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Inaugural Pattaya Sixes under way with a Bang!

Day One Wrap - Wednesday 7^th April 2010

Glorious baking hot sunshine bathed the picturesque new Horseshoe Point Cricket Ground today as Thailand’s newest sixes tournament, the Pattaya International Cricket Sixes got underway.

Sixteen teams are battling for honours at this Asian Cricket Sixes Tour event, being hosted at Pattaya Cricket Club’s new home ground.

It was an action-packed day too with the Cricket Next Academy from India setting out their stall for the championship as they posted three good wins in Round One of the competition. First they defeated the Asian All Stars, also from India, by 30 runs after amassing a challenging total of 87 for 1 wicket from their 5 allotted overs.

Nirmal Harsha scored 34 not out and took 1 wicket for 10 runs in his bowling spell for the Academy. Next victims were the Warathais from New South Wales who lost the close match by just 3 runs, the Academy having made 73 in their innings.

Socrates of the Warathais scored 29 runs against the talented youngsters in a losing cause. Their final challengers of the day were the gallant, mixed team, the Custom Cockatoos from Adelaide who made a great fight of trying to reach the Academy total of 91, but in the end fell 26 runs short.

The adjudicators panel met at the conclusion of the matches today to award a number of prizes for individual performances during Day One of the tournament. Cyrus Maybud of the Perth Postels was adjudged the ACST Player of the Day for his excellent all round contribution, especially with the bat.

The Outback Batsman of the Day was awarded to Jignesh of the Cricket Next Academy and the Outback Best Bowler award went to Nic Nic of the Custom Cockatoos.

Eight teams played today in the first half of the Round One fixtures which will be completed by the end of play tomorrow when the streaming of teams into round Two will take place. The action continues tomorrow with matches commencing at 9.15am with the Pattaya CC Colts taking on the Thai Spirits in an all Thai affair.

Entry to the ground for spectators is free and refreshments are available.

Pattaya Sixes Cup, Plate & Shield seedings determined following Round One Action"

Three Thai teams win through to the Cup competition

Day Two Wrap - Thursday 8th April 2010

More glorious weather graced Horseshoe Point Resort Cricket Ground as the tournament plot thickened following action and results on the field, and the positions going into Round Two were determined.

Some excellent cricket and massive hitting was applauded throughout the day as the eight teams comprising the second half of the draw completed their three first round matches today.

Dhaka Cricket Club from Bangladesh emerged as the pick of the competitive teams on Day Two of this first Pattaya International Cricket Sixes. They enjoyed three comfortable wins over the Thai Spirits, the Bounty Buccaneers from Malaysia, and one of the local favourites the Pattaya Colts. Rubayat, Topash and Hasan were the pick of the Dhaka CC players.

Also hailing from Bangladesh, Narayangang CC impressed too as they triumphed over Ios Malakas, the Bangkok Stars and the Pattaya Stallions, thereby securing their place in the Cup competition.

Match of the day was the clash between the Thai Spirits and Dhaka CC. Batting first the Spirits put a modest 66/2 on the board, Titash retiring on 30 runs, and then proceeded to defend the total tenaciously in an excellent bowling and fielding display.

Dhaka narrowly won the match by reaching their target with one ball to spare after losing 4 wickets, Zia and Hansie being the pick of the Thai Spirits bowlers with 2 victims each.

The top eight placed teams following Round One enter the Cup competition with the next eight ranked sides battling for places in Plate and Shield divisions. Three of the teams earning a berth to compete in the Cup are from Thailand: Thai Spirits, Pattaya Stallions and the Ali Baba Warriors.

Players of the Day for Day Two were selected at the close of play by the tournament panel. Topash of Dhaka CC was the 'Outback Best Bowler', Wally ‘Whale’ Pohl of Ios Malakas won the 'Outback Best Batsman' award and 'ACST Player of the Day' was Roger Lindo of the Bangkok Stars.

Day Three of the Pattaya International Cricket Sixes will get off to a cracking start at 10am Thursday with juicy match ups between the Warathais from New South Wales versus the CBB Postels and the Perth Postels versus the Custom Cockatoos. The four day tournament concludes Saturday.

All Stars Upset the Academy Pattaya Sixes Bid for the Title

Day Three Wrap - Friday 9th April 2010

Day Three of the Pattaya International Cricket Sixes saw teams competing up in Cup, Plate & Shield Divisions and resulted in several teams registering their first victories of the tournament.

Eight teams had qualified for the Cup competition after Round One and a there was a small upset as the previously undefeated Cricket Next Academy side were narrowly beaten in an all India clash by the Asia All Stars. The All Stars batted first and took to the Bangla bowling, sending boundaries to all parts of the Horseshoe Point ground.

Both openers Dimple and Waseem retired on 30 runs as the All Stars registered a challenging total of 81/1. Following some tidy bowling from the All Stars the Academy side fell just 4 runs short of their target, losing 3 wickets in the process, including 2 to man of the match Dimple.

Earlier in the day in Plate & Shield playoff action, the Perth Postels posted their first win of the week with a victory over the Custom Cockatoos. Both Aussie sides fought hard, the Cockatoos putting on 60 in their innings. They could not keep the lid tight enough on the Postels batsmen however, and despite excellent overs from Mazey and Nicola, the Postels reached their target with an over to spare.

