Chiang Mai junior cricket league.
The league was founded in October 2008 by the Chiang Mai Schools Cricket Alliance. The CMSCA has changed the format for the 2010 - 2011 season, it is now an under 16 league, this is now in line with the Asian Cricket Council guidelines for all Asian Cricket countries. This gives even more opportunity to the Chiang Mai province youngsters to play hardball cricket in a league format using the Gymkhana Sports Club in Chiang Mai and the Prem International school in Mae Rim, as our venues. For the 2009/2010 season we saw an increase of the teams for the competition from 3 to 6, this proved to a great success in the development of junior cricket. The Chiang Mai junior cricket league is a natural step up from the very successful Sawasdee program running in Chiang Mai for the last 10 years.
Cricket is now one of the fastest growing sports in Thailand.
The game has been taken up enthusiastically by Thais, when before it was the preserve of expats. Only recently Thai Government recognition of the sport has meant the game is developing at a rapid pace throughout the Kingdom. The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) have now included cricket for the first time in the Makhamwan Games (Thailand National Youth Games) held in Petchabun in March 2010, ( link to the Asian Cricket Council report). Chiang Mai u-19 Boys are the current Youth Cricket Champions of Thailand, This follows the inaugural National Youth Cricket Championships held in Bangkok by CAT in November 2009 where under-19 boys and girls competed from six different provinces. Cricket has also been included for the first time at the Asian Games in Guangzhou in November 2010 in a 20/20 competition, where Thailand will be represented. Cricket will now feature in the ASEAN University Games to be held in Chiang Mai in December 2010. Chiang Mai is now leading the way in Thailand for the development of the game for Thais, especially at the junior level. .
San Miguel Sponsorship.
San Miguel have supported and funded junior cricket in Chiang Mai for many years and without their support, many children in Chiang Mai would never have had the opportunity to play this great game. Why not help us by donating equipment or maybe sponsoring a young Hill tribe cricketers cricket develpment and education, we are looking for clubs or individuals to change a child's life by Sponsorship.
Chiang Mai International cricket sixes.
The San Miguel Chiang Mai International cricket sixes hold their six a-side cricket competition every April, at the Gymkhana ground, Chiang Mai, Thailand. A true International event with teams coming from England, Australia and Asia, they include first class players and former test players.
We urgently require cricket equipment...If you have any used and serviceable cricket kit that you like to donate to us, we have 8 schools in need of hardball equipment and around 70 kids playing with more ready soon. |
