***Official*** ICC Tri-Series

Kenya v Scotland - Mombasa
17 Jan

Canada v Scotland - Mombasa
18 Jan

Kenya v Canada - Mombasa
20 Jan

Kenya v Scotland - Mombasa
21 Jan

Canada v Scotland - Mombasa
23 Jan

Kenya v Canada - Mombasa
24 Jan

Canada to win imo

wow

Stumped said:

wow

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What?

Kenya will win this at home, if it were in scotland though, it would be closer...

And these are all ODIs as well aren't they?

marc71178 said:

And these are all ODIs as well aren't they?

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TBH I'd rather these games have full ODI status, just as games between members of FIFA have full international status. Who cares about records outside of Test cricket? Make any games between the top associate sides ODIs, permenantly.

Oh, I see why you're annoyed now. Above rant rendered pointless.

Couldnt aggree more, epecially if most of the games are between the associates anyway

Jungle Jumbo said:

TBH I'd rather these games have full ODI status, just as games between members of FIFA have full international status. Who cares about records outside of Test cricket? Make any games between the top associate sides ODIs, permenantly.

Oh, I see why you're annoyed now. Above rant rendered pointless.

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I agree completely, but as you point out in your last sentance Marc's issue was more to do with his work load that any anti-minnow ODI basis.

You are spot on though, IMO. Test cricket is sacred. That is where the 'golden' records exist and the purity of stats are important.

Below that, for ODI status (and 20/20), lets get the other nations playing and the game growing.

I believe it has odi status

why would they not have ODI status? all the teams playing have odi status

imagine said:

I believe it has odi status

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LA ICE-E said:

why would they not have ODI status? all the teams playing have odi status

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Who said they didn't?

i understand that darrel hair is going to be standing in some of these games....rememebr reading somewhere that he cant umpire the test accredited nations due to his ban but can umpire in associated nations games.

Bingo. Hair is umpiring in this Tri-series, but will never be able to umpire a match between the test playing nations

Kenya should indeed win this at home.

Canada I think are not at the same level as the other two and will really feel out of place in the Mombasa conditions given they only arrived a day ago. The 2 Kenyan spinners also feasten on them in Toronto and this should be even more suited to the slow art.

I am perplexed that on a pitch that traditionally favours spin, Scotland have opted for only 1 spinner in the first game. Maybe the recent bad weather has changed the character of the pitch, but I suspect this could be a decision the Scots regret.

for those wanting to follow events as they unfold, cricket Europe should be carrying the live scores.

Erm. Wow. Kenya have just made 328 for five.

Maurice Ouma lbw b Blain 12 (16b, 3x4)
David Obuya c Smith b Lyons 73 (74b, 10x4, 2x6)
Ravinder (sp?) Shah c Watson b Hoffmann 54 (53b, 10x4)
Steve Tikolo c Blain b Wright 10 (6b)
Tanmay Mishra b Hoffmann 66 (60b, 5x4, 1x6)
Collins Obuya not out 64 (62b, 5 or 6x4, 1x6)
Thomas Odoyo not out 46 (26b, 1x6)

Extras 12

Hoffmann 2/45 (10), Blain 1/65 (8), Brown 0/63 (10), Wright 1/55 (9), Lyons 1/73 (10), Watson 0/21 (3). The spinner didn't really help much.

Ongondo has also bowled Warwickshire's youngster Poonia for a duck with the ninth ball of the match. Looks like a rout.

great effort from Shah first dig back, and great to see PBs from the Obuya brothers and Mishra.

Scotland's reply only going at 2 an over for the first 5. Looking good for Kenya so far...

Scotland skittled for 138. Even Collins Obuya was given a bowl (got a wicket too).

Massive win to start the year for Kenya

Poor old Sweaties. If Kenya can make such mincemeat of them one fears for them against a proper ODI country in the WC.

Let's hope it was just a bad day at the office.

Good to see Ravi Shah back among the runs again - he was probably the second best batsman outside of the Test world before he got injured. Tanmay Mishra has been putting in some promising performances of late as well.