Saudi Arabia unanimously elected as ICC’s 39th Associate member
Jul 1, 2016 at 11:03 AM
Saudi Arabia have been unanimously elected as the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 39th Associate member. The decision was taken during ICC’s council meeting in Edinburgh on Thursday (June 30).
According to an official ICC release,”Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) has been an Affiliate Member of the ICC since 2003 and, as per the 2014 census, boasts 4,350 cricketers and 80 dedicated cricket facilities. Recently, the SCC signed a lucrative three-year deal with MoneyGram, which is also one of the ICC’s valued partners. The SCC invested a large chunk from this sponsorship towards the staging of a domestic tournament in which 1,800 players from 106 clubs participated.”
The release stated that SCC’s application for Associate Membership was pre-approved by the ICC Development Committee during its October 2015 meeting. That was followed by a full application and an inspection by the apex body in March 2016.
Congratulating Saudi Cricket Centre, ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar said: “I congratulate Saudi Cricket Centre on becoming an Associate Member of the ICC and hope it will continue to play its positive and active role in promoting and developing the game in its territory.”
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— ICC Media (@ICCMediaComms) June 30, 2016