ACC / ICC Budget Template Workshop 2010

Cricket Association of Thailand recently hosted to the ACC / ICC Budget Template Workshop 2010. The 2 day workshop was held at the “Jasmine City Building” from 12th-13th October in Bangkok and was organized by the ACC. The workshop was attended by the representatives from Brunei, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore and Thailand.

The objective of the workshop was to bring the ICC associate & affiliate members from South Asia up to speed with the new budgeting process and to educate them on the importance of good governess and accountability as ACC and ICC attempt to professionalize cricket within the region.

The workshop was conducted by resource people form ACC and ICC. Mr. Bandula Warnapura and Mr. Ganesan Sundarammoorthy were present from the ACC while Ms. Sarah de Rozario and Mr. Hayden Smith were present from the ICC side. Overall the workshop can be considered to be a success as can be inferred from the comments of the participations and resource people.

Nepal was given high praise during the workshop form both ACC and ICC for the amount of detail that they have given in their budget reports to the extent that they were singled out for high praise from both the ACC and ICC along with Uganda. Mr. Pawan Agrawal (Nepal is an Associate ICC member), had the following to say about the workshop. “This is the second time that Nepal has attended such a workshop and we found it to be very usefully as it helped us to plan and prepare a detailed budget well in advance. This will also prove to be very useful in developing the game in a systematic and sustainable manner. It also helps us to meet the requirement of the ACC and the ICC as per their expectations.”

Mr. Manzur Ahmed (Brunei is an Affiliate ICC member). “The workshop was very useful and meaningful as it gave us the opportunity to clarify a lot of issues that we had with regards to the budget template 2010. Plus it also gave us an opportunity to discuss issues related to development and administration with our fellow member countries. If similar forums can be held before the AGM, it will help all the member countries to collectively bring forward any issues or questions that we might have in terms of developing cricket within the region. ” “I am very impressed with the quality and the response of the South Asia region members during the workshop and see the region making great strides in the near future.” - Ms. Sarah de Rozario (ICC Compliance Manger)

“The purpose of this workshop was to interact and to work with member countries in completing the ACC and ICC requirements with regards ICC funding and budget template 2010. I am pleased with the outcome and I am sure that the member countries have also gained the required knowledge and confidence in fulfilling ICC and ACC requirements. I am thankful to CAT for making all the necessary arrangements in making the conducting this workshop possible.” - Mr. Bandula Warnapura (ACC Development manager)