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Sunday, 25 March 2018
Sandy at UN Irish Pub has now held five editions of his Sixes warm-up competition he first named in honour of his friend Ian McDougall, which was renamed this year as the McDougall-Monaghan Shield following the passing of Graeme Monaghan who died on Christmas Eve last year. This sad turn of events has allowed us to run two divisions in… Read more
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Saturday, 24 March 2018
Almost 500 runs were scored in the day as players from both Lanna teams put on a batting masterclass at the David Buck Oval at Prem. Martin Cardno finally passed the century mark in Chiang Mai as a reward for his many visits from Sam Roi Yod as he scored 122 from 91 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes. Jon Scales also hit out strongly as he… Read more
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Sunday, 18 February 2018
Naveed and Zia-ul-Haq flew in from Bangkok for the weekend, so a full strength All Stars team was far too much for the competition as Burhan's new team won all its matches, and beat CMCC in the final, despite the best efforts of Abaid who tried to ignore his elbow problems when scoring a maximum 35* which brought back memories of his… Read more
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Sunday, 11 February 2018
Lamma CC's tour to Chiang Mai was brought to a close on Sunday afternoon at Gymkhana as the tourists were involved in a three-team tournament along with Lanna's two sides. Lamma came off second best in both their matches but played their part in a fantastic contest against Lanna Thais. Lamma made 115 for 7 in their 12-overs with Richard… Read more
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Saturday, 10 February 2018
Lamma CC from Hong Kong were welcome visitors for a weekend of cricket and socialising and the 35-over match played at the David Buck Oval at Prem International School proved to be a highly competitive encounter as both sides scored more than 200 runs and Lanna finished the victors by 18 runs. Lanna posted a total of 220 for 6 after the… Read more
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Sunday, 4 February 2018
British Club from Bangkok have now been visiting Chiang Mai for 36 years where the compete against Gymkhana Club for the Dick Wood Cup. It is a historical fixtures with family connections that stretch back to the early days of Chiang Mai Gymkhana Club which is now celebrating its 120th year. The home side retained the Dick Wood Cup for… Read more
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Sunday, 28 January 2018
Chanchai Pengkamta continued his outstanding run of form with bat and ball as he won yet another player of the match award as Lamphun defeated CMCC by seven wickets on their return to the Chiang Mai Senior League. Chanchai was playing his last match as a teenager as he turns 20 on 31st January but once again he was too good for CMCC… Read more
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Saturday, 27 January 2018
Lanna Thais are the defending champions in the Chiang Mai Senior League having won the last two editions of the CSL which is proving highly competitive and has expanded to five teams for 2017/18. Looking at the scorecard, a heavy defeat by 94 runs to the newly formed All Stars at the David Buck Oval is not the most encouraging of starts… Read more
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Sunday, 21 January 2018
The new season of the Chiang Mai Senior League has just got under way with two junior teams, Lanna Thais and Lamphun, competing against senior teams from Lanna, CMCC and the newly formed All Stars, so it was a wonderful way to celebrate the start of the new season when Blythswood CC made a generous donation of junior cricket equipment… Read more
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Saturday, 2 December 2017
Last month Chanchai Pengkumpta, with memories of his bronze medal for Thailand in the South-East Asian Games in Malaysia still fresh, returned to the North and was welcomed back into Chiang Mai cricket with some mature performances against the touring Dubai Mammoths. He then was instrumental in helping Lanna Thais retain the Chiang Mai… Read more
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Thailand v UAE on Monday, 27 November 2017
Thailand have won the ICC Women's World T20 Asia Qualifier held in Bangkok over the past week as they defeated UAE by 22 runs in the final as their opponents could score only 56 for 9 in 20 overs. It is the third time Thailand have won the Asian qualifying tournament for the World T20 Qualifier as they confirmed their superiority in the… Read more
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CMCC v Lanna Thais on Sunday, 12 November 2017
The Chiang Mai Senior League for 2016/17 finally came to a conclusion on Sunday 12th November but it was better late than never for Lanna Thais as they just pipped the early front-runners CMCC at the finishing post with both sides finishing with four wins and two losses so the title was decided on net run-rate by 0.01 of a run. . The… Read more
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Tuesday, 7 November 2017
The new cricket season started in splendid fashion with the visit of Dubai Mammoths for a three match series against a Chiang Mai combined XI and it proved the perfect opportunity to welcome a team of veteran ex-pat cricketers based in the United Arab Emirates to Chiang Mai where they were able to enjoy the hospitality provided by some… Read more
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Sunday, 27 August 2017
Lanna Cricket Club travelled down from Chiang Mai to Koh Chang with a party of 20 people for a weekend of fun in the sun as they took part in the third Koh Chang Beach Cricket Competition. Eddie Joyner captained the first team to victory with five wins out of five but it was the Thai juniors who caught the eye as Chaiwut Mayer won player… Read more
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Saturday, 26 August 2017
Thailand won their country's first gold medal for cricket at the Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur as the Thai girls beat Indonesia by 23 runs in the final of the women's 20-over competition. Thailand were made to work hard for their medal by newcomers Indonesia as the Thais scored 109 for 7 in 20 overs. Both Indonesian openers were… Read more
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Thursday, 24 August 2017
It was a historic day for the development of cricket in the Land of Smiles as Thailand won a bronze medal in the men's 50-over cricket competition at the Southeast Asia Games in Kuala Lumpur. Hosts Malaysia won gold, while Singapore won silver, but Thailand could be well please with the bronze medal after victories against Myanmar and… Read more
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Thailand v Indonesia on Monday, 21 August 2017
Thailand's men achieved one of the most convincing victories in their history as they defeated Indonesia by 179 runs to gain their second win in three matches in the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia. Wanchana Uisuk became the first man to hit a hundred in the SEA Games as he also made his second international century of the year… Read more
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Malaysia v Thailand on Friday, 18 August 2017
Thailand's men's team had won their first match in the South East Asian Games 50-over competition but it was a very different against Malaysia who proved to be much stronger opposition. The hosts made 265 for 6 in their innings so Thailand needed to bat well to make a match of it It was good to see four former CMSCA junior cricketers take… Read more
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Myanmar v Thailand on Thursday, 17 August 2017
All went according to plan for the Thailand men's team as they beat Myanmar by nine wickets in their first match of the 50-over competition at the SEA Games at Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur. Junior cricketers who have played plenty of cricket for and against Lanna were at the fore as Chanchai Pengkamta took an early wicket with the new… Read more
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Saturday, 12 August 2017
Thailand men's cricket team are about to head for Malaysia to take part in the South East Asian Games where they will play in 50-over and 20-over competitions and the team, with all players born in Thailand, are looking to win medals. They have prepared well as they have been training together for the last six months and recently played… Read more
