Afghanistan notched a tense three-wicket win over UAE on the fourth day of the ACC Under-19 Elite Cup in Kuwait

Even when Scotland took the final wicket to beat UAE, not only did we not know who had qualified for the 2011 World Cup, but we weren’t sure which six teams had ODI status

Scottish cricket isn’t as feverishly followed as Scottish football – understandably so, perhaps, given Scotland’s listless performances in the World Cup Qualifiers – but of all the media groups, you’d think BBC Scotland might be interested in

With my dogged persistence, and his generosity – not to mention the miracle of hands-free mobiles – I interviewed Francois Pienaar a few days ago ( here , at our sister site, Scrum.com )

Visiting the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg is rather like popping in for lunch at a rich relative’s house in the shires

Lighthouse Family, Radiohead, Counting Crows – it’s like being back at school, here at the LC de Villiers Oval, where Namibia are taking on (or trying to) UAE

Forget the IPL; ignore the piddly little World Cup Qualifiers

My quest to discover the real age of Afghanistan's cricketers continues apace

Is it a sign of professionalism gone mad or evidence of mollycoddling taken to a new level

Even Associate cricket needs security, apparently

My half Welsh blood came rushing to the surface this morning

There may not be any advertising or signs promoting the forthcoming Indian Premier League but, like an impending lunch with inlaws, it looms large in the back of your conscience

The USA rarely receives much publicity in the papers' sport sections

Kenya’s warm-up for next week’s World Cup Qualifiers continued in South Africa with Jimmy Kamande cracking a 49-ball 62, but they couldn’t reach the testing target of 293 set by Titans B

Uganda's principle aim in the forthcoming World Cup Qualifiers is to earn themselves ODI status (read the full piece with their captain, Junior Kwebiha, here .) However, they've gone one step further in their quest by bringing on board a

Following on from being named Guyana's sport personality of 2008, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has again been shown the love of his countrymen by having a street named after him in Georgetown.