Opinion - Page 4

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.

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

Minor League Cricket: A pathway, but for whom?  Minor League Cricket (MiLC) provides an opportunity for young domestic cricketers to exhibit their talent on a...

In a recent interview with Emerging Cricket, Cricket Russia’s CEO Ashwani Chopra argued ‘unless we popularise cricket among native Russians and no longer remain as...

We have reached an historic moment: for the first time in the 111-year existence of the International Cricket Council, we have a candidate for...

Natthakan Chantham hasn’t faced a single ball during the Women’s T20 Challenge. The Trailblazers aren't using her properly and it's frustrating

Cricket returns to the Commonwealth Games at the 2022 edition in Birmingham. When teams take to the field at the imposing Edgbaston ground, the...

On 20 July 2003 a youngster named Paul Stirling made 65 not out as Ireland beat the Netherlands by seven wickets in Copenhagen. Also playing...

It’s fourteen years since Dave Richardson, then ICC general manager, floated an imaginative scheme for a three-tier, 20-team structure for Test cricket. There would be...

As cricket seeks to extend its reach to wider communities, to expand in countries where English is not the first language, the issue of...