FINALE 
Aanstaande zaterdag 11 september wordt in Schiedam de finale van de Play Offs in de Topklasse gespeeld tussen Excelsior'20 en VRA. Aangezien het voetbalseizoen natuurlijk alweer in volle gang is, adviseren wij u gebruik te maken van de extra parkeergelegenheid op het gravelveld recht tegenover de hoofdingang van Excelsior'20. Indien de wedstrijd op zaterdag mocht verregenen, of in een tie eindigt, dan zal de wedstrijd op zondag 12/9 worden overgespeeld.
Het Nederlands dames elftal kende een zeer succesvol weekend in Engeland. Zaterdag werden de twee ingelaste Twenty20-wedstrijden tegen Warwickshire met overmacht gewonnen, de dag erop boekte de ploeg van Ed de Moura in haar laatste ECB-wedstrijd een duidelijke zege op Hertfordshire. Daarmee eindigt Nederland -vrijwel zeker- als eerste in de vierde divisie van het LV= ECB county championship.
Het bestuur van CC Heerenveen heeft na intensief overleg met de gemeente in elk geval de komende 2 jaar de beschikking over een eigen cricketaccommodatie. In een gesprek met de gemeente, de cricketvereniging en de KNCB dat binnenkort gaat plaatsvinden zal worden bekeken of de accommodatie nog voor het seizoen 2010 gerealiseerd kan worden zodat niets de deelname aan de 2010 competitie nog in de weg kan staan. Ook de accommodatiecommissie van de KNCB zal bij dit gesprek aanwezig zijn. Wij houden u op de hoogte.
The Pepsi ICC Development Programme
The Pepsi ICC Development Programme was launched in 1997 with the aim of developing cricket into a truly global sport by fostering the game in the ICC's existing Associate and Affiliate Member countries, and by attracting new Members.
Due to the success of this Programme, the number of Members has more than doubled since its inception. The ICC now has 104 Member countries including 10 Full, 34 Associate and 60 Affiliate Members. The overall Pepsi ICC Development Programme is managed by the Global Development Manager, Mr Matthew Kennedy, who is based at the ICC headquarters in Dubai.
Although global in its objectives and aims, the Programme is delivered through five regional offices; namely Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific and Europe. Each region is staffed and led by a Regional Development Manager, while each ICC Associate and Affiliate Member is aligned to a regional office. ICC Full Members also provide support to each regional Programme. Regional focus areas with Members include education (including coaching, umpiring and administration), provisions of equipment, resources and promotional materials, facility development, elite player Programmes and the coordination of regional tournament structures for men, women and junior players.
One of the key areas of the ICC Strategic Plan is sustainable growth. In order to achieve this, the Pepsi ICC Development Programme will be working closely with Members to achieve results in five key areas which include increasing numbers of junior players and competitions, improving governance and administration, raising 'non ICC income,' integrating women's cricket and improving standards of play and education.
In regards to global tournaments, the Development team is responsible for the running of the ICC's four day first class competition, the Intercontinental Cup, and the ICC's World Cup Qualification structure, the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL). The WCL provides all ICC Associate and Affiliate members with the opportunity to compete in the World Cup every four years through regional qualifying events that lead into five global divisions..
In addition to promoting participation across the globe, the Development Department is also responsible for the Gatorade ICC High Performance Programme.
The Gatorade ICC High Performance Programme (HPP) was launched in 2001 to assist the leading Associate Member countries prepare for the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup. The Programme played a similar role in the lead up to the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, working with the six Associate Member qualifiers. The ICC High Performance Manager, Richard Done, assists the top Associate countries to prioritize strategies for their own high performance Programmes, player development pathways and administrative structures which are directed at improving the on-field performances of their national teams, at both senior and Under 19 levels.
Ultimately, the major objective of the HPP is to continually develop the quality of national team Programmes in order to close the gap between ICC Associate and Full Member playing standards.
was launched in 1997 with the aim of developing cricket into a truly global sport by fostering the game in the ICC's existing Associate and Affiliate Member countries, and by attracting new Members.
Due to the success of this Programme, the number of Members has more than doubled since its inception. The ICC now has 104 Member countries including 10 Full, 34 Associate and 60 Affiliate Members. The overall Pepsi ICC Development Programme is managed by the Global Development Manager, Mr Matthew Kennedy, who is based at the ICC headquarters in Dubai.
