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New Season Fast Track Fixtures Announced

Following the recent ACC Development Committee meeting in Dubai, the following fixtures for the 2005-2006 season were set:

Singapore v Nepal 22nd – 24th April
UAE v Hong Kong 24th – 26th April
Nepal v Hong Kong 30th April – 2nd May
UAE v Nepal 7th – 9th May
Singapore v Malaysia 7th – 9th August
Malaysia v UAE 26th – 28th August
Malaysia v Hong Kong 9th – 11th September
Singapore v Hong Kong 7th – 9th October
Malaysia v Nepal 14th – 16th October
Singapore v UAE 1st – 3rd December


The UAE v Hong Kong, Nepal v Hong Kong, UAE v Nepal games will also serve as qualifiers for the ICC Intercontinental Cup competition in which one of these three teams will qualify as the Asian representative for the Intercontinental Cup semi-finals/finals to be held in Namibia in October 2005.

“FastTrack competition remains the way forward for aspiring cricketing nations. Three-day competition is the best vehicle for the development of the young cricketer and we have been very impressed by the progress shown across our region so far. Now that the teams have some experience of the format and its challenges we expect an even better standard of competition this year”, says Anil Kalaver of the ACC Development Committee and Honorary Secretary of the Singapore Cricket Association.

Filed February 3 2005