Sportive thoughts

Cricket is a religion in some nations. It is a more than a game for some. Some will feel it as a symbol of national prowess and some will see their real heroes in the players who are palying for their nation.

As we know different kinds of cricket tournaments played by different countries (international tournaments). But, every cricket playing nation has its own different individual tournaments played in their countries which will produce great cricketers for its country from talented new comers into this field.

Also, its interesting to know that many of the countries play this game apart from the well known teams. Have a look at different tournaments/ trophies played by different countries.


Australia
Sheffield Shield
Ford Ranger One Day Cup
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Cricket Australia Cup
Women's National Cricket League
Tasmanian Grade Cricket
Sydney Grade Cricket
Victorian Premier Cricket
CA Under-19 Cup
CA Under-17 Cup


England
County Championship
Friends Provident Trophy
Pro40
Twenty20 Cup
Second XI Championship
Benson & Hedges Cup
Minor Counties Cricket Championship


India
Indian Premier League
Indian Cricket League
NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
Ranji Trophy
Duleep Trophy
Deodhar Trophy
Irani Trophy
Twenty20 Zonal Competition
Vijay Hazare Trophy
Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup


New Zealand
New Zealand first-class cricket championship
State League
State Twenty20
State Championship
State Women's Twenty20
New Zealand limited-overs cricket trophy
Hawke Cup


Kenya
National Elite League Twenty20
Zonal League
N.P.C.A. 50 Over League
N.P.C.A. 20 Over League
Sahara Elite League


South Africa
MTN Domestic Championship
South African Airways Provincial Challenges
Standard Bank Pro 20 Series
SuperSport Series


Sri Lanka
Inter-Provincial Twenty20
Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament
M. J. Gopalan Trophy
Premier Limited Overs Tournament
Premier Trophy
Royal-Thomian


Bangladesh
National Cricket League of Bangladesh
One-Day Cricket League of Bangladesh


Pakistan
ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship
ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup
Nissar Trophy
Patron's Trophy
Pentangular Trophy
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
Wales
Minor Counties Cricket Championship
MCCA Knockout Trophy


West Indies {composed of each country with its own leagues)} -
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
Bermuda
Leewards Islands
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
British Virgin Islands
Nevis
Montserrat
St. Kitts
St. Maarten
United States Virgin Islands
Trinidad & Tobago
Bahamas
Windward Islands
Dominica Grenada
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Cuba
Carib Beer Cup
KFC Cup
Stanford 20/20
TCL Under-19 West Indies Challenge
TCL Under-19 West Indies Challenge Limited Overs Series
Inter-Colonial Tournament
WIWCF Women's Senior Tournament
Barbados
Sir Garfield Sobers Cricket Tournament


Netherlands
Nachenius Tjeenk Twenty20 Cup
Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond Cricket Tournament
First Division
Transitional Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
Women Premier League
Two-Day Competition


Canada
British Columbia Mainland Cricket Leagues
Metro Vancouver Cricket League
District Cricket Association
Inter-Provincial Competition
Scotiabank National T20 Championship


Scotland
Cricket Scotland 50 Over Competition
Lloyds TSB Scotland League


Bermuda
50-Overs League
Open Cricket
20-20 Cricket
Bowl-Off


Japan
J2C League A
J2C League B
J1C
J2C
Women's Tournament
Women's League
Japan Korea 06
Univ. Satellite
Univ. (Men)
Univ. (Women)


Ireland
Antalis Cup
Senior Two Title


Argentina
The NEC Trophy
First Division Championship
Robin Stuart Shield
Saturday Championships
Sunday Championships
Twenty20 League


Namibia
Standard Bank Cup
SAA Provincial Challenge


Rwanda
The National Suffo League


Nepal
National League
2 Day National League
National Twenty20 League
U-19 National League
Women Cricket League


Zimbabwe
Logan Cup
Faithwear Cup
Twenty20 Cup
MTN Domestic Championship


Nigeria
GTA 20/20 CRICKET TOURNEY
Iris Smart Technologies (CCC) League
Super Four
Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Tournament


Estonia
Estonian cricket league
Ice cricket


Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes
Summer Eights
Saturday League
Sunday League
Social League
Knock-out Tournament
Hong Kong Cricket Association Round Robin


Bahrain
Bahrain Cricket League

Chile
Metropolitan Cup

Singapore
Stan Nagiah Trophy


America
Major League Cricket
Colorado Cricket League
Central West Championship
Twenty20 League
FREEDOM T20 Cricket Tournament


Uganda
Castle Lager League
NCR20/20 Corporate League
East and Central Africa Cricket Championship (ECACC)
Mawanda Cup
Africa Zone VI Championship

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea National Championships
Elite Super Series Twenty 20
Elite Super Series 50 Over Competition

Fiji
Diwarka Prasad Trophy
Pacific Games

Samoa
Pacific Games

Tonga
Pacific Games

New Caledonia
Pacific Games

United Arab Emirates
Alam Steel 4 Nations
Pro Arch Trophy 2008
AJCC -Corporate
Alubond -Premie