Fast Bowling Academy

The Annual Academy of the ICC Development Office for Africa will be held in Benoni, South Africa and in Nairobi Kenya from 5th to 7th August 2005.

This year's focus will be on up and coming fast bowlers from Central, Southern and East African countries such as Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

The boys in Benoni will have the expertise of Proteas fast bowler Mfuneko Ngam, ex-cricketer and coach, Solly Chotia and Level IV coach Harry Shapiro. And their counterparts in Kenya will be under the guidance of Kenyan pace bowler, Martin Suji, coaches, Tom Tikolo and Alfred Njuguna.

Due to the unavailability of the course instructor, the West Africa Academy had to be postponed to a later date.

Regional Development Manager Fast Bowling Academy said: "I am thrilled at the benefits reaped by these youngsters.

"I hope they will be able to learn from this experience and later put it to full use," he concluded.

Apart from net sessions and physical training the candidates will also have to spend a fair amount of time on theory, video sessions and will end the three days with a fast bowling competition.