Malta Cricket Teams

Next week's ICC annual get-together promises to have more than its fair share of politicking, posturing and controversy

The number of people actively participating in cricket outside the Test-playing countries increased 17% in 2007, according to the ICC.

The European Cricket Council has announced a deal with ICC Europe, ECB and Premium TV to make ECBtv available on subscription throughout Europe .

It won't get many column inches in the mainstream cricket press, but the World Cricket League, which started in Nairobi yesterday and continues into next week, features the best of the rest, the six sides just under the ten Test-playing countries

The Times of Malta have a round-up of Marsa's win against Overseas in the Winter League on Saturday

Two Maltese sides were in action over the weekend and The Times of Malta has a match report :

North Sussex, a Maltese side, beat Marsa 2-1 in a recent series

The International Cricket Council today launches the first ever ICC Development Program Annual Awards

Cricket's expansion across Europe will be further emphasised when the biggest ever ECC Trophy field (10 countries) (or its predecessor - the European Nations Cup), gets underway on Saturday week