Cricket in Portugal may still be a minority sport, but they have one claim to fame: Moises Henriques , the New South Wales allrounder, has been added to the Australia squad in Darwin.
Denmark have won the 2008 European Indoor Championship in Finland, beating old foes Portugal in a thrilling encounter. Denmark scrambled a two-wicket win off the penultimate delivery, overhauling Portugal's total of 132
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
A revised format for league cricket in Portugal for the 21st Century gave rise for cautious optimism that this year would be the beginning of a new era and that the emergence and formation of new clubs would lead to an even greater expansion of the
Netherlands national team coach, Emmerson Trotman, believes there is little separating the Netherlands, Scotland and Ireland, despite his team's win in the European Championships last month
Prestwick: Gibraltar 224 (47.4 overs) R Buzaglo, 82 R Parnell 47, G Brumant 3-22, Alexander 3-59; France 179 (47.5 overs) P Wakefield 35*; Gibraltar won by 45 runs Ayr: Germany 151 (37 overs) M Brodersen 60, I Mehdi 4-20; Portugal 111 (40.2
England and the Netherlands have both maintained their undefeated status atthe top of the European Championship Division One ladder with wins overScotland and Italy respectively yesterday
Linlithgow: Germany 226-9 (50 overs) R Buss 41* G Mueller 35 Intesab Mehdi 3-45; Israel 204 (49 overs); Germany won by 22 runs Paisley: France 200-9 (50 overs) G Brumant 43*; Portugal 182 (49.3 overs); France won by 18 runs Ayr: Gibraltar
Hamilton Crescent: Portugal 117; Gibraltar 118-7 (34.3 overs); Gibraltar won by 3 wickets Uddingston: Israel 148 (43.3 overs); France 123 (38 overs); Israel won by 25 runs Coatbridge: Greece 100 (37 overs); Germany 104-1 (34.4 overs); Germany
Titwood: Germany 163-8 (50 overs); France 150 (49.4 overs); Germany won by 13 runs Paisley: Gibraltar 138 (37 overs, R Buzaglo 35, D Johnson 33, R Ashton 3-18); Israel 46 (18 overs, R Parnell 4-2, D Johnson 3-8); Gibraltar won by 92 runs
Arguably Spain's biggest ever cricket event, the 2000 European Indoor CricketChampionships, gets underway this Friday in the Costa Blanca towns of Jávea andBenissa