Tag: ICC
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Pepsi ICC World Cricket League events return
Dubai, Dec 13: The ICC today announced that Jersey and Botswana will host the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 6 and 7 tournaments, respectively, in 2013. Botswana will host Division 7 from 6 to 13 April, which will be contested by Botswana, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Nigeria and Vanuatu. The top two sides from…
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Samuels on the move in T20I Player Rankings
Dubai, Dec 11: West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has continued to make rapid movement in the Reliance ICC T20I Player Rankings for batsmen. In the latest rankings, which were released after the one-off match between Bangladesh and West Indies, Samuels moved up 13 places to sixth position with a career-best ratings point of 723. Samuels…
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ICC strategic focus on Governance and Admin
Dubai, Dec 10: Four candidates from across the cricketing world have successfully completed their first workshop of the World Academy of Sport Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) in Sport Management (Cricket), an industry-recognised higher qualification accredited through Royal Holloway, University of London, that develops critical skills for the effective administration and governance of sport. The PGC is…
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ICC and Cricket Ireland confirm scope of targeted support
Dubai, Dec 07: Cricket Ireland became the first Member of the ICC to finalise a Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (“TAPP”) agreement this week in Dubai, guaranteeing a significant increase in the performance support that will be provided through to 2015. Cricket Ireland is one of five ICC Members to have been awarded funding under…
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Women’s World Cup schedule announced
Dubai, Dec 03: Host India will open the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai next year, where the India men’s team won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 last April, against the West Indies on 31 January 2013. The International Cricket Council (ICC) today released the schedule and format of the…
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ICC praises Ponting’s ‘immense contribution
Dubai, Dec 03: David Richardson, the ICC Chief Executive, today praised Australia’s Ricky Ponting at the end of an illustrious international career. Ponting played in his168th and final Test match for Australia against South Africa in Perth having also appeared in 375 One Day Internationals and 17 Twenty20 Internationals for his country. Richardson, who was…
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Think Wise about HIV and AIDS
Dubai, Nov 30: For the ninth consecutive year, the international cricket community will come together in support of the global fight against HIV and AIDS around World AIDS Day on 1 December as part of the ICC’s Think Wise partnership, which has been run in collaboration with UNAIDS and UNICEF since 2003. Players and officials…
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ICC Cricket World Cup Feb Mar 2015
Melbourne, Nov 28: The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitably qualified companies for the provision of media buying services. EOI submissions will be evaluated against specific criteria with respondents who qualify then invited to prepare detailed proposals as part of a tender…
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The ICC Global Cricket Academy
Dubai, Nov 27: The Netherlands cricket team has arrived in Dubai for a month-long tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India. One of the top ranked Associate Member (AM) countries, the Netherlands is training at the world-class facilities in Dubai of the ICC Global Cricket Academy (ICC GCA) in preparation for three one-day…
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ICC Development Programme Awards launched
Dubai, Nov 11: The International Cricket Council has today announced details of the annual Pepsi ICC Development Programme Awards for 2012. The awards, which have been running since 2002, form part of the ICC’s commitment to promoting excellence in cricket development outside the ICC’s Full Members. The awards are designed to recognise exceptional performance and…