The Associate Cricket thread

[RedwoodOriginal]

Italy and Netherlands have qualified for the T20 World Cup.

I must say I didn't have Italy in a Cricket World Cup on my bingo card. Kudos to them for qualifying.

 

[sweep_shot]

Italy are in the World Cup!

Congratulations to Italy.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Italy has some former Australian players like Rory Burns and another guy, I forgot his name... But good for them.. They are coming on the international stage soon.

 

[BDfanforever]

Not sure if Uganda is an associate or not, but they have won 17 straight T20I in a row. Bangladesh and Pakistan should be very weary of them.

 

[sweep_shot]

Not sure if Uganda is an associate or not, but they have won 17 straight T20I in a row. Bangladesh and Pakistan should be very weary of them.

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Uganda plays other associates (often very weak associates). They don't play quality sides.

They are not among top 10 associates.

 

[Ball Blazer]

PNG player charged with robbery during CWC Challenge League tournament​

Papua New Guinea player Kipling Doriga has been charged with robbery following an incident in the early hours of Monday morning (25th August) in St Heliers, the capital of Jersey. Doriga was a member of the PNG squad contesting the second round of the ongoing CWC Challenge League on the Island, a crowd dependency of the UK.

The 29 year-old keeper-batter has made 97 appearances for PNG, including at the 2021 and 2024 T20 World Cups.

Doriga appeared before the Magistate's court on Wednesday morning, and is understood to have pled guilty to the charges. Relief Magistrate Rebecca Morley-Kirk judged the charge too serious for Magistrate's court and referred the case to Royal Court, where Doriga is set to appear on the 28th of November. Bail was declined and Doriga will be remanded in custody on the island until that date.

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/135435/png-player-charged-with-robbery-during-cwc-challenge-league-tournament-kipling-doriga