Chinese Cricket Association is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in China. Its current headquarters are at Beijing, China. The Chinese Cricket Association is China's representative in the International Cricket Council (ICC), of which it has been an affiliate member since 2004. It is also a member of the Asian Cricket Council.[1][2] In 2017, became an associate member[3]
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| Sport | Cricket |
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| Jurisdiction | National |
| Affiliation | International Cricket Council (ICC) |
| Regional affiliation | Asia |
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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
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edit- ^ 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.