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Hong Kong confronted by chaos at critical Challenge League tournament in Uganda

City team at start of 3-year quest to recapture their ODI status face hosts on Sunday following one win, one defeat from opening two matches.

10 Nov 2024 - 4:00PM

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes

England star Bopara laments demise of 50-over game, fears loss of The Hundred

3 Nov 2024 - 1:54PM

Australian Lawson to take charge of Singapore for Cricket World Cup qualifiers

22 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong out of Asia tournament after Sri Lanka A loss, set for Afghanistan clash

Hong Kong are bottom of their four-team group at the Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Oman with one game remaining.

21 Oct 2024 - 6:30PM

Left hander Yasim Murtaza top scored for Hong Kong in their loss to Sri Lanka ‘A’. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Noman spins Pakistan to victory over England in second cricket test to tie series

Noman and Sajid Khan – who claimed seven wickets in the first innings – shared all 20 England wickets in a terrific display of spin bowling.

18 Oct 2024 - 5:01PM

England’s cricketers set for Pakistan spin assault in second Test at same venue

Pakistan win toss, to bat first in second Test in Multan, with England captain Ben Stokes hoping reused pitch plays into tourists’ hands.

15 Oct 2024 - 4:20PM

Cricket Hong Kong

Coach wants Hong Kong to be cricket world’s ‘most respected associate team’

Key to that is regaining one-day international status, a path that begins with the Emerging Teams Asia Cup and World Cup Challenge League.

12 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM

Hong Kong begin five weeks on the road with a warm-up game in Oman on Saturday. Photo: Handout

Cricket Hong Kong

Willis reveals how Hong Kong cricketers shot to top of global run-scoring charts

Head coach Simon Willis on mission to ‘help change lives’ of city’s stars, expects to make few changes for Emerging Nations Asia Cup.

29 Sep 2024 - 9:30AM

Cricket Hong Kong

China links can help breathe new life into Hong Kong cricket, coach Willis says

Coach anticipates more ‘bumps in the road’ but optimistic over plans for long-term regeneration of Hong Kong cricket.

18 Sep 2024 - 11:25AM

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong coach tells players to ‘work harder, smarter’ after T20 World Cup blow

Hong Kong stalked by net run rate near misses, seeking solutions ahead of crucial 50-over World Cup Challenge League in Uganda.

15 Sep 2024 - 9:00AM

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong cricket in crisis following T20 World Cup failure and shock resignation

Rain intervenes in Hong Kong’s must-win T20 World Cup qualifier, city team left to rue batting mess against Malaysia.

10 Sep 2024 - 9:56AM

Hong Kong are out of contention for the next T20 World Cup 17 months before it gets under way. Photo: Malaysian Cricket Association

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong implode in Malaysia to leave T20 World Cup hopes on knife-edge

Head coach Simon Willis’s team must now beat Kuwait on Monday to guarantee progress to next stage of T20 World Cup qualifying.

7 Sep 2024 - 7:41PM

Cricket Hong Kong

T20 World Cup spot is prize for Hong Kong as they aim for final Asian qualifiers

City’s men aim to overcome Malaysia and Kuwait to reach final phase, but the Kuwaitis have beaten them three times in recent weeks.

7 Sep 2024 - 8:30AM

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong players told failure to reach next T20 World Cup stage not an option

Crushing victories over Myanmar, Malaysia and Singapore begin qualifying campaign, but pressure tests set for closing stages of competition.

2 Sep 2024 - 3:02PM

Nizakat Khan (left) is in form with with the bat, while Hong Kong are waiting on the fitness of Anshuman Rath (right). Photo: May Tse.

India

India’s Jay Shah takes helm as youngest ICC chairman, aims to globalise cricket

Shah was elected unopposed as the new ICC chairman, marking a significant rise for the 35-year-old and highlighting India’s influence in global cricket.

28 Aug 2024 - 12:00AM

India’s cricket chief Jay Shah has been elected unopposed as chairman of the sport’s world body, the International Cricket Council. Photo: EPA-EFE

Obituaries

‘No appropriate words’ after Former England batsman Graham Thorpe dies, aged 55

One of the best batsman of his generation, Thorpe earned 100 Test caps between 1993 and 2005, scoring 16 centuries.

