Tony Munro

International cricket will come to Papua New Guinea next week when the national team hosts Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore in the Air Niugini International Supa Series from September 1 to 5.

There will be two tournaments in one as the four teams initially play each other once in the 50-over format during the first three days before converting to Twenty20 mode on the last two days, culminating in a final.

Visiting national teams to PNG are rare - perhaps the only exception being West Indies in 1975, so numerically at least this is possibly the biggest tournament of its kind in PNG cricket history.

Hong Kong pipped Malaysia for third place at this year's ACC Trophy Elite while Singapore were controversially denied promotion from World Cricket League Division Five in February. Singapore's squad is understood to be near full strength while Hong Kong has some players absent because of club commitments in England.

Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong will meet again January when WCL Division Three is held in Hong Kong.

One-day schedule
Wednesday September 1
PNG vs Malaysia 10.00am Amini Park
Hong Kong vs Singapore 11.00am Colts Ground

Thursday September 2
PNG vs Singapore 10:30am Colts Ground
Hong Kong vs Malaysia 10:30am Amini Park

Friday September 3
PNG vs Hong Kong 10:30am Amini Park
Malaysia vs Singapore 10:30am Colts Ground

Twenty20 schedule
Saturday September 4
Hong Kong vs Malaysia 10.00am Amini Park
PNG vs Singapore 10.00am Colts Ground
PNG vs Hong Kong 2.00pm Colts Ground
Malaysia vs Singapore 2.00pm Amini Park

Sunday September 5
PNG vs Malaysia 10.00am Amini Park
Hong Kong VS Singapore 10.00am Colts Ground
Grand Final 2.00pm Amini Park

Shenyang Sport University have maintained their dominance of cricket in China, recently winning the men's national championship for the fifth year in a row.

They are the only team to have won the championships since they began in 2007.

According to the Asian Cricket Council, 98 teams from across China took part in University, High School Senior, High School Junior, High School Women, Combined Primary School Boys and Primary School Girls divisions. A total of 28 teams competed in the finals which were held in Linhai, Zheijiang Province in eastern China for the first time. Previous finals have been played in Beijing and Shanghai. In 2009 61 teams took part nationally.

There are expatriate competitions in Shanghai and Beijing. However, the Chinese Cricket Association (CCA) in its professed desire to develop cricket among the Chinese has had little or no interaction with the expatriates, who do not fall under the CCA umbrella.

The winners and runners-up in each division:

University:
1. Shenyang Sport University
2. Shanghai Aviation University

Senior High School
1. Beijing Zhichunli High School
2. Shenyang 28 High school

Junior High School
1. Shenzhen Tongle School
2. Zhejiang Shaojiadu High School

High School Women
1. Zhejiang Shaojiadu High School
2. Shandong Yuhua Middle School

Primary School Boys and Girls
1. Shandong Kuangshan Middle School
2. Shenzhen Yucai Primary Middle School

Paras Khadka - Nepal captain

First of all, I just want to apologise to any readers of my blog that were hoping for something yesterday after our defeat to the USA but I just couldn’t bring myself to write, I was too disappointed in the side and myself to post anything.

Today was a tough match to get motivated for knowing in the morning that we were virtually out of the competition for promotion but the boys still put in a spirited effort against the Cayman Islands for victory today.

It’s hugely disappointing not to have qualified, we worked so hard for this tournament but when it mattered we didn’t perform to the standard I know we are capable of playing.

I think for our side it’s now a case of returning to Nepal and looking at what went wrong for us here in Bologna and also if there are any positives that we can take from the team’s performances here.

I feel as captain I owe an apology to all those fans of the Nepalese cricket team as I feel we’ve let the fans down and the country down with our results here. It’s difficult to put into words how I’m feeling, I think it’s best described as letdown but in the long run we can’t dwell on it, we have to move forward, bring out all the positives and hope for the best. Life and cricket go on.

Paras Khadka - Nepal captain

After two disappointing batting displays by the side I feel that we’re back on the road to recovery with our performance today. The batsmen showed what we are capable of but we are by no means the finished article and there is still room for improvement in all aspects of our game.

