Kenya

Kenya
Their decline might be slow but at the moment it is hard to see how it can arrested. Much will depend on new chief executive Tom Sears. If he can drive through desperately needed reforms in the face of the rampant self-interest of clubs and some administrators then Kenya might, just might, be able to regain its position as the leading Associate. The initial signs are promising, with plans for a national league and the long-overdue acceptance that things have to change. But it will be slow, and in 2010 the old spectre of player strikes - even the all-but-unknown ladies' side got in on the act - tarnished the country's profile, as did constant sniping by former and current players conducted through the mischief-making local media. The World Cricket League Division One, which Kenya won in 2007, was a disaster, with all matches lost, and a home series against Indian state sides brutally exposed the deficiencies in Kenyan cricket. As with Canada, the World Cup could turn out to be a grim few weeks.
What 2011 holds Post-World Cup the old guard will need to be ditched, and a year or two of rebuilding - and struggles - will follow. But if Kenya can weather that then the medium-term future is brighter