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To get involved in SACA as a player or a coach please send a short Bio (i.e., Name, Age, Summary of Cricketing Journey) videos of you training or playing/coaching C.V to 07707225009 via WhatsApp. Our team can then assess how we can best help you in the game.
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Stunning 172 for Zen Malik on trial for Glamorgan adding to his 134 and 164 earlier in the year. He is now the 2nd highest run scorer in the 2nd XI county championship! Such a talent!
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We're very excited to be offically partnering with the ECB! Their support will allow us to provide more opportunities to players from the South Asian community to train and play at the elite level! Watch this space for further announcements about our winter programmes
We will also partner with
@SACAUK
for the first time to support talented young players make a professional breakthrough and address the disparity between British South Asian participation in recreational and professional cricket. Watch this to find out more about SACA's work
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Saca squad member Zain Ul Hassan is 12th man for the England vs South Africa Test at Lords. Wishing him the best of luck and would like to thank
@Middlesex_CCC
for reaching out to us to give him this opportunity.
@zainulhxssan
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So pleased for
@Kash798
! Such a talented player finally getting his opportunity thanks to
@WorcsCCC
. Big things to come!
Kashif Ali has just registered the first first-class century by a SACA graduate (and the first by anyone in division one this season). He brought it up with a six over long-on. There will, no doubt, be many more sixes and centuries from him.
@SACAUK
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This boy can play! Nikhil Gorantla 20 years old. Already scored...
118 vs Durham 1st XI
82 vs Yorkshire 1st XI (T20)
200 vs Yorkshire 2nd XI,
100 vs Hampshire 2nd XI
84 vs Lancashire 2nd XI
72 vs Kent 2nd XI
Definitely one for people to keep an eye on!
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Historic week for SACA! For the first time, 2 SACA teams are playing professional county sides simultaneously, with an additional 15 lads on trial at counties. We've beaten Yorkshire 2nd XI in the 50-over game, & the match against Essex 2nd XI is in the balance! SO MUCH TALENT!
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Highlights from our session at the amazing Adil Rashid Centre where senior coaches from
@YorkshireCCC
and
@lancscricket
came to observe the talent on display. As a result 3 players have been taken on trial. Special vist from the main man himself too.
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Congratulations Zum!! 5fer including Brook & Root! 👏🏽
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Very proud day for the SACA programme as 3 graduates make their First-class debuts.
Zaman Akhter for
@Gloscricket
Arafat Bhuiyan
@KentCricket
Zain Ul-Hassan
@GlamCricket
Good luck to them all 🔥
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For the first time 2 SACA graduates will be taking the field for the same team! Good luck
@yadwinder123
! You've worked so hard for this!
🧢
#542
A special moment for
@yadwinder123
.
Good luck on your debut Yadi 💪
@SACAUK
#CountyChamp
#CricketTwitter
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100 for Savin Perera against Surrey Second XI.
In his first 3 knocks for SACA he has scored 79, 93 & 118.
What a talent 👏
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Another 100 for Ismail Mohammad. The young 19 year old backs up his 142* vs Warwickshire 2nd XI with 114 vs Northants. Another one to watch
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After impressing in the summer and at our showcase session in Bradford last week Savin, Jaffer and Zen have been trailing with Yorkshire this week. Good luck to them all. 👍
@YorkshireCCC
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Very proud of
@Kash798
. He's an inspiration to everyone at SACA & all those trying to get into the professional game. He's also a statement that the current system can miss out on talent & we need programmes in place to develop & nurture the players we miss/who develop later.
5️⃣0️⃣ 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗞𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗙 𝗔𝗟𝗜
On his debut, a wonderful half century by Kashif Ali, and he's brought it up with a four.
Well batted
@Kash798
time to keep going 💪
💚
#WeAreWorcestershire
| 🍐
#Pears
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We're really exited to announce a new partnership with
@CricketScotland
to aid in providing the Scottish South Asian community an opportunity to develop within the elite game.
More below...
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🚨🚨🚨
@Kash798
becomes SACA's first "graduate" as he receives his professional contract from
@WorcsCCC
. Picked up by Worcester after scoring 50 against them in our first game he has consistently scored runs in their second XI. Thoroughly deserved & hopefully the first of many.
