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The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the final squads for the eight-team Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 8 (WCL Div.8) tournament which will be played from 6 to 12 November in Kuwait.

Teams from Suriname, Vanuatu, Bhutan, Gibraltar, Germany, Zambia and the Bahamas will join host Kuwait for the first ever WCL Div. 8. The top two sides at WCL Div. 8 will win promotion to the WCL Div. 7 to be staged in Botswana in May 2011.

The matches will be hosted at four grounds in Kuwait, namely Hubara, Unity, KEC and Sulaibiya.

WCL Div. 8 features eight sides rather than the usual six for WCL and so the tournament is being played in a slightly different format with two groups of four. The points system will be as follows in the group stages: two points for a win, one point for a tie and zero for a loss.

The sixth day of the event will see play-offs between the groups after the final group standings have been completed on day four. The WCL Div. 8 final and position play-offs will then take place on 12 November.

The full schedule for WCL Div. 8 is as follows:
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Bhutan U-19 Women’s Team with Acting Prime Minister Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk and Education Minister Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdel

Bhutan U-19 Women’s Team were being felicitated by Acting Prime Minster Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk and Education Minister Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdel yesterday in Thimphu, the team were been welcomed in the Paro International Airport yesterday and on 13th by Labour Minster Lyonpo Dorji Wangdi and Education Minster Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdel.

Each individual team members were awarded a cash incentive of Nu 10,000/- by the government yesterday in the felicitation ceremony.

Bhutan Cricket receive 4 bats donated by Gabba Sporting Products which was handed over by former coach Baba Mazhir Sourjah to Mr Ugyen Dorji (BCCB) in Penang, Malaysia when he came for the ACC U16 Challenge Cup 2010.

Coach Baba Sourjah handing over the Bats to Ugyen Dorji as Bhutan U16 National Team Boys Looks on

Bhutan Cricket Council Super League 2010 Match Scheduled

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With limited facilities to the cricket in Bhutan, the BCCB is working towards it’s first project in building ground and nets facilities in four districts of Bhutan, Sarpang, Wangdue, Punakha and Paro dzongkhag where BCCB is taking keen interest in promoting cricket. Sarpang has already been on spotlight of cricket activities during the tenure of former Development Officer of Bhutan Roger Binny when his visit created a waves of enthusiasm amongst the young kids and student. Since then, Sarpang District have provide players for Junior National team and women cricket team for Bhutan Cricket. BCCB next step is to take Punakha and Wangdue district where the schools and teacher have shown great interest in promoting the games.

BCCB CEO With Pelrithang Games Teacher in Gelephu
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Bhutan Cricket will be conducting Cricket Tournament for the senior mens side later this month in the Capital City Thimphu. The tournament will be 50 overs a side and will be played exclusively on coir matting wicket at Dechencholing ground. BCCB hopes to have an attractive cash prize provided the sponsorship deals come through.

The BCCB hope to get about more clubs participating in the tournament and buzz has already started in Thimphu amongst the cricket lovers. The BCCB hopes that this will provide a platform for upcoming cricketers to showcase their talents.

Former Bhutan national coach Mr. Baba Sourjah from Australia is in Thimphu for 3 weeks. He is here to conduct three weeks advance cricket lessons with coaches and he will be spending sometime sharing his knowledge with U16 boy’s and U19 girls.

Baba with his own creation

Bhutan has been one of his ever loving places and he has always enjoyed working in Bhutan. He was assigned Bhutanese national coach in the year 2003- 2006 and after he left Bhutan Cricket has never assigned any foreign coaches till date. Mr. Baba has been one of the pillars of BCCB in development of cricket in Bhutan. His students and the cricket members have a great respect for what he has done so far. “We really want to have him again and again because of his work the way he does but due to financial problem that we are facing at present, we can’t have him” said Jigme N Norbu, CEO.
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Bccb Development Program for 2010 started with the Umpiring Course in Punakha concluded on 28th March 2010 in Ugyen Academy School, the two days Level ‘O’ Umpiring Course saw about 20 participants mostly school games teacher and teacher from Punakha and Wangdue District, Mrs Tshering Zam was the only lady Participant. The Course was conducted by Mr Ugyen Dorji and Checho Dorji, Umpires of Bhutan

Group Photo

On day one, theory class were taken where the participants were brief and video conference on the basic Duties of umpires, ICC Umpires Code of Conduct, role of umpires, brief discussion of law, the ways of dismissal, signals and the penalty runs apart from the discussion of Law 42 - Fair and Unfair play.
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Thimphu : Bhutan’s U19 women’s national team has already started preparing in Thimphu for the forthcoming ACC U19 Women’s Challenge Cup to be held in Singapore next year with the supervision of Mr. D S Gurung, National Youth Coach along with other local coaches. Eight weeks programme have been set as a trail camp for selection of 20 women’s cricketers and also as a modification of techniques on cricket fundamentals which will be monitored by the local coaches but gradually the training will go intense said the national coach. Bhutanese women’s have already showed their ability of playing cricket in the international arena by ranking 6 position in the ACC U19 Women’s Challenge Cup in Chiangmai, Thailand 2008 and 8th position in ACC T20 Women’s Championship in Malaysia this year. Bhutan the only team in ACC competitions were players are aging from 13 -16 years and have won 5 matches in two competitions.

When we first played in ACC U19 most of the players from other countries were elder and experience than us but after winning few matches we know it is all about preparation not the age, said the captain Pema. Cricket amongst girls has just been 2 years but the interest is growing faster. BCCB conducting U19 women’s school campionship every year but this year because of the interest showed by girls BCCB has also conducted U16 school tournament in Thimphu and Sarpang districts to increase the numbers in playing and also to give opportunity to those willing to play cricket.

Most of the girls sacrifices their winter vacation for trail camp which will go on to the end of January 2010. This is something what we are looking for and we are ready to work hard, said local coach Sonam Tobgay. Bhutan aim to be the no.1 women’s team in ACC ranking in near future with the procedures they have set to become; however due to lack of facilities it might take time but the interest among girls will stay alive.

U16 Boy’s National Team Trail camp will be commencing from 19th of December 2009 in Thimphu under the guidance of Coach Tshering Dorji, Ugyen Dorji and Tobgay Wangchuk. The camp is open for every one, interested cricketer can register to board lastest by 17th December 2009. (Source - Damber Singh Gurung Cricket Blog)

Bhutan earned a step uphill in the world of cricket as they were given a berth in the World Cricket league division 8 where they along with Kuwait earned their places by virtue of being the two countries in the top ten of the senior 50-over tournament, the next ACC Trophy, scheduled for April 2010, that haven’t yet played in the World Cricket League. Both the countries are the ACC participants in the eight-team event WCL 8 event.

Signs of developing cricket’s greater expansion comes with news that Kuwait will host the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 8 in December 2010. The World Cricket League structure sets the pathway for more countries to qualify for World Cup 2015. World Cup 2011 had five divisional qualifiers for global Associates and Affiliates to join the top-most teams. (more…)