Chinese Cricket Association
Sport | Cricket |
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Jurisdiction | National |
Affiliation | International Cricket Council (ICC) |
Regional affiliation | Asia |
Chinese Cricket Association is the official
In 2006, the Chinese Cricket Association outlined its goals as:-[2]
- 2015: Have 20,000 players and 2,000 coaches
- 2019: Qualify for the World Cup
- 2020: Gain Test status
The talent pool in China has been improving, and in the national cricket championships of 2011, 48 schools took part, 21 more than the previous year.[4] Cricket's growing popularity was underlined by the fact when the north-eastern city of Daqing and the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang became the ninth province in China to take to cricket, although they were part of a snowy and wintry atmosphere, and playing cricket there was not easy.[5] In 2015, the Chinese Women’s team played in Group B of the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, however did not progress through to the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[6]
The ICC reported approximately 45,000 male players and 35,000 female players in China by April 2016, and is to work with the CCA to develop long term development strategy.[6]
See also
References
- ^ China's Cracking Cricket, Forbes.com (October 3, 2005). Retrieved 2012-0130.
- ^ a b Cricket development in China ESPNCricinfo (May 2006). Retrieved 27 January 2012
- ^ "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Big turnout for Chinese national championship ESPNCricinfo - Beyond The Test World Blog. Retrieved 27 January 2012
- ^ Daqing makes a dash ESPNCricinfo - Beyond the Test World Blog. Retrieved 27 January 2012
- ^ a b "Outcomes from ICC Board and committee meetings". International Cricket Council. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.