Junior "Sawasdee" cricket in Thailand.

Well...Sawasdee cricket is the Thai equivalent to Kwik cricket or Kanga cricket, this form of the game uses no protective gear, uses plastic wickets, bats and a windball, (a rubbery-plastic ball!) its designed as an introduction to cricket for children from the age of 5 to 11.

Normally 8 players per team, each team starts with 50 runs on the scoreboard, batting in pairs, each pair gets two 6 ball over's, each batsman facing the same amount of balls, the boundary law applies, 4 & 6's and running between the wicket to accumulate runs. Each player gets to bowl, (must be a legal straight arm delivery), 1 over including the wicket keeper. Batsmen can be bowled, caught and run out (not at the same time!) and when a batsman is out 5 runs is deducted from the score, wide's and no-balls count as 2 runs and only allowed to be re-bowled once, a 7 ball over is the maximum allowed, the team with the most runs on the board at the end of the game is the WINNER.

I hope that is clear enough? If you need to know more or have any other questions please feel free to contact us, we will try to answer all your questions.

Left, Puy presents the sports teacher at Sankayhom school with Sawasdee cricket equipment.