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Thrilling climax in Americas Division Three
The final day of the Americas Championship Division Three ended in the sort of finish we wish one-day cricket always brought us.
The match between Belize and the Turks and Caicos Islands was billed as the tournament decider, and it very nearly ended in a tie which would have seen Chile go through. Belize needed five […]
Posted: February 17th, 2008 under Belize, Chile, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands, Peru.
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Chile lose their final match
Brazil beat Chile by 37 runs after a magnificent 152 from their captain Matt Featherstone. Whilst this does leave Chile on top of the table, the match between Belize and the Turks and Caicos Islands today will leave the winner ahead of Chile on run rate. Chile will be hoping for rain or a tie.
In […]
Posted: February 16th, 2008 under Belize, Brazil, Chile, Peru.
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Chile continue march to title
Chile continued their march towards the Americas Division Three title with a win over Peru yesterday. It was closer than expected with Chile owing their win to Tim Messener’s 57 from just 24 balls. The other match of the day saw the Turks and Caicos Islands beat Brazil by 5 wickets.
Full report here.
Posted: February 14th, 2008 under Brazil, Chile, Turks and Caicos Islands, Peru.
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Chile and Turks win on opening day.
The big tournaments coming up with non-Test involvement are the Under-19 World Cup and the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. But that doesn’t mean we should forget about Division Three of the Americas Championship, which started yesterday in Argentina.
Chile beat tournament favourites Belize by 26 runs, largely thanks to a quick-fire 104 from 84 balls. Peru, […]
Posted: February 12th, 2008 under Belize, Brazil, Chile, Turks and Caicos Islands, Peru.
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New members for the ICC.
Cameroon, the Falkland Islands, Peru and Swaziland have all been given affiliate membership of the ICC, bringing the total of ICC members to 101. In addition, Jersey have been promoted to associate membership.
Posted: June 29th, 2007 under Falkland Islands, Peru, Cameroon, Swaziland.
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South American news
Despite Tony Cozier’s recent assertion that Guyana were the only cricket-playing country in South America, six teams turned up to contest the recent South American championships, with Guyana Masters beating Argentina A in the final. Chile beat Brazil to secure third place, with Peru and Ecuador not making it through the first round group stage. […]
Posted: April 12th, 2007 under Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Ecuador.
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Expansion in the Americas
The Falkland Islands and Peru are seeking ICC affiliate membership this year, and the Dominican Republic now has its first cricket association. See more of this at my CricketEurope article here.
This brings the number of countries covered at BTB to 95… who will be the 100th?
Posted: January 13th, 2007 under Falkland Islands, Peru, Dominican Republic.
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