Leading Kenyan players went on strike last year

The action has been taken by the government, who are investigating claims of financial mismanagement against the Kenya Cricket Association.

A court case is due to begin in Nairobi next Thursday. The national team, meanwhile, is effectively in limbo.

"Until the case is decided we cannot guarantee payments to any of our employees," said a KCA spokesman.

Little has gone right for Kenya since they surprised the cricket world by reaching the World Cup semi-finals in South Africa two years ago.

Earlier this month, the KCA was disbanded by the government, but officials went to court and obtained a temporary order to continue managing the sport.

But senior members of the national team, who were preparing for ICC Intercontinental Cup matches, decided to withdraw in protest at the decision.

They have been involved in a long-running dispute with the KCA over money.

And there is also an ongoing International Cricket Council investigation into alleged match-fixing which follows a five-year ban handed out to former captain Maurice Odumbe for accepting money from a bookmaker.

The freeze will affect about 30 members of staff at the KCA, including 17 coaches in the national development programme.

Englishman Andy Moles, the coach of the senior team, is quitting to take over a similar role with Scotland.