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Hans India
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia among winners of ICC Development Awards 2024
Dubai: The International Cricket Council has announced the global winners of the 2024 ICC Development Awards across seven categories. Launched in 2002, the Development Awards celebrate the innovation and initiative of the game's Associate Members, 'leading the growth of the sport around the world". The 2024 awards will comprise seven categories after the introduction of the ICC X Festival of the Year award. Bhutan, Indonesia, Namibia, Nepal, Scotland, Tanzania, the USA and Vanuatu are the eight Members receiving top honours. ICC Development Initiative of the Year Winner: Cricket Namibia The African nation wins the award for their Ashburton Kwata Mini-Cricket Programme. The flagship grassroots development initiative remains an integral part of growing the game in the country, and has been integrated into the physical education periods of public schools across the country, making cricket accessible to tens of thousands of students across 14 local regions. ICC Female Cricket Initiative of the Year Winner: Bhutan Cricket Council Board and Vanuatu Cricket Association For the time, two winners were crowned for ICC Female Cricket Initiative of the Year. The Bhutan Cricket Council Board is recognised for its Inter-School Girls' Competition, an initiative aimed at boosting female participation by introducing school-level contests using modified formats, starting with tennis ball cricket and progressing to hardball. Since its inception, the programme has engaged thousands of girls, including many first-time players. The Vanuatu Cricket Association is honoured for its 'Picking Wickets' programme, a hybrid model of remote and in-person coaching, taking place while team members also took part in seasonal fruit-picking jobs in Australia. ICC Associate Member Men's Performance of the Year Winner: USA Cricket USA received the award for their outstanding on-field performance during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 last year. The tournament co-hosts stunned Pakistan and reached the Super Eight stage, with their cricketing feats bringing cricket and the Men's T20 World Cup in front of thousands through mainstream American television and news. ICC Associate Member Women's Performance of the Year Winner: Cricket Scotland Scotland receive this honour for a number of outstanding performances during the last year. In 2024, Scotland aced the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier to reach the Women's T20 World Cup for the first time. Captain Kathryn Bryce was named the Player of the Tournament at the Qualifier, leading the team to a historic qualification, which has provided a massive boost both to women's cricket interest and participation in Scotland. ICC Digital Fan Engagement of the Year Winner: Cricket Association of Nepal Cricket Association of Nepal's strategic expansion across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, and their newly launched CAN Domestic Facebook accounts resulted in a total reach of approximately 117 million and an overall follower increase from a little more than 1.17 million to over 1.59 million, gaining more than 420,000 new followers. On Facebook (CAN Official), video minutes viewed doubled to more than 13.4 million, while the new CAN Domestic account achieved over 4.4 million minutes, showcasing domestic cricket's appeal. YouTube watch time surged by 277 per cent to more than 2.13 million hours, and Instagram views leaped above 40 million, captivating fans with highlights, player stories and live updates. Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative of the Year Winner: Persatuan Cricket Indonesia The cricket board receive this honour for their launch of 'Cricket for Confidence' movement. It aims to empower schoolgirls across Indonesia's most under-served and remote regions through the game of cricket. In a country of over 17,000 islands, where structured sport for rural girls is nearly nonexistent, this initiative broke new ground socially, geographically, and culturally. Across five provinces, more than 300 schoolgirls participated in what, for most, was their first experience with organised physical activity. ICC X Festival of the Year Winner: Tanzania Cricket Association Tanzania received this award for their Cricket Festival in Dar es Salaam which brought together 120 women who formed part of their 'From kitchen to crease' programme which galvanised housewives, working professionals and even retired cricketers to take part in an inspirational day of cricket and sisterhood. Jay Shah, ICC Chair, celebrated the winners of the accolades while also emphasising the importance of these awards. "It is a pleasure to announce the global winners of the ICC Development Awards. This is a celebration of global exceptionalism, with all winners worthy of the accolades they have received in their mission to grow the game in emerging nations. "Each year, these awards put a deserved spotlight on the remarkable stories of growth taking place around the world and this year is no different. We join the world in celebrating the passion, hard work and innovation behind these successful initiatives. "I wish to congratulate everyone on their success and look forward to seeing these programmes continue to flourish in 2025 and beyond.'
