Comments on: 2007 review: Kenya – by Andruid http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/01/02/kenya-year-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-downright-ugly/ "cricket without boundaries" Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: andruid http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/01/02/kenya-year-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-downright-ugly/#comment-2820 andruid Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:02:40 +0000 http://thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/01/02/kenya-year-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-downright-ugly/#comment-2820 The player sit in was in January just ahead of the World Cricket League and before the deals with Nimbus, and EABL had really kicked in. The players hadn't been officially put on contracts and had been living of match-by match bonuses and way the story was covered the problem arose as to whether or not they should have been paid over an ODI game that got abandoned cos the opposition could not field a fit XI. While these deals have got Cricket Kenya set for money for the immediate future, they still need a more secure long term source of revenue to turn raise the game in Kenya to a truly International level because what the ICC contributes right now simply is not enough to close the gap with Test nations Oh by the way thanks for the comment The player sit in was in January just ahead of the World Cricket League and before the deals with Nimbus, and EABL had really kicked in. The players hadn’t been officially put on contracts and had been living of match-by match bonuses and way the story was covered the problem arose as to whether or not they should have been paid over an ODI game that got abandoned cos the opposition could not field a fit XI.

While these deals have got Cricket Kenya set for money for the immediate future, they still need a more secure long term source of revenue to turn raise the game in Kenya to a truly International level because what the ICC contributes right now simply is not enough to close the gap with Test nations

Oh by the way thanks for the comment

]]> By: LBW http://www.thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/01/02/kenya-year-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-downright-ugly/#comment-2819 LBW Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:04:09 +0000 http://thesillypoint.com/blogs/2008/01/02/kenya-year-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-downright-ugly/#comment-2819 andruid, Brilliant first blog! - India 'A' had International players in it. It is understandable if Kenya had lost the matches. But, as you said, they should have given stiff competition and should not have lost by an innings. - You stated that Kenya team has 2 sponsors. But, at the end you state that a player sat out of the match because of the fees? Does it mean Kenyan players are underpaid? Offtopic but I would like to add: I like Kenya for the factory of great long distance runners it produces. Oh yeah, we love the Kenyan Safari! Welcome mate! andruid, Brilliant first blog!

- India ‘A’ had International players in it. It is understandable if Kenya had lost the matches. But, as you said, they should have given stiff competition and should not have lost by an innings.

- You stated that Kenya team has 2 sponsors. But, at the end you state that a player sat out of the match because of the fees? Does it mean Kenyan players are underpaid?

Offtopic but I would like to add:

I like Kenya for the factory of great long distance runners it produces. Oh yeah, we love the Kenyan Safari!

Welcome mate!

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