The PCB on Thursday announced a series of nine one day matches to be played among the National, Regional Academies and Pakistan juniors.

The limited over matches are part of the training programme envisaged for the academies, as was the recent tour of Sri Lanka by the Pakistan "A" Team. The players at the Academies, launched in May last, are now in the final phase of their training/coaching during the current 12-week term. Besides getting intensive training and coaching in all aspects of the game, they have also been playing regular practice matches as part of their training schedule.

The Inter Academy matches at the major centres, namely Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Peshawar and Karachi will not only provide useful experience to young players to test their newly acquired skills, but will also enable the coaches to evaluate their progress during the training sessions. For PCB these matches will also be useful to test the facilities and playing conditions at these venues well before the start of the hectic new season, especially at Multan, where the Multan Cricket Stadium has recently been developed.

The matches, starting from July 21, 2001 at Rawalpindi between Rawalpindi and Peshawar Academies, will conclude with two matches between Pakistan Juniors and Karachi Academy on August 9 and 11 at National Stadium, Karachi.

The Schedule of the matches is attached.


Khalid Butt
Media Manager
19 July 2001

Programme of Inter Academy Matches
Rawalpindi Regional Academy v Peshawar Regional Academy	Saturday 21st July, 2001	KRL Rawalpindi
Pakistan Juniors v Sheikhupura Regional Academy	Sunday 22nd July, 2001	Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
National Academy v Pakistan Juniors	Thursday 26th July, 2001	Cricket Stadium Multan
National Academy v Pakistan Juniors	Friday 27th July, 2001	Cricket Stadium Multan
National Academy v Pakistan Juniors	Saturday 28th July, 2001	Cricket Stadium Multan
Pakistan Juniors v Rawalpindi Regional Academy	Monday 6th August, 2001	KRL Stadium Rawalpindi
Pakistan Juniors v Peshawar Regional Academy	Tuesday 7th August, 2001	Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar
Pakistan Juniors v Karachi Regional Academy	Thursday 9th August, 2001	National Stadium Karachi
Pakistan Juniors v Karachi Regional Academy	Saturday 11th August 2001	National Stadium Karachi

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