
April 21, 2009
Brunei season gets underway
Posted on 04/21/2009 in Brunei
The cricket season in Brunei kicked off at the weekend with two exhibition matches. The first was played between Brunei Veterans and Diplomatic Missions and the second between Brunei National Team and Rest of XI. Both matches were played in the Twenty20 format.
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January 14, 2009
Maldives and Bhutan state their claims
Posted on 01/14/2009 in ACC news
Maldives and Bhutan recorded decisive wins on the third day of the Asian Cricket Council Challenge in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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December 11, 2008
China to make international debut
Posted on 12/11/2008 in China
China will make their debut in international cricket at the adult level at next month's ACC Trophy Challenge in Bangkok, with the spotlight very much on them after an appalling display in the Asian Cricket Council's Under-17 Challenge Cup in Bangkok last month.
Chaina have benefited from considerable funding by both the ACC and ICC, but a woeful display in Thailand raised considerable questions regarding the wisdom of the investments.
China will be in Group B, the weaker of the two which includes Maldives and Thailand. Their first match will be against Iran on January 13
Tournament favourites, Oman, are in Group A with Bhutan, Brunei and Myanmar.
Oman have an interesting playing schedule in the next few months. In January they play the likes of Myanmar and Brunei in the ACC Trophy Challenge and in April will contest the World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa against teams such as Ireland and Scotland.
June 28, 2008
Future bright beyond the Test world
Posted on 06/28/2008 in Associates
Next week's ICC annual get-together promises to have more than its fair share of politicking, posturing and controversy. But, unless there is a major about-turn, it should also be a watershed for the Associates and Affiliates.
In 2009, income from the ICC's six-year media deal with ESPN-Star, worth over US$1 billion, kicks in, and while the game's big boys will still keep the lion's share, the rest will see substantial increases in their incomes.
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June 24, 2008
Brunei run training camp for women cricketers
Posted on 06/24/2008 in Brunei
The Brunei Darussalam Cricket Association (BDCA) held its inaugural training came for their Under-19 women this month.
ACC's Development Officer for Brunei, Aminul Islam, conducted the four-day session and was very impressed with the "enthusiasm and spirit shown by the girls".
"All of them took the game very seriously and also coped fantastically well to their very first cricketing session. They will have to train hard for the ACC U-19 Women's Championship in November but I'm sure they can do well," said Aminul.
Brunei Online has more.
April 16, 2008
Malaysia to host ACC Trophy
Posted on 04/16/2008 in ACC news
The Asian Cricket Council has confirmed Malaysia as the venue for the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite Division. The 10-team tournament will be held from July 25 to August 3, with all matches likely to be staged in Kuala Lumpur.
It was also confirmed the ACC Trophy will be held as two separate tournaments for the first time.
The ACC Trophy Elite tournament will be contested by the top 10 ranked ACC members: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the holders, the United Arab Emirates.
The ACC Trophy Challenge for the remaining ACC members is likely to be staged in Kuwait from January 11-17, 2009. Among the invitees are Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, China, Iran, the Maldives, Oman and Thailand, although it remains to be seen whether China fields a team.
Tony Munro
February 25, 2008
Big playing increase beyond the Test world
Posted on 02/25/2008 in Associates
The number of people actively participating in cricket outside the Test-playing countries increased 17% in 2007, according to the ICC.
The research, carried out by the ICC's development program, was collated from 33 Associate and 58 Affiliate members. It showed that there were 338,051 male and female players in those countries in 2007, an increase of 49,158 on the previous year. Since 2002, when there were 144,047 participants, there has been a 135% rise.
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December 7, 2007
Brunei players head to Bangkok
Posted on 12/07/2007 in Brunei
Brunei's Under-15 side is heading off to Bangkok to take part in the Asian Cricket Council U-15 Challenge Cup. They are in the same group as Maldives and Qatar. The Borneo Bulletin has the full story.
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