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ICC Academy Ground No 2
The ICC Academy Ground is a cricket ground located in Dubai Sports City, Dubai. ICC Academy provides indoor and outdoor pitches. ICC was used for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The two cricket grounds are installed with floodlights. The venue hosted warm-up matches ahead of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Trivia In 2014, a match between Ireland cricket team, Ireland and Scotland cricket team, Scotland in Dubai Triangular Series 2014–15 was called off. This was the first time that an One Day International, ODI in the UAE had been a no result. In September 2019, both grounds were named as two of the venues to host cricket matches for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. International record ICC Academy Ground 1 One Day International centuries Following ODI centuries that have been scored at the venue. One Day International five-wicket hauls The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue. Twenty20 International centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai Sports City
Dubai Sports City or DSC is a multi-venue sports complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, developed by Dubai. It provides a mix of residential, retail, leisure and recreational facilities. It is built around five major sports venues and features a number of sports academies. Located on Mohammad Bin Zayed Road the residential aspect of the project consists of mid-rise apartment buildings, townhouses and villas. Sports City contains three distinct residential districts: Canal Residence, Victory Heights and Gallery Villas. Venues Dubai Sports City contains the following sporting complexes: * Dubai International Stadium, a 25,000 seat cricket stadium. * Spanish Soccer Schools. The head coach of the Spanish Soccer Schools is Inaki Beni, a UEFA Pro Coach who was formerly head coach of Real Madrid's U9, U11, U12 and U13 teams. * ICC Academy, Facilities include two full-sized (ICC Academy Ground & ICC Academy Ground No 2), one-day international floodlit ovals, alongside the ICC A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Joyce
Edmund "Ed" Christopher Joyce (born 22 September 1978) is a former Irish cricketer who played for both the Ireland and England national cricket teams. After beginning his career with Middlesex, he moved to Sussex in 2009, before returning to Ireland to play for Leinster Lightning in the fledgling first-class competition, the Irish Inter-Provincial Championship. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm bowler of medium pace, Joyce is widely regarded as one of the best cricketers produced by Ireland. After qualifying to play for England, Joyce was a member of the squad in the 2006–07 Ashes series and 2007 World Cup. Since dropping down the pecking order for selection with England, Joyce got special dispensation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to play for Ireland in the 2011 World Cup. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan. On 24 May 2018, he announced his retirement from all professional cricket. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members, Full Members and 96 List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members, Associate Members. Founded in 1909 as the ''Imperial Cricket Conference'', it was renamed the ''International Cricket Conference'' in 1965, and took up its current name in 1987. The ICC has 108 member nations currently: 12 List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members, Full Members that play Test cricket, Test matches, and 96 List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members, Associate Members. The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup and the T20 World Cup. It also appoints the umpire (cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Frylinck
Jan Nicolaas Frylinck (born 6 April 1994) is a South African-born Namibian cricketer who currently plays for Namibia national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler. Frylinck made his first-class debut for Boland on 24 March 2011 against Western Province. Biography Frylinck represented the South Africa Under-19 cricket team in several youth One Day International matches. He was included in the Griqualand West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. Frylinck is a Namibian citizen by descent, his father being born in Walvis Bay. He was named in Namibia's squad for an Intercontinental Cup game against Papua New Guinea in October 2016, but had to withdraw due to not receiving confirmation of his eligibility in time. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Namibia, with 367 runs in eight matches. Frylinck was also the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for Namibia, with 16 dism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Watt
Mark Robert James Watt (born 29 July 1996) is a Scottish cricketer. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland on 18 June 2015. He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 31 July 2015 against Nepal. On 5 February 2016 he took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match, picking up five wickets for 27 runs against the Netherlands in the UAE. He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 August 2016 against the United Arab Emirates. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Hong Kong on 8 September 2016. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In May 2021, during the ODI series against the Netherlands, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)