5 Aug 2024 - 5:09PM

Women's cricket

Afghanistan women want ICC help create refugee cricket team in Australia

After being frozen out of the sport by the rise of the Taliban, the women have called on the ICC to help them establish and run a ‘cricket team without borders’.

2 Jul 2024 - 8:00PM

Barbados

India end drought with T20 win over South Africa, Virat Kohli calls it quits

India win a thrilling final by seven runs in Barbados to clinch their first major title since the 2013 Champions Trophy and first World Cup triumph since they won it in 2011 at home under M.S. Dhoni.

30 Jun 2024 - 11:50AM

India

Cricket diplomacy: India leads South Asia charge to engage US through sport

Cricket enthusiasts laud efforts to capture US market with co-hosting of T20 World Cup, say sport is on verge of ‘global breakthrough’.

22 Jun 2024 - 6:00PM

China’s military

Letters | China is alone against US allies in the West Pacific – or is it?

Readers discuss the level of parity among military rivals in the Asia-Pacific, a temporary cricket stadium in the US, and the football tournament of the moment.

21 Jun 2024 - 11:30AM

Papua New Guinea

Co-hosts US make history by qualifying for T20 cricket World Cup knockout stage

On their debut appearance, the Americans qualify for Super Eights ahead of Pakistan, in a boost for the sport before 2028 LA Olympics, when cricket will return to the Games.

15 Jun 2024 - 6:00PM

Fans of the US team before their match against Ireland in Lauderhill, Florida on Friday was was abandoned due to rain, enabling them to qualify for the knockout round. Photo: AP

Papua New Guinea

New Zealand need miracle to avoid T20 World Cup exit after loss to West Indies

Sherfane Rutherford’s unbeaten 68 helped the hosts to a place in the next phase while the Kiwis will be out if Afghanistan defeat Papua New Guinea on Thursday.

13 Jun 2024 - 7:01PM

West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford on his way to an unbeaten 68 off 39 balls in their win over New Zealand in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong cricket bosses eye National Games spot, raise Chinese Super League plan

CHKC signed deal with Shandong Small Ball Sports Federation and says joining of forces would ‘absolutely not’ threaten Hong Kong’s cricketing independence.

29 May 2024 - 10:00AM

ICC Cricket World Cup

Uganda’s dreams ‘come true’ at T20 World Cup as they prepare to face New Zealand

Indian Abhay Sharma was named head coach of the men’s national team less than a month ago while captain Brian Masaba was the skipper with the second-highest number of wins in T20 internationals.

28 May 2024 - 3:44PM

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes could make comeback in 2024 but facilities need overhaul

Local cricket association chairman Burji Shroff hints at event being held alongside the Hong Kong Blitz but adds that city needs better grounds and practice facilities to keep up with its international competitors.

28 May 2024 - 8:00AM

Hong Kong are looking at a return of the Sixes but need government intervention to improve facilities. Photo: Getty Images

United States

Once a popular pastime in the US, cricket is coming back for the T20 World Cup

Cricket is not high in the national consciousness of the tournament’s co-hosts, but the sport does have a long history in the land of baseball.

23 May 2024 - 5:58AM

The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium under construction in Eisenhower Park in New York. The 34,000-capacity stadium will host eight games, including the hotly anticipated India-Pakistan clash on June 9. Photo: AFP

Adelaide

Cricket aiming to use T20 World Cup to boost US fan base in the land of baseball

Showpiece 20-over event will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States in June with New York, Florida and Dallas as venues.

1 May 2024 - 8:30PM

Cricket Hong Kong

Head coach Willis wants to change ‘deep-rooted culture’ in Hong Kong cricket

Head coach Simon Willis is striving to instil a ‘winning culture’ in Hong Kong cricket, a long-term goal given behaviours deeply ingrained in some players.

18 Apr 2024 - 7:20PM

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ICC (International Cricket Council)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa. The ICC has 105 members: 12 full members that play test matches, 37 associate members, and 56 Affiliate Members. The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup. It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned test matches, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals.

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9 September, 2024