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Thai women defeat Qatar

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A splendid all-round performance saw Thailand score a smashing 50 run victory over Qatar in the Asian Women's Twenty20 tournament in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Good knocks by Thanapan Saisud (19, including two hits to the ropes), Sivaporn Kosathong (18, three fours), Nattaya Boonchattham (11) and Pundarika Prathanmitr (10) saw the Thais score 112 runs.

Ishaani Mittal (2 for 10), Saida Bibi (1 for 28), Safa Anis Patel (1 for 21), Huda Malik (1 for 8) and Aysha Mohammed (1 for 13) bagged the wickets for Qatar.

Qatar replied with only 62. Nahan Arif (14) was the only batsman to enter double figures.

The Thai bowling was accurate and tight. Siwaporn Kosathong completed a fine double capturing 3 for 14.

Other Thailand players who bowled well were Nantanit Khonchan (3 for 15), Thanapan Saisud (2 for 7), Nattaya Boonchatham (1 for 14) and Naruemal Chatwai (1 for 3).

In yesterday's other matches, Malaysia (109 for 3) beat UAE (63) by 21 runs; Nepal (79 for 9) beat Singapore (79) in a tie-breaker; Hong Kong (76 for no loss) beat China (74 for 9) by 10 wickets.

In Friday's matches, Iran (134 for 6) beat Bhutan (115 for 4) by 19 runs; Oman (93 for 6) beat Kuwait (94 for 7) by 3 wickets.

ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 - Good start for Thai women

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Thailand's Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 team launched their assault on the Women's 2009 tournament with an exciting 12-run victory over Singapore yesterday on the Selangor Turf Club wicket.

Batting first the Thai girls led by Sornnarin Tippoch who top-scored with 24 runs before being run out, opener Naruemol Chaiwat who was stumped in trying for 19, and Sivaporn Kosathong who was unbeaten with 19, swelled their score to 100. Sornnarin hit four fours, Naruemol reached the ropes three times and Sivaporn twice. Tanya Sen (2 for 19) and Vritti Sethi (1 for 21) captured the wickets for Singapore.

Singapore replied with 88 runs. Rajeswary Pasupathi top-scored with a hard hit 24 in 24 balls.

Annaporn Mukherjee (13) and Lakshmi Haritharan (10) were others who reached double figures. Sivaporn completed a fine double, capturing (3 for 24) and Nattaya Boonchatham (3 for 16), bowled best for the Thai team.

Others who captured wickets were: Nathakan Chantham (1 for 20), Nantanit Khoncham (1 for 12) and Thanapan Saisud (1 for 16).

The tournament which began yesterday features 12 Asian countries and they are taking part in two groups:

Group A: Nepal, Thailand, Singapore, Qatar, Bhutan and Iran.

Group B: Malaysia, Hong Kong, Oman, UAE, China and Kuwait.

Thailand will meet Qatar today.

English for Cricket 101

Cricket Association of Thailand has recently untaken the initiative of teaching English to its non English speaking members. CAT realized that in order to develop the cricket further that they would have to make use to local coaches. As such CAT regularly conducts its own courses which are taught in Thai. In order to gets its local coaching body up to international levels the coaches will need to attend courses held by the Asian Cricket Council. These courses are taught in the English medium. As such the aim of the “English for Cricket” programme is to develop the candidates’ English proficiency to a level where they are able to partake within ACC courses.

Currently the “English for Cricket” programme is in its pilot phase. As of now the programme has 12 students from the Thai Women’s National and Under 19 teams. The girls meet up with their instructor Mr Khuram Gilani, at the CAT office twice a week for 2-3 hours sessions. The course in now within its fourth week and Mr Gilani seems to be fairly impressed with what he has witnessed so far. “To begin with the girls were very hesitant, unwilling to converse in English. They seemed to be unsure of themselves. However over the past week they have started to open up more displaying much greater confidence. I see this programme as not only a means by which the girls can improve their cricket, but it also presents an an opportunity for them to develop themselves as people. A command of English will help open countless doors for these girls and that is what CAT is about, empowering people through cricket”.

One Day Series vs. Colombo District Women’s Cricket Association

During the months of March & May CAT hosted a bilateral one day series in which the Thai Women’s National teams squared off against Colombo District Women’s Cricket Association in a 5 match series of 30 over cricket.