I think our openers did well today, Anil and Mahesh put the runs on the board and then when I joined Pradeep at the crease I felt we were a good settled unit. I was particularly pleased with Pradeep today who made his debut for the side. He showed good maturity for a 17-year-old to grind out his 38 not out and I hope he continues to do well.

I still think our ground fielding needs to improve and it may be a case of going back to basics with that too and making sure we’re quick on our reactions when it comes to claiming catches in the field.

I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s match which could well be a do-or-die game against the USA. It’s time for us to bring our ‘A’ game against them, we’ve played three times and I hope tomorrow is a positive as today’s outcome. We still need to remain focused and remember the three key skills I talked about yesterday – batting, bowling and fielding.

Sorry to keep it short guys, I’m off for an early night after a long day!

On the face of it, the return of Steve Tikolo to Kenya’s side for the 2011 World Cup has to be a rare flicker of good news in a dismal year for cricket in the country. Officially he will have to fight his way back into the team. However, Kenya's recent performances have been so dire that he could walk back in even were he to bat left handed.

However, great player though he undoubtedly was, there were some who were far from unhappy when Tikolo quit. They felt that his powers were on the wane – as can only be expected from a man who will be 40 next June – and his presence in the side led to others taking the mindset that even if they failed, Tikolo would bail them out. Without him, so the argument went, others would have to stand on their own two feet. Recent performances suggest that's something beyond them.

When Tikolo indicated earlier in the year he might return but only on his terms he riled board officials, and then he sprung up as a ringleader of the strike which led to Kenya’s short tour of England being scrapped, benefiting nobody and further denting Kenya’s tarnished international standing. There appeared no way back.

But so desperate are Kenya to avoid humiliation in the World Cup – and any other matches that come their way in the build-up – that the board now appears to be trawling round former players to try to bolster their hapless team. While it is nothing more than short-term clutching at straws, there appear few alternatives.

If Tikolo the cricketer returns to the fold then it can only benefit his team and the younger players. If the character who has been associated with factionalism and unrest comes with him, then the move could well have unwelcome long-term consequences.

The only hope is that the board’s desperation is not so great they consider calling Maurice Odumbe in for a chat.

Paras Khadka - Nepal captain

It was horrible the way we played today. We may have bowled Tanzania out for 117 but our batting was horrendous. Nobody pulled their weight out there and I’m hugely disappointed in myself and the team.

The only positive I think we can take from this match is that it isn’t the last one of the tournament and we still have the opportunity to show the true skills that we know we have.

Rahul’s (Vishvakarma) bowling was good today but out fielding was not up to scratch, we let catches go, our run-outs didn’t hit the target and we were just not sharp enough.

When it came to batting the batsmen were not responsible and I believe as a side we were complacent, which is something we cannot afford to be in this tournament. This is not how I want my team to be in this event, we have to be positive and know our strengths, be focused and remember the basic skills of cricket and start from scratch. I want my team to remember how we got here to Division 4 and to continue out of this division we must simply play better cricket.

Tomorrow we face Argentina, who played well today against a strong Italy side and I hope we can pick ourselves up and bring home a victory for our country.

Uganda 294 and 156 for 3 decl. beat Kenya A 91 and 153 by 206 runs

Kenya put up a fight in a bid to save but could not deny Uganda in their three-day match at Lugogo Oval, Kampala.

Uganda batted into the final morning and reached 156 (Roger Mukasa 65, Arthur Kyobe 80) before declaring three wickets down to set Kenya A's batsmen, who had been toppled for 91 the day before, 360 runs to win.

The opening pair lasted until lunch, scoring 42 along the way, before Frank Nsubuga grabbed the first of his five wickets, dismissing Ken Owino lbw for 20. Another wicket, that of Rashab Patel for 0, put the Kenyans on the defensive. Opener Duncan Allan and Irfan Karim departed in quick succession to put Uganda in the driver’s seat.

