High Performance Program
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The High Performance Programme is an initiative from the International Cricket Council
to bridge the gap between Test and non-Test nations. The programme was launched in 2001 with the aim of preparing the top Associate Member teams for the 2003 Cricket World Cup
. Following the tournament the programme continued to run, attempting to close the gap between Associate members and Full members.
In 2006/2007, the six Associate Members who had qualified for the 2007 World Cup were taken on by the programme, given extra funding, regular training sessions at the ICC Global Cricket Academy and additional opportunities to practice against top opposition. These countries were Kenya, Canada, Bermuda, The Netherlands, Scotland and Ireland.
As of April 2007, both Denmark and Namibia
are part of the programme. They were joined by Argentina and Uganda
in June after the teams made the final of the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
.
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...
to bridge the gap between Test and non-Test nations. The programme was launched in 2001 with the aim of preparing the top Associate Member teams for the 2003 Cricket World Cup
2003 Cricket World Cup
-Group stage tables and results:The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus a quarter of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.-Pool A:...
. Following the tournament the programme continued to run, attempting to close the gap between Associate members and Full members.
In 2006/2007, the six Associate Members who had qualified for the 2007 World Cup were taken on by the programme, given extra funding, regular training sessions at the ICC Global Cricket Academy and additional opportunities to practice against top opposition. These countries were Kenya, Canada, Bermuda, The Netherlands, Scotland and Ireland.
As of April 2007, both Denmark and Namibia
Namibia national cricket team
The Namibia cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international cricket matches. It is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1992 and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007. They took part in the 2003...
are part of the programme. They were joined by Argentina and Uganda
in June after the teams made the final of the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament played in Darwin, Australia between 27 May and 2 June 2007. The tournament formed part of the qualification structure for the 2011 World Cup as well as part of the wider ICC World Cricket League.At the end of the tournament,...
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