Saudi Arabia was on Sunday unanimously elected as the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 39 th Associate Member during its full council meeting in Edinburgh.
Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) has been an Affiliate Member of the ICC since 2003 and, as per a 2014 census, boasts of 4,350 cricketers and 80 dedicated cricket facilities.
The SCC’s application for Associate Membership had been pre-approved by the ICC development committee during its October 2015 meeting, which was followed by a full application and an ICC inspection in March 2016.
Congratulating the SCC, 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.”
Mr. Manohar also thanked outgoing ICC President Zaheer Abbas for his contribution.