A key moment in the game came in the Kenyans' 44th over when Tanmay Mishra, their best batsman, was caught behind off Dennis Tabby (2-24) with the score on 97. Peter Katuku (35 not out) stuck it out but wickets fell regularly around him and, with 18 overs to go and the score on 141 for 8, the end was in sight. They were bowled out for 153 shortly after tea.

Anyone who hoped Kenya’s wretched performance at the ICC World Cricket League Division One in the Netherlands was no more than another minor glitch can now be in no doubt the magnitude of the problems facing the side.

For all the positive spin coach Eldine Baptiste might put on things, the stark reality is Kenya are now in the same position Bermuda were four years ago. With a World Cup looming they are woefully deficient in every department of their game and face sound thrashings at the hands of New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

In four limited-over matches over the last fortnight against decent but far from awesome representative sides from Gujarat and Baroda, the Kenyans were outplayed in all but one game, and even that they lost by 32 runs. They were barely competitive.

The greatest humiliation came when they faced Gujarat in a four-day game, aimed at preparing the Kenyans for the Intercontinental Cup. They were bowled for 221 and 295, of which Collins Obuya 199 in his two innings. In reply, Gujarat amassed 710 for 4 before calling off the slaughter. Spare a thought for PK Panchal, Gujarat’s opener who was run out for 0 and so missed out on the feast.

To underline this is a deep-rooted malaise, a Kenya Elite side were bowled out for 65 and 99 in a total of 67 overs by Baroda, who replied with 210 for 3 to win by an innings in under four sessions.

In 2006 I wrote that Bermuda had too much to do ahead of the 2007 World Cup and they had to face the reality they would be utterly outclassed and instead of worrying they should concentrate on building for the future and retaining their Associate ODI status. The same now applies to Kenya, but the picture is, if anything, even bleaker.

Bermuda were new kids on the block and had been blinded by money and their sudden burgeoning status. They were also amateurs. Kenya, a fully professional (if only in the financial sense) have no such excuses, but their problems are so deep-rooted it is hard to
see how, at least in the short term, things can get any better.

Time is against them, but they can no longer blame contracts, coaches or facilities for their position. They are dogged by infighting – the factions have been there for years – greed and an inability to recognise they are simply not good enough as things stand.

Paras Khadka - Nepal captain

I think we had an awesome day today – our bowlers were superb and our fielding was out of this world. We bowled in the right areas and that gave us the ‘zip’ we need. We’re confident but cricket is a funny game and we can’t take any team lightly and so after tomorrow’s rest day, we have to continue being focused on winning every game.

Amrit Bhattarai bowled a very good spell and l think everyone of my bowlers performed for me today and our fielding was just on target.

I found batting difficult particularly because the pitch was very bouncy and with the high winds as well it wasn't easy! I think as a side we played one too many rash shots which meant players got out cheaply but in the end we got the victory and that’s all that matters in this campaign.

I have to make a special mention in here to the Nepalese fans that showed up from Rome and Milan to show their support for the side. It’s quite incredible to think that 100 or so people will travel all the way to Bologna to see us take on Italy and it was a great impetus for us to do well and make Nepal proud.

I’m looking forward to a rest day tomorrow and lying by the pool... and maybe doing a bit of planning for our match against Tanzania. Thanks also to everyone who has commented on the blog it’s great to see all your messages of support.

Paras Khadka - Nepal captain

We arrived here in Italy a week ago, which has been a good move I feel as we’ve got to know the grounds and some of the conditions to expect. Obviously today has been disappointing with the thunderstorms and the fact we couldn’t finish our match against the USA but hopefully we will be able to play tomorrow.

The conditions at the Pianoro ground are different to Bologna and Medicina, as the pitch has concrete base under the artificial surface whereas the other two are sand based. It almost feels slightly uneven but I think we adjusted well to the surface despite losing two wickets early on.

It was obviously not great that Mahesh (Chhetri) and Shakti (Gauchan) didn’t manage to get runs on the board but it was good to see Anil Mandal adding runs just as he has done for us in the warm-up games. He’s been playing really well with the bat, scoring 55 in our first warm-up and 94 in our second, so I’m hoping he keeps this run of form for the tournament.

