Falkland Cricket Association
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Falkland Cricket Association is the official governing body
of the sport of cricket
in Falkland Islands
. Falkland Cricket Association is the Island's representative at the International Cricket Council
and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2007. It is also a member of the Americas Cricket Association
.
The Falkland Cricket Association appointed a development officer in 2010, with the aims to have 100% of school-age children play cricket in the school sports curriculum for a minimum of 6 weeks a year. Falkland Cricket Association official Roger Diggle commented, "We think we might be the first country in the world to achieve 100% participation at school age."
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of the sport of cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
. Falkland Cricket Association is the Island's representative at the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2007. It is also a member of the Americas Cricket Association
Americas Cricket Association
The Americas Cricket Association is an international body which oversees cricket in countries in North and South America, and the Caribbean islands. It is a subordinate body to the International Cricket Council. The ACA has 16 member countries...
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The Falkland Cricket Association appointed a development officer in 2010, with the aims to have 100% of school-age children play cricket in the school sports curriculum for a minimum of 6 weeks a year. Falkland Cricket Association official Roger Diggle commented, "We think we might be the first country in the world to achieve 100% participation at school age."