🖋 We are excited to have signed middle-order batter Kashif Ali on a short term contract until the end of the 2022 season, after an impressive trial period for the Seconds.
Full Story 👇
💚
#WeAreWorcestershire
🌊
#Rapids
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🚨100 for Savin Perera for Glamorgan against Gloucester in the 2nd XI Championship. His last 4 knocks at County Second XI have been 79, 93, 118 and now 100*.
Great talent in top form.
Follow live:
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In response to the ICEC report. Sky News did a small piece on the work we are doing at SACA to make an impact on the disparity between Asian representation in the pathway vs the professional game.
Follow us live on the final day vs Worcestershire 2nd XI
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🔥SACA fast bowler
@atifsheikh03
bowling quick at the Indian Side today. Including Virat Kholi.
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Saca's girls programme is up & running! In partnership with
@warks_wcb
the pilot programme is designed to help support Warwickshire's CAG & increase coaches' knowledge of how to create an effective performance environment for young girls from the South Asian community.
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🚨🚨🚨 SACA skipper Andy Umeed signs a professional contract at Somerset. The deal sees the opening batter contracted to the end of 2023.
Andy becomes our second graduate to progress to the professional game and we wish him the very best of luck! 👏
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Some serious pace on a slow deck from young SACA quick Hamdi Saleem.
One to watch! 🔥👀👀
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🚨🚨🚨SACA Win!! Bowled Northants out 290 and Win by 156!
Fahad Sabir finishes with 5-44
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🚨 We're really excited to announce our 7th men's graduate to sign a professional contract. Arafat signs with
@KentCricket
and is straight into their
@CountyChamp
squad to play Surrey on Thursday.
Everyone at SACA is wishing him the best! Congratulations
@arafatbhuiyan19
!
We're delighted to announce the signing of right-arm fast-medium bowler Arafat Bhuiyan for the remainder of the 2023 season ✍️
Welcome to the Kent Cricket family,
@arafatbhuiyan19
!
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Amazing news as SACA graduate Jafer Chohan is selected as a
@BraveHundred
wildcard. This time last year he joined us from
@BerksCricket
& 6 months later signed for
@YorkshireCCC
He's an exceptional example of the talent that's out there! Congratulations Jaf, thoroughly deserved!
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🧵Exactly 12 months ago SACA launched and what a year its been. Here are some of the highlights. 4 players graduating from the Men's programme to professional counties.
@zainulhassan27
@Kash798
@AndyUmeed
Jafer Chohan
@BerksCricket
@herefordshirecc
@BedfordshireCCC
@NCCA_uk
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🚨🚨🚨 SACA skipper Andy Umeed reaches 100* on debut for Somerset Second XI against Glamorgan!!
Follow live:
@AndyUmeed
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Congratulations
@zainulhassan27
. Very proud of what you're achieving, you're an example as to what talent is out there and what it can do when given the opportunity! Here's to a an even bigger and better 2024 🙌
Congratulations to
@zainulhassan27
on winning the Young Player of the Year award 🏏
#OhGlammyGlammy
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Thanks so much to
@EssexCricket
for providing access to this great facility to showcase the talent on offer. Thanks as well to
@KentCricket
and
@Middlesex_CCC
for attending. Hopefully this first glimpse into the talent on offer opens many doors in the future.
Representatives from three counties were present at a showcase day for the South Asian Cricket Academy.
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Highlights of a top 100 from Zen Malik for Glamorgan 2nd XI yesterday. This is his 3rd of the season taking his average to over 50 in second XI cricket this year. 👏
@GlamCricket
@StaffsCCC
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100 for
@NikhilGorantla2
on trial for Warwickshire as they took on Essex 2nd XI. So close to seeing them over the line in what looked like a great game.
@WarwickshireCCC
Check out the scorecard...
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🚨🚨🚨 Mammoth effort from Zen Malik who brings up his 100 after 6 hours and off 274 balls trying to save the game for Gloucester vs Surrey. He is currently averaging 73 opening the batting in Red ball Second XI cricket.