Sitting around in the rain is never much fun as we all are keen to be playing but we’ve good team dynamic and I like being around boys as we joke and have a good time anyway. Here’s hoping tomorrow will be a brighter day and we can get some cricket in.

The cricketers of the Falkland Islands may become regular visitors to Scotland if plans for further stagings of the 'Festival of the Three Falklands' cricket festival are realised.

Last month, teams representing the Falkland Islands, Falkland in Newberry, Berkshire, England and Falkland in Fife, Scotland played a series of matches.

"Tentative plans are in hand to make this triangular tournament a regular feature every 3 to 4 years which would be an excellent idea providing we can manage the logistics of fielding teams for ICC competitions and also for friendly overseas tours," Roger Diggle, Falkland Islands Cricket Association official and player, told Cricinfo.

Although it was in some respects a tournament, it's success wasn't measured by the customary wins and losses. "The Festival of the Three Falklands was a very sociable affair. It started with a traditional Scottish ceilidh (a fancy term for a good meal, lots of drink and Scottish dancing). Speeches were given by representatives of all three clubs and also the provost of Fife, Councillor Frances Melville," Diggle explained.

Among the Islanders' squad were the current and former Attorneys General of the territory and its Chief Medical Officer.

In the first match, Falkland Islands won the toss and sent Falkland (Newbury) in to bat. The English Falklanders amassed 220 from their allotted 40 overs before bowling out the Islanders for 103.

Any reduction in overs always has the potential to even things out and perhaps this was the case in the second match. Originally it was to be a 40-over contest, but torrential rain on the first day saw it reduced to a 10-overs 6-a-side affair, which was won by the Islanders by three wickets with two balls to spare. The win ensured the Falkland Islands returned home with the Drysdale Cup, donated by Falkland (Fife) resident, Karen Drysdale, whose great-great grandfather and grandfather were both captains of Falkland (Fife) CC. The tournament wrapped up with a win for Scotland as Falkland (Fife) beat Falkland (Berkshire).

It's been an unusually busy year for the Falkland Islands who played in their first ICC tournament in June when they took part in the Americas Division Four event in Mexico.

Meanwhile, back home in the South Atlantic, there are plans to install the Islands' second cricket pitch in Stanley (in addition to the existing one at Mount Pleasant). This will allow a weekday Twenty20 league and under-15 and under-17 competitions to start in the 2010-11 season.

Linked with the appointment of a development officer shortly, the Falkland Islands Cricket Association aims to have 100% of school-age children play cricket in the school sports curriculum for a minimum of 6 weeks a year. "We think we might be the first country in the world to achieve 100% participation at school age," Diggle said.

A month after securing Affiliate member status of the ICC, Seychelles have announced plans to build an international standard field to encourage the growth of cricket on the island nation.

At a gathering to celebrate the Seychelles Cricket Association (SCA) becoming the 105th member of the ICC National Sports Council chief executive Alain Volcère declared that a plot of land has been demarcated on Ile Persévérance for the construction of a new field.

“We believe that this is a significant asset which will hopefully provide a source of motivation towards the development of the sport,” said Volcère.

“It is our hope that the SCA will seize the opportunity of its new position and the growing popularity of cricket worldwide to try to generate more interest and participation amongst all those longing to get involved in a sporting activity as players, volunteers or even sponsors.”

Local cricket head Jonathan Paul described SCA’s application as an ICC member as “a long, arduous journey” before thanking the Seychelles government and all those who helped in the process.

He then read out two letters of congratulation received from new ICC president Sharad Pawar and Africa Cricket Association (ACA) chief executive Cassim Suliman, who also heads the development programme for Africa at the ICC-Africa Regional Office.

Former SCA chairman Ayub Suleman said he was proud that Paul and his team had made his dream of making SCA an ICC member come true and thanked them for pushing up the number of cricketers and teams. Suleman said that when he left as cricket head in 1995, there were five teams and 75 players, but now there are eight teams and 150 players.

