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News
- Daniel Fullgrabe is selected to the ACC U17 Team to tour India in February 2004.
- Chennai City Express newspaper highlights Hong Kong cricket. [Report]
- Future looking bright for Hong Kong after Under-17 Asia Cup successes. [Media Statement]
- Hong Kong beat to Maldives at Under-17 Asia Cup tournament in India. [Scorecard]
- Hong Kong lose to Saudi Arabia at Under-17 Asia Cup tournament in India. [Scorecard]
- Hong Kong thump Bhutan in Under 17 Asia Cup opener. [Scorecard]
- Hong Kong team departs for Under-17 Asia Cup tournament in India. [Media Statement]
- Hong Kong squad named for Under-17 Asia Cup. [Squad]
- Hong Kong invited to Under-17 Asia Cup tournament in India during January 2004. [Media Statement]
Squad
The following players have been selected by Steve Atkinson, Lal Jayasinghe, and Tabarak Dar to go to the Under-17 Asia Cup:
- Dheeraj Daswani (Captain)
- Nadeem Ahmed (Vice Captain)
- Matthew Aldridge
- James Atkinson
- Robert Bacon
- John Bacon
- Irfan Ahmed
- Daniel Fullgrabe
- Sajid Khan
- Chris Sabine
- Courtney Kruger
- Zafran Ali
- Shahzad Khuram
- Saad Basir (replaces Nicholas Lau who is unavailable)
Standbys: Zauid Khan, Yasir-ur-Rehman, Shakeel
- Coach - Lal Jayasinghe
- Manager - Krishna Kumar
Groups & Format
Group A
(Vishakhapatnam) |
Group B
(Hyderabad) |
Group C
(Bangalore) |
Group D
(Chennai) |
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- UAE
- Afghanistan
- Kuwait
- Oman
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- Singapore
- Iran
- Bahrain
- Thailand
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- Hong Kong
- Maldives
- Bhutan
- Saudi Arabia
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The 1st round matches will be played on 13th, 14th and 16th January 2004 in Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. Group A will play in Vishakhapatnam, Group B in Hyderabad, Group C in Bangalore and Group D in Chennai. Matches will be played on a round robin league basis and two grounds in each centre will be used.
The winners of each group will join the four Test playing countries, viz, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the 2nd round. The 2nd round will be two groups of four teams each. The 2nd round matches will be played on the 19th, 20th and 22nd January in Bangalore and Vishakhapatnam. Matches will be played on a round robin league basis and two grounds in each centre will be used. The groupings are:
| Group 1 |
Group 2 |
| India |
Bangladesh |
| Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
| Winner Group A |
Winner Group B |
| Winner Group C |
Winner Group D |
Group 1 will play in Bangalore and Group 2 in Vishakhapatnam. Winners of group 1 will play the runner's up of group 2 in the first semi final while the winner's of group 2 will play the runner's up of group 1 in the second semi final on 25th January. The final will be played on 27th January 2004. The semi finals and the final will be played in Bangalore.
Hong Kong's Match Schedule & Results
Summary
| Date |
Match |
Venue |
Result |
| 13.01.04 |
Hong Kong v. Bhutan |
Chennai |
Hong Kong 175 (Daniel Fullgrabe 60, Irfan Ahmed 28, Nadeem Ahmed 28; M Adhikari 5-29, Karma 2-40) beat Bhutan 33 (Nadeem Ahmed 4-11, Irfan Ahmed 4-3) by 142 runs |
| 14.01.04 |
Hong Kong v. Saudi Arabia |
Chennai |
Hong Kong 198-8 (Daniel Fullgrabe 29, Courtney Kruger 47, Mathew Aldridge 35 ) lost to Saudi Arabia 199-7 (Hasmat Ahmed 25, Shoaib Ali 25, Ali Shahid 26, Lohit 29, Talal Paracha 43*; Robbie Bacon 3-38) by 3 wkts |
| 16.01.04 |
Hong Kong v. Maldives |
Chennai |
Hong Kong 274-6 (Irfan Ahmed 46, Daniel Fullgrabe 86, Robbie
Bacon 53*) beat Maldives 76 (Zafran Ali 3-29, Nadeem Ahmed 4-5)
by 198 runs |
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