@Gloscricket
@surreycricket
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1/2 These are always the best moments at SACA. When a young aspiring cricketer gets to test themselves against some of the best in the world! Just 19 years old!
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Good luck to squad members Hisham Khan and Aadil Ali who have been called up as injury substitutes for Worcestershire and Kent Second XIs respectively
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🚨 2 fantastic opportunities to become a PhD researcher in cricket & make an impact on the game.
Together with our Partners
@AceProgramme
@TakeHerLead
@BCUHELS
we have two fully funded PhD studentships!
To for more info & to apply follow the link below
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🚨 Big News!
@yadwinder123
becomes the 8th SACA graduate to sign a professional contract! The 28 year old has signed a 2 year deal with
@WorcsCCC
joining up with fellow SACA graduate
@Kash798
Congratulations Yadi! And good luck! 🙌
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🚨Really proud to announce our 6th Graduate from the programme. Zaman Akhter signs a deal with Gloucestershire CCC
Zum was part of the Midlands squad programme who moved to and trained full time in Birmingham.
Thoroughly deserved & excited to see him playing for
@Gloscricket
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Proud moment for our former skipper.
Maiden List A 💯
Congratulations
@AndyUmeed
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Very proud of our first "coaching graduate"
@ShaftabKhalid
! He was a massive part of the SACA dressing room last season and thoroughly deserves this opportunity as a high performance coach with
@WarwickshireCCC
👏👏👏
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This young man is such a talent. Knocks in the last 4 weeks. 79 & 93 against Northants 2nd XI. 118 against Surrey 2nd XI. 127 Against Gloucester 2nd XI. Now 100* for Berkshire 👏🔥
Another 100 for
@perera_savin
. We’re currently 243-2 off 58 overs of day 1 of our championship game with
@Dorset_CCC
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Amazing to see Kashif doing so well!! He's an amazing example of the talent that's out there that, when given the opportunity, can thrive!
Very proud
@Kash798
Kashif Ali: “I was the first SACA graduate – there will be many more."
Of the eight
@SACAUK
graduates to earn pro contracts so far,
@Kash798
was the first. Here he reflects on making two centuries on his
@CountyChamp
debut with
@WorcsCCC
last week.
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We're very proud of our first "Girls Graduate" Mariam Khan. In her first full season playing hard ball cricket she scored a 100 & secured a place on the Warwickshire Junior EPP. The partnership with
@WarwickshireCCC
@warks_wcb
has helped provide extra training & mentor support.
After several graduates earned pro contracts in the men's game, SACA has had its first breakthrough in girls' cricket |
@GeorgeDobell1
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Highlights from Savin Perera's 127 for Glamorgan against Gloucester in the Second XI Championship. His last 4 knocks at this level have been 79 & 93 against Northants, 118 against Surrey and now 127 against Gloucester.
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Congratulations to
@WorcsCCC
Assistant coach Kadeer Ali who has been appointed England U19 Batting Coach. Well deserved and best of luck.
@Aces_sports
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🚨 100 for Zain Ul-Hassan. He's now scored over 600 runs at an average of 40 and taken 35+ wickets averaging around 15 in FC 2nd XI cricket this year. Super talent!
@KentCricket
@zainulhxssan
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118 and 5-18 today for Savin Perera playing for
@AttenboroughCC
He is now the first ever player to score 1000 league runs and take 30+ wickets in the season in the Notts Prem!
Seriously talented player and great guy! Hopefully something comes for him soon
@TrentBridge
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Exciting news as SACA squad members Zain Ul Hassan and Atif Sheikh pick up deals in this years Kashmir Premier League
@kpl_20
Good luck to them both as they play against some of Pakistans finest.
Thank you to
@Stemsports1
for helping them with this!
@z_ulhassan
@atifsheikh03
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Some pace and shapes from the young fast bowler. Hamdi Saleem; one to watch!
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What a moment for Zum!! So pleased for him! Big things to come! Tall with pace and movement off the pitch 👀👀👀
Zaman Akhter angles it in to Joe Root (2) who is trapped plumb in front of middle stump. What a moment for Zummer!!