SCA’s application for ICC membership was approved by 104 members during the international body’s annual conference in Singapore from June 27 to July 1. The local cricket fraternity made the application to become an ICC member earlier this year and Suliman visited Seychelles in January in order to check on the country’s readiness for Affiliate member status.

All Stars, winners of Mali's National Cricket Championship, pose with their trophy © ACA

The third edition of Mali’s National Cricket Championship was held in Bamako, the capital city, from July 15 to 19 at the National Institute of Youth and Sport.

Four teams competed in the competition’s final stage, with two from Bamako (All Stars and Vampire Cricket Club), Sikasso’s regional team (Tata) and a team from Ségou (Reverend Père Bouvier). After a round-robin stage, Vampire Cricket Club and All Stars met in the final, with All Stars prevailing by 45 runs in a 30-over game to secure the trophy and the equivalent of US$200 in prize money.

As an indicator of the importance of the event to cricket in Mali a number of important officials were present at the closing ceremony, including the British and Burkina Faso Ambassadors, representatives of the Youth and Sport ministry and the general secretary of the Students Association. The event was covered by ORTM (the national television broadcaster), The Africable (a pan-African channel), and several local radio stations and newspapers.

During the ceremony, the speech of the president of FeMaCrik began with a minute of silence for the memory of Vanpee Orgle, the president of the Ghana Cricket Association who died last month. Players and match officials also wore black armbands during the competition to commemorate Orgle.

The Moroccan Royal Cricket Board, in its development plan, has started introducing cricket in
schools. In April cricket was introduced in five schools in Rabat, Sale, temara and now cricket
has been taken to an other city named Marrakech. On July 5, cricket was taught to
about 300 kids in Marrakech, and the players of the Australian team who were visiting Morocco
from June 29 to July 9 assisted the board in coaching the kids.

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Mike Gatting speaks to members of Argentina's national cricket team © MCC

On Tuesday August 10 the Argentinean Cricket team were due to play MCC at Wimbledon Cricket Club. As the rain fell however it became less and less likely that a ball would be bowled and so to help the side prepare for the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 competition, which will be played in Italy next week, Mike Gatting, MCC match manager, answered Argentina’s questions on everything from mental preparation for batting, how to play spin and the best way to recover from a day in the field.

Cricket has been played in Argentina since 1806 with the international side making its first appearance in 1868 against Uruguay. The first first-class match was played against MCC in 1912 and a strong relationship has existed between the two sides ever since with MCC tours visiting Argentina in 2001, 2006 and 2008.

Grant Dugmore, Cricket Argentina’s chief executive and also a player in the national side, spoke about the position of cricket in a country dominated by other sports and the difficulty in achieving a league structure with depth. Dugmore explained that “Cricket has an amazing history in South America but has been side-lined by more popular sports such as rugby, golf, tennis, polo and football. Children are taught cricket in a handful of schools, particularly in the capital, Buenos Aires, where most of the clubs are based.

“However it is not the resources or breaking into a bigger market where we struggle but maintaining the talent we have. Children who have been brought up through the system will often lose interest particularly as cricket has no media coverage in Argentina.”

Argentina has four cricket leagues with five or six teams in each league and Dugmore estimated that around 300 people play the game across the country. He suggested that this could be due to a rugby boom in the 1960s and 1970s which resulted in a decline in the popularity of cricket. Despite this Argentina is one of the more successful cricketing countries in South America, leaving Chile, Brazil and Uruguay behind as they compete in the 4th division of the ICC World Cricket League, and have been as high as the second division.

With the help of coach Toby Bailey, a playing member of MCC, Argentina hope to do well against USA, Tanzania, Italy, Nepal and the Cayman Islands next week, particularly as these matches are part of only a handful of games they play each year. Despite their lack of match practice Bailey said that “the spirit of cricket certainly exists within these players, they want to perform well and as such are prepared to train outside in 2 or 3 degrees. They expect me to be used to the cold as I am from England – but I have never had to train in outdoor nets in the winter!”

