The Asian Cricket Sixes Tour
 

The Asian Cricket Sixes Tour promotes, organises and markets international award winning club cricket events at fantastic locations across Asia Pacific. Founded in 2000 with just one event, the annual Tour now comprises of tournaments in nine locations across the region including Phuket, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, New South Wales, Pattaya, Shanghai, Chiang Mai and the Philippines. The tournaments, which attract clubs and cricketcelebrities from around the world and have won major awards from the International Cricket Council and AsianCricket Council, have a core philosophy of 'friendship through cricket'; they also raise funds and attract practical support for cricket development and local charities in their locations. At ACST tournaments teams can be sure of a fantastic and rewarding overseas tour.

 ACST Phuket Junior Cricket Development Fund

"ACST Announce Creation of New Phuket Junior Cricket Development Fund"

The Asian Cricket Sixes tour is delighted to announce that the fundraising efforts, spearheaded by Karyn “Kitten” Brown of the CBBs, for junior cricket development in Phuket at the recent Phuket International Cricket Sixes 2010 (April 14-18) were very successful, and just over THB130,000 (approx US$4,000) was raised during the tournament through the generosity of the participating teams, officials and supporters.
 

It was heartening for all to see a team of teenage Thai boys organized by local Phuket volunteers, the PCDC Natives, competing in the Sixes for the first time, and doing well. An all Thai cricket team of young local players playing in the tournament was a fantastic first for the Sixes and one that several years ago, when the tournament started, was always hoped for.

 

The amount raised at the 2010 Phuket Sixes will be put into a new “ACST Phuket Junior Cricket Development Fund” which will disburse funding to worthy projects and programmes in Phuket which contribute to the development of youth cricket in Phuket.

 

It was felt highly appropriate that the teams who participated in the tournament, and gave so generously during the fund raising activities, should have an input into how the funding is distributed. Therefore, a regular at the Sixes and generous contributor, Mr Bradley Mant of Leeming Spartans Cricket Club from Perth, Australia has kindly agreed to join Mr Howard Digby Johns, proprietor of the Green Man in Phuket, and Mr Mark Burns, Director of the Asian Cricket Sixes Tour, in a three person group to administer the distribution of the development funds towards junior cricket in Phuket.

 

“The funds have been raised through the generosity of the teams at the Phuket Sixes for the development of junior cricket in Phuket,” said Mr Michael Maher, Chairman of the Asian Cricket Sixes Tour.

 

“Through the new platform of the ACST Phuket Junior Cricket Development Fund we’re looking forward to working with cricket’s stakeholders on the island to grow and benefit kids cricket,” said Mr Maher.

 

For further information about the ACST Phuket Junior Cricket Development Fund contact Mark Burns at mark@cricketsixes.com


Projects Supported by Phuket Junior Cricket Development Fund

July 2010 - Phuket Under 15's tour to Kuala Lumpur tournament (THB 43,000)

Media contact:
Mark Burns, Director, Asian Cricket Sixes Tour.
Tel. +852 9636 5545 or e-mail at mark@cricketsixes.com