A brilliant 71 not out from Peter Borren and a fine performance in the field sealed a Dutch victory on a damp, blustery day at Hazelaarweg.

Orange Lions too strong for Kent in Rotterdam

A look ahead to another action packed weekend in Scotland as the title race enters a crucial phase.

Carlton look to tighten grip on title

Kevin O’Brien must wait for another opportunity to show the Asians how good he is at twenty20 cricket.

O’Brien misses out as Sri Lankan T20 competition is scrapped

Ireland Development XI need a further 157 to make Yorkshire XI bat again.

Ireland’s developing players face a day of struggle

The ICC ranking system will determine 8 of the ten 2019 World Cup teams. Andrew Nixon argues that rankings are a curiosity at best and should, despite the ICC’s constant stream of press releases about them, remain just that.

Why use rankings?

The same squad which tied with Derbyshire in May will face Kent and Worcestershire in Rotterdam this weekend.

Dutch selectors retain the same squad for CB40 resumption

Ireland Development XI struggling after first day in Yorkshire.

Ireland bowling woes continue in Yorkshire

Sheer pace. Tick. Undetectable intent. Tick. Aggression and energy. Tick. But what makes Lasith Malinga such a formidable weapon is his control.

Drummond in awe of Malinga masterclass

One day after a batting performance hailed by common consensus as the best by any Scotland side, a familiar cringe returned to Stockbridge as local aspirations were flattened by a ruthless Sri Lankan artillery.

Merciless Malinga dismantles Scotland

Battered and bruised Saltires star Kyle Coetzer last night paid tribute to Sri Lankan merchant-of-menace Lasith Malinga.

Coetzer hoping to learn from merchant of menance

Scotland were brought crashing back to earth yesterday as Sri Lanka ruthlessly ripped them apart at the Citylets Grange.

Heroes to zeroes

Ireland given taste of their own medicine as Scotland chase down record 320 to claim stunning win.

Berrington blitzes Ireland

Namibia have secured their place in the global World Twenty20 qualifier with three days still to play in Africa Division One.

Namibia book ticket to Dubai

Scotland last night completed one of the best wins in their history when they humbled Ireland in front of an enthralled crowd at the Citylets Grange.

Scotland romp to historic win

The World Cup finalists have been through much this summer but their last duty in the United Kingdom will be to play a one-day international on a pancake-flat wicket in the north of Edinburgh.

Scotland aim for Sri Lanka upset

Fourteen years ago Scotland and Ireland played a game of monumental importance on a lifeless artificial wicket in Kuala Lumpur.

Scotland in cricketing Nirvana

Paul Stirling smashed his third century in four internationals yesterday – after being told he is surplus to requirements for his county.

Stirling heroics in vain

Ireland missed out on the chance of testing themselves against Sri Lanka when the one-day international in Edinburgh was abandoned in bright sunshine, without a ball bowled.

Weather ruins Ireland Sri Lanka clash

ACC’s South African club coach, Anton Roux, talks about his Topklasse side’s success, his own career, and his views on the future of Dutch cricket.

The man behind the rise of ACC: Anton Roux

Neil MacRae, the Aberdeenshire player-coach, admitted his side had secured victory in the nick of time following a dramatic encounter with Dunfermline Knights at McKane Park.

Aberdeenshire beat weather and Dunfermline

Richie Berrington last night batted the Western Warriors back into Regional Series contention with a match-winning knock against the Eastern Knights.

Berrington and MacLeod to the fore

A Topklasse final series between VRA and ACC remained a near-certainty on Sunday despite the latter’s defeat, as nearest challengers Quick Haag were beaten by HCC.

Excelsior halt ACC’s run, but the final still beckons

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when a few qualified observers feared that Boyd Rankin, the 6ft 7in former farm hand, would never stay injury-free long enough to make a living out of cricket.

Rhythm is a dancer

Ireland given fitness boost by Rankin and Johnston.

Ireland gear up for Sri Lanka challenge

Another action packed weekend in store in Scotland.

Forfarshire hoping to bounce back against Uddingston

The Danish season has come to a recess due to several international obligations. We have a look at what has happened in the first half.

