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Yes, some of the the stuff Lockerbie was advocating was a bit out there, however according to both articles on the deal with NZC, most of the basic framework was put together by him, so perhaps we are being a bit harsh on the man. I agree Ahmed seems like a good guy, but he is running for...

From Dreamcricket.com, "Breaking News: USA Cricket inks historic commercial deal with New Zealand Cricket" Sounds more like a marketing plan than a sponsorship. It also looks like there will be more T20 matches in the US featuring the Black Caps (like the matches last May against Sri Lanka). So...

Assuming that the sponsorship deal does go through, the next big question is; what does the USACA spend the money on? There are two major areas where cricket in the US needs a boost, grassroots participation and high level professionalism. Grassroots participataion improvements would include...

Agreed, wait until the deal is signed before getting excited. I'm suprised that this sponsorship deal is still going to be honest. The sponsorship was "on the verge" of being signed a month ago, and I assumed that Lockerbie's firing meant the deal must have collapsed, otherwise why fire him...

Depends on what "it" is referring to: trying to expand to new countries or dismissing Lockerbie. If you're referring to the effort to try to grow cricket in new countries, yes I still believe that it is a good move. If you're referring to the USACA releasing Lockerbie, then it is a mixed bag...

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA I'm still going to have to disagree with this. Yes, any time cricket grows anywhere it is a good thing, and Continental Europe is another place cricket should target.

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA Sorry, but I have to jump in here, because it always bugs me when people say this. Americans are no more wedded to our own sports than the Brittish are to theirs or the Australians to theirs. Probably even less so. Great...

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA No problem. Most of the history stuff isn't common knowledge, so you have to did a little to find it. Canada would have some advantages for spreading cricket that the US doesn't. Obviously the quality of the national team...

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA Hey Boris, long time no see (or whatever verb applies to internet message boards). Canada is for the most part very similar on their sports views to the US. Ice Hockey is obviously the most polular sport. Second would likely...

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA I get the financial motivation, it just strikes me as unfair for everyone else. The Netherlands would be a good choice, but so would Ireland (to help them bump up to test status) or Scotland. The problem is all three would most...

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA If I recall correctly, the US had a team in the West Indies 50-over competition a few seasons back. It was only a one or two year thing, and it isn't being done currently, but you are right that it is a good idea. Also since...

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA You know the weird thing is, the college sports system in the US just kind of developed that way over time. If the sports landscape in the US was blank and people had to come up with a system of talent development from scratch it...

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA Not so much cricinfo as Don Lockerbie, CEO of the USA Cricket Association (USACA). Some of what Don says as far as projections and objective is a bit...overly optimistic. He mentions that 15 million statistic in virtually every...

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA I agree that cricket is significantly different from baseball when you get into the details, however at a superficial level, which is what people new to the game will first see, cricket and t20 cricket in particular is quite...

Re: Speculation over NZ vs Pakistan matches to be held in USA Hello All, Just thought I'd jump in here with a couple of things: First, to anyone who was interested in the broadcast, it is available here. As I understand the games were on TV broadcast in a few countries, but were only...

Re: (Vague) Plans announced for IPL style American league That's the thing though, there aren't that many such residents (at least in US terms). -Asian Americans of any type (including Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, and other Asian Americans from cultures that don't like cricket)...

(Vague) Plans announced for IPL style American league Lockerbie outlines plans for US-style IPL | USA Cricket News | Cricinfo.com Not sure if this is already up somewhere, but I thought I'd share it. I know there is talk of starting an "American Premier League" every couple of months, but...

Re: England in West Indies WI just streched out for the draw. Final innings score 370/9 in 127 overs. Wow, great tailend batting by Benn, Powell, and Edwards.

Re: England in West Indies Nash out LBW. 35 overs remaining, only 4 wickets in hand. Ramdin and Taylor to partner now.

Re: England in West Indies Tea with no further loss for WI. Down 224 with 5 wickets in hand. Ramdin and Nash have a partnership of 18 currently. Still 38 overs to play, so should be interesting to see if the WI can run this out for a draw.