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A new skipper at the helm for Namibia as League 2 heads to business end, Fanny Utagushimaninde’s World Record day, T20 World Cup sub-regionals (but unclear pathways?) and Bahrain's incredible tour!

Out now wherever you get your podcasts!

UPDATE: An official statement from Pro10 Malaysia as the tournament is postponed, leaving dozens of cricketers stuck in Kuala Lumpur.

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Chaos and crisis: Pro10 League postponed in Malaysia as players left stranded - Emerging Cricket Owners go quiet as players stuck in Malaysia unpaid and forced to organise accommodation in Kuala Lumpur.

Owners go quiet and players stuck in Malaysia.

The Pro10 falls into chaos, joining a list of notorious T10 leagues 👇

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🚨 New #ECPod 🚨

🎧 Andrew Leonard joins @danielbeswick.bsky.social to chat Nepal Premier League, #U19WorldCup and bold #T20WorldCup predictions

A big pod return for 2026! 🔊

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And the Dutch are through to the T20 World Cup! Great knock from Phoebe Molkenboer before rain settles the issue. Many congratulations to the whole squad.

Breaking: USA T20 World Cup hero faces ICC corruption charges - Emerging Cricket A USA player has been suspended in relation to alleged misconduct in franchise domestic T20 cricket.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

🇺🇸 USA star Aaron Jones has been suspended following charges of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code

👇 Read more

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From Military Bases to Schools Cricket and T20 World Cup Dreams: Cyprus gears up for European Qualifiers Emerging Cricket chats with the CCF President about the schools cricket program in Cyprus and the upcoming T20 World Cup European qualifiers.

A history culminating with a #T20WorldCup Qualifier on its shore!

The Cyprus cricket story with @shounakwa.bsky.social 👇

Poor showing from the Indonesia women vs Malaysia at the SEA Games today, conceding 10-20 runs too many in the field and going from 70/0 to 110/9. Great work from Malaysia to fight back, led by a 5/9 from Elsa Hunter (who is also contracted for NSW Breakers and Sydney Sixers)

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As Associates learn of their T20WC draw, has Italy’s campaign already taken a blow?

@danielbeswick.bsky.social and Nick Skinner discuss all the action plus Emerging Women’s Trophy, Mark Watt’s hundred and the Nepal Premier League and Asia Cup Rising Stars!

Glowing European cricket numbers after latest census shows participation surge - Emerging Cricket Junior, women’s, and hardball participation all grow in data collected across 32 Associate members in Europe.

Incredible growth numbers across 32 Associate members in Europe 💥

@danielbeswick.bsky.social with more 👇

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Associates learn T20 World Cup schedule - Emerging Cricket The ICC has released the fixtures for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, revealing the schedule for the eight associate sides

While Nepal stay put in one city for their #T20WorldCup tilt, Group A’s Associates go on a journey across both India and Sri Lanka 🗺️

More from @tomgrunshaw.bsky.social 👇

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A class player if we do say so ourselves, and upskilled on the attacking side.

And per ICC eligibility, England fans will enjoy that he can go from an Associate Member to a Full Member straight away, providing he qualifies as an England player.

(We don’t want to see him go though!)

Whispers from Europe hint big European absence at T20 World Cup - Emerging Cricket The whistle has been blown, and there may be more to this Italy captaincy shuffle.

Is there more to the Italy news that meets the eye?

More from a whistle-blower 👀

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At last the 2028 show - Emerging Cricket A dozen or so years ago, I had an argument with Richard Cox, then CEO of the KNCB (Dutch cricket’s governing body), about the role of the clubs in the KNCB’s policy-making. Under the KNCB constitution...

"The ICC has warned its members to expect a 30% revenue decrease when the new contract cycle starts in 2028."

@rodlyall.bsky.social on the changes the Dutch must make (and others should take note of) 👀

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🚨 New #ECPod 🚨

🇳🇵 🇴🇲 🇦🇪 qualify for #T20WorldCup 2026!
🌍 ICC meeting leaks and how the game’s future looks
🏏 #CWCL2 wrap
🇹🇭 Emerging Women’s Trophy and more!

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Ireland look to end winter well - Emerging Cricket Did we miss anything? Well there’s a Women’s tour to South Africa before Christmas, an Under-19 World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia in January, plus whichever additional T20Is can be arranged before the...

A defining period coming up for Ireland 👊

Dave Sihra with more 👇

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Dutch cricket goes in search of a new leader - Emerging Cricket A visionary leader with experience in change management, someone with strong financial acumen and strong interpersonal and communication skills, experience in managing complex stakeholder environments...

