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Kuwait and Thailand Become Associates Asad Baig and Ravi Sehgal at Lord's, June 28 2005 Kuwait Cricket Association and the Cricket Association of Thailand have been awarded ICC Associate Status. Their elevation comes "as a result of the excellent progress that is being made by cricket within these countries", said Ehsan Mani the ICC President. They join Botswana, Japan and Belgium as new Associates. Asad Baig of the KCA and Ravi Sehgal of the CAT, representing their countries at the ICC meetings in London were delighted to receive the news. "This is thanks to the hard work of many people in Kuwait and we will do our very best to be worthy of this honour", said Asad Baig. "This kind of recognition will help us to develop the game even further across Thailand," said Ravi Sehgal. Filed June 29 2005 |
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Inaugural Annual Report Published
The 2004-2005 Report is available for viewing on http://www.asiancricket.org/cnt_annual_report_0405.cfm Filed June 23 2005 |
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| Myanmar Apply To Join ACC
Development Officer Roger Binny made an Inspection visit to the country in May and reports back favourably on the cricket set-up there. “They have three grounds, along with a turf wicket and while I was in Yangon, the Minister for Sport promised to grant land for a new cricket ground. The people behind the game there are very enthusiastic and Myanmar does seem to fulfill all the criteria required.” Filed June 22 2005 |
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| Landmark Meeting In China
A delegation from the ACC met with the Chinese Cricket Association in Beijing at the start of June, in what was described as "a very productive and very fruitful encounter", by Syed Ashraful Huq. The ACC Chief Executive went on to say, "we are giving our newest member every possible support with their ambitions to become a cricketing country. We have been very impressed with their level of commitment and are confident that they will emerge as a cricketing force by the end of the decade." Short-term, medium-term and long-term plans are being set for cricket centres in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai with the emphasis on development being the creation of an indigenous ‘Team China’. Filed June 14 2005 |
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U-17 Cup: Top Drawer Tournament
The draw for ACC Under-17 Cup has been held. With 14 countries confirming their participation in the tournament, the groups came together as:
The tournament will be played at six venues across three cities: Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru from Friday the 5th to Sunday the 13th of August, with the final at the Bayumas Oval. Charlie Chelliah, Organizing Committee Chairman, says: “We all expect this to be a very competitive tournament. Judging by the performances in the recent ACC U-15 Cup, any number of teams are in with a chance of winning, not least Malaysia who have the home advantage.” The ACC have been impressed with the standards of play amongst our developing youth sides and U-17 activity, with so many cricketers on the verge of senior representation, is a strong indicator of a country’s future cricketing strength. With an Under-19 tournament on the horizon, ACC member countries will be able to gauge their progress relative to each other very easily in 2005-2006. Sultan Rana, ACC Development Manager, states, “All this competition and preparation can only raise playing standards and I am sure I will be impressed by the cricketers on display.” Filed June 9 2005 |
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| Oman Squad For ICC Trophy
Oman set forth for Ireland with a seasoned squad of players, coached by Indian legend Sandeep Patil. This squad formed the nucleus of the team that reached the finals of the 2004 ACC Trophy and which won the ACC Middle East Cup. Azhar Ali – Captain Sultan Ahmed – Vice Captain, WKT Ali Akbar Al Balushi Rakesh Sharma Jitendra Redkar Hemal Mehta Hemin Desai Adnan Ilyas Mazhar Khan Muhammad Aslam Tariq Hussain Muhammad Asif Awal Khan Farhan Khan Maqbool Moosa Yousuf (Manager) Sandeep Patil (Coach) Vaibhav Daga (Physio) Filed June 2 2005 |
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| UAE Announce Their Strongest Squad For ICC Trophy
The squad are fit and focussed, and have formed the core of the UAE squad which has played in the Asia Cup, reached the semi-finals of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, and won the ACC Trophy along with the ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament in the past twelve months. THE UAE TEAM Khuram Khan - Captain 33, LHB, SLA Mohammad Tauqir - Vice Captain – 33, RHB, OB Ahmed Nadeem – 28, RHB, RM Ali Asad – 28, RHB, RFM Arshad Ali – 29, RHB, RM Asghar Ali – 33, RHB Asim Saeed – 25, RHB, LM Fahad Usman – 28, LHB, LB Javid Ismail – 20, RHB, RFM Mohammed Nadeem – 26, RHB, WKT Naeemuddin Aslam– 23, RHB Rizwan Latif – 31, RHB, SLA Sameer Zia – 23, RHB Syed Maqsood – 30, RHB, RM Abdul Razzak Kazim (Manager) Syed Abid Ali (Coach) C.Sudhaker (Physio) Filed June 1 2005 |
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