Int'l Cricket Council
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
Global winners of ICC Development Awards 2024 revealed
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the outstanding programmes and performances that have won global honours in the 2024 edition of the ICC Development Awards. The ICC Development Awards were established in 2002 to celebrate the initiatives and innovative programmes leading the growth of the sport around the world, delivered by ICC Members in emerging nations. For the first time, the 2024 awards will have seven categories after the introduction of the ICC X Rexona criiio Cricket Festival of the Year award. Cricket Namibia have won the ICC Development Initiative of the Year award for their Ashburton Kwata Mini-Cricket Programme, Namibia's flagship grassroots development initiative. It has been integrated into the physical education periods of public schools across the country, making cricket accessible to tens of thousands of students across 14 local regions. For the first time, the ICC 100% Cricket Female Cricket Initiative of the Year award will be shared by two Members, Bhutan Cricket Council Board and Vanuatu Cricket Association. The Bhutan Cricket Council Board is recognized for its 'Inter-School Girls' Competition, a structured initiative aimed at boosting female participation by introducing school-level contests using modified formats, starting with tennis ball cricket and progressing to hardball. Since its inception, the programme has engaged thousands of girls, many of whom were introduced to cricket for the first time. Vanuatu Cricket Association receive its honours for its 'Picking Wickets' programme, a hybrid model of remote and in-person coaching, taking place while team members also took part in seasonal fruit-picking jobs in Australia. USA Cricket received the ICC Associate Member Men's Team Performance of the Year award for their team's success in the last calendar year, with performances that included qualifying for the Super Eight level of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup hosted by the USA and the West Indies. Their victories against Canada and a historic win against Pakistan saw them knock out the Babar Azam-led team from the competition, bringing cricket and the Men's T20 World Cup to the forefront of mainstream American television and news. Cricket Scotland have been awarded the ICC Associate Member Women's Team Performance of the Year prize for outstanding performances on the field of play which saw the Scotland senior women's team achieve qualification for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 for the first time ever. Captain Kathryn Bryce, was named the Player of the Tournament at the Qualifier, leading the team to a historic qualification, which has provided a massive boost both to women's cricket interest and participation in Scotland. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has received the ICC Digital Fan Engagement of the Year award. The organization's strategic expansion across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, and their newly launched CAN Domestic Facebook accounts resulted in a total reach of approximately 117 million and an overall follower increase from a little more than 1.17 million to over 1.59 million, gaining more than 420,000 new followers. On Facebook (CAN Official), video minutes viewed doubled to more than 13.4 million, while the new CAN Domestic account achieved over 4.4 million minutes, showcasing domestic cricket's appeal. YouTube watch time surged by 277% to more than 2.13 million hours, and Instagram views leaped above 40 million, captivating fans with highlights, player stories and live updates. The ICC Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative of the Year award goes to Persatuan Cricket Indonesia for their launch of 'Cricket for Confidence' – a national movement to empower schoolgirls from Indonesia's most under-served and remote regions through the game of cricket. In a country of over 17,000 islands, where structured sport for rural girls is nearly nonexistent, this initiative broke new ground socially, geographically, and culturally. Across five provinces, more than 300 schoolgirls participated in what, for most, was their first experience with organized physical activity. Tanzania has been awarded the ICC criiio Cricket Festival of the Year with Rexona for their criiio Cricket Festival in Dar es Salaam which brought together 120 women who formed part of their 'From kitchen to crease' programme which galvanized housewives, working professionals and even retired cricketers to take part in an inspirational day of cricket and sisterhood. Mr. Jay Shah, ICC Chairman, said: 'It is a pleasure to announce the global winners of the ICC Development Awards. This is a celebration of global exceptionalism, with all winners worthy of the accolades they have received in their mission to grow the game in emerging nations. 