Although global in its objectives and aims, the Programme is delivered through five regional offices; namely Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific and Europe. Each region is staffed and led by a Regional Development Manager, while each ICC Associate and Affiliate Member is aligned to a regional office. ICC Full Members also provide support to each regional Programme. Regional focus areas with Members include education (including coaching, umpiring and administration), provisions of equipment, resources and promotional materials, facility development, elite player Programmes and the coordination of regional tournament structures for men, women and junior players.
One of the key areas of the ICC Strategic Plan is sustainable growth. In order to achieve this, the Pepsi ICC Development Programme will be working closely with Members to achieve results in five key areas which include increasing numbers of junior players and competitions, improving governance and administration, raising 'non ICC income,' integrating women's cricket and improving standards of play and education.
In regards to global tournaments, the Development team is responsible for the running of the ICC's four day first class competition, the Intercontinental Cup, and the ICC's World Cup Qualification structure, the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL). The WCL provides all ICC Associate and Affiliate members with the opportunity to compete in the World Cup every four years through regional qualifying events that lead into five global divisions..
In addition to promoting participation across the globe, the Development Department is also responsible for the Gatorade ICC High Performance Programme.
The Gatorade ICC High Performance Programme (HPP) was launched in 2001 to assist the leading Associate Member countries prepare for the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup. The Programme played a similar role in the lead up to the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, working with the six Associate Member qualifiers. The ICC High Performance Manager, Richard Done, assists the top Associate countries to prioritize strategies for their own high performance Programmes, player development pathways and administrative structures which are directed at improving the on-field performances of their national teams, at both senior and Under 19 levels.
Ultimately, the major objective of the HPP is to continually develop the quality of national team Programmes in order to close the gap between ICC Associate and Full Member playing standards.
The Pepsi ICC Development Programme
The Pepsi ICC Development Programme was launched in 1997 with the aim of developing cricket into a truly global sport by fostering the game in the ICC's existing Associate and Affiliate Member countries, and by attracting new Members.
Due to the success of this Programme, the number of Members has more than doubled since its inception. The ICC now has 104 Member countries including 10 Full, 34 Associate and 60 Affiliate Members. The overall Pepsi ICC Development Programme is managed by the Global Development Manager, Mr Matthew Kennedy, who is based at the ICC headquarters in Dubai.
Although global in its objectives and aims, the Programme is delivered through five regional offices; namely Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific and Europe. Each region is staffed and led by a Regional Development Manager, while each ICC Associate and Affiliate Member is aligned to a regional office. ICC Full Members also provide support to each regional Programme. Regional focus areas with Members include education (including coaching, umpiring and administration), provisions of equipment, resources and promotional materials, facility development, elite player Programmes and the coordination of regional tournament structures for men, women and junior players.
One of the key areas of the ICC Strategic Plan is sustainable growth. In order to achieve this, the Pepsi ICC Development Programme will be working closely with Members to achieve results in five key areas which include increasing numbers of junior players and competitions, improving governance and administration, raising 'non ICC income,' integrating women's cricket and improving standards of play and education.
In regards to global tournaments, the Development team is responsible for the running of the ICC's four day first class competition, the Intercontinental Cup, and the ICC's World Cup Qualification structure, the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL). The WCL provides all ICC Associate and Affiliate members with the opportunity to compete in the World Cup every four years through regional qualifying events that lead into five global divisions..
In addition to promoting participation across the globe, the Development Department is also responsible for the Gatorade ICC High Performance Programme.
The Gatorade ICC High Performance Programme (HPP) was launched in 2001 to assist the leading Associate Member countries prepare for the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup. The Programme played a similar role in the lead up to the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, working with the six Associate Member qualifiers. The ICC High Performance Manager, Richard Done, assists the top Associate countries to prioritize strategies for their own high performance Programmes, player development pathways and administrative structures which are directed at improving the on-field performances of their national teams, at both senior and Under 19 levels.
Ultimately, the major objective of the HPP is to continually develop the quality of national team Programmes in order to close the gap between ICC Associate and Full Member playing standards.
was launched in 1997 with the aim of developing cricket into a truly global sport by fostering the game in the ICC's existing Associate and Affiliate Member countries, and by attracting new Members.
