St Helena Cricket Association
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St Helena Cricket Association is the official governing body
of the sport of cricket
in St Helena. Its current headquarters is located in Jamestown
, St Helena Island
, St Helena. St Helena Cricket Association is St Helena's representative at the International Cricket Council
and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2001. It is also a member of the African Cricket Association
.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of the sport of cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in St Helena. Its current headquarters is located in Jamestown
Jamestown, Saint Helena
Jamestown is the capital and historic chief settlement of the island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Located on the island's north-western coast, it is the island's port, with facilities for unloading goods delivered to the island, and the centre of the island's road and...
, St Helena Island
St Helena Island
St Helena Island can mean any of the following:*St Helena Island National Park, a national park on St Helena Island, Queensland, Australia*St Helena Island, a Pacific island that is part of Queensland, Australia....
, St Helena. St Helena Cricket Association is St Helena's representative at the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2001. It is also a member of the African Cricket Association
African Cricket Association
The African Cricket Association is an international body which oversees cricket in African countries. The ACA was founded in 1997, and has 20 member countries...
.