't the greatest.

Shahzad Khan; 20 years old, little bit of an allrounder, not played too much cricket but all accounts say he can bat a bit, and has a bit of a tinkering medium-fast pace.

Abdool Samad; Batting record is quite good, has helped Canada out lately and looks a cracker of a batsmen, hopefully more can be seen of him inside the First-class cricket, be it amatuer, he seems to be one to watch.

Im tired, ill look for more tomorrow

 

[Almost_Austwick]

Hopefully as they have more cricket to look forward to then predecessors they'll be able to kick on. I always wonder how good Steve Tikolo could have been given the chances that Kenya have now or the opportunity to play first class cricket from a young age.

 

[Simbazz]

Hmm, yeah, Tikolo could have become something, but i know this isn't the thread, but think of all those Zimbabweans, who quit. There were some good, almost World Class players in there, Streak just to name one!

Its a shame that when a youth, or a gem is found, its sometimes spoilt by something the player is helpless to like, regimes or facilities not up to scratch.

 

[Almost_Austwick]

Which is why I think that the Intercontinental Cup is a good thing, it gives the players that little bit of extra exposure, not only in the media, but to a higher standard of cricket.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Also, it's the big one tomorrow with Scotland against Ireland. Not sure who's going to edge it but at the moment I'm going to sway towards Scotland (though my heart cries Ireland lol).

It's going to take a lot for Scotland to win this. Ireland are just missing Boyd Rankin from their full strength squad, whilst Scotland have had eight players withdraw from their initial squad of 14 named for this match, which was already missing three of their four county players.

 

[Almost_Austwick]

Looking at the scorecard for day 1 and you're probably correct. Cracking figures for Johnston and O'Brien and White went for just over .5 runs per over!

Ireland will be looking to finish off Scotland for less than 200 then build a healthy lead.

 

[Almost_Austwick]

ICC Intercontinental Cup
Ireland v Scotland

Stumps - Day 2

Scotland 314 all out
Blain 93

K O'Brien 4 for 38

Ireland 179 - 4
K O'Brien 83 no
A Botha 53 no

 

[andrew_nixon]

Ireland v Scotland result

Scotland 1st innings: 314 all out
Ireland 1st innings: 473/7 (Botha 186, Cusack 130)

Match drawn

1. Canada (26)
2. Scotland (26)
3. Netherlands (14)
4. Ireland (9)
5. UAE (3)
6. Bermuda (0)
7. Kenya (0)
8. Namibia (0)

 

[andrew_nixon]

Netherlands v Bermuda result

Bermuda 1st innings: 183 all out (Romaine 103 not out, Panchal 5/34)
Netherlands 1st innings: 410 all out (de Grooth 196, Kervezee 69, O'Brien 5/118)
Bermuda 2nd innings: 183 all out (Leverock 52)

Netherlands win by an innings and 44 runs

Points Table

1. Netherlands (34)
2. Scotland (26)
3. Canada (26)
4. Ireland (9)
5. UAE (3)
6. Bermuda (0)
7. Kenya (0)
8. Namibia (0)

Next match: Ireland v Bermuda at Dublin, 23rd August

 

[aussie1st]

Hehe Bermuda makes two 183s, nice first inns by Netherlands. Bad luck to de Grooth on missing the double.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Ireland v Bermuda result

Ireland 1st innings: 524/8 (Porterfield 166, Botha 122, Johnston 61, K O'Brien 50, Leverock 4/98)
Bermuda 1st innings: 192 all out (Outerbridge 53)
Bermuda 2nd innings: 186 all out (Outerbridge 50, Langford-Smith 5/45)

Ireland win by an innings and 146 runs

Points Table

1. Netherlands (34)
2. Ireland (29)
3. Canada (23)
4. Scotland (23)
5. UAE (3)
6. Bermuda (0)
7. Kenya (0)
8. Namibia (0)

The next match will be Kenya v Canada in Nairobi on 12th October.

 

[Simbazz]

Ireland showed some good cricket in that first innings, and albeit against crappy opposition, its still stacking a claim, and its kinda saying to the ICC, look at me!

Who knows, Zimbabwe aren't doing so well, im sure its time for a replacement. Could be Ireland?

 

[cricketmad09]

Day 2-Stumps

Bermuda 281
Hemp 97
Romaine 42
Variaya 5/56

Kenya 5/242
Odoyo 58
Both Obuyas 53
Leverock 3/88

 

[SciD]

ICC Intercontinental Cup

The ICC Intercontinental Cup is a cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council as part of its cricket development program. It is designed to allow Associate Members of the ICC the chance to play first-class cricket matches against teams of similar skill in a competition environment and prepare them for eventual promotion to Test cricket status.

ICC Intercontinental Cup schedule:
23-26 Jan ? UAE v Namibia, Sharjah

29 Jan-1 Feb ? Namibia v Kenya, Sharjah

4-7 Feb ? UAE v Kenya at Sharjah

7-10 March ? UAE v Ireland, UAE (date to be confirmed)

27-30 March ? Nambia v Netherlands, Windhoek

3-6 April ? UAE v Netherlands, UAE

4-7 April ? Namibia v Scotland, Namibia

4-7 July ? Canada v Bermuda, Canada

9-12 July ? Netherlands v Ireland, Netherlands

10-13 July ? Scotland v Bermuda, Canada

16-19 July ? Canada v Scotland, Canada

6-9 Aug ? Ireland v Canada, Ireland

7-10 Aug ? Scotland v Kenya, Scotland

16-19 Aug ? Netherlands v Kenya, Netherlands (date to be confirmed)

3-6 Sept ? Namibia v Bermuda, Windhoek (date to be confirmed)

5-8 Oct ? Namibia v Ireland, Windhoek (date to be confirmed)

12-15 Oct ? Kenya v Ireland, Kenya (date to be confirmed)

12-16 Nov ? Final, Dubai