Making_Splinters wrote:dan08 wrote:Don't think they do. Only a few associates that have 3 day comps.
Thanks, Dan. It makes one wonder how a non existent system can be better than one that may be dysfunctional most of the time, but at least, you know, exists.
Depends on your definition.
Don't get me wrong both are awful.
Nepal might not have a proper first class structure, but they clearly play cricket in big numbers and got more cricketer and games being played than Zimbabwe, where as in Zimbabwe they don't have any money, players don't get paid and half the time competition doesn't actually take place and last time around supporters had a protest during the india series and they don't even bother showing the games in zimbabwe either.
Anyone Nepal might not have the first class status, or what ever but they standard better or equal to Zimbabwe, if it wasn't Nepal wouldn't be producing player which are majority Nepalese people and have a huge fan base.
if anything Nepalese Domestic games make more money or more self sufficient than the Zimbabwe system, with local owners paying for the team and having a tv broadcaster.
Anyway this is a pointless discussion. is like comparing two rotten apples and saying which one is less rotten.
Nepal premier cricket competition, if Nepal were actually close to being a test side or a top team would suspect it would go 3 days and get a proper first class system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Premier_LeagueEdit final point on this but reckon you will find better standard cricket in America, Germany, holland and other places where the expat play.
might not be called first class games, but the standard probably similar to what Zimbabwe these days produce.
last time I went to kenya, the indian community I belong to cricket league was a good standard, they even sent youth teams to england in the summer, although they did produce one kenyan player Rajesh Bhudia.
Can imagine America, Germany, Holland, Canada etc having some really strong community cricket leagues.