Yorks 25/3. Brook is the visitor's number five.
#BecomeGlorious
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Thank you for the great write up
@em_john
. Hopefully we can continue to find more ways of providing talent out there with an opportunity.
@MyBCU
@tombrown1593
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🚨 Amazing news for Adil Ghaffar who has been selected for the Scottish National Team's tour to Antigua in April. He's dedicated himself to a full-time programme in Birmingham with us since January & will now have the chance to showcase his skills. Good luck
@CricketScotland
SACA graduate Adil Ghaffar to tour Caribbean with Scotland | The Cricketer
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Another 100 for Savin Perera. Against Sussex 2nd XI.
His last 8 knocks in county 2nd XI cricket
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118*
127
50 (T20)
0 (T20)
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101*
Game finishes in a draw.
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🚨Our squad to play
@YorkshireCCC
second XI next week at Bradford Park Avenue.
A great opportunity for these guys to showcase their skills against another First class county.
You can follow the scores live at
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🚨🚨🚨 Call for players🚨🚨🚨
Call for players aged 18+ to join SACA's squad. Send your name, age, a link to recent stats and/or a video or your skills to 07707225009 via WhatsApp (calls/messages to this number will not be replied to)
Good luck
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Our trial sessions in Scotland finished this weekend. Great to see the talent North of the border. Looking forward to selecting and working with the squad in the new year.
Here are some of the highlights (audio removed for copyright)
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Excited to say we've had our 4th graduate from the Men's squad who's signed for a First-Class County. He'll be revealed soon!
@MyBCU
@POL_Charity
@PearnKandola
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Amazing opportunity to become a PhD researcher. SACA with our partners
@TakeHerLead
@AceProgramme
@BCUHELS
are advertising for 2 PhDs
1) Creating culturally aware high-performance environments
2) Investigating barriers into South Asian Girls development
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🚨 Very proud to announce our 4th players graduate from the Men's programme.
Jafer Chohan has signed with
@YorkshireCCC
.
Can't wait to see him play for the White Rose next year.
🖋️ Yorkshire CCC is delighted to announce the signing of 20-year-old Jafer Chohan on a rookie contract until October 2023.
#YorkshireFamily
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Amazing performance from
@Kash798
to help get Worcestershire their first Champo win of the season! Really excited to see what the future holds for this young man!
🎥 “It was a great team performance, it feels really good.”
Kashif Ali chats about his match-winning partnership with Adam Hose.
#CricketTwitter
|
@SACAUK
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Andy Umeed gets a half century too. Great day for both the SACA graduates Kahif (114 for Worcestershire) Andy 57* for Somerset.
There's talent out there!
@AndyUmeed
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All rounder status unlocked. Zain Ul-Hassan's stats in second XI cricket this year.
@zainulhxssan
👏
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Yorkshire all out for 184. SACA need 159 to win.
Zain Ul Hassan finishes with match figures or 23-7-52-8
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🚨Debut for Jafer Chohan!! Jaf becomes the 4th SACA graduate this week to make his First XI debut!
@YorkshireCCC
vs
@WarwickshireCCC
All 7 SACA graduates have now made their First XI debuts.
Congratulations Jaf and good luck!!
It’s time to Blast Off 💥
Here is how we line up for the first
@VitalityBlast
game of 2023. A debut for Jafer Chohan 🔥
#BIRvYOR
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Very proud to announce our 3rd playing graduate
@zainulhxssan
. Thoroughly deserved!!!
📰 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📰
We are delighted to announce the signings of Ben Morris, Ben Kellaway and Zain Ul Hassan on rookie contracts 🏏✍️
Read more 👇
#GoGlam
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Zain Ul Hassan scores 90 and takes 4-40 in the first innings of the Glamorgan vs Leicestershire 2nd XI game. This year he has taken 28wtks at 17 (incl 2 5fers against Yorkshire & Essex) and scored 448 runs at 37. Some talent!
@zainulhxssan
@GlamCricket
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SACA vs Lancashire 2nd XI Scorecard.