Due to the success of this Programme, the number of Members has more than doubled since its inception. The ICC now has 104 Member countries including 10 Full, 34 Associate and 60 Affiliate Members. The overall Pepsi ICC Development Programme is managed by the Global Development Manager, Mr Matthew Kennedy, who is based at the ICC headquarters in Dubai.
Although global in its objectives and aims, the Programme is delivered through five regional offices; namely Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific and Europe. Each region is staffed and led by a Regional Development Manager, while each ICC Associate and Affiliate Member is aligned to a regional office. ICC Full Members also provide support to each regional Programme. Regional focus areas with Members include education (including coaching, umpiring and administration), provisions of equipment, resources and promotional materials, facility development, elite player Programmes and the coordination of regional tournament structures for men, women and junior players.
One of the key areas of the ICC Strategic Plan is sustainable growth. In order to achieve this, the Pepsi ICC Development Programme will be working closely with Members to achieve results in five key areas which include increasing numbers of junior players and competitions, improving governance and administration, raising 'non ICC income,' integrating women's cricket and improving standards of play and education.
In regards to global tournaments, the Development team is responsible for the running of the ICC's four day first class competition, the Intercontinental Cup, and the ICC's World Cup Qualification structure, the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL). The WCL provides all ICC Associate and Affiliate members with the opportunity to compete in the World Cup every four years through regional qualifying events that lead into five global divisions..
In addition to promoting participation across the globe, the Development Department is also responsible for the Gatorade ICC High Performance Programme.
The Gatorade ICC High Performance Programme (HPP) was launched in 2001 to assist the leading Associate Member countries prepare for the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup. The Programme played a similar role in the lead up to the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, working with the six Associate Member qualifiers. The ICC High Performance Manager, Richard Done, assists the top Associate countries to prioritize strategies for their own high performance Programmes, player development pathways and administrative structures which are directed at improving the on-field performances of their national teams, at both senior and Under 19 levels.
Ultimately, the major objective of the HPP is to continually develop the quality of national team Programmes in order to close the gap between ICC Associate and Full Member playing standards.
De prehistorie van het cricket
Hoewel er iets te zeggen valt voor de theorie dat cricket werd uitgevonden door de eerste mens die voor zijn plezier met een stok tegen een steen sloeg, houden Britse historici het erop dat de sport rond 1600 in Zuidoost-Engeland is ontstaan. Volgens Franse historici is cricket echter een Frans spel en hebben de Engelsen het tijdens de Honderdjarige Oorlog overgenomen. Vlaamse kenners hebben vastgesteld dat er op de schilderijen van Bruegel al gecricket wordt.
Over de herkomst van het woord 'cricket' bestaat een soortgelijke verwarring. Het is ofwel afkomstig van 'cricce' - het Angelsaksische woord voor een herdersstaf - of van 'krikstoel', de naam waarmee in de Lage Landen van de Middeleeuwen een kerkbankje werd aangeduid. In het Frans heette zo'n bankje een 'cricket'. Fransen beweren ook dat het woord "cricket" zou afgeleid zijn van het woord "guichet" (poortje, loket).
Bij vroege vormen van cricket werden wickets gebruikt die inderdaad iets weghadden van een laag driepikkeltje. Cricket in zijn huidige vorm - met rechtop staande wickets - dateert van een latere tijd en is zonder twijfel Engels.
Lord's en de MCC
In de achttiende eeuw was cricket uitgegroeid tot een van de favoriete sporten van de Britse aristocratie. De Londense elite stoorde zich echter aan het feit dat hun wedstrijden op een grasveld in Islington door Jan en alleman konden worden gadegeslagen. Thomas Lord richtte daarom in 1787 in de wijk Marylebone een afgesloten cricketterrein in. De bijbehorende vereniging - de Marylebone Cricket Club of kortweg: MCC - introduceerde een jaar later de eerste cricketwetten en beheert deze tot op de dag van vandaag.
In 1811 verhuisde Lord zijn stadion naar Regents Park en in 1814 naar de huidige locatie in St John's Wood waar het al snel de bijnaam The Home of Cricket verwierf.
De eerste grasmaaier op Lord's deed in 1864 zijn intrede - voor die tijd werd het veld door grazende schapen geprepareerd.
