South Korea Cricket Development and Cricket Challenges
The Korea Cricket Association (KCA) became an Affiliate Member of the ICC in 2001.
The domestic league started in the early 1990s in Korea. Students from Sungyungkwan University near Suwon started playing cricket here and have been the centre of cricket culture and development here.
Mostly the 20 over format of cricket is played here in Korea. KCA Adidas League Cup which is the domestic league is famous here and 8 teams play in it.
Cricket Victoria from Australia have been conducting cricket programs for the SKU Cricket club. Also with a national sponsor ADDIDAS, it has been promoting cricket and cricket development in Korea. Women cricket is not yet developed so Korea Cricket Association is trying to attract more women towards cricket.
Global cricket community can be used to further the interest of people in cricket. Once we interact with cricket fans, players, clubs from Korea it would be more fun and cricket would be developed. So let us make cricket friends around the world. Lets Play Cricket ! Please Register and make connections with cricket friends in South Korea and around the world !
Nigeria Cricket Development and Cricket Community
Cricket was introduced in Nigeria by the British. The first recorded international cricket match was in 1904 between Nigeria and Gold Coast (now Ghana). Nigeria is Associate member of ICC since the year 2002.
Currently Nigeria Played in Division Six of 2011 ICC World Cricket League. The Nigeria Cricket Federation is a Non-Profit organization. NCF was established by Federal Ministry of Sports and Social Development. Its main aim is to promote and develop cricket in Nigeria.
A lot can be done for cricket in Nigeria by us through Global Cricket Community website. Players, clubs and members who register from Nigeria can show the rest of the world about Nigerian cricket and clubs. We can interact with cricket amateurs and player from clubs and schools of Nigeria.
We can share information, knowledge and even raise funds for events, tours and clubs at Nigeria. Let us do it for cricket in Nigeria and our global cricket community. All the cricket lovers just register now and fill in your cricket profile. And make connections with cricket members around the world.
Basic information about Nigeria:
Nigeria Cricket Federation is a member of Africa Cricket Association which as total 22 member nations.
Club Cricket Committee is also an active cricket website - http://www.ccclagos.org/
Federal Republic of Nigeria has 36 states with the capital Abuja. The largest cities are Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Benin, and Maiduguri. The National currency is Naira (NGN)
The major sports played are soccer(football), cricket, rugby, basketball and tennis.
Australia Cricket Development and Cricket Opportunities
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ustralia is known for its cricket success. It has performed excellent in the sport of cricket. All cricket lovers know the fact that Australia have won the Cricket World Cup four times including a straight 3 world cup titles in 1999, 2003, 2007. Previously they had won in the year 1987.
Ways to get involved in Cricket!
For more information about cricket development in Australia we suggest you register at the AFC – Australia Cricket Family (even fans from outside Australia can register at www.cricket.com.au) Cricket Australia is surely a great resource for cricket lovers and has plenty for options towards cricket development and cricket opportunities.
Register at Global Cricket Community – (Make connections with cricket fans, players, clubs, coaches and tour organizers. Also share you cricket information, contacts and knowledge) we are to form a community of all the 105 cricket playing nations. Although, this article is mainly talking of Australia, It is to make you understand how development has been done there can be shared among global cricket community.
All cricket lovers would surely like to connect, share and collaborate with cricket in Australia and make friends in global cricket community. Cricket Australia is the main controlling body for cricket in the continent. There are mainly 8 cricket regions.
1. New South Wales 2. Queensland 3. South Australia 4. Tasmania 5. Victoria 6. Western Australia
7. Australian Capital Territory 8. Northern Territory
There is lots of cricket here which can be surely called successful. There are total 3990 clubs including 619 junior clubs, 1864 senior clubs, 1507 combined clubs. This would be over 47600 teams in all. These were the figures according to the national cricket census 2010/11.
- 317,309 participants in 11‐a‐side club cricket competitions (including women’s competitions)
- 7,608 participants in modified club cricket programs
- 121,175 players in 11‐a‐side school cricket competitions
- 88,993 players in modified school cricket programs
- 127,279 players in entry level skills development programs.
International Level Players for Australia: ODIs: 188 Caps, Test: 422 Caps, T20s: 49 Caps
Lots of Cricket Development and Cricket opportunities are present and more can be done through active members registered at the Global Cricket Community.
To get involved the following options that instantly comes to mind are:
1. Registering at Global Cricket Community
2. Share your Cricket Details by updating your profile.
3. Write articles about Cricket, share questions and opinions.
4. Upload you cricket photos, news clips and resume
5. Consider touring other clubs in your and other countries
6. Learn about different methods, certifications and courses related to cricket, coaching, clubs development, umpiring and more.
7. Generate opportunities for personal and group development and income.
8. Have fun and spread the spirit of cricket!
Europe : Cricket Playing Countries
The Europe Cricket has 31 members.
The following are the list of the member nations and their ICC membership status
Full Members of ICC
England
Associate Members
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jersey, The Netherlands, Scotland.
Affiliate Members
Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey.
East Asia-Pacific : Cricket Playing Countries
The East Asia-Pacific has 12 members.
The following are the list of the member nations and their ICC membership status
Full Members of ICC
Australia
New Zealand
Associate Members
Fiji, Japan, PNG, Vanuatu
Affiliate Members
Cooks Islands, Indonesia, Philippines, Samoa, South Korea, Tonga