Muhammad Waseem (born 12 February 1996) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Personal life Waseem was born in Pakistan, growing up in the Punjab's city of Mian Channu. His Nick Name is Babba. name=sultans> He qualified to play for the UAE in April 2021 by meeting the ICC's three-year residency requirements. Franchise career On 3 February 2021, in the 2021 T10 League, Waseem equalled the record for the fastest fifty in a T10 cricket match, doing so in twelve balls. In May 2021, he was called into the Multan Sultans squad as a replacement player for the 2021 Pakistan Super League. International career In October 2021, he was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament. He made his T20I debut on 5 October 2021, for the UAE against Namibia. Five days later, in the UAE's match against Ireland, Waseem scored his first century in T20I cricket, with 107 not out from 62 balls. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal Khan (cricketer)
Bilal Khan (born 10 April 1988) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Oman against Hong Kong on 21 November 2015. He was the top wicket-taker in the series, with seven dismissals. In January 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. He made his List A debut for Oman on 8 February 2018. In August 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker for Oman in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches. In October 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament. Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in Oman's squad. He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker, with twelve dismissals in five matches, and was named as the player of the series. In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sompal Kami
Sompal Kami ( ne, सोमपाल कामी; born 2 February 1996) is a Nepalese professional cricketer. Kami is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He is one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018. In January 2019, he became the first bowler for Nepal to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI match. His bowling speed was measured above 140 km/h during the match against Afghanistan in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. He was #82 ranked T20I bowler in the world, achieving the 316 rating benchmark on 17 July 2015. He represents the Nepal Army Club of the National League, Jagdamba Giants of the Nepal Premier League, and New Horizon College, which plays in the SPA Cup. Early life Originally from Gulmi in western Nepal, Sompal was raised in India after his father moved to Punjab along with his family. Sompal spent his childhood as an enthusiastic cricket lover. He r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahoor Khan
Zahoor Khan ( ur, ; born 25 May 1989) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. International career He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge on 16 January 2017. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Scotland on 24 January 2017. On 2 March 2017, he took 6 wickets for 34 runs against Ireland, which was the best figures by an Emirati bowler in an ODI. In January 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. In December 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamid Hassan
Hamid Hassan ( ps, ; born 1 June 1987) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman who mainly plays as a bowler. He made his international debut for Afghanistan in April 2009. Early life and career Hassan was born in 1987. He was the second of three sons; his older brother was Rashid and his younger brother was Shamshad. When Hassan was six years old, his family fled fighting in their home district of Bati Kot near Jalalabad, Afghanistan to go to Pakistan as refugees. They lived in a refugee camp Peshawar, where Hassan learned to play cricket on the streets with a taped tennis ball from his older brother Rashid. Cricket had a stigma among his people, and when his grades started to suffer at school as a result of cricket, his parents tried to stop him from playing, but he continued to play in secret. Hassan joined a cricket club in 2002 and got selected for a team to go to the ACC Under 17 Trophy in 2003. Hassan weighed nearly , but after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Erasmus
Merwe Gerhard Erasmus (born 11 April 1995) is a Namibian cricketer, and the current captain of the Namibia cricket team. Career Erasmus first played at senior level for Namibia in February 2011, aged 15, against a touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) side. He made his international and first-class debut for Namibia against Ireland in September 2011 in the 2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup, and at the age of 16, became the youngest player in the team's history. He was named in Namibia's squad for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Erasmus was named in the Namibia under-19s squad for the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia. He captained the team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. In January 2018, Erasmus was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In March 2019, Erasmus was named as the captain of Namibia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paras Khadka
Paras Khadka (, ne, पारस खड्का, ; born 24 October 1987) is a Nepalese professional cricketer also known as the god of Nepali cricket. He was the captain of the Nepalese cricket team from 2008 to 2019. All-rounder Khadka is a right-handed batsman, a right-arm medium-fast bowler, and an off break bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Malaysia in April 2004. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018. On 3 August 2021, Khadka announced his retirement from international cricket. He was Nepal's All-time highest run scorer in both ODI and T20I format until his retirement. Paras Khadka became the sixth Nepali cricketer to score an international century, when he hit an unbeaten 106 off 77 balls against Kuwait during the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite in October 2012. Under his captaincy, Nepal won the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Nepal, 2012 ICC World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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