A tough task, but quiet optimism around the Dutch camp as they recruit their next CEO 🙌

Rod Lyall with more 👇

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EC Roundup - 10 August 2025 - Scotland qualify for U19 World Cup - Emerging Cricket Welcome to this week’s Emerging Cricket Roundup, condensing all the major news into one easy-to-digest place. In this week’s wrap: Headlines U19 Qualifiers in Europe and Americas European Summer conti...

The U19 ICC Cricket World Cup picture looks clearer after Scotland's qualification and Americas action underway.

Tom Grunshaw's weekly round-up 📝

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🚨 New #ECPod 🚨

🇮🇹 Italy's T20 World Cup moment
🌏 ICC Conference fallout
🏏 Asia-Pacific Champions Trophy, Pearl of Africa and more!

EC Pod #250 🎉

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EC Roundup - 03 August 2025 - European U19 Qualifiers Underway - Emerging Cricket Action continues in Europe with the Men's U19 World Cup Qualifiers in Scotland, and bilateral series in Estonia

🏆 Scotland or Netherlands? The race for European qualification to the U19 World Cup is down to two!

👇 That and more in this week's Roundup!

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Forza Azzurri: Simone Gambino talks Italian Cricket, T20 World Cup and Espatriati Emerging Cricket sit down with Simone Gambino to discuss all things Italian cricket, ICC membership, T20 World Cup and "expat" players.

They’ve become the talk of the cricket world, and president of Italy's cricket governing body wants to leverage #T20WorldCup success for future generations 👀

More with @shounakwa.bsky.social 👇

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🚨 Latest #BigInnings 🚨

A brains trust of American cricket make their USA squad predictions ahead of the #T20WorldCup in India and Sri Lanka 🔮

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EC Roundup - 27 July 2025 - More cricket than you can shake a stick at! - Emerging Cricket A busy week in the emerging game with associate and non-member action across Europe, Africa and Asia

Cricket in the emerging game coming up to our EARS 🏏

@tomgrunshaw.bsky.social wraps the week's action 👇

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ICC Development Awards 2024 Global Nominees announced - Emerging Cricket The ICC has announced the programmes and performances that have won regional honours in the 2024 ICC Development Awards.

Regional winners and global nominees of the 2024 ICC Development Awards have been announced!

Full list 👇

Namibia to host South Africa in landmark T20I - Emerging Cricket Namibia's men's national team will host neighbours South Africa for the first time in a match with senior international status on October 11.

ICYMI a big day circled in Namibia's calendar, set to host South Africa at their new ground later in the year 🗓️

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Self-proclaimed as a cricket city, Schiedam boasts one of Associate cricket's greatest domestic rivalries, Hermes-DVS and Excelsior ’20.

@rodlyall.bsky.social paints a picture as the teams go head-to-head again 👇

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Dutch CEO Hendrikse: ‘Above all, the KNCB needs peace – and more sponsorship!’ - Emerging Cricket Now four months into his job as Interim CEO of the Dutch governing body, the KNCB, Lucas Hendrikse has clear ideas about where he wants to take an organisation which is slowly recovering from a tempes...

"We are truly at a crossroads: either we find ways of generating more income or we will have to cut back on our ambitions."

Four months in as Interim CEO of KNCB, Lucas Hendrikse on how he wants to move forward 🗣️

✍️ @rodlyall.bsky.social

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🚨 New #ECPod 🚨

Nick is joined by @shounakwa.bsky.social to discuss Women’s WCQ, while @danielbeswick.bsky.social gives his quick assessment from Japan as the hosts take U19 CWC qualification honours 🗣️

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Same Leopard, Same Spots - Emerging Cricket Not content with the idea of two divisions of Test cricket, Cricket Australia’s new CEO, Todd Greenberg, has suggested that perhaps Test status could be removed completely from several ICC Full member...

Concerning comments from Australia's CEO on the future of the game 👀

@rodlyall.bsky.social off the long run responding to Todd Greenburg's chat with Dan Brettig for The Age 👇

Cricket races back into 2026 Asian Games program - Emerging Cricket Cricket will feature at the 2026 edition of the Asian Games in Japan, quashing months of speculation surrounding the sport’s potential omission. A decision on the sport’s fate was decided at an Olympi...

Representatives of the Japan Cricket Association are en route to Nagoya as the sport keeps its place for the Asian Games 🏏

@danielbeswick.bsky.social from Sano 🇯🇵

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