World Cup Qualifier Preview: Group A

The final stage of qualification for the 2011 World Cup gets underway on Wednesday in South Africa, as 12 teams begin the battle for four places at the finals. Some have played at the finals before, whilst others have fought their way up from the obscurity of World Cricket League Division 5. Canada’s build up [...]

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Afghanistan and Uganda in World Cup Qualifier

Afghanistan and Uganda have qualified from Division 3 of the World Cricket League to book their places in the final round of qualification for the 2011 World Cup, edging out Papau New Guinea on net run rate. Afghanistan and Uganda had been forced to replay their final matches against the Cayman Islands and Argentina respectively [...]

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World Cricket League Division 3 Preview

The next stage in the long road to World Cup qualification gets underway in Buenos Aires tomorrow, with Division 3 of the World Cricket League. Afghanistan qualified from Division 4 in October, as they indeed did from Division 5 back in May. Their progress this far has been remarkable given the obvious obstacles they face. [...]

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