Rod Lyall - Page 18

Retired academic, now a journalist and commentator, mainly covering Dutch international and domestic cricket.
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Eurowrap: Italian Cup reaches last sixteen

The Coppa d’Italia reached the last sixteen at the weekend with the final group matches producing some thrilling moments.The most exciting came in the tightly-contested...

T20 World Cup – What’s happened since qualifying: The Netherlands

Like most of their fellow-Associates and unlike those Full Members who could afford player bubbles and exorbitant airfares, the Netherlands spent 2020 cancelling international fixtures,...

T20 World Cup – How the Netherlands Got There

That the Netherlands won the 2019 World T20 Qualifier in the UAE was not due to a dominant performance by one or two individuals, but...

Eurowrap: Busy weekend in Coppa d’Italia

A busy weekend of fixtures in the Coppa d’Italia clarified the position in some of the eight groups, but in several others the fight is...

Now is the time for the ICC to act on Afghanistan

The recent news that the CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, Hamid Shinwari, had been summarily dismissed by the Taliban and replaced by Najeebullah Khan,...

Eurowrap: Zurich Nomads take the Pickwick Cup

A narrow victory over Antwerp kept Ostend Exiles in pole position in Belgium’s National League Division 1 competition on Sunday although with a game in...

Humphreys spins Ireland to U19 triumph

‘It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish,’ proclaims the song, the sole notable item from an obscure 1973 Broadway musical, and the truth...

Jersey win as the Dutch fall short

A week which had begun so promisingly for the Netherlands with an historic win over Ireland in the opening match of the European Under-19 World...

Humphreys and McGuire bowl Ireland into the final

At the change of innings in Almería on Thursday it looked as if Ireland’s hopes of reaching the Under-19 World Cup had all but disappeared:...

Ireland beat Jersey to keep their hopes alive

Ireland’s Under-19s came back from their opening-day defeat by the Netherlands to beat Jersey by 40 runs in Almería on Wednesday, but they were made...

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