Cricinfo on Turkey

I've just been forwarded an article on Turkish cricket on a blog at cricinfo. Enjoy.

Of the numerous non-Test countries to have debuted in international cricket in recent years, there have arguably been as few as unheralded as Turkey,

Next week's European Division Five tournament in Corfu, Greece will be the country's first foray onto the global stage, one of the benefits of Turkey's acceptance as an Affiliate member of International Cricket Council last year

And unlike fellow newcomers, Bulgaria and Estonia, who have competed in various Twenty20 and Sixes tournaments around Europe, for Turkey it will be a total step into the unknown.

The turf wickets on Corfu may take some adjusting to from the Flicx surface of the wickets at Bilkent University in Ankara, the capital where five of the Turkish league's six teams are based.

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Red Lions in the Turkish squad

The Turkish squad

Three Red Lions players were today handed their caps to play for Turkey in the ECC Group 5 championship to be played in Corfu, Greece, in September. Congrats to Colin Sutcliffe, Steve Bryant and (I know this sounds silly for mentioning myself... but I'm bloody excited) Chris Wade.

Red Lions and Turkish cricket in the papers

Below is a photo of the Haber Turk newspaper from last week. Click on the photo for a bigger shot. Note our keeper Lloyd Freeman at the non-strikers end. I'll put up a translation of the piece when I get a chance.