Stray Lions upset the highly fancied Kanbis over the weekend to take the 40-overs Ashnil Hotels Cricket Trophy. Bringing together six of the top teams in Nairobi, this event is a great indication of what can be achieved when people pull in the right direction. Not only did it bring together many of the top cricketers, but also featured in both main dailies as David Obuya won a new motorbike for being named man of the series after amassing 380 runs.
Congratulations to the Stray Lions team who's star continues to rise as they rapidly confirm themselves as one of the strongest teams in Kenyan domestic cricket.
In other news, the U19s managed to defend another sub 100 score to defeat Tanzania, but then lost to Uganda. Paul Anjere impressed in both games taking 3/2 and 3/14. Our last match today is against Namibia who have so far looked like the team to beat. This has been a very poor tournament from a Kenyan perspective and perhaps the only good thing that may come from it is if it gives Cricket Kenya a kick up the backside to do something with regards to development.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Friday, May 01, 2009
A Better Result
Well at least we beat Nigeria, so we will not finish with the wooden spoon.
The question of selection does raise an issue - why for example was Rakep Patel not included? If it was to give some others a chance to prove they can step up, it seems to have proved that they need a lot more work.
Even if we win the remainder of the matches which given we need to play both Uganda and Namibia, is unlikely, there will still be too many questions raised from this event.
The question of selection does raise an issue - why for example was Rakep Patel not included? If it was to give some others a chance to prove they can step up, it seems to have proved that they need a lot more work.
Even if we win the remainder of the matches which given we need to play both Uganda and Namibia, is unlikely, there will still be too many questions raised from this event.
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