Beyond the Boundary!

Following on from Navdeep Poonia’s century for Warwickshire against Cambridge UCCE, Bermuda’s David Hemp is currently unbeaten on 103 as he captains Glamorgan against Derbyshire. It is the fifth first-class century by an associate player this year, and Hemp’s second.
Irish wicket-keeper Niall O’Brien is also in action for his county side Northamptonshire against Leicestershire, but […]

Another round of county championship matches started today, and associate players are again involved.
Kyle Coetzer could only manage two for Durham against Yorkshire, and from a painstaking 41 deliveries. Their innings was dominated by 184 from Michael Di Venuto, who’s brother Peter played for Italy six years ago.
Denmark’s Freddie Klokker has taken over the wicket-keeper’s […]

Continuing our look at associate players involved in county cricket action this year, we first look at the Derbyshire v Warwickshire County Championship match at the County Ground in Derby. Denmark’s Freddie Klokker has recovered from his first ball duck in the first innings and is currently unbeaten on 76 at the close of play […]

International cricket is to return to Bermuda after the ICC approved the National Sports Centre in Hamilton to host Intercontinental Cup matches. They will play Scotland at home in July, their first home match since 2004.
They have been having problems with the quality of the pitch at the ground since then, and it was memorably […]

Continuing our now regular series of looking at how associate players are doing in county cricket, today has seen more of them put in decent performances for their county/university teams.
In Durham’s County Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford, Scotland’s Kyle Coetzer was looking to improve on his eight first innings runs, but could not […]

After being kept strictly to second XI action until now, Dutch international Alexei Kervezee has made his debut for Worcestershire in their first-class match against Loughborough UCCE. He made 41 from 80 balls before he was caught behind off the bowling of another young European international; Denmark’s Johan Malcolm, which was his maiden first-class wicket. […]

Scotland have beaten Lancashire by two runs in a close match at Old Trafford today, thanks to 3/26 from Dewald Nel. Ireland were also in Friends Provident Trophy action today, and they lost to Northamptonshire by 8 wickets. Paul Stirling scored 70, and Niall O’Brien scored 75, though that was for the opposition.
Other associate players […]

The main tournament of the Under-15 International tournament in the West Indies started yesterday. Five associate teams are taking part in the eight team tournament - Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, the Netherlands and a combined Americas team.
In yesterday’s matches Ireland beat Kenya by 7 wickets after bowling them out for 110, Malaysia beat the Americas XI […]

Bermuda’s David Hemp has become the second associate player to score a first-class century in the ongoing English domestic season. The Glamorgan captain scored 104 against Oxford UCCE. Durham’s Kyle Coetzer, who rarely plays for Scotland due to Durham’s terrible release record, played against Durham UCCE, but only scored eight.

Dutch international Ryan ten Doeshcate wasn’t playing for the Netherlands as they beat Norfolk today, but has instead been knocking some Cambridge University students around the park with 146 from 147 balls before retiring.
This continues his form from the Netherlands Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE, where, in the second innings, he also scored 146. […]