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Oman live up to the hype!

Oman who have looked the strongest team throughout the competition duly won the ACC Trophy Challenge 2009 by defeating Bhutan by 213 runs in the final at Prem Centre, Chiang Mai.

Bhutan won the toss and elected to field first hoping no doubt to put pressure on a strong batting line up with their varied bowling attack, but the move backfired as Oman scored a mighty 322 for 9 in their 50 overs.

The openers took 27 from the first two overs, Maqsood Hussain hitting two fours and a six in his 14 from six balls. Adnan Ilyas  made a blistering 138 from 118 balls with 19 fours and four sixes, sharing a second wicket partnership of 94 with Vaibhav Wategaonkar who made 24, as Oman’s run-rate remained above seven an over for the first 20 overs. More...

Thailand beat Maldives by six runs in thrilling finish

Thailand’s men’s cricket team gained one of the greatest victories in their history when they beat arch-rivals Maldives by six runs in their first match in the ACC Trophy Challenge 2009.

Thailand captain Zeeshan Khan said before the tournament began that it was his burning ambition to pay back the Thai people for their wonderful support by putting the Thailand cricket team on the world map. This win over Maldives who had always been too strong for Thailand will greatly help to do this.

But in true Thai style their victory was extremely hard-fought as Maldives last-wicket pair took the score closer and closer to their target. Catches were dropped and possible run outs were missed as the excitement grew around Gymkhana Club as players and supporters of Thai cricket all knew how important the result could be. More...

Preview of ACC Trophy Challenge 2009

International cricket returns to Thailand on Monday 12th January when Chiang Mai hosts the ACC Trophy Challenge 2009. Eight senior men’s teams are taking part in what is effectively the Asian Cricket Council’s second division.

Oman, Bhutan, Brunei and Myanmar make up Group A, while Thailand, Maldives, Iran and China make up Group B. Each team will play three qualifying matches of 50 overs aside with the top two teams in each group progressing to the semi-finals.

The two countries who reach the final on 21st January will gain promotion to the ACC’s Elite Division and have the opportunity to play in other exciting tournaments staged across Asia. It will be a good test of the strength of men’s cricket in Thailand as the home side have a good chance of qualifying for the semi-finals and beyond.

Oman look to be the pre-tournament favourites as they have gained promotion to the ICC World Cricket League Division One with a series of fine results in Division Two in Namibia and they will soon be playing in a qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Cup. More...

Nepal Win U19 Women’s Championship 2008

Nepal became the first winners of the Asian Cricket Council’s Under-19 Women’s Championship held in Chiang Mai between 13th and 23rd December when they easily beat Malaysia by seven wickets in the final.

Nepal won all seven matches in the competition and were clearly the best side with a very strong bowling attack and the final was a one-sided affair as they bowled out Malaysia for just 45.

Home side Thailand lost to Nepal in the semi-final but their young side made sure that the tournament ended on a high as they beat Hong Kong by four wickets to claim third place, a great achievement for a young side made up of ethnic Thais several who have learnt their cricket at schools and clubs in Chiang Mai itself.

The home side bowled and fielded with great enthusiasm to restrict Hong Kong to a total of 74 for eight. No one reached double figures in their innings as Piraorn Kamla finished the competition with 16 wickets to make her the leading wicket-taker. More...

Thailand U-19's Women's to face Nepal in the Semi-Final

The Thailand U-19's Women's team has been against Nepal in the Semi-Final. Thailand finishing second in there group and Nepal topping there's will make a very good Semi-Final. The Semi-Final will be held at Gymkhana and will start at 10.00am on the 22nd December. So please if you are in the area please come down and support your home nation.

Thailand will be going into the Sem-Final with only one loss after three matches and Nepal are unbeaten. But the Thailand girl's thrive and perform well under pressure, this is the perfect time to show it. More...

Thailand U-19's Women's qualify for semi-final's with a win over Oman

Thailand qualified for the semi-finals of the ACC U19 Women’s Championship with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Oman at Prem Centre. It was their third win in four matches as they proved much too strong for a weak Oman side.

The visitors could only score 20 runs off the bat, no boundaries were hit and opener Monisha Nair top-scored with just five, but at least Oman had the satisfaction of surviving the 25 overs to reach a total of 57 for nine.More...

