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Confusion Over Trip to Kenya

Wed, 16/07/2008 - 12:36 — maehara

It's been known for a while that there was a good possibility of Zimbabwe touring Kenya later in the year, either as a bilateral tour or as part of a tri-series with Ireland, who are visiting Kenya for the Intercontinental Cup fixture in October.

Last week, CricketEurope posted fixtures for a tour by Zimbabwe in November, featuring one 4-day match and 4 ODIs, set for the 12th - 23rd November, while several press agencies reported that a tour had been agreed for October. Cricket Kenya have since denied that any fixtures have been agreed, with CricInfo reporting the denials:

A Cricket Kenya source admitted even if ZC agreed to visit, there was no guarantee that the Kenyan government, which has been vociferously critical of the excesses of the Mugabe regime following March's presidential elections, would allow the team to enter the country. At a recent summit of African leaders, Kenya's prime minister Raila Odinga called for Mugabe to be suspended from the African Union until he allows free and fair elections.

So don't believe what you read just yet.
CricInfo - Kenya denies Zimbabwe tour agreed
CricketEurope - Kenya Playing Schedule June - December 2008

Comments

Sat, 09/08/2008 - 01:56 — andruid

Sad

It is quite sad that even the issue of organizing a simple ODI series between two cricketing nations is being held up by the fact that one is trying not be a pariah and therefore swinging from being untouchable to fearing an upset, whilst the other is perceived as too small time to warrant serious treatment hence the procrastination . Hopefully a political solution to the current crisis will clear a few roadblocks standing between the two teams playing one another soon, but even then ther will be loads of other issues to overcome.