The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that a series of three matches between Kenya and Namibia have been postponed.
The two sides were due to play an ICC Intercontinental Cup match and then two one-day games in Nairobi in June.
The Old Greenwich Riverside (CT) Community Center (OGRCC) is partnering with the Mad Dogs Cricket Club and USYCA to offer a new youth cricket program in Greenwich. The five-week instructional program will be held on Sunday mornings, May 20 - June 24, and is available for youths between the ages of 9-12.
On May 4, USYCA held its second Annual General Meeting in the Board Room of the Merion Cricket Club in Philadelphia.
Mike Thomas delivered the Treasurer's Report, which revealed that in 2011, USYCA had income in excess of $60,000 (up from $9,000 in 2010), the vast majority of which was used in the acquisition of cricket sets for donation to schools.
USYCA is happy to welcome the Dulles Cricket Club as its newest member organization. The team is based in Northern Virginia and is one of the top clubs within Division I of the Washington Cricket League (WCL). DCC was also one of 32 teams from across the United States to play in the 2011 US Open cricket tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Cricket Canada have confrmed that coach Michael Dighton has tendered his resignation just eight months after taking on the job.
Dighton was appointed in September 2011, having previously assisted the Netherlands at the 2011 World Cup and played for Derbyshire, Hampshire, Netherlands, Tasmania and Western Australia.
A couple of months ago, Ally Stokes of the United Junior Cricket Club approached the PE teachers at her son's Texas elementary school with an offer of a free cricket set and some basic instruction. The school was thrilled with the idea, as most schools are, and it was decided to introduce the game through all grades in one exciting week of PE classes.
The United States Youth Cricket Association (USYCA) has continued its work in spreading the game across America with the latest developments in Virginia.
PE Teachers from Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Arlington received training and cricket sets before the Mid Atlantic Cricket Conference (MACC) joined USYCA's ranks.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Executive Board has approved plans to increase the number of participants in the ICC World Twenty20 to 16 from 2014.
Following the first executive board meeting since the Woolf report recommended major changes to its corporate governance, some changes will be implemented.
The United States Youth Cricket Association (USYCA) president Jamie Harrison will deliver a presentation on youth cricket in at the ICC Americas Regional Development Forum in Toronto next month.
The invitation was issued by ICC Americas Regional Development Manager Martin Vieira, and will take place at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Toronto Markham, from 3rd to 7th May.
Siva Narapareddy, President of the Virginia Youth Cricket Association, met with sixteen Loudoun County school PE representatives on April 9 at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg to introduce the sport of cricket in the Loudoun County Public Schools.
It was the manner in which Pietersen made his runs as much as anything that saw him take the award. In an England first innings where no other batsman struck above 52 runs per hundred balls, Pietersen’s strike rate of over 91 showed he was back to his best, as did the controversy over the switch hit when he was nearing his century.
USYCA is pleased to announce that the Spokane Cricket Club has become an Associate Member of USYCA, and will be working with USYCA to launch schools cricket in its neighborhoods.
SPCC was formed in 2009 with the aim of bringing the game of cricket to a wider audience in the beautiful Inland Northwest. It is a social organization that consists of a group of individuals living in the Spokane, Pullman and Coeur d'Alene area with an ardent passion for cricket.
At the time of its formation as a platform for age-group cricket in New Jersey, Venu Palaparthi, the founder of the NJ Youth Cricket Program said that for the program to truly succeed, it would need to provide the aspiring young cricketers a path towards playing in the senior league.
"We are developing a process wherein eligible junior cricketers, based on skill level and physical ability, will be certified to play alongside senior coach-mentors in a team in the CLNJ," Palaparthi had said in February, 2011.
Ireland booked their place in the ICC World Twenty20 2012 by dispatching Namibia by nine wickets in a one-sided preliminary final of the qualifying event in Dubai.
Batting first, Namibia could only reach 94 for six, as their superb form at the start of the tournament deserted them, and Ireland raced to victory in 10.1 overs.
Scotland finished the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in fifth place after they beat Canada by four wickets in a last-ball thriller in Dubai.
Richie Berrington led the way for Scotland by taking two wickets and then top scoring with 47 as they successfully scored seven runs from the final over.
Afghanistan sealed themselves a berth at the ICC World Twenty20 2012 by beating Namibia by 47 runs in the 1st qualifying final in Dubai.
They produced an outstanding all-round performance, first reaching 146 all out in their 20 overs and then dismissing Namibia for 99.
Ireland and the Netherlands kept their dream of qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 in Sri Lanka alive by winning knock-out matches against Canada and Scotland respectively.
Ireland thrashed Canada by ten wickets while the Netherlands had to work hard to overcome Scotland by three wickets. There were also wins in other play-off matches for Oman and Hong Kong.
Namibia, Canada and Scotland completed the qualifiers after the group stage of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 in the United Arab Emirates.
Namibia top group B after their seventh straight win, Canada finished in third in Group A by beating Nepal but Scotland crept through in group B despite a shock seven-wicket defeat to the United States of America.
Afghanistan, Ireland and the Netherlands sealed their places in the play-offs with wins on day seven of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 in the United Arab Emirates.
Afghanistan finished on top of Group A with a perfect record after beating Bermuda while there was also a win for Kenya over Uganda after Ireland and the Netherlands beat Oman and Hong Kong respectively.
Day six of action in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 proved to be one devoid of upsets as there were wins in the afternoon session for Bermuda, Canada, Ireland and Namibia.
Namibia are still yet to be defeated and top Group B while Canada's win over Denmark kept them in the hunt in Group A.
