One of the reasons I was spurred into starting this site was the paucity of coverage for Kenya cricket on the internet. Cricinfo, and the BBC are probably the best sources of 'big', stories on Kenyan cricket, but have little information about what is going on below International level. Kenya's newspapers, which should be reporting on things at this level are either sadly uninformed, or simply disinterested. This has to change if cricket is to grow at grass roots level.
In part, pressure should come from the organisations running cricket in Kenya - Cricket Kenya, the NPCA, CCA and other domestic institutions. Even the clubs themselves could do more to convince the newspapers that they should be reporting on cricket. For individuals who visit this site, and are interested in the future of Kenyan cricket, I would urge you to write to the papers to encourage them to give it more attention. I have already done so several times, but I if more people complain, they may be more likely to do something about it. The addresses for the three main Dailies are:
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well put , awareness is still at a low . it only gets near fever pitch during the world cup or when high profile
teams visits . however coastweek seem to be doing a good job with reporting all apsects of the game .
Yes Coastweek have been good on news from the coast, I was more having a go at the larger dailies. Still, we need a lot more out there to grow the game.
I think they cover Cricket as well as any other sort, and if the national team played more matches here, then you'd see better coverage.
There have been 24 domestic matches in Nairobi over the last fortnight. The collective papers on their websites have published a report on one match (that was the Nation this morning). I cannot see how that is good coverage.
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