Rod Lyall - Page 26

Retired academic, now a journalist and commentator, mainly covering Dutch international and domestic cricket.
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Multi-Day Cricket, Full Membership, and the Netherlands

The new ICC rules mean that it is possible to become a Full Member without becoming a Test-playing nation, and that is the path that the Dutch governing body, the KNCB, has chosen in its bid to graduate from the Associate ranks within the next five years.

Emerging cricket one hundred years ago

A century ago the world was recovering from a War to End All Wars and a global influenza pandemic, but outside the ICC’s then three...

2020: The year that mostly wasn’t

2020 should have been the year of Twenty20, with the Women’s World Cup in the shortest format in February and March balanced by the men’s...

Youth strategy remains an issue for Dutch cricket

One recurring topic at the recent general meeting of the KNCB was the importance of stepping up the recruitment of Dutch youth cricket players, both...

Netherlands eyes Full Membership by 2025/26

The Netherlands will seek to become an ICC Full Member by 2025/26, the chair of the Dutch governing body (KNCB), Betty Timmer, announced at its...

The Netherlands gets a second indoor cricket centre

A few years ago travellers on the 199 bus route in Amstelveen, on the outskirts of Amsterdam, would encounter in the late afternoon a beturbaned...

A turf square is not just for Christmas

The Nigerian Cricket Federation’s ambitious plans to develop turf pitches in Lagos and Abuja has run into trouble. The first group of clay soils the...

KNCB appoints Milena van Not as its new CEO

The KNCB has announced that its new CEO will be Milena van Not (51), a former hockey player and coach with an extensive background in...

Dutch youth squads include some well-known names

It’s not uncommon for familiar names to recur across the generations in Dutch cricket teams, but the names of almost all those selected in the...

KNCB gives women’s cricket a boost

The development of women’s cricket in the Netherlands took a significant step forward this week with the advertising of the post of national Head Coach...

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