Over half way

With no European obligations this season, Denmark hosted a five Nations T20 tournament for the under 15′s last weekend which was completed despite the worst weather on record in Copenhagen.

The Wikings Cup completed despite the rain

Cricket Scotland today announced their squad for the coming Tri-series with Sri Lanka and Ireland.

Scotland name squad for Tri-series

The claim that cutting the next two World Twenty20 tournaments was inevitable to ‘balance’ the retention of a 14-team World Cup in 2015 is patently nonsense.

The ICC numbers that just don’t add up

Ireland captain William Porterfield demanded an improvement from Monday’s victory over Namibia and the team delivered to complete a comprehensive 2-0 series success at Stormont.

Ireland deliver comprehensive performance

The 90-year relationship between the English touring club and the Dutch is renewed this week as the Free Foresters make a three-match visit to Den Haag.

Netherlands A to face Free Foresters on Thursday

Malaysian international Arul Suppiah takes six wickets for five runs in an English Twenty20 Cup match.

Arul Suppiah sets Twenty20 bowling record

This weekend sees the second T20 Nordic Cup where the hosts Denmark seek to revenge last year’s defeat to Norway.

Denmark look for revenge

Andrew Balbirnie and Ben Ackland drop out of the squad to play MCC.

Rankin and Van Der Merwe called into Ireland Development squad

A unique statistical feature covering all WCL tournaments since the competition’s inception in 2007 goes online on CricketEurope on Tuesday.

World Cricket League StatsZone joins the family

John Mooney, the most improved Ireland international, bar none, was the difference between victory and defeat yesterday as Ireland returned to winning ways in the first one-day game against Namibia at Stormont.

Mooney brilliance helps Ireland defeat Namibia

Kreeson Naicker, the Stirling professional, believes his top flight newcomers can make a belated impact on the Premiership race.

Stirling shock Forfarshire

VRA Amsterdam and ACC seem certain to contest an all-Amsterdam final series, but Rood en Wit Haarlem’s two-year spell in the Topklasse effectively ended on Sunday with defeat by HCC.

Rood en Wit relegated as Amsterdam sides march on

After 2 weekends of intense twenty-twenty Svanholm emerged as worthy champions

Svanholm take T20 title

Ireland Under-19′s beat Irish Universities by 39 runs at College Park in Dublin on Friday.

Campbell and Hunter star in Ireland Under 19 win

For Aberdeenshire, their July fixtures present an excellent opportunity to have a major say in the outcome of the inaugural Premiership.

Crunch time for Aberdeenshire and Watsonians

THEY might be at opposite ends of the international spectrum, but Majid Haq and Safyaan Sharif shared in the delight of engineering a 2-0 series win for their country over the Dutch at Mannofield.

Stalwart Haq hails Sharif role in Dutch demolition

With three rounds before the top and bottom four are separated, it is hard to see who will emerge from the pack to threaten leaders VRA and ACC.

Topklasse challengers’ time is running out

Ruud Onstein maakt een opsomming van de drie wedstrijden tegen Schotland, die met een tweede ODI-verlies zijn tot slot gekomen.

Het probleem is de onregelmatigheid

The two scheduled one-day games between Ireland and Namibia will go ahead as originally scheduled on Monday and Tuesday 4-5 July.

Namibia games to go ahead

Safyaan Sharif marked his big-time debut in style as Scotland completed a convincing ODI double against the Netherlands at Mannofield yesterday.

Sharif sparkles on debut

THE ICC have always been more renowned for intransigence than flexibility, so their administrators deserve credit for implementing a dramatic volte-face in Hong Kong yesterday.

ICC show flexibility rather than intransigence

If he is looking to relax in Hong Kong after a final day of frenetic politicking, Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom would do well to pick up Leonard Wibberley’s novel. He has, after all, lived the story for the past two months.

The Mouse That Roared

Tommy Cooper’s quest to cast a spell on Scotland was wrecked by the magic of Majid Haq yesterday as the hosts claimed a morale-boosting 15-run triumph over the Netherlands in the first ODI.

Magic Haq breaks Cooper spell

After a satisfying win over the Netherlands Scotland’s cricketers were celebrating on two fronts last night after the ICC reversed their much-maligned decision to reduce the World Cup to ten teams.

Double delight for Scotland