ICC Europe has announced the European regional winners of the Pepsi ICC Development Programme Awards for 2011 with many countries and individuals across Europe being recognised.
The award for Best Overall Cricket Development Programme in 2011 was won by Cricket Ireland. This follows an exceptional year of success for Ireland on the cricket field, including a historical win against England in the ICC Cricket World Cup in India.
ICC Europe has announced the tournament schedule for 2012.
The tournament structure consists of eight competitions over the summer including the ICC European World Cricket League 8 Qualifier, ICC European Division 2 Championship (T20) and ICC European Women's T20 qualifier.
The ICC has announced the dates and format of the qualifying tournament for the 2012 World Twenty 20, which will be held in Sri Lanka in September. The 16-team event will begin in the UAE on 13th March, and encompass five different grounds in three different emirates, before coming to its conclusion in a tournament final on 24th March in Dubai.
It is time to celebrate some of the performances of top cricketers and teams who dazzled their way to stake their claims for the 2011 Cricket World Awards.
Now you can nominate the batsman, bowler, and the team, who you think have produced outstanding performances on the cricket field either with the bat or the ball in the last 12 months.
Cricket Scotland have confirmed that the Citylets Grange ground in Edinburgh will host the One-Day International between England and Scotland on 12th August 2012.
The ground has been Scotland's chief home ground for the last 15 years, hosting its first ODI in the 1999 World Cup when Scotland played Bangladesh.
Pakistan prevailed in the final over England to be crowned Hong Kong Sixes champions for a record-equalling fifth time on the final day in Kowloon. Sri Lanka and hosts Hong Kong were the losing semi-finalists.
Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh and South Africa were sensationally knocked out of the Hong Kong Sixes on day two of the tournament in Kowloon at the expense of unfancied sides such as Scotland and the hosts Hong Kong.
There were wins for England, Scotland, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Australia, Pakistan and India on the opening day of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2011 tournament held in Kowloon. Here is Cricket World's round-up of the day's matches.
To much fanfare and celebration the 17th Hong Kong Sixes tournament kicks off in Kowloon tomorrow, with teams from all over the world competing in cricket's most popular six-a-side competition. Here is Cricket World's preview of the event.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Executive Board meeting has concluded in Dubai, making a number of key decisions affecting the world game.
The board has decided to revert to a previous position with regard to the Decision Review System (DRS) and may have to delay the 2013 Test Championship until 2017.
Scotland all-rounder Jan Stander takes the award this week. His innings of 116 not out from only 56 balls in the second Twenty20 demonstrated awesome power and clean ball-striking, and was instrumental in Scotland reaching a mammoth total of 230 for five. He also made 47 in the day's earlier match, meaning that on one day he racked up 163 runs at a strike rate of 201 and managed to hit ten sixes.
Christi Viljoen's haul of five for 23 was not enough to prevent Scotland from taking an unassailable three-nil lead in the five-match Twenty20 series in Windhoek.
The Scots made 156 for nine after electing to bat, with Calum MacLeod (30 from 19 balls) and Preston Mommsen (39 from 28) the main contributors. Viljoen dispensed with most of the middle-order as Scotland posted the lowest score of the series so far.
Scotland recorded back-to-back wins in the Twenty20 double-header over Namibia in Windhoek. Both matches were high-scoring affairs with six scores of fifty or more being hit during the course of the day.
This means that Scotland take a two-nil lead in the five-match series, with the third match due to be played tomorrow and the final two games to be played on 4th and 5th October.
Kyle Coetzer fell two runs short of a century and Josh Davey two short of a half-century but Scotland still had enough in hand to beat Namibia by three wickets in the second and final one-day game in Windhoek.
Craig Williams had earlier stroked 116 and Sarel Burger 82 as the home side reached 266 for eight only to see Scotland reach a revised target and close on 247 for seven in reply.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that from 1st October, a number of amendments to the playing conditions in international cricket will come into effect.
The amendments have been approved by the ICC Executive board after proposals were made by the ICC Cricket Committee in May.
Scotland beat Namibia by 34 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first of two one-day games between the two countries in Windhoek.
They followed up the drawn Inter-Continental Cup game by scoring 137 for two in reply to Namibia's 257 all out in 50 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
England's international opponents next summer will be Australia, Scotland, South Africa and the West Indies in an international season that will last from 17th May until 12th September.
The West Indies will be touring England in May and June, Australia play five One-Day Internationals in late June and early July, South Africa tour from July to September while England play Scotland in a solitary ODI on 12th August.
Scotland and Namibia played out a draw in their ICC Inter-Continental Cup game in Windhoek, a result that handed Scotland nine points to Namibia's three courtesy of an 87-run first-innings lead.
Ryan Flannigan's century and Majid Haq's six-wicket haul ensured they had the better of most of the game before Namibia showed enough resolve to avoid defeat.
The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 will run from 18th September to 9th October with four venues in Sri Lanka hosting the fourth edition of the tournament.
Colombo, Hambantota and Pallekele are the venues which will be used for the entirety of the men's competition while Galle will host the women's group games.
The ICC Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) has adopted a proposal from the ICC Development Committee to introduce a 50-over league to determine qualification for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.
The top two teams in the league will qualiify automatically for the finals while the remaining two qualifiers will be decided at a qualifying tournament which will include the remaining teams and the teams finishing third and fourth in World Cricket League Division Two.
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