Tag Archives: Ireland

Under 19 Confusion

Posted on July 31, 2017 by mdpayne87

In the last few weeks the regional tournaments for the forthcoming Under 19 World Cup have been taking place and quite frankly, the qualification process is not only confusing but very unfair. Firstly, now Afghanistan and Ireland are full members, … Continue reading →

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Test Status and the next Big Thing

Posted on June 25, 2017 by mdpayne87

Unless you’ve been living in a cave this past week, you’ll know that the ICC have confirmed Full Member status for Ireland and Afghanistan, making them the 11th and 12th Full Members and the first since Bangladesh in 2000. For … Continue reading →

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T20 World Cup Preview & Predictions

Posted on March 7, 2016 by mdpayne87

So the World T20 is upon us once more which means it’s time for some no doubt wonky predictions from me. To be honest the tournament hasn’t had the best preparation, with fixtures only finalised at the last minute, causing … Continue reading →

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Mis-Matches

Posted on February 27, 2015 by mdpayne87

So, we’re nearly 20 games into the World Cup now and a consistent pattern that is emerging (generally among the Full Member nations at least), is how one-sided the matches have been. The gist has been, win toss, go crazy … Continue reading →

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Some World Cup Thoughts and Bad Predictions

Posted on February 14, 2015 by mdpayne87

Ok, so the 2015 World Cup is finally underway. Here are some random thoughts and off-the-cuff predictions as to what may occur: Winners: Hard to look beyond either of the hosts. Australia have a formidable batting line-up soon to be … Continue reading →

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ICC Rankings Press Release – Reading Between The Lines

Posted on January 31, 2015 by mdpayne87

This week the ICC announced changes to the ODI rankings system, allowing Afghanistan and Ireland to join the 8 Full member sides in the qualification system for the 2019 World Cup. They also announced changes to the World Cricket League … Continue reading →

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