Following the final match, the tournament panel announced the players of the day. Gary Foster of the Warathais picked up the ‘Outback Bar Bowler of the Day’ award, Dimple of the Asia All Stars was presented with the ‘Outback Bar Batsman of the Day’ trophy and Ali Babar Warriors cricketer Lalit Sadhvani was selected as ‘ACST Player of the Day.’

At 3.30pm in the afternoon the “Outback Bar T20” match featuring the best players competing in the tournament was played, and some fantastic cricket was witnessed. A major contributor to this was Satish of the Pattaya All Stars, skippered by Simon Philbrook, who blasted 57 runs from 31 balls helping his side to amass 173 runs. But they lost to the Rest of the World side, captained by Michael Maher, by the narrowest of margins who reached the target with one ball to spare.

The previous evening the tournament participants were treated to a fantastic evening under the stars at the Sixes Welcome Reception function held in the incredible surroundings of the Middle Kingdom at Horseshoe Point Resort.

Close to 50,000 baht has so far been raised at the Pattaya International Cricket Sixes to go towards the development of junior cricket in the area.

Play on Finals Day of the Pattaya International Cricket Sixes commences Saturday at 9.15am with matches featuring CBB Postels versus Ios Malakas and the Custom Cockatoos versus Pattaya Colts.

Entry to the ground for spectators is free and refreshments are available.

Dhaka CC Crowned Champions at First Pattaya International Cricket Sixes

Following four days of cricket action, Dhaka Cricket Club from Bangladesh were today crowned first champions at the inaugural Pattaya International Cricket Sixes tournament taking place at Horseshoe Point Cricket Ground, Pattaya following their victory in the Cup final over the Asia All Stars.

Other winners today were Cricket Next Academy from India who lifted the Bowl, the Bangkok Stars who won the Plate and a popular win for the Custom Cockatoos who took the Shield.

Batting first, the All Stars put on a modest total of 45/5 following some miserly bowling from Dhaka. Only Dimple of the All Stars got among the runs with a quick-fire 21 from 5 balls. The Dhaka batsmen showed no mercy, knocking the required runs off with more than an over to spare without losing a wicket to win the tournament. Rubayat of Dhaka CC was later awarded the Player of the Tournament award.

In Bowl action, local heroes the Pattaya Stallions took on the Cricket Next Academy from Pune, India. The Academy team have proved to be a powerful force throughout the tournament and smashed the Stallions bowling for 77 runs in their innings before restricting the local unit to 43 in reply with some miserly bowling the Stallions could take no advantage of. It was a comfortable victory for the Pune outfit and Satish of the CNA was selected as Outback Bar Player of the Final for his 30 not out.

The Plate Final featured the Bangkok Stars and the Perth Postels and was a very closely fought affair, the Stars triumphing by just 1 run. Bangkok has posted a reasonable total of 75, with both Brad Tarr and Imran Idrees retiring unbeaten.

Wayne Morrison was the mainstay of the Postels reply, he retired on 32 but unfortunately the Australian side with 74 runs fell just short of their target, allowing the Bangkok Stars to win the Plate Trophy. Morrison was later named Player of the Final.

CBB Postels and the Custom Cockatoos contested the Shield Final, and a nail biting final it was. CBB Postels registered 58 runs from their overs, but bowled well and the match went right to the wire, the Cockatoos reaching their target with just 2 balls to spare. Eddy and Maverick were the main batsmen for the Adelaide side, but Rah Rah was awarded the Player of the Final for her superb bowling (1/8).

The finals were followed by a Gala Awards Dinner around the swimming pool at the Horseshoe Point Resort, and it was announced at the function that in excess of 80,000 baht had been raised throughout the course of the tournament to be put towards the development of cricket in Pattaya. Simon Philbrook thanked all the Sixes participants on behalf of Pattaya CC.

"It has been a fantastic first tournament at Horseshoe Point Resort," said Asian Cricket Sixes Tour Chairman, Michael Maher. "Excellent cricket, wonderful facilities, and the positive atmosphere has been incredible. We're already looking forward to the 2011 Pattaya Sixes."

Cricketers raise 80,000 baht at the Pattaya International Cricket Sixes 2010

to support cricket development in Pattaya

The hosts and organisers of the inaugural Pattaya Sixes were bowled over by the generosity of the participants at the tournament when a total of 80,350 baht (US$2,500) was calculated to have been raised through fundraising activities during the event.

"On behalf of Pattaya cricket, thank you, it's fantastic!" said Simon Philbrook, Captain of Pattaya CC at the Gala Awards Dinner. "I'd like to thank everyone who contributed. The funds will be spent on facilities, equipment and training to help cricket here in Pattaya."

Raffles, duck awards and other fundraising activities throughout the four day tournament were arranged by Deborah Philbrook and Karen Maher.

Simon and his wife Deborah are pictured receiving the amount on stage at the Awards Dinner from Michael Maher and Ian Liddell of tournament organisers the Asian Cricket Sixes Tour.

Pattaya Sixes 2010 - Roll of Honour

Horseshoe Point Cup Champions - Dhaka CC (Bangladesh)

Cup Runners Up - Asia All Stars (India)

Bowl Champions - Cricket Next Academy (India)

Bowl Runners Up - Pattaya CC Stallions (Thailand)

Plate Champions - Bangkok Stars (Thailand)

Plate Runners Up - Perth Postels (Australia)

Shield Champions - Custom Cockatoos (Australia)

Shield Runners Up - CBB Postels (International)

Individual Awards

Player of the Final (Cup) - Sanwar (Dhaka CC)

Player of the Final (Bowl) - Satish (CNA)