SACA 411-8 Dec
Lancs 242 & 130-3
An amazing efforts from the lads against a tough side!
Kyme Tahirkheli with the stand out performance of 117! One to watch! 👀
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Congratulations to Hishaam Khan! The left arm seamer signs for Worcestershire CCC becoming our 9th male graduate!
After deals for Kashif Ali and Yadvinder Singh, a third player to come through the programme is heading for New Road.
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Congratulations to squad member Amrit Basra for his 100* on debut for Kent against Essex 2nd XI 👏👏👏
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Another 100 for Zen Malik this year! 3 hundreds to go with best bowling figures of 4-15 in County 2nd XI cricket. Serious talent.
@GlamCricket
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Amazing stuff from
@AndyUmeed
. A great example of how hard work and determination can pay off
Andy Umeed in the 2023
@OneDayCup
...👊
🏏 Matches ➡️ 7
🏏 Runs ➡️ 441
🏏 Tournament rank ➡️ 2
🏏 Average ➡️ 63
🏏 Strike Rate ➡️ 91.49
🏏 Fifties ➡️ 2
🏏 Hundreds ➡️ 2
🏏 Fours ➡️ 41
🏏 Sixes ➡️ 11
#WeAreSomerset
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Amazing 172* from our former captain and 2nd graduate
@AndyUmeed
He's now the tournaments leading run scorer having made 3 x 100s and 2 x 50s! 613 runs at 88!!!
Great example of the talent that's out there!
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Very proud 👏
𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐘 💯
YES
@Kash798
🤩 List A debut? No problem a fantastic hundred for Kashif Ali off 90 balls 👏
Time to go big 💪
💚
#WeAreWorcestershire
| 🌊
#Rapids
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Amazing opportunity provided by Warwickshire CCC for some of the lads to showcase their skills in front of senior coaches. Thank you to Warwickshire and in particular Stuart Barnes for organising.
@WarwickshireCCC
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Some absolute 🚀 from the young fast bowler Hamdi Saleem. Definitely one to watch!
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Zain Ul-Hassan best List A figures of 4-25 and 26* off 18 to win the game for
@GlamCricket
👏
@zainulhassan27
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Great to hear Moeen and
@isaguha
speak about the work we are doing to help redress the representstional issues in elite cricket; concerning the British South Asian community
During the interval we are hearing about the work of
@SACAUK
.
Moeen Ali is President &
@isaguha
is one of the patrons.
#BBCCricket
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Very best of luck to our skipper
@AndyUmeed
. He becomes the 2nd graduate from the SACA programme to receive a professional contract! Well deserved! 👏
BREAKING: Somerset County Cricket Club have signed opening batter Andrew Umeed 🤝
The 26-year-old will join the Club with immediate effect and his contract will run until at least the end of the 2023 season
⤵️⤵️⤵️
#WeAreSomerset
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Excited to announce our new Men's fixture list for the 2024 season! New pledged funds from
@ECB_cricket
have enabled us to have 21 fixtures against county 2nd XIs next year and 2 against county 1st XIs. Check them out below 👇
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Very pleased to have partnered with
@EssexCricket
. Really looking forward to working together to maximise local talent and turn the
@LeytonUrbanHub
into a high performance centre. Big thanks to Dan Feist and
@arfanakram
for helping to organise 🤝
👏 We're delighted to announce that we have agreed a new three-year partnership with the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA).
🦅
#EssexCricket
|
@SACAUK
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Looking forward to getting the guys in for Jan! Going to be an exciting 2024. Fixture list to be published soon 🙌
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🚨 New partnership with
@Gloscricket
Sessions will be hosted at the County Ground in Bristol this winter, aimed at helping the South Asian Community access the elite game!
Check out the link for more info...
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Wow! Nearly a £100M investment into the women's game 🔥
Congratulations
@viacom18
for winning the Women’s
@IPL
media rights. Thank you for your faith in
@BCCI
and
@BCCIWomen
. Viacom has committed INR 951 crores which means per match value of INR 7.09 crores for next 5 years (2023-27). This is massive for Women’s Cricket 🙏🇮🇳
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