PESHAWAR, July 29: The second branch of the NWFP PCB Regional Cricket Academy will be opened on Aug 14 at Qayyum Sports Complex here.

This was stated by director sports NWFP, Maazullah Khan on Tuesday.

The academy at Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium was doing great job for the promotion of the game and providing good cricketing skills to upcoming players.

He said, only under-18 players will be eligible to join the academy at Cantt area for which the services of qualified coaches have already been hired.

The interested cricket aspirants of the Cantt area have been advised to register themselves as soon as possible so that they could get cards on time.—APP