The Ashes
In 1880 vond in Engeland de eerste serieuze wedstrijd tussen de landenteams van Engeland en Australië plaats. De MCC had in de jaren daarvoor al een paar keer door Australië getourd maar die wedstrijden werden niet zo serieus genomen. De beste Engelse spelers hadden destijds namelijk geen zin in een lange bootreis om "tegen een paar onbeduidende kolonialen te spelen".
Het kostte de Australiërs zelfs heel wat overredingskracht om de zich superieur wanende Engelsen tot het spelen van een 'testmatch' op Engelse bodem over te halen.
De wedstrijd werd uiteindelijk gespeeld op de Londense Kennington Oval. Engeland had, vanwege een rampzalig verlopende tweede slagbeurt, grote moeite om de wedstrijd te winnen. Uiteindelijk gaf W.G. Grace de doorslag: Engeland won met een verschil van 5 wickets maar de Australiërs hadden hun visitekaartje afgegeven.
Dat de sport inmiddels nauw verbonden was geraakt met het Engelse zelfbewustzijn bleek toen Australië er in 1882 in slaagde om van het Engelse team te winnen. Met enig gevoel voor melodrama plaatste de Sporting Times daags na de wedstrijd een necrologie voor het overleden Engelse cricket. Er werd aangekondigd dat de as van het gecremeerde lichaam naar Australië vervoerd zou worden.
Het vervolg op deze komedie kwam een jaar later toen Engelse cricketers op Australische bodem de terugmatch wonnen: de voorzitter van de Engelse cricketbond kreeg van de Australiërs een urn cadeau, met daarin de verbrande resten van een bail (het dwarshoutje dat op het wicket igt) om mee te nemen naar Engeland.
De "testwedstrijden" tussen Engeland en Australië worden sindsdien aangeduid als een strijd om 'the Ashes'. The Ashes worden tegenwoordig meestal gewonnen door Australië. In 2005 sleepte Engeland na afloop van de laatste van 5 "Test"matches voor het eerst sinds 1987 de overwinning in de wacht. Er werd 2 maal gewonnen, 1 keer verloren en tweemaal eindigde de Testmatcj onbeslist (draw).Lang hebben de Engelsen niet kunnen genieten, want een jaar later werden zij overtuigend in en door Australië verslagen met 5-0. Andere Landen die "Test" cricket spelen zijn India, Pakistan, Nieuw-Zeeland, Zuid-Afrika, Sri Lanka, Brits West-Indië, Zimbabwe en Bangladesh.
Wereldkampioenschap
Het wereldkampioenschap cricket wordt om de vier jaar gehouden. West-Indië won in 1975 het eerste kampioenschap.
Tot en met 2007 zijn negen kampioenschappen gehouden. Australië won vier maal (1987,1999, 2003 en 2007), West-Indië twee maal (1975 en 1979). India (1983), Pakistan (1992) en Sri Lanka (1996) wonnen elk één keer. Opvallend is dat Engeland de titel nog nooit heeft behaald.
Geschiedenis wereldkampioenschap
| Jaar | Gastheer | Winnaar |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Engeland |  West-Indië |
| 1979 | Engeland | West-Indië |
| 1983 | Engeland |  India |
| 1987 | India en Pakistan |  Australië |
| 1992 | Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland | .svg){kind=small} Pakistan |
| 1996 | India, Pakistan en Sri Lanka |  Sri Lanka |
| 1999 | Engeland | Australië |
| 2003 | Zuid-Afrika en Zimbabwe | Australië |
| 2007 | West-Indië | Australië |
| 2011 | Bangladesh, India, Pakistan en Sri Lanka. |
In 1999 werd er tijdens het WK ook een wedstrijd in Amsterdam gespeeld, en wel die tussen Kenia en Zuid-Afrika.
Nederland deed in 2007 voor de derde maal mee. Het debuteerde in 1996 en was in 2003 voor de tweede maal present. Het won tijdens de eerste twee toernooien één wedstrijd en verloor er tien. In 2007 werd er gewonnen van Schotland en verloren van de latere kampioen Australië en tegen de halve finalist Zuid-Afrika.
Voor een uitgebreide geschiedenis van cricket in Nederland klik op de link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_cricket_team
