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KUWAIT



Population: 3, 065, 850 (2011 census)
Population Aged 0-14: 25.6%
Men's Coach: Sameer Desai
Women's Coach: Tariq Rasool Shah
National Captain: Hisham Mirza
Women’s Captain: Maryam Omar
Cricket teams: 381
Grounds: 10
Turf wickets: 4
Playing Season: September to May

ACC Member since 1996
ACC Development Officer: Iqbal Sikander

At the ACC Twenty20 Cup in Nepal, March 2013

Recent Achievements:

2009 Third, ACC U-19 Challenge
2010 Hosts, ACC Trophy Elite
2010 Winners, Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 8
2011 Winners, Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 7
2011 Finalists, ACC U-19 Challenge Cup
Tenth in ACC Rankings for 2011 and 2012 seasons
Seventh in ACC Rankings for 2009 and 2010 seasons

35th in ICC Global Rankings
Personnel qualified from ACC Courses:
Coaches: Level I - 18; Level II - 11; Level III - 1
Umpires: Level I - 19; Level II - 9
Curators: Module I - 2; Module III - 1

Kuwait, with a decent team at all age-group levels, sound administration, plenty of domestic commercial support, exceptional facilities and a desire to truly be a vibrant member of the international cricketing community, has plenty of things going for it.

In fact, it is a surprise Kuwait hasn’t already gone further on the field. They are either very good or very bad and no one, not even them, knows what they will be when they step on to the field. Through it all, their matches invariably seem to be gripping affairs. They impress opposition coaches, who are often relieved that Kuwait’s players aren’t as fit or as tactically aware as they could be. Kuwait  were good enough to mount a successful chase of 280 by Nepal in the group stage of the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite, inside 47 overs, yet it was they who eventually placed seventh, and it was Nepal who went on to play the Final.

They were finalists in the 2011 ACC U-19 Challenge, losing to Saudi Arabia. Like the other Gulf countries, promising youths miss out on representing Kuwait as adults because of their studies and subsequent employment outside of Kuwait. Nevertheless, enough cricketers remain to ensure that Kuwait remain a dangerous proposition on the field at senior level.

Women’s cricket is played with a passion, in growing numbers and with increasing aptitude.

Winners, Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 7 Mohammad Murad, a potent force The 2011 U-19 Squad

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