Thailand U-19's Women's beat Hong Kong in a close fought match

Thailand’s girls recorded a famous victory over Hong Kong today when they kept their nerve to win by one wicket. Porntiva Olarachat was their star with the ball, taking four wickets as Hong Kong lost their last six wickets for just three runs. The home side needed just 77 to win but two were still needed with the last pair at the crease. Five balls were played out without a run but Pimpika Jindakam hit a full toss for war to bring victory by one wicket.

Having beaten one of the pre-tournament favourites Thailand now have a good chance of reaching the semi-finals. They just need to win their match against Oman who they have already beaten in a practice match.More...

ACC U-19 Women's Championship, 2008

The Cricket Association of Thailand will again be hosting another ACC tournament. But this is not the same as the rest, this tournament will be the first ever women’s under 19’s tournament to be held in by the ACC. The ACC U-19’s women’s Championship is to be held in Chiang Mai with eleven cricketing nations coming together all for one women’s championship. The tournament will be commencing 13th December with the Grand Final being played on the 23rd December. This promises to be an exciting tournament with four 25 over games a-day at two grounds. Cricketing nations from allover Asia will be fighting the trophy this year with United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Qatar, Oman, Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore, Kuwait, China, Bhutan and the host Thailand who will looking to give a good show on there own turf.

The eleven different nations will be split in to two groups A and B, with the tournament being a 25 over competition. Games will be played at two grounds Gymkhana Club and Prem School with two games a-day to be played at each ground. The semi finals will take place on the 22nd December. The 23rd is the Grand Final and this is where the two best nations will be able to show there cricketing excellence for one last time.

Thailand will help to get the competition under way when they play Qatar at Gymkhana on Saturday. Morning matches start at 10 am and, after a 30 minute break for lunch, afternoon matches begin at 1-50 pm.

The competition should be an exciting one as the most talented young players from across Asia compete for the title of ACC U-19 women’s champions and show that women’s cricket is truly becoming a world game.More...

ACC U-17 Challenge Cup 2008 - Afghanistan take the Cup

The Kingdom of Thailand is to host the 2008 edition of the ACC Under-17 Challenge Cup.  A total of seven countries will be partaking in this year edition of the cup which will be commencing on the 17th of November and come to conclusion on the 23rd of November. This year we see the cream of the crop from Afghanistan, China, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman and Thailand all vying not only for top honors but also a ticket to next year’s ‘Under-17 Elite Cup’. 

The seven countries have been split into two groups in order to make full use of all the best that Thailand has to offer in terms of cricketing facilities. Group A consisting of China, Maldives and Thailand will be based in Bangkok. While group B made up of Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar and Oman will be based in Chaing Mai for the preliminary stage of the competition. In which each country will square off against each member of its respective group once, with the top two from each group qualifying for the semi finals. More...

U-19 Girls & U-17 Boys National Squad Training Camp

The U-19 girls and the U-17 boys national squads took part in a 10 day training camp starting 15th October. The camp saw both the squads followed a daily routine of 8 hours of training sections which consisted of batting, bowling, fielding and a lot of fitness and team work drills. Following the training sessions in the evening for 1 hour the teams got together for a meeting to overview personal performance goals and objectives which had been set for the day. During the course of the camp boysU-17 squad took part in of three 40 over games to help further enforce what had been worked on in the training sections and to gel and operate as a single cohesive unit. More...

CAT Basic Coaching Course, Khao Yai 2008

CAT recently conducted a Basic Cricket Coaching Course in Khao Yai from the 13th to the 14th of September, 2008. A total of 16 physical education teachers attended the course. The participants were given an introduction to the sport of cricket with the special attention paid to the coaching element. Considering that this was the first time that most of the participants had been exposed to cricket, the participants absorbed all the material decimated to them by CAT resource group rather well. The course was conducted by Mr. Mohideen A. Kader, Mr. Shan Kader and Mr. John Hottinger. CAT hopes to see all those that partook within the course to implement cricket as part of their physical education curriculum at their respective institutions. CAT is looking at building up the capacity of the Khao Yia region with more advanced cricketing courses at an appropriate time in the future.