Archive for the 'Argentina' Category

AUS vs IND 2nd Test, Day 1: Fortune smiles on heroic Symonds

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds put India to the sword on Wednesday before admitting he should have been given out long before he completed his second Test century.
Symonds smashed a brilliant 137 not out as the home side fought back from 134 for six to reach stumps on 376 for seven.
The 32-year-old confirmed later, however, that […]

PAK vs AUS: Ponting eager for players to keep focus

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting is concerned his players could lose their focus on the current Test series against India amid growing speculation the side’s upcoming tour to Pakistan will be
scrapped following Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.
Although Cricket Australia has repeatedly declared that no decision on the tour will be made until after a pre-tour inspection of the […]

Namibia and UAE register easy wins

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Namibia confirmed their position as one of the favourites for the World Cricket League Division Two title with a crushing eight-wicket win against Denmark at the Wanderers Ground in Windhoek. Denmark crashed for an embarrassing 77 in little more than 30 overs as Ian van Zyl caused major problems with 4 for 17. Only two […]

World Cricket League Division 2 in Namibia

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Six teams set to battle for four places in ICC CWC Qualifier in 2009; underdog Argentina looks to rip up the formbook again.
The road to the ICC Cricket World Cup (ICC CWC) 2011 continues for six teams on Saturday with the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 (ICC WCL Div.2) in Windhoek, Namibia.
The hosts, as […]

An invaluable exposure for the young Africans

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Blame the ICC for poor organisation, bad scheduling, insensitivity to the public, and most weather-related goof-ups but don’t blame it for not doing enough to take cricket where the game has not gone before. Its development officers have brought bats, balls, and perhaps even the wretched Duckworth and Lewis rain-rule to countries like Uganda, Tanzania, […]

Uganda, Argentina progress in World Cup qualifying

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

Uganda and Argentina go forward into the next phase of qualifying for the 2011 World Cup after reaching the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division three.
Uganda will progress as champions into November’s Division 2 qualifier after beating Argentina by 91 runs in the final on Saturday.
Frank Nsubuga’s 38-ball 55, including four fours and […]

Nsubuga steers Uganda to victory

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

As expected, Uganda won the World Cricket League Division Three final, beating Argentina by 91 runs in Darwin. But Argentina, who only qualified for the tournament after USA were expelled last month, came close to pulling off what would have been a remarkable upset.
At one stage Uganda, the hot favourites, had slumped to 79 for […]