A summary of the series results is provided below.

Match No. 1 - 27th April, 2009 at AIT
CDWCA 64 all out (Chaturika 26, Nanthanit 3 for 13, Nathakan 2 for 6, Nattaya 2 for 3)
Thailand 49 all out (Ratchanee 11 not out, Chaturika 5 for 6, Pooja 2 for 9, Anuradha for 10)
CDWCA win by 15 runs

Match No. 2- 28th April, 2009 at AIT
CDWCA 80 all out (Gayani 19, Sachi 14, Pooja 15, Nathakan 2 for 3,  Thanapan 2 for 21)
Thailand 82 for 5 (Nattaya 27 not out, Thanapan 13, Sachi 2 for 15)
Thailand win by 5 wickets

Match No. 3 - 30th April, 2009 at AIT
CDWCA 80 all out (Gayani 24, Nanthanit 3 for 11, Thanapan 2 for 12, Naruemo 2 for 9)
Thailand 67 all out  (Thanapan 15, Sachi 3 for 18, Chaturika 2 for 13, Gayani 2 for 13)
CDWCA win by 13 runs

Match No. 4- 1st May, 2009 at AIT
CDWCA 52 all out (Nathakan 3 for 8, Naruemol 3 for 16, Nanthanit 2 for 8)
Thailand 48 all out (Siwaporn 19 not out, Anuradha 4 for 5, Chaturika 2 for 8, Sachi 2 for 6)
CDWCA win by 4 runs

Match No. 5 - 3rd May, 2009 at BPS
Thailand 79 for 5 (Thanapan 25 not out, Chaturika 2 for 23)
CDWCA 78 all out (Ayesha 19, Nanthanit 3 for 10, Naruemol 2 for 16)
Thailand win by 1 run

The Thai women’s team performance was good, not allowing the much more experienced and talented CDWCA side reach triple figures. A point to note is that Thailand managed to bowl out their opposition on all five occasions. Batting once again proved to be Thailand’s Achilles heel as they were unable to follow up their exceptional bowling and fielding with an equally exceptional batting performance. Going into the final match CDWCA has already clinched the series and with nothing but pride at stake Thailand posted a total of 79 from their allotted thirty over and managed to skittle CDWCA out for 78. Prior to this series the Women’s side attended two trainings camps held during the period of March and April, one in Chaing Mai and one and Bangkok.

Bangkok Junior Cricket U13 Tournament 2009

Bangkok Junior Cricket hosted an under-13 cricket tournament on the 13th and 14th March, which took place at the AIT ground competing against the visiting Hong Kong under-13 team.

This presented a great opportunity for Bangkok under 13 boys to show their cricket skills. The hard work that is put in at every Sunday’s junior league practice hours was there for everyone to see during both matches. The first opportunity to play a competitive cricket tournament was a good experience for all the players.

Every player gave their best to the game and some of them excelled with their performance. Read more...

Umpires Refresher Course 2009

If cricket is to prosper in Thailand then it needs to develop the local cricketing human capital. Thailand has been going through a period of heightened development. This means not only the development of players but also essential key figures such as umpires. In this department Cricket Australia and NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association have graciously come forward to help Cricket Association of Thailand in its constant struggle to develop Cricket in this Football crazy nation. CAT will be hosting a two day umpire’s refresher course at the Jasmine Hotel in Bangkok from the 26th to the 27th of February 2009 which will be presented by Mr. John Evans and Mr. Darren Goodger.

Cricket Association of Thailand has been looking at developing the local umpires and scorers base in attempts of establishing a strong local pool base. Having recently held three development tournaments, the Under 15 Challenge Cup, Women’s Under 19 Championship and ACC Trophy Challenge has highlighted the lack of qualified local cricket umpires as rescources were being stretched to accommodate all three tournaments. CAT has wanted to address this problem for sometime now however had been unable to do so due to the lack of qualified human capital. With the help from Cricket Australia and NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association CAT is able to conduct a two day umpire’s refresher course at in Bangkok. This course is meant to reinforce, refresh and clarify some of the more technical aspects of the umpiring discipline for those whom have been actively involved within their respective local communities.

