ICC elects Saudi Arabia as it's 39th Associate Member

 Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) has been an Affiliate Member of the ICC since 2003 and, as per the 2014 census, boasts 4,350 cricketers and 80 dedicated cricket facilities. Saudi Arabia was on Thursday unanimously elected as the International Cricket Council’s 39th Associate Member during its Full Council meeting in Edinburgh. Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) has been an Affiliate Member of the ICC

since 2003 and, as per the 2014 census, boasts 4,350 cricketers and 80 dedicated cricket facilities. Recently, the SCC signed a lucrative three-year deal with MoneyGram, which is also one of the ICC’s valued partners. The SCC invested a large chunk from this sponsorship towards the staging of a domestic tournament in which 1,800 players from 106 clubs participated.