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.

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. This Academy was planned and is managed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The two cricket grounds are installed with floodlights.

The opening was delayed until 2009. The ICCA was finally opened by Sharad Pawar, President ICC, Alan Isaac, VP, ICC and members of Dubai Sports City in October 2010. The 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: U-19 Cricket World Cup: 2014 World T20 Qualifier: 2012 Intercontinental Cup: 2011, 2012 World Cricket League It is also used as a training ground by: United Arab Emirates Pakistan South Africa Australia Sri Lanka

List of Centuries

One Day Internationals The following list summarizes the centuries scored in one Day Internationals at the venue.

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 112 Irfan Karim 137 2 13 March 2013 Won 2 129 Nawroz Mangal 123 1 30 November 2014 Lost 3 132* Khurram Khan 138 2 30 November 2014 Won 4 124* Mark Chapman 116 1 16 November 2015 Won 5 100 William Porterfield 116 1 2 March 2017 Won 6 143*Anshuman Rath 137 1 8 December 2017 Won 7 116* Ed Joyce 149 2 11 January 2018 Won 8 139 William Porterfield 147 1 13 January 2018 Won 9 102 Andrew Balbirnie 109 1 13 January 2018 Won 10 107* Matthew Cross 110 1 21 January 2018 Won 11 121* Rameez Shahzad 115 2 23 January 2018 Won 12 115 Paras Khadka 109 2 28 January 2019 Won 13 171 Vaibhav Suryavanshi 95 1 12 December 2025 Won

List of Five Wicket Hauls

One Day Internationals

+ Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals at the ICC Academy GroundNo.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult 1 Hameed Hassan Saqib Ali Krishna Chandran Rohan Mustafa Saqlain Haider Fahad Alhashmi United Arab Emirates Won 2 Zahoor Khan Gary Wilson William Porterfield Andy McBrine George Dockrell Stuart Thompson Peter Chase Ireland Won 3 Sompal Kami Chirag Suri Ghulam Shabber Shaiman Anwar Ashfaq Ahmed Zahoor Khan Nepal Won

T20Is + Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 Internationals at the ICC Academy GroundNo.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult 1 Mark Watt Wesley Barresi Michael Rippon Max O'Dowd Paul van Meekeren Ahsan Malik Scotland Won

See also

International Cricket Council Dubai Sports City

References

External links Official website of ICC Academy Official Website of Dubai Sports City Official Website of International Cricket Council