Dubai [UAE], April 6 (ANI): Coinciding with the United Nations International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday revealed the excellent programmes and performances which were unveiled because the regional winners within the 2022 version of the ICC Development Awards.
The ICC Development Awards have been established in 2002 to have fun the world-leading initiatives and modern programmes delivered by ICC Members to develop the sport of cricket in rising nations.
The 2022 awards comprise six classes, and after a yr of outstanding innovation and development, 23 ICC member nations have been honoured as regional winners – starting from main participation programmes in Indonesia and Serbia to pioneering social impression programmes in Bhutan and Brazil, additionally that includes some ground-breaking on-field performances in worldwide competitors.
The regional winners at the moment are put ahead as contenders to assert the worldwide awards, decided by a specialist panel of voters consisting of cricket icons Graeme Smith, Mel Jones and Stafanie Taylor, and representatives from ICC Full Members, ICC companions and the media, with the Global Winners set to be revealed on ICC channels as soon as voting concludes.
Speaking on the announcement of regional winners within the ICC Development Awards, ICC General Manager, Development, William Glenwright mentioned as quoted by ICC, “The ICC Development Awards have helped celebrate the successes of ICC Members for over 20 years, and each year it is striking to see how innovation, growth and inclusivity are always at the forefront of the projects being delivered. I would like to congratulate the Regional Winners on their success, and wish them luck as we embark on the global voting process.””As well as the remarkable development initiatives delivered during the last calendar year, 2022 saw more evidence of the continued narrowing of the gap in on-field competitiveness between Full and Associate Members, on account of a number of outstanding – and historic – performances in major ICC events and bi-lateral cricket.””There are a wealth of stories to highlight this year, as there are every year, capturing the passion and diversity of cricketing landscapes evident throughout the 108 Member countries. Through the ICC Development Awards 2022, we hope to provide a platform to promote and highlight the remarkable human stories that feature among the Regional Winners, and the phenomenal amount of work taking place across ICC Member nations to grow the game in non-traditional cricket markets.”ICC Development Awards 2022 Global NomineesThe ICC Development Initiative of the Year celebrates the excellent improvement initiative delivered by an Associate Member both bodily or digitally, and amongst this yr’s contenders are Cricket Namibia, who continued the expansion of their profitable Ashburton Kwata Mini-Cricket Programme, Cricket Peru, who sought to develop participation in wider areas of the nation via the criiio Cricket Programme and Persatuan Cricket Indonesia, who hosted cricket activations, coaching and schooling workshops and a Qualifier in an action-packed ‘Summer of Cricket’. Completing the nominations are the Serbian Cricket Federation’s Lion’s League initiative, a contest designed to supply taking part in alternatives to Newly Arrived Migrants and eventually, Cricket Hong Kong’s position in delivering the ground-breaking Fairbreak Women’s International T20 Tournament 2022 within the UAE.
The 100 per cent Cricket Female Cricket Development Initiative of the Year acknowledges the excellent feminine cricket-focused initiative delivered by an Associate Member both bodily or digitally. This yr’s nominees for the worldwide award embrace Cricket Romania’s partnership with the normal bat and ball sport Oina to introduce extra girls and women to cricket, Cricket PNG’s efforts to supply extra regional taking part in and improvement alternatives to women via the Brian Bell Village World Cup Female Under 15 Series and Cricket Association of Nepal’s programme to introduce girls’s competitors in seven provinces within the nation. The different contender for the award is Nigeria Cricket Federation, which pioneered a programme to ship cricket programmes to over 15,000 younger women in Zamfara State.
The Associate Performance classes embrace a number of the standout moments from 2022. The Associate Member Men’s Performance of the Year nominees consists of Netherlands’ and Namibia’s notable victories over Full Members throughout their respective ICC Men’s T20 WC campaigns, UAE’s surge via qualification for a similar match, and excellent performances by Japan to win their first regional match in 15 years with a workforce that had not performed in nearly 4 years.
The Associate Member Women’s Performance of the Year shortlist options three blistering qualifiers for the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Indonesia, Scotland and Rwanda, plus Thailand’s stand up the worldwide rankings together with a win over Pakistan within the Women’s Asia Cup, Argentina’s victorious run within the ICC Americas Women’s T20 Championship.
The Digital Fan Engagement of the Year class highlights the excellent modern use of digital platforms, campaigns or know-how to drive engagement with followers and the broader neighborhood, and the 2022 nominees embrace Cricket Finland who innovated to develop the fan expertise in internet hosting their T20 World Cup Qualifiers, Bahrain Cricket Federation, for rising their digital cricket infrastructure to supply extra reside content material for followers within the nation, Uganda Cricket Association’s use of social media to develop the assist for his or her U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup competing workforce and Japan Cricket Association’s partnership with Osaka University of Arts to create participating cricket explainer movies via the ‘Tell me Cricket’ programme.
The last class sees quite a few programmes shortlisted for the ICC Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative of the Year – for his or her University programme introducing extra people to cricket improvement alternatives, Cricket Brasil are nominated, and they’re joined by Cricket Fiji’s Cricket for Good programme which has used cricket to beat social challenges to drive equality and remove violence in native communities. Also nominated are Bhutan Cricket Council Board, whose partnership with UNICEF continues to flourish, offering extra life expertise alternatives to younger folks in Bhutan, and the Croatia Cricket Federation, which supported displaced Ukrainian refugees with cricket improvement programmes in Zagreb. The lineup is accomplished by Cricket Namibia, whose Pledge4Pink marketing campaign noticed them host a match to lift consciousness and vital funding for most cancers remedy amenities within the nation.
-ICC Development Initiative of the YearAfrica Regional Winner – Cricket NamibiaAmericas Regional Winner – Cricket PeruAsia Regional Winner – Cricket Hong KongEAP Regional Winner – Persatuan Cricket IndonesiaEurope Regional Winner – Serbian Cricket Federation-100% Cricket Female Cricket Initiative of the YearAfrica Regional Winner – Nigeria Cricket FederationAsia Regional Winner – Cricket Association of NepalEAP Regional Winner – Cricket PNGEurope Regional Winner – Cricket Romania-ICC Associate Member Men’s Performance of the YearAfrica Regional Winner – Cricket NamibiaAsia Regional Winner – Emirates Cricket BoardEAP Regional Winner – Japan Cricket AssociationEurope Regional Winner – Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond-ICC Associate Member Women’s Performance of the YearAfrica Regional Winner – Rwanda Cricket AssociationAmericas Regional Winner – Argentina Cricket AssociationAsia Regional Winner – Cricket Association of ThailandEAP Regional Winner – Persatuan Cricket IndonesiaEurope Regional Winner – Cricket Scotland-ICC Digital Fan Engagement of the YearAfrica Regional Winner – Uganda Cricket AssociationAsia Regional Winner – Bahrain Cricket FederationEAP Regional Winner – Japan Cricket AssociationEurope Regional Winner – Cricket Finland-Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative of the YearAfrica Regional Winner – Cricket NamibiaAmericas Regional Winner – Cricket BrasilAsia Regional Winner – Bhutan Cricket Council BoardEAP Regional Winner – Cricket FijiEurope Regional Winner – Croatia Cricket Federation. (ANI)