Rod Lyall - Page 1

Retired academic, now a journalist and commentator, mainly covering Dutch international and domestic cricket.
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The WCA report, Part Three: Leadership

The WCA working party which has recommended a root-and-branch reform of international cricket has trodden carefully across the minefield which passes for governance at the...

The WCA report, Part Two: Finance

‘Money is the root of all evil,’ as St Paul is (wrongly) supposed to have said, but there is no doubt that money, wisely used,...

World Cricketers’ Association takes on a global challenge: Part One

Let’s start by saying that the report released by the World Cricketers’ Association on 26 March, entitled Protecting History, Embracing Change: A Unified, Coherent Global...

Five county-contracted players in Dutch squad for Windhoek

A strong Dutch men’s squad, including five county-contracted players, will travel to Windhoek next week for a League 2 tri-series against Namibia and Canada. With the...

KNCB Board moves to avert another crisis

The bitter internal divisions that all too frequently afflict the Dutch governing body (KNCB) claimed another victim last weekend with the resignation of Board member Reinout...

Dutch domestic competitions get big shake-up

Significant changes are afoot in Dutch domestic cricket, with the top three divisions reverting to eight teams as from 2026. After a long process of discussion...

Netherlands welcome county foursome for Oman series

The Netherlands will be reinforced by the availability of four county-contracted players when they travel to Oman for next month’s League 2 tri-series against the...

Dutch host Canada and USA in League 2 series

The fourth tri-series in the current edition of World League 2 gets under way on Sunday, when unbeaten Canada will take on the Netherlands at...

Sri Lanka outclass the Netherlands as both head home

It was, after all, Sri Lanka who ended their T20 World Cup campaign on a high at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on...

Dutch have their moments, but Bangladesh too strong

There’s no doubt about it: Scott Edwards’s Dutch team are victims of their days of glory, of those moments when they have managed to put...

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