For decades, cricket has been an interest of thousands of expatriates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Cricket Center was established in 2001 under the patronage of HRH Princess Ghada Bint Hamood Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, with the objective of “development and promotion of the game of cricket in Saudi Arabia”. SCC is the only legal, indigenous entity registered with General Presidency of Youth Welfare to administer the game of cricket in Saudi Arabia. It is officially affiliated with the Asian Cricket Council and International Cricket Council, enabling it to oversee all international tours, regional competitions and domestic cricket events.
The first references to cricket in Saudi Arabia was in 1960. Organised cricket was developed by the mid-1970s when associations were formed, and legal status to organise cricket events was attained in 2001. In 2003, Saudi Arabia obtained status as a country participating in international cricket events.
One inter-country competition at association level
Junior and youth leagues
12 inter-school competitions
4 regional junior competitions
8 coaches involved in regular coaching clinics
SCC Officials
Executive Council Executive Council of Saudi Arabia has nine members – The representatives of six affiliated Regional Cricket Associations are mandatory of the executive council, the President, CEO, Executive Advisor and the Management Advisor from Saudi Cricket Centre. Role and Responsibilities: Executive Council is the functioning as the Supreme Council with executive powers to approve the development program and the annual budget submitted to them by the Executive Cricket Committee. Meeting schedule: Executive Council will meet at every six months on a date and venue mutually agreed and advised. Chairman Executive Council: To be elected by the Executive Council Members: Nadeem Nadwi, CEO, Saudi Cricket Centre Iftekhar Hussain, Management Advisor, Saudi Cricket Centre Qasim Naqvi, Executive Advisor, Saudi Cricket Centre Sikander Farooqi, Vice President, EPCA Junaid Iskander, President, WPCA Mehmood Qureshi, Patron, YACA Executive Cricket Committee Executive Cricket Committee has nine members – the candidates of the six affiliated regional cricket associations, nominated by their respective organisations, the CEO, Manager Cricket Affairs and Manager Operations of Saudi Cricket Centre constitute the Executive Cricket Committee. Role & Responsibilities: Executive Cricket Committee is the core of all cricket activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is responsible to enhance the all-round standard of the game and to develop strategic plans to foster cricket in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is responsible to define parameters for domestic cricket under the minimum common program. Meeting Schedule: Executive Cricket Committee will meet at every four months on a date and venue mutually agreed and advised. Members: Nadeem Nadwi, CEO, Saudi Cricket Centre Sadiqul Islam, Manager Cricket Affairs, Saudi Cricket Centre Hamid Afandi, Operations Cricket Affairs, Saudi Cricket Centre Sikander Farooqi, Vice President, EPCA Akram Qureshi, President, YACA Zulfiqar Choudhry, Sr. Vice President, WPCA Naeem Majeed, Coordinator, MCL