Bailey went on to explain that he realised his calling when he captained an MCC tour to Mozambique. “Seeing the enthusiasm in the team we played compared to the level of coaching and facilities they had available made me see how I wanted to direct my cricket career and since the job came up with Argentina Cricket last year I have never looked back”.

On Monday the side played Teddington, Bailey’s old club, and despite being beaten by 80 runs the side learned a lot. Although they are playing for their country, these Argentine cricketers are not professionals and so playing Teddington, who are currently in the last four of the national club competition, was good practice for their tournament next week.

Bailey explained how his contacts with Teddington and MCC helped him to organise this tour to London as a warm up for Italy and how two MCC Young Cricketers, Paul Mitchell and Tom Lewis, coached and played with the Argentinean side during the English winter. They raised the standard of the Argentines and were integral members of the Under-19 coaching set-up.

Bailey also coaches the Women’s side, which has become increasingly successful in recent years. This could be due to the fact that other sports do not threaten women’s cricket as much and the skills from the main ladies’ sport, hockey, are transferrable. It could well be the Argentine ladies who are the first to put Argentina on the worldwide cricket map.

MCC match manager Mike Gatting, who captained the MCC tour to Argentina in 2006, also highlighted the Spirit of Cricket which exists in Argentina. Gatting stated that he “was pleasantly surprised by the local people, their enthusiasm and organisation. They had some excellent games in 2006 and played on some lovely pitches particularly that of the Hurlingham Club in the Buenos Aires Province of Hurlingham”.

With persistent rain ruling out any play, Gatting ran a question and answer session with the players to prepare the Argentinean side for their campaign next week and also reminisced about captaining in the World XI vs. MCC XI.

Although a ball wasn’t bowled the day proved that the Spirit of cricket was strong within the Argentine players and, for the dedicated group of players present at Wimbledon Cricket Club it is a vital part of their life despite being a minor sport in their country.

The ongoing infighting inside Canadian cricket rumbles on with news the Ontario Cricket Association has suspended six players - Cecil Pervez, Durrand Sorraine, Junaid Siddiqui, Rustam Bhatti, Zameer Zahir and Khusroo Wadia

“The above players have been suspended for failing to respond to a show-cause notice sent to them by the OCA requestiong an explanation for their conduct in the recently held National Championships in Ontario,” a statement from the OCA said. “The suspension of the above players makes them ineligible to represent Ontario. The above players having failed to respond to the show-cause notice, will however have the opportunity to appeal their suspensions.”

The OCA ran into trouble with the Canadian board (CC) when its nominated team for the national interprovincial tournament was not accepted because of a dispute between factions within the OCA. CC picked a representative side instead.

The OCA in turn is refusing to recognise the CC board. “We don’t recognise the committee,” OCA chief Mike Kendall said. “They have no jurisdiction to put Ontario cricket through an inquiry and have us respond to their charges. You can’t just slap together a few allegations and on that basis come in and take over our jurisdiction, which is what has happened with the selection of the Ontario team.”

The scheduled playing commitments of Africa's Associate and Affiliate countries will prevent the region having its own tournament, according to Cassim Suliman, the Africa Cricket Association CEO.

"This event cannot fit into the schedule due to timing and many other constraints... hence the Future Tours Programme has a full calendar of events including under-age tournaments that have been programmed till 2015," Suliman told CricInfo.

There had been conjecture a continental tournament involving South Africa A, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia and possibly a combined Africas team was in the planning stage. The Kenya Cricket Association was known to favour its creation.

Africa is the only ICC development region which does not have a continental tournament and several countries such as Botswana and Tanzania only play every second year.

Nepal, USA, Italy, Cayman Islands, Argentina and Tanzania have announced their squads to compete in the World Cricket League Division 4 in Bologna, Italy as the teams continue along the path that may ultimately lead to a place at the World Cup in 2015. The top two sides at Division 4 tournament, which will be played from August 14 to 21, will move a step closer with promotion to the WCL Division 3 to be staged in Hong Kong in January 2011.

