ICC Development Program announces regional award winners for 2003

The ICC Development Program today announced the regional winners of the 2003 Annual Awards.

The award winners are spread out over 20 cricket-playing countries across the globe stretching from Mozambique to Thailand to the Cayman Islands.

This is the second successive year of the Annual Awards program, and the first time all five regions have taken part.

The winners were selected by the five regional head offices and have now been forwarded for consideration for the Global Awards in their relevant categories which will be announced on 2 February 2004.

ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed congratulated all of the award winners on their achievements.

"It is thanks to the commitment and dedication of so many unheralded people that cricket continues to grow outside the 10 Full Member countries," said Mr Speed

"I commend all of the award winners for their enthusiasm for the sport and I hope that these awards will inspire others to follow their example."

The Development Program Annual Awards promote excellence in cricket development and recognise exceptional performance and service to the game in the ICC's Associate and Affiliate Member countries. Nominees in 2003 came from a range of levels - country, club, association, team, school and individual - highlighting the positive impact cricket is making on the lives of players from culturally diverse communities.

All of the regional award winners are listed below. Each regional award winner will receive an ICC plaque, a certificate of recognition and an appreciation letter from ICC Chief Executive, Malcolm Speed. Each regional Flicx Community Development Award winner will also receive a Flicx pitch (For further details please see www.flicx.com).

The global winners will receive an ICC trophy.

For further information about any of the awards or award winners please contact Jenny Fairlamb in the ICC's Development department (jenny.fairlamb@icc-cricket.com or +44 207 266 7910)

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