Nepal smashes the USA by 122 runs. Rohit Paudel wanted to bat first when the USA put his team in, and they posted a whopping 317 before spinning them out for 195 as the pitch began to offer more turn. Nepal has now won 7 of 8 and is back in the fight to go straight to the World Cup Qualifier.

The USA men have won the toss and have put Nepal in to bat. Same lineup as the win over Scotland. Huge game loading, rain has been in and out for a week or so, but the clouds don't look too bad on the camera angles at Kirtipur. The USA would like to win, but Nepal NEEDS to win.

To reinforce what I said re: ICC being terrible at media relations, this is the squad on the ICC's website for the USA's ODI today against Nepal. Drysdale, Gous, van Schalkwyk, and Yasir Mohammad did not make the trip. Nepal's squad for the same match has 20 players on it. Pathetic and embarrassing.

I wrote about the mess American cricket is in: the unserious litigants disrupting its bankruptcy to settle scores, an unserious communications strategy (if one exists at all), and a pair of rough losses to Nepal and Scotland last week have harshed the vibe.

This is why you're not allowed to have friends over, Eternal Flame.

Thunder Valley Nationals is coming up, and since I guess people around here know who I am, they invited me to the Celebrity Drag Challenge at Bristol Dragway!

The USA men rebounded from their first consecutive ODI losses since 2023 with a 6 wicket win over Scotland. Saurabh Netravalkar was 3/19 from 9 overs and Scotland wa bowled out for 169. The two teams are now tied for first in CWC League 2, but the USA has 5 games in hand.

The much-ballyhooed USA Cricket bankruptcy hearing has spilled over into next week. Closing arguments will be heard on May 26th, and Judge Michael E. Romero will (hopefully) rule on whether the trustee exercised sound business judgment in the proposed settlement w/American Cricket Enterprises.

Glad to see people speaking out about this, but man, what a profoundly unserious sport.

Cricket Canada's ICC funding has been frozen with a six month deadline to get its governance issues resolved. This piece also notes that Canadian international Dilpreet Bajwa is under ICC Anti-Corruption Unit investigation after a suspicious play in a T20I.

One of two things is true: A.) Oversight committee has no idea what kind of logistical nightmare this will create in athletic departments B.) They are aware and decided losing 20-30 programs was worth it in the long term for a better calendar

The moment SVG's out lap came in 3 seconds ahead of Gibbs, I knew he was going to win. It was still awesome to watch.

“We, the creators of the Torment Nexus, are now suing the writers of the classic science fiction novel ‘Don’t Create the Torment Nexus.’”

CSK-LSG is compelling in the same way Browns-Jets is compelling. Two teams hellbent on giving away a winnable game.

So what name will we come up with for the First Four now that it's 12 games?

Ted Turner is a legit icon. Batshit levels of confidence fueled by lethal levels of anxiety and abandonment issues

At East Tennessee State University, cricket became a club sport on March 26. On April 25, we played the first games in our history. I had a lot to do with it, and it taught me a lot about the game and myself and what people are capable of. I wrote 2,200 words about it here:

James Rew got out for 7 off 8 and the kitten threw up on the stairs again. Game wasn't even on in the house. He just knew.

I have either done something really incredible or something really dumb

The trumpet on "My Boyfriend's Back" by the Angels is played by Ronnie James Dio

Just under half the playing XI for this US women's team is eligible for the next U19 World Cup, which the USA will have to qualify for in Canada in August. That includes both openers and seamer Maahi Madhavan, who has taken a wicket in 9 straight internationals. Really bright future for this group.

The US women have won the ICC Challenge Trophy with a game to spare by chasing down 100 vs Italy with 23 balls left in Kigali. 16 year old Sainavi Kambalapalli took 2/12 then scored 52*, her first T20I half century. This is the first time the team has won anything other than a regional qualifier.

Good morning! I wrote about the Seattle Orcas and their massive overhaul heading into 2026 to try to be more competitive and match their on-field results to their branding efforts. Also, some quick thoughts on the US women's historic run in Africa and Nepal's abrupt stadium drama.