“We have good knowledge of Nepal who we played against in February and also Cayman Islands and Argentina whom we have regularly played, including as recently as May in ICC Americas Division 1 and we beat them on both occasions,” said USA captain Steve Massiah.
“The other two teams we don’t know so well, but I’m confident we’re prepared and ready to continue moving up the World Cricket League ladder.”

“We’re looking forward to the tournament,” commented Cayman Islands’ coach Theo Cuffy. “It will be the first time to Europe for a number of our team and it’s going to be a tough tournament with strong teams, but we’re confident we can do well.”

This will be the first global ICC event to be hosted in Italy. Matches will be played at three venues in the Bologna area – Pianoro, Medicina and Bologna.

Ian Gould, a member of the ICC’s Elite Panel of umpires, will be one of nine umpires officiating at the event, which will be overseen by match referee David Jukes. Gould follows in the footsteps of fellow Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel who officiated in Singapore at WCL Div. 6 in 2009.

Argentina: Esteban MacDermott (capt), Grant Dugmore, Agustin Casime, Alejandro Ferguson, Pablo Ferguson, Donald Forrester, Tomas Francis, Carlos Gibson, Diego Lord, Lucas Paterlini, Matias Paterlini, Pablo Ryan, Gary Savage, Martin Siri.

Cayman Islands: Saheed Mohamed (capt), Pearson Best, Ryan Bovell, Kervin Ebanks, Paul Chin, Marlon Byran, Ricardo Roach, Jaylon Linton, Abali Hoilett, Conroy Wright, Alassandra Morris, Kevin Bazil, Ramon Sealy, Ronald Ebanks.

Italy: Alessandro Bonora (capt), Roshendra Abewickrama, Din Alaud, Dilan Arsakulasuriya, Damien Crowley, Gayashan Munasinghe, Thushara Kurukulasuriya, Damian Fernando, Andrew Northcote, Nicholas Northcote, Hayden dell’Agnello, Peter Petricola, Michael Raso, Stanly Kankanamge.

Nepal: Paras Kadka (capt), Gyanendra Malla, Shakti Gauchan, Sharad Vesawkar, Mahesh Kumar Chhetri, Anil Kumar Mandal, Amrit Battarai, Basant Regmi, Binod Kumar Das, Sanjam Regmi, Rahul Kumar Vishwakarma, Mahaboob Alam, Manjeet Shrestha, Pradeep Airee.

Tanzania: Hamzi Abdallah (capt), Abhik Patwa, Hasnain Damji, Khalil Rehemtulla, Seif Khalifa, Riziki Kiseto, Kassim Nassoro, Issa Kikasi, Enjo Kiongozi, Shaheed Danani, Rashidi Amiri, Benson Mwita, Harsh Ramaiya, Ally Kimote.

USA: Steve Massiah (capt), Muhammad Asad Ghous, Steven Taylor, Rashard Marshall, Sushil Nadkarni, Timroy Allen, Orlando Baker, Carl Wright, Aditya Thyagarajan, Adrian Gordon, Lennox Cush, Khawaja Usman Shuja, Kevin Darlington, Nasir Javed.

Fixtures

12 August – Team arrivals
13 August – Practice
14 August – USA v Nepal (Pianoro); Italy v Cayman Islands (Medicina); Tanzania v Argentina (Bologna)
15 August – Italy v Nepal (Pianoro); Argentina v Cayman Islands (Medicina); USA v Tanzania (Bologna)
16 August – Rest/Reserve Day
17 August – Italy v Argentina (Pianoro); Nepal v Tanzania (Medicina); USA v Cayman Islands (Bologna)
18 August – Cayman Islands v Tanzania (Pianoro); Italy v USA (Medicina); Nepal v Argentina (Bologna)
19 August – Rest/Reserve Day
20 August – USA v Argentina (Pianoro); Cayman Islands v Nepal (Medicina); Tanzania v Italy (Bologna)
21 August – Final (Pianoro); third/fourth play-off (Medicina); fifth/sixth play-off (Bologna)