'Each year, these Awards put a deserved spotlight on the remarkable stories of growth taking place around the world and this year is no different. We join the world in celebrating the passion, hard work and innovation behind these successful initiatives. 'I wish to congratulate everyone on their success and look forward to seeing these programmes continue to flourish in 2025 and beyond.' The judging panel for the Global ICC Development Awards 2024 is as follows: Mike Baird (Chair, Cricket Australia), Kishore Shallow (Chair, Cricket West Indies), Warren Deutrom (CEO, Cricket Ireland), Ashley De Silva (CEO, Sri Lanka Cricket), Givemore Makoni (CEO, Zimbabwe Cricket), VVS Laxman (Director National Cricket Academy, BCCI), Samuel Badree (former West Indies men's player), Katey Martin (former New Zealand women's player), Cynthia McCaffrey (UNICEF India representative), Nitin Agarwal (Head of Marketing, Unilever International), Kass Naidoo (Broadcaster), Nikhil Uttamchandani (Broadcaster). Complete winners of the Global ICC Development Awards 2024 ICC Development Initiative of the Year Winner: Cricket Namibia 100%Cricket Female Initiative of the Year Winner: Bhutan Cricket Council Board and Vanuatu Cricket Association ICC Associate Member Men's Team Performance of the Year Winner: USA Cricket ICC Associate Member Women's Team Performance of the Year Winner: Cricket Scotland ICC Digital Fan Engagement of the Year Winner: Cricket Association of Nepal ICC Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative of the Year Winner: Persatuan Cricket Indonesia ICC criiio Cricket Festival of the Year with Rexona Winner: Tanzania Cricket Association
BBC News
11-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Surrey make Finals Day, wins for Bears & Durham
Surrey secured their place at T20 Blast Finals Day as they defended 132 to beat The Bears took a huge step towards reaching 27 July's showpiece at The Oval with victory over Somerset, while Durham kept their slim hopes of qualifying alive by beating and eliminating leaders Surrey could only muster 132-9 in their 20 overs, restricted by Sarah Glenn's looked set for a bigger score at 91-2 in the 14th over, but then collapsed to 99-6 and lost total proved to be enough despite opening bowler Alice Monaghan having to be removed from the attack in the first over after sending down two full tosses over waist rest of the bowling attack were miserly and, despite Kathryn Bryce's unbeaten 55, The Blaze fell short on moved above The Blaze into second with a 22-run win against bottom side Kalis' half-century led Bears to 149-8 at Taunton, Mollie Robbins starring for the hosts with who have now won just one of their 11 games, were never really in the chase as they fell to 62-6 at the halfway late resilience from Amanda Jade-Wellington (33) and Chloe Skelton (23) added respectability to their score as they finished on Chester-le-Street Phoebe Turner took 3-17 as Hampshire were restricted to were wobbling on 49-4 before Emily Windsor hit an unbeaten 36 off 23 balls to help the home side to top four sides go through to Finals Day, with the next round of games taking place on Sunday.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Women's T20 Blast round-up: Bryce leads Blaze to victory
Kathryn Bryce's four wickets and a run out led The Blaze to victory over Hampshire Hawks [Getty Images] Kathryn Bryce took 4-13 to eclipse Australia legend Ellyse Perry on her Hampshire Hawks debut and put The Blaze in a strong position to qualify for the Women's T20 Blast finals day. Perry removed Scotland captain Bryce with her first ball for her new team but the Blaze all-rounder hit back by claiming the wicket of the Hawks newcomer, who is the only person to play in both ICC and Fifa World Cup finals. Advertisement Kirstie Gordon's side bounced back from their defeat by Warwickshire by recovering from a scrappy start to reach 188-6 thanks to Heather Graham (73 off 47 balls) and Ella Claridge (51 not out off 36). Perry ended with 2-23 as Blaze lost three wickets in nine balls, including that of Kathryn Bryce from Perry's very first ball in the competition, finding the outside edge. Graham was immediately fluent and, though Davies returned to trap Sarah Bryce lbw with a yorker, Claridge was the perfect foil for the Australian. After Graham's departure, Claridge closed the innings with a flurry of fours to reach a 36-ball half-century and, with Sarah Glenn, plundered 37 from the last 14 balls of the innings. Advertisement Hampshire replied with 151 all out, only Rhianna Southby's classy T20-best 64 (42) defying a Blaze attack led by Kathryn Bryce. Perry had launched Hampshire's reply with three fours from her first nine balls but perished in pursuit of a fourth when she lifted Kathryn Bryce to mid-on. The Hawks' defeat means they, or any other side, have a great deal to do in the remaining games to reel in top three Surrey, The Blaze and Warwickshire. Durham's double Durham completed the double over Somerset in the meeting of the bottom two, beating their winless West Country visitors