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Fourth in ACC Rankings for 2011 and 2012 seasons Second in ACC Rankings for 2009 and 2010 seasons 20th in ICC Global Rankings Personnel qualified from ACC Courses:
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Hong Kong’s status as a former British colony has given it a long-standing foundation for cricket. The Hong Kong Cricket Club was founded in 1851 and succeeding generations have all contributed to the growth of cricket. What was once a purely Anglicized expatriate game now encompasses a significant number of sub-continental migrants who come together at senior and all age-group levels to represent Hong Kong. What is most significant, however, about current cricket activity is that the game has been embedded in the curriculum of primary schools throughout the territory. As such, thousands of native Chinese boys and girls have been introduced to cricket. The Hong Kong Cricket Association has created opportunities to sustain that initial contact and interest not only in the school system but outside it too. A thriving club cricket scene for men and women provides plenty of playing opportunities. The local league structure was re-organized in 2011 to allow for more competitive cricket for the elite cricketers without compromising the social side of the game which is much cherished in Hong Kong. Along with ACC funding and ICC support, the Hong Kong Cricket Association is healthily placed to find, nurture and develop internationally competitive cricketers. One thing that has held them back for a while is the absence of a full-sized international-standard ground to join the nine other smaller turfed and mixed-use grounds in the Special Administrative Region. There are also well-developed plans to make use of the Guanggong International Cricket Stadium built specially for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou in which Hong Kong's men's and women's teams took part. A period of retrenchment and reform is being embarked upon, with the aim of expanding the reach of the game in the territory, particularly among those children starting secondary school. The intention is to create more cricketers in future years. The number of accredited active coaches has been doubled in recent years. “It may mean we take one step back to take two steps forward, but the benefits will become apparent in due course,” said then HKCA General Manager Danny Lai in 2011. Indeed they have, with victory in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 3 in January 2011 and a berth in the ICC High Performance Program following their top-four finish in Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 2 later in the year. The men then won through to the Final of the ACC Twenty20 Cup at the end of 2011, securing them a place in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. |
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HONG KONG CRICKET ASSOCIATION 1019 Olympic House 1 Stadium Path So Kon Po Causeway Bay Hong Kong Phone : + 852 2504 8101-2 Fax : + 852 2577 8486 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web : www.hkca.cricket.org |
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"A good team makes a good captain. You have to let players go in the right direction; after that it is up to the individual." M.S. Dhoni
