The ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament was a three-day
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
tournament run by the
Asian Cricket Council
The Asian Cricket Council also known as ACC is a cricket organisation which was established in 1983, to promote and develop the sport of cricket in Asia. Subordinate to the International Cricket Council, the council is the continent's regional ...
(ACC), contested between its top-ranking
ICC associate members. It was played three times between 2004 and 2006, and then replaced by the
ACC Twenty20 Cup. Some matches in the second edition of the tournament held
first-class status, as they were simultaneously
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The ICC Intercontinental Cup was a first-class cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as part of its cricket development programme. It was designed to allow Associate Members of the ICC the chance to play first ...
matches.
2004/05 tournament
Hong Kong, the UAE and Nepal all qualified for the
2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup as a result of their top three finish in the tournament. A separate final was originally set to be held, but as Hong Kong and the UAE topped the group with only their group match to take place, it was decided to make the final group match the overall tournament final. The UAE beat Hong Kong by five wickets in that final.
2005/06 tournament
Matches in this tournament between Hong Kong, Nepal and the UAE also counted towards the
2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.
2005 tournament points table
at Asian Cricket Council official website
2006/07 tournament
See also
* ACC Premier League
The ACC Premier League is a One Day cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council that is contested between its members nations in League system. It has evolved from the former ACC Trophy Elite cricket competition and played under three di ...
* ACC Championship
* ACC Trophy
The ACC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Open only to associate and affiliate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it was contested biennially between 1996 and 2012, but ha ...
* ACC Twenty20 Cup
References
External links
2004/05 tournament official site2005/06 tournament official site2006/07 tournament official site
{{Asian Cricket Council
Asian Cricket Council competitions
ACC Trophy
Recurring sporting events established in 2004
2004 establishments in Asia
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2007
2007 disestablishments in Asia