by six runs at the Banks Homes Riverside. Advertisement Having been asked to bat first, Durham made 154-4 in their 20 overs, with Suzie Bates making 48 and skipper Hollie Armitage 41. Despite Bex Odgers celebrating the award of her first contract by making 54, Somerset finished on 148-7, with Mia Rogers making three stumpings and Phoebe Turner taking 1-15 from her four overs. New Zealand batter Bates and her opening partner Emma Marlow put on 50 in 5.2 overs before Marlow was caught at long-on off Chloe Skelton and Bates was caught at short third by Odgers off Alex Griffiths when two short of her third Durham half-century. The departure of their marquee signing made little difference. Armitage was unluckily run out for 41 at the bowler's end when Skelton deflected Mady Villiers' fierce drive into the stumps and Durham's momentum was also slowed by Erin Vukusic, who conceded only 29 runs from her four overs. Advertisement Somerset's openers began in expansive fashion, Odgers taking 16 runs off Grace Thompson's first over and despite the loss of Niamh Holland and Fran Wilson, the visitors ended the powerplay three runs better placed than Durham, albeit having lost one more wicket. A significant setback followed for Somerset, though, when skipper Sophie Luff was run out for three off her own bowling by Phoebe Turner after a mix-up with Odgers. Odgers responded by reaching her half-century off 35 balls but was stumped by Rogers off Katie Levick for 54 two balls later. Durham's spinners put the brakes on Somerset's progress following the opener's dismissal and the 40 runs needed off the final five overs proved too high a target as Phoebe and Sophie Turner choked off the runs with tight medium pace bowling.
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Women's T20 Blast round-up: Bryce leads Blaze to victory
Kathryn Bryce took 4-13 to eclipse Australia legend Ellyse Perry on her Hampshire Hawks debut and put The Blaze in a strong position to qualify for the Women's T20 Blast finals removed Scotland captain Bryce with her first ball for her new team but the Blaze all-rounder hit back by claiming the wicket of the Hawks newcomer, who is the only person to play in both ICC and Fifa World Cup Gordon's side bounced back from their defeat by Warwickshire by recovering from a scrappy start to reach 188-6 thanks to Heather Graham (73 off 47 balls) and Ella Claridge (51 not out off 36).Perry ended with 2-23 as Blaze lost three wickets in nine balls, including that of Kathryn Bryce from Perry's very first ball in the competition, finding the outside edge. Graham was immediately fluent and, though Davies returned to trap Sarah Bryce lbw with a yorker, Claridge was the perfect foil for the Graham's departure, Claridge closed the innings with a flurry of fours to reach a 36-ball half-century and, with Sarah Glenn, plundered 37 from the last 14 balls of the replied with 151 all out, only Rhianna Southby's classy T20-best 64 (42) defying a Blaze attack led by Kathryn had launched Hampshire's reply with three fours from her first nine balls but perished in pursuit of a fourth when she lifted Kathryn Bryce to Hawks' defeat means they, or any other side, have a great deal to do in the remaining games to reel in top three Surrey, The Blaze and Warwickshire. Durham's double Durham completed the double over Somerset in the meeting of the bottom two, beating their winless West Country visitors by six runs at the Banks Homes been asked to bat first, Durham made 154-4 in their 20 overs, with Suzie Bates making 48 and skipper Hollie Armitage Bex Odgers celebrating the award of her first contract by making 54, Somerset finished on 148-7, with Mia Rogers making three stumpings and Phoebe Turner taking 1-15 from her four Zealand batter Bates and her opening partner Emma Marlow put on 50 in 5.2 overs before Marlow was caught at long-on off Chloe Skelton and Bates was caught at short third by Odgers off Alex Griffiths when two short of her third Durham departure of their marquee signing made little difference. Armitage was unluckily run out for 41 at the bowler's end when Skelton deflected Mady Villiers' fierce drive into the stumps and Durham's momentum was also slowed by Erin Vukusic, who conceded only 29 runs from her four openers began in expansive fashion, Odgers taking 16 runs off Grace Thompson's first over and despite the loss of Niamh Holland and Fran Wilson, the visitors ended the powerplay three runs better placed than Durham, albeit having lost one more wicket.A significant setback followed for Somerset, though, when skipper Sophie Luff was run out for three off her own bowling by Phoebe Turner after a mix-up with responded by reaching her half-century off 35 balls but was stumped by Rogers off Katie Levick for 54 two balls spinners put the brakes on Somerset's progress following the opener's dismissal and the 40 runs needed off the final five overs proved too high a target as Phoebe and Sophie Turner choked off the runs with tight medium pace bowling.
