ICC Academy

The ICC Academy (ICCA) is a cricket academy located in Dubai Sports City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that is managed and administered by the International Cricket Council. It was opened in 2009 under Rod Marsh, who was appointed as Director.

ICC Academy
Founder(s)International Cricket Council
Established2009
FocusCricket
OwnerInternational Cricket Council
Location
Dubai Sports City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Websitewww.iccacademy.net

History

ICCA's facilities includes two ovals, each with ten turf pitches, outdoor turf and synthetic practice facilities, indoor practice facilities including Hawk Eye technology and a cricket-specific gymnasium. The opening was delayed until 2009. This Academy is planned and Managed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The two cricket grounds are installed with floodlights.

ICCA was finally opened by Sharad Pawar, President ICC, Alan Isaac, VP, ICC and members of Dubai Sports City on October 2010.[1] ICCA was used for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Facilities
  • 2 full-size floodlit cricket ovals
  • 38 Natural Turf pitches
  • 6 indoor practice pitches
  • 5700 square foot outdoor conditioning area
  • Multi-media team room
  • Physiotherapy and Medicine Centre
  • 6 lane cricket cage

Uses

The academy regularly hosts international events such as:

It is also used as a training ground by:

List of Centuries

One Day Internationals

The following list summarizes the centuries scored in one Day Internationals at the venue.[2]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1112Irfan Karim Kenya1372 Canada13 March 2013Won
2129Nawroz Mangal Afghanistan1231 United Arab Emirates30 November 2014Lost
3132*Khurram Khan United Arab Emirates1382 Afghanistan30 November 2014Won
4124*Mark Chapman Hong Kong1161 United Arab Emirates16 November 2015Won
5100William Porterfield Ireland1161 United Arab Emirates2 March 2017Won
6143*Anshuman Rath Hong Kong1371 Papua New Guinea8 December 2017Won
7116*Ed Joyce Ireland1492 United Arab Emirates11 January 2018Won
8139William Porterfield Ireland1471 United Arab Emirates13 January 2018Won
9102Andrew Balbirnie Ireland1091 United Arab Emirates13 January 2018Won
10107*Matthew Cross Scotland1101 United Arab Emirates21 January 2018Won
11121*Rameez Shahzad United Arab Emirates1152 Scotland23 January 2018Won
12115Paras Khadka   Nepal1092 United Arab Emirates28 January 2019Won

List of Five Wicket Hauls

One Day Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals at the ICC Academy Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Hameed Hassan4 December 2014 Afghanistan United Arab Emirates1104554.50 United Arab Emirates Won[3]
2Zahoor Khan2 March 2017 United Arab Emirates Ireland16.33465.23 Ireland Won[4]
3Sompal Kami26 January 2019   Nepal United Arab Emirates26.33355.07 Nepal Won[5]

T20Is
Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 Internationals at the ICC Academy Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Mark Watt5 February 2016 Scotland Netherlands242756.75 Scotland Won[6]

See also

References
  1. "ICCA opens in Dubai". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. "4th ODI, United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan ODI Series at ICCA Dubai, Dec 4 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. "1st ODI, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates and India at ICCA Dubai, Mar 2 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. "2nd ODI, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at ICCA Dubai, Jan 26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. "Only T20I, Scotland tour of United Arab Emirates at ICCA Dubai, Feb 5 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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