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National cricket league to start in July amidst crisis

Friday, July 1st, 2022 00:00 | By

Nairobi Province Cricket Association (NPCA) leagues are set to begin on July 10 in different venues around the county.

The announcement was made yesterday by the association’s Secretary-General Narendra Patel who anticipated a more competitive and entertaining season.

“Preparations for a new league season are complete and cricket enthusiasts should be braced for four months of thrilling action that will bring together at least 500 players who play at least 15 matches every weekend,” Patel told People Sport.

He added: “This time, the super league which is the highest league, will have nine teams instead of the normal 10 after Ngara Sports Club requested to be dropped to the lower league for their reasons.”

Reigning champions Stray Lions will be defending their title against some of their seasoned rivals like Kanbis, Swamibapa, Nairobi Gymkhana and Sir Ali.

According to the league organisers, the second-tier Division One will bring together 11 teams while the Division Two league will bring together 16 teams.

The cricket league season starts at a time when a section of cricket officials have come out to call for an end to government interference and several court cases, to allow the sport recover from it’s ‘death bed’.

This comes in the backdrop of the national men team’s dismal performance against teams that were considered under dogs.

Kenya recently lost to neighbours Uganda by seven wickets and were also beaten by Hong Kong by five wickets.

Currently, the new Cricket Kenya team that was elected during the April 26 elections are yet to start their work owing to four ongoing court cases barring them from assuming their duties.

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