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China v Kuwait at Selangor Turf Club
CHINA WON BY 89 RUNS
China won the toss and chose to bat
China: 142 for 5 off 20 overs
Kuwait: 53 all out off 19 overs
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Bhutan v Qatar
at Kinrara Oval
BHUTAN WON BY 43 RUNS
Bhutan won the toss and chose to bat
Bhutan: 110 for 9 off 20 overs
Qatar: 67 all out off 13.1 overs
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Hong Kong v UAE
at Bayuemas Oval
HONG KONG WON BY 9 WICKETS
Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field
UAE: 53 for 9 off 20 overs
Hong Kong: 56 for 1 off 7 overs
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THE BIG INTERVIEW
Sarika Prasad: Spotlight On The Invisible Man
Sarika Siva Prasad, 49, is one of the world’s rising umpiring talents. Originally from Visakhapatnam, India he has been in Singapore since 1995, originally going there "in search of cricketing opportunities."
An umpire for 22 years, he has officiated in the Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2009 in South Africa, the Women’s World Cup 2009 in Sydney, the ICC U/19 World Cup 2008 in Malaysia and the ICC Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers last year as well as many ACC tournaments, most recently, the U-19 Elite Cup in Kuwait in April 2009. |
DEVELOPMENT
Bhutan's Women Get Ready
Bhutan’s women cricketers are preparing for the forthcoming ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship with some intensive training in Thimphu. They started their camp in May and have been working hard on all aspects of their game since then, playing in a domestic tournament as well as regular practices. The bulk of the squad is the same as that which played in the ACC U-19 Women's Championship in December 2008. Bhutan finished sixth in that event but impressed throughout with their commitment and adherence to the basics of the game. |
NEWS
ACC Annual Report Published
The ACC Annual Report & Accounts for 2008 have been published. It is the fifth such report to be compiled and as before outlines the activities and expenditures of the Asian Cricket Council in the previous financial year.
The 45,000-word, 980-picture, 188-page report takes in all development activity in the region, highlighting the six tournaments hosted by the ACC, starting with the Asia Cup as well as the international activity of the countries involved in the ICC World Cricket League: Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Nepal. |
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DEVELOPMENT
Dechencholing Defend Their Title In Thimphu
Dechencholing successfully retained the Thimphu School U-19 Girls Trophy, played for the second time this year, after they beat Yangchenphug by six wickets in the Final. Dechencholing, with eight national players in their line-up were strong favourites from the start.
Opening bowlers Devika and Sonam Choden did the damage for Dechencholing with four wickets each, with middle-order batter Nima Zangmo top-scoring with 19 after Yangchenphug chose to bat first.
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TOURNAMENTS
China's Women To Tour Malaysia
As a prelude to their participation in the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship in July, China will be playing three matches against Malaysia at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur. The tour is being supported by the Pakistan Cricket Board and is being personally monitored by Pakistan’s Ambassador for Cricket to China Javed Miandad. “The tour represents a tremendous opportunity for both China and Malaysia to prepare for the ACC T20 Championship,” says ACC Development Officer for China Aminul Islam.
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DEVELOPMENT
Bhutan's Drugyel: Top of the Class
Paro’s inaugural School Tournament ended with Drugyel Lower Secondary School beating Khangkhu School by eight wickets in the final at the Rinpung Ground. Cricket came to Paro three years ago, this school tournament was the first in what are planned to be many more in the region. "It was tennis ball cricket on a matting surface, but it was very competitive and the skill-level was high," says Bhutan's national coach Damber Singh Gurung. Khangkhu were put in to bat after Drugyel won the toss.
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DEVELOPMENT
Paro On The Go In Bhutan
Three years after cricket was first played in Paro, a town 30 kilomretres from Bhutan's capital Thimphu, the first ever school tournament has just been played in the region. "The tournament should have been done before but due to lack of a proper playing surface and unavailability of coach to the school, we had a tough time and this year after being informed to school teacher who have attended the Level O Bhutan Cricket Council Board Coaching course, they have initiated and worked really hard to form a Juniors U-13 team", says Sonam Phuntsho, the Paro District Cricket co-ordinator.
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DEVELOPMENT
Hong Kong Set Their Strategy
The Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA) under "the overall objective (to) become a leader in cricket administration and development and setting standards that ICC Associate members will aspire to," has published a 2009-2012 Strategic Plan. In a 9-point strategy the HKCA wish to implement a plan "that will increase the opportunity for all residents of Hong Kong to play cricket irrespective of their skill level."
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TOURNAMENTS
Bahrain Climb The Ladder
Barn-storming cricket from Bahrain took them to their second international trophy, the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 7 when they beat hosts Guernsey in the Final of the competition. Bahrain were unbeaten throughout the tournament winning all six of their matches. "It is an amazing feeling. When we came here I didn't think that we would perform as well as we have as we weren't sure how well the team would gel together. However, the team has become one unit and that is a great thing," said winning captain Yaser Sadeq.
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DEVELOPMENT
Saudis Get Serious
Big country, many cricketers, five associations: that's Saudi Arabian cricket. With that, there is a new feeling in the country to really develop cricket. "Saudi Arabia's cricketers have never had the chance to unite because the regional centres are so far apart. Now with the focus being to develop the regions themselves, cricketers can rely on an upgrade in facilities and fixtures," says ACC Development Officer for Saudi Arabia Iqbal Sikander.
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DEVELOPMENT
Bhutan Catches the Spirit
Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness went up a few points last week as over 300 children and school-teachers took part in a cricket carnival organised by Bhutan Cricket in commemoration of the ICC’s Catch the Spirit centenary celebrations.
"We were amazed by the turn-out. Everyone had fun and I think we found a lot of new cricketers for the future," says national coach Damber Singh Gurung.
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