The course will be conducted by John Evans whom has been a member of the NSW Cricket Umpires & Scorers Association (NSWCUSA) since 1996 and has officiated in 182 first grade matches and 240 grade matches overall. He will be accompanied by Darren Goodger who is the Education & Development Manager for NSWCUSA and is currently working full time in cricket as an administrator and trainer of umpires at Cricket NSW. For more details about John Evans  and Darren Goodger please scroll down. Read more...

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.

CAT Hosts ACC Curators Course 2008

The Asian Cricket Council Curators Course began on the 11th of August, 2008 in Bangkok. The Module 1 will run from the 11th of August to the 16th of August, 2008 and will be followed by the Advanced Course which will begin on the 18th and end on the 20th of August, 2008. Participants from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Malaysia and Thailand are attending the Module 1 and the Advanced Course participants will come from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Malaysia, Singapore and Saudi Arabia, Bhutan, Brunei, Maldives, Myanmar and Hong Kong. Mr. Peter Munro, Mr. Paul Avison and Mr. Phil Stoyanoff from the New Zealand Sports Turf Institute  will present the course.

Asian Cricket Council Curators Advanced Course Asian Cricket Council Curators Course Module 1

CAT Basic Coaching Course, Phuket 2008

The CAT Basic Coaching Course conducted in Phuket has proved to be very successful. The Phuket Devlopment Officer Khun Supatra Jarumoon reported from Phuket that all the PE teachers who attended the course have introduced cricket in their respective schools.  The total number of schools playing cricket in Phuket stands at twelve. The course was conducted from May 13 to 15, 2008 by CAT's resource person Shan Kader.

CAT Annual Development Meeting 2008

CAT held its development meeting with representatives from five provinces to participate in a reconfiguration of annual objectives and strategies. The meeting was held at the Sports Authority of Thailand.

CAT Umpirers and Scorers Course 2008

CAT held its second Umpirers and Scorers Course from May 29th to June 1st 2008 in Bangkok at Royal Parkview Hotel and AIT. The course attracted participants from all around Thailand interested in umpiring and scoring gradually building local number of both umpires and scorers.

The ACC Under 19 Challenge Cup 2008

Right after hosting the Under 15 Cup successfully, the CAT got busy with hosting yet another ACC tournament in the northern city of Chiang Mai. Saudi Arabia played some surging, dynamic cricket to win the 2008 ACC U-19 Challenge Cup. They beat Bhutan by 59 runs at the Prem Oval. It was Saudi Arabia's first ever international tournament victory. It had been an excellent final played in great spirit by two highly competitive teams. Conditions at Prem suited the Saudis who play all their cricket on concrete back home but Saudi Arabia always had more balance, depth and weaponry than Bhutan.

ACC U-19 Challenge Cup Final: Bhutan v Saudi Arabia at Prem Oval, Chang Mai
Saudi Arabia won the toss and chose to bat
SAUDI ARABIA WON BY 59 RUNS
Saudi Arabia: 247 all out off 49.4 overs (H. Khan 32, H. Anwar 62; D. Subba 3-43, T. Jamtsho 3-49)
Bhutan: 188 all out off 45.1 overs (M. Adhikari 38; M. Imran 3-28, E. Sageer 4-23)
Man of the Match: Hussain Anwar (Saudi Arabia)

ACC Under 15 Challenge Cup 2007

CAT hosted the ACC Under15 Challenge Cup in Chiang Mai and Thailand from the 8th to the 16th of December, 2007. In the final, playing an incredibly high standard of cricket, Qatar won the 2007 ACC U-15 Challenge Cup. They beat Bhutan by eight wickets in the Final at the RBSC Polo Ground. Bhutan didn't really do anything wrong, they were just outplayed by a team which was in control of the game from the moment the first two Bhutan batsmen fell in three balls in the eighth over.  A crowd of about 100 had gathered to watch, the majority of them Bhutanese supporters and they cheered their team on all day.

ACCC U-15 Challenge Cup Final: Bhutan v Qatar at RBSC Polo Ground, Bangkok
QATAR WON BY EIGHT WICKETS
Bhutan won the toss and chose to bat
Bhutan: 121 off 35.2 overs (C. Tenzin 36; F. Ahmed 4-24, A. Ishtiaq 3-26)
Qatar: 123 for 2 after 29.2 overs (T. Mohamed 39*, A. Ishtiaq 31*)
Man of the Match: Ali Ishtiaq (Qatar)