Cricket Kenya to register all under 19 players this weekend

The following is the Cricket Kenya press release. No other reason was given for this move - at first glance it looks like something that should have been done a couple of months ago BEFORE the regional qualifiers. Closing the door after the horse has bolted, or do they know something the rest of us don't? Lets hope it is the latter...

PRESS RELEASE - UNDER 19 REGISTRATION

Cricket Kenya wishes to inform members of the press that we will be conducting a registration exercise for Under 19 players. This exercise is part of the ongoing U/19 Development Programme which is geared primarily at strengthening the National U/19 Squad.

Registration will be held at Aga Khan Sports Club this Saturday 11^th July 2009 and will run from 9am to 12pm.

Important to note is the cut off date (of birth) which is 1^st September 1989.

Go the Under 19s!

With most of the sports pages tomorrow (and for the next few days) devoted to Kenya's hunt for medals in Osaka, it is likely that another group of Kenyans will slip quietly under the radar as they try and qualify for their own World Championship.

I talk of course of the Kenyan Under 19 cricket team, who got their campaign off against Namibia today. I am posting results and write-ups on CricketEurope, so I won't repeat myself, but will send this thought: COME ON THE KENYA UNDER 19s!

Not for one moment am I saying forget our athletes - How good was it to see Luke Kibet cross the line to give Kenya the first Gold of the games by breaking such a long drought! While you are cheering them on however, spare a thought for our boys in Benoni. If they can win, it could usher in a whole new era for Kenyan cricket and how good would it be to have a Kenyan team sport on the rise again.