Asian Cricket Council
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The Asian Cricket Council was formed as the Asian Cricket Conference in 1983 to promote and develop the game of cricket within Asia. It is the regional administrative body and is sub-ordinate to the International Cricket Council. The Conference became the Asian Cricket Council in 1995, and it is currently headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There are 22 members of the ACC.
Membership in the ACC is divided between four full Test Status members, seven associate members, and eleven affiliate members. The full members Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
The associate members are Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and United Arab Emirates.
The affiliate members are Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, China, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
Four Asian nations, namely Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and South Korea are members of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council instead of the ACC.
The ACC runs a development programs that supports coaching, umpiring, and sports medicine programs in member countries. The ACC funds this program from television revenues collected during the officially sanctioned ACC tournaments including the Asia Cup, Asian Test Championship, ACC Trophy, and Asian Cricket Junior Tournaments.
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[edit] Test Status Members
[edit] Associate Members
Hong Kong Official Site
Kuwait Official Site
Malaysia Official Site
Nepal Official Site
Singapore Official Site
Thailand Official Site
United Arab Emirates Official Site
[edit] Affiliate Members
Afghanistan Official Site
Bahrain Official Site
Bhutan Official Site
Brunei Official Site
China Official Site
Iran Official Site
Maldives Official Site
Myanmar No Official Site
Oman Official Site
Qatar Official Site
Saudi Arabia Official Site
[edit] Test Member Boards
- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
- Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
- Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
- Sri Lanka Cricket (Formerly Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka (BCCSL))
