Tournaments

ACC Throphy Challenge 2009

Cricket just never seems to stop here in Thailand. Having just hosted the U-17 Challenge Cup and the inaugural U-19 Women's Championship, starting from the 12th of January, Thailand will once again be buzzing with cricket as Chiang Mai plays host to the inaugural ACC Trophy Challenge.

Last year for the first time ACC decided to host the seventh edition of the ACC Trophy in two legs. The first leg (ACC Trophy Elite) held recently in Malaysia saw both Saudi Arabia and Qatar being relegated to the Challenge level thereby making room for the promotion of the ACC Trophy Challenge finalist.

The format for the 50 over ACC Trophy Challengeis as follows. The eight teams will be split into two groups of four for the initial round robin stage, with the top two teams from each group proceeding to the semi finals.

Oman starts the tournament as favorites with, Bhutan Maldives and Thailand looking to upset Oman for the top honors. The local side will be donning the underdog status for the tournament will attempt to use the local condition to their favor as they try to upset the natural order of proceedings. Thailand narrowly missed making the finals at both the U-17 Challenge Cup and the U-19 Women's Championship and the seniors will be going out there trying to show the juniors how it is done, as they attempt to do one better.

With the weather conditions being conducive for cricket this tournament promises to produce some trilling cricket and quite a few big hits. Thailand and Maldives start of the proceedings as they square off at the Gymkhana ground on the 12th January.

Stay in tune to Http://cricketthailand.com/index.html for the latest new and scores regarding the ACC Trophy Challenge 2009. Reporting the action as it happens!

Group 'A': Oman, Bhutan, Brunei, Myanmar

Group 'B': Thailand, Maldives, Iran, China

 

Match Schedule & Results - All matchs start 09.30

ACC U-19 Women's Championship 2008

The Cricket Association of Thailand will again be hosting another ACC tournament. But this is 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 twelve cricketing nations coming together all for one women’s championship. The tournament will be commencing 11th 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, Iran, 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.

Group 'A': U.A.E, Hong Kong, Qatar, Oman, Thailand

Group 'B': Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore, Kuwait, China, Bhutan

Review of the ACC 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.

A seemingly simple target of 75 in 25 overs was never going to be comfortable for Thailand but the crowd was treated to an entertaining run-chase as the young Thais went for their shots. The home side were wobbling at 42 for six but Thailand’s bold approach was finally rewarded as Nathakan Chanthan and Pimpika Jindakam shared a stand of 33 to bring victory by four wickets.

Their thrilling win brought Thailand’s girls third place in the competition and they were also given the Spirit of Cricket  award for their fearless and entertaining approach to the game. Hong Kong’s Keenu Gill was made player of the tournament for scoring 135 runs and taking 15 wickets, while Natasha Cherriath of the UAE won the batting award and Kuwait’s Priyada Murali was the bowler of the tournament.

All these awards made at the presentation following the last match of the competition symbolized the great success of the tournament. Perhaps the four teams that reached the semi-finals had the greatest strength in depth, particularly champions Nepal, but all the other countries had outstanding individuals who will have benefited greatly from such competitive cricket. Other girls had the chance to take part in such a wonderful event only a few months after learning to play the game. They are now hoping this tournament will be the first of many.

The great success of the competition with 11 teams from across Asia taking part has shown that cricket is truly a world game even for young girls. Thailand can be very proud both of its team and of the wonderful way that Chiang Mai has staged the tournament. It can now claim to be one of the world’s best venues for tournaments of this type.

Malaysia v Nepal - Final
Malaysia 45 (16.2 overs) (Sonu Khadka 3-9, Sita Magar 2-10, Rekha Rawal 2-11)
Nepal 47-3 (11.5 overs) (Maya Rawat 15; Nur Aishah 2-15)
Nepal won by 7 wickets

Thailand v Hong Kong – Third and Fourth Place Play-off
Hong Kong 74 for 8 (25 overs) (Pornthiva Olarakchat 3-8, Piraorn Kamla 3-19)
Thailand 75 for 6 (20.5 overs) (Chan Sau Ha 3-24, Keenu Gill 2-15)
Thailand won by 4 wickets

Points Table & Net Run Rate

Match Schedule & Results

ACC U-17 Challenge Cup 2008

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.

The semi finals will take place on the 22nd of November. On the following day ‘23rd of November’ we see the victors of the previous day strut their stuff one last time while battling it out for top honors. While the two teams that were not as fortunate on the previous day will be dueling it out for 3rd and 4th places at Asian Institute of Technology. As if that was not enough cricket for one day, we have Bangkok Patana School hosting the third placed teams from the preliminary stage of the tournament as they compete for the 5th and 6th places.

The schedule of the tournament matches including details such as match venues and timing are available below. So if you are free and in the mood to watch some quality cricket please drop by as this tournament promises to produce some quality action. Stayed tuned to ‘cricketthailand.com’ for the latest news and scores from the tournament, ‘reporting it as it happens’.

Group 'A': Oman, Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar
Group 'B': Thailand, Maldives, China

Points Table & Net Run Rate

Match Schedule & Results