Beyond the Boundary!

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 […]

Denmark’s Freddie Klokker has made his second first-class century in Derbyshire’s County Championship match against Warwickshire. Derbyshire skipper Rikki Clarke held off the declaration long enough for Klokker to reach 103, at which point he declared. The match ended in a draw, leaving Klokker with an impressive first-class batting average of 55.66 from his five […]

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 […]

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. […]

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. […]

The UAE have won WCL Division Two after beating Oman in today’s final. Namibia won the third place play-off against Denmark, whilst Uganda finish 5th after beating Argentina.
Full report here.

Namibia’s Gerrie Snyman scored 196 for Namibia against the UAE today. It is the tenth highest score in List A cricket, and the highest by someone finishing on the losing side, as the UAE won the match by five wickets. Oman and Uganda were also victorious today, and all four teams can still grab one […]

Oman and the UAE have secured their place in the World Cup Qualifier in 2009 after beating Namibia and Argentina yesterday. Denmark picked up their first win, beating Uganda. The UAE’s 304 win over Argentina is only the fourth win by more than 300 runs in List A cricket.
Full report here.

Namibia thrashed Denmark by eight wickets in a match that was over in only just over 50 overs. The two Asian teams, Oman and the UAE also won. My full report is at CricketEurope here.