There was also an episode where Ethyl the grandmother had a near-death experience and briefly visited the afterlife and leveraged that into an in-universe TV show where she made a ton of money to tell people about how great it was. "Dinosaurs" was NOT subtle, not even once.

The series finale of Dinosaurs was an emotionally brutal reflection on corporate greed and climate change, the entire family accepting the grim inevitability of death due to a handful of rich assholes making life for everyone else literally impossible. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changin...

Well here's a stunner: Tribhuvan University in Nepal has issued notice to CAN that it must vacate the TU International Cricket Ground by May 31st. The ground is in the midst of $3 million in renovations and just got floodlight and 10,000 permanent seats last year.

Cricket is REAL in Appalachia! The Cricket Club at ETSU played the first ever competitive games in school history yesterday, a pair of T10s at Virginia Tech. We lost both, but a team that came together in a month held its own against a very good program. We lit a fire in some of these guys!

The US domestic cricket season began last week at the Houston Open. While the players on the field delivered some fun moments, the whole week felt like a big shrug more than a prelude to something bigger.

We see a lot of Jay Shah. Would be handy to hear from him too www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...

Early last week, the trustee governing USA Cricket put forward motions to end Johnathan Atkeison's tenure as CEO and settle the Venu Pisike-induced dispute with American Cricket Enterprises. As part of the latter, the ACE-USAC term sheet entered public record.

A jury found Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster are a monopoly in violation of federal and state laws. The trial could have implications for both the company and the entertainment industry. https://to.pbs.org/3OG7XNe

missed a call from the Crash Test Dummies this morning

So glad another generation gets their own Bonk.

The Paintress sends her warning

"You can't quit, you're fired!"

In a potentially related development, someone forgot to pay the bill on USACricket.org. It now gives a 404 error.

USA Cricket's bankruptcy trustee Mark Dennis, through his attorneys, has submitted a motion to the Colorado Bankruptcy Court to reject the employment agreement of CEO Jonathan Atkeison, citing Atkeison's $207,000 salary and the need for significant administrative reform at USA Cricket.

Update: the entire first day has been washed out as rainfall overnight rendered both fields unplayable. The tournament will issue a revised schedule soon.

"I may have committed some light treason..."

The national domestic cricket season in the US begins in about 30 minutes in Prairie View, Texas, with the Houston Open. Four T20 games today, two at 10:00 Central and two at 2:30. All games are available for free on the Prairie View Cricket Complex's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/live/cvfUqya...

Setting up shop for the afternoon across the street from my house.

I watched the County Championship for the first time last weekend. It's unique in the domestic first class ranks in that it feels the most like an actual sports league, and it's something we don't have in the United States not just in its format, but in its mindset.

Arvinder Khosa is the new President of Cricket Canada. Amjad Bajwa was removed from his position at a Special General Meeting yesterday stemming not just from his mishandling of a CEO charged with fraud, but also from attempting to undermine provincial boards to remain in power.

Oh man, I thought the "Jelly Roll is doing the World Cup anthem" thing was a joke...

Some days it's just nice to wake up and see something good happened to a good person you know.

I went and saw Project Hail Mary. A guy came in with his service dog and the dog sat there the whole time just concentrating on the movie. Afterwards I told the guy I was amazed your dog watched the movie like that. He replied, me too especially because he hated the book.

Foreigners don't want to come here and Americans balked at the markup on major city hotels. And anyone who has seen the prices on Olympic tickets will tell you this is coming around again in 2028.

Interleague play is an abomination that needs to end if we're ever going to be a country again

I'm gonna beat this drum forever: MLC needs to be less reliant on overseas players from both a branding and cost standpoint or more teams than just TSK will end up in this boat for longer than just this season.

While CSK were falling apart at Chepauk (again) on Saturday, the Texas Super Kings announced their international signings for 2026. It's a very old and VERY South African list, highlighting the limitations of MLC's import-heavy setup in a crowded international summer.