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This is an archive article published on August 14, 1999

Three-way race for second ICC tourney

NAIROBI, AUG 13: Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, Nairobi in Kenya and Dhaka in Bangladesh are the three candidates to host the secon...

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NAIROBI, AUG 13: Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, Nairobi in Kenya and Dhaka in Bangladesh are the three candidates to host the second International Cricket Council ICC knock-out tournament in October 2000, ICC chief executive David Richards said today.

Speaking at the end of a seven-day fact-finding mission to Kenya, Richards said the decision to name the host for the tournament, which brings together all the nine Test-playing nations, will be made early next month.

South Africa won the first edition played in Bangladesh last October, beating West Indies in the final.

Richards, an Australian national, led a high-level ICC delegation composed of 14 delegates from five development groups 8212; Europe, East Asia, Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Americas 8212; to attend the annual development committee meeting in Nairobi.

After inspecting the facilities in place for next month8217;s tri-nation cricket tournament, Richards, accompanied by the ICC International Development Committee chairman Ali Bacher of SouthAfrica, said he was impressed by the venues.

But he ruled out the possibility of Kenya and Bangladesh being exempted from participating in the next ICC Trophy tournament in Toronto, Canada, which acts as a qualifier for the World Cup in 2003.

 

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