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Phuket International

Cricket Sixes 2013

Teams Participating :

CBB Postels / Australia

CBB SAs / Thailand

Southern Stars / Victoria, Australia

Corner Tigers / Pakistan

MG7 / Kuwait

SKYLARK / Kuwait

Thai Phuket Kids / Thailand

W.M.F.B. – Perth, Australia

W.M.F.B. 2 – Perth, Australia

Pinjarra CC – WA, Australia

Melbourne Super Kinds

Lamma CC / Hong Kong

Sydney Silverbacks / Sydney, Australia

Hong Kong Blues / Hong Kong

St Georges River / Sydney, Australia

Smiths Medical Sloggers (SMS) / Sydney, Australia

Gauhati Club / India

Melbourne Super Kings / Australia

Smiths Medical Sloggers

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Pen Portraits

The CBBs

The CBBs are proud to be making their 70th Tour

to the very special 10thAnniversary Tournament at

this years Phuket International Cricket Sixes Tour-

nament.Always huge supporters of this event and a

past Cup winner where this Cup Trophy is proudly

now presented in the clubrooms. This clubroom is

at the UN Irish Pub in Chiang Mai, north Thailand.

CBBs will be entering 2 sides in this years Phuket

Sixes event.

Michael “Cat” Maher – Cats 69’er tour and a big

one it will be. Enjoys this tournament a lot, espe-

cially playing on the Karon Stadium ground. Look-

ing forward to this 10th year celebration party.

cool when playing the games and while out on the

ﬁ eld.

Jeremy Smith – This will be his 2nd CBB Tour

and will be close to due Membership after this tour, Raju Seemant – A CBB Tour Virgin, ﬁ nally we

who knows Tiny may see ﬁ t in Chiang Mai to use the CBBs have managed to draft him into this tour.

his Presidents powers and fast track his Member- A Phuket local who loves a few drinks, enjopys

ship Status? Loves a drink or three, so will enjoy cricket and is a very handy bowler. Has also been

this event a lot.

known to throw the bat at a few and get away with

it.

Brian “Flemo” Shaw – Flemo making a much

welcomed return to Phuket for the Sixes. A proud Wayne Morrison – Come back to enjoy a place he

memberwhohastouredtomanyplaceswithCBBs, holds dear to his heart. Has toured Phuket a number

the latest being last October to the Java Tour. En- of times, loves the life style and good times which

joys his cricket and played really well while in come with touring to Phuket. A keen photographer

Java, especially at Baldys Ground.

and always most keen to assist in tournaments.

Bob“Tiny”Phillips– CBBsthirdMEP (President) Will “Alter Boy” Badger – The Alter Boy has re-

who has taken being a CBB to a whole new level. ally put in a hard pre-season for this years Phuket

Is sponsored by every vodka company in Bahrain, Sixes, ﬁ rstly loosening up at the recent Kata 7s

attempts to share these strengths with all of those event. A gentle giant who can bowl fast and also

around him. Leads from the front.

hit the ball a Long Way. Still trying to take on Tiny

when it comes to a Slammer Session!

Akarin “Proclaimer” Hiranpruecks – A Thai

CBB Member who enjoys the opportunity to play Will have a big impact in Phuket this year we be-

some cricket with CBBs. An excellent ambassador lieve.

for the club in Thailand, he manages to always be

Sean “Chow” Lewis – Another Phuket

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running quick singles his not his thing ,As a for-

mer Union front rower he can old his own against

both blokes and booze but may be an easy target

for the lady boys.

Scott “Snicka” Smith – Another Virgin to Phuket,

Scotty is team expert in merging work and play be-

ing a hotel manager. He can wield the willow as

well as he can pull a pint ... And is Lethal at Both

,Sure to be an eye opening experience on his ﬁ rst

walk down Bangla rd just follow the laughter to

ﬁ nd him.

Tim“Arch”Bishop– Tim is a virgin to the Phuket

virgin. Where do I start with Chow “ are you hav- tournaments what he lacks in Cricket ability he

ing a bad day ? Did you Die ?? Sean ( Chow ) Lewis makes up for in enthusiasm. We the CBBs are

is renowned for being able to reciet the Hangover happy there are no TAB outlets in Thailand as we

Movies 1 & 2 word for word , On the ﬁ eld don’t would be short every game. Off the ﬁ eld Tim will

under estimate Sean’s ability as he can hit a ball likely be found propping up a Bar .

and can also send em down at a reasonable pace

Sanjay Rathod – A long term Phuket Sixes sup-

watch out for the change up

porter, will be making his CBB debut through the

Peter “Colonel” Sanders – Another Phuket Vir- 10thAnniversary tournament in Phuket. Enjoys his

gin The Colonel is a professional bean counter who cricket and is a very handy player. More an expert

make runs a quickly as he can add them up Pete in diamonds and other such luxuries in Bahrain.

will give every bar a nudge in Bangla rd but will

Dennis Bacon – Big supporter of the Phuket Sixes

run a mile if he sees a Python make of that what

and is an on again, off again local in Phuket. Will

you will Lady Boys !

be brilliant if Dennis can make it back to Phuket to

Scott “Cessnock” Maitland – Our ﬁ nal virgin of join us the CBBs for this years 10th Anniversary

the team , Scotty is known for hitting a Big ball as tournament and to enjoy the party.

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MG7 Cricket Club

MG7 CRICKET CLUB

USMAN “Boom Boom -Afridi”

Isanewteamfoundedby MahmoudAbdullah,bet-

– The new sensation in the Kuwait

ter known as MG. Number 7 exists, because every

Cricket Arena, A very young lad

year MG sponsors a 7 A Side Tournament, hence

his early 20’s & brings energy &

MG7. The team, in this tournament will consist of

youth exuberance to the team , he

players whom are social and very serious cricket-

is super talented ….also know as

ers.However,theirtalentswillprobablyshinemore

Boom Boom -Afridi amongst his friends …..Mer-

when there is a slammer session in progress. So do

ciless for his big hitting ….This summer he brings

invite them for that, they will not let you down,

some thing special to the “Phuket Cricket festival-

because they can DOWN few drinks easily, and go

2013”…..watch out for this Lad

on the ﬁ eld straight after. Both MG7 and MG War-

Casino “CAS” – Do not ever

riors are sponsored by MG for this tournament, and

gamble against CAS. All rounder,

both teams consist of different nationalities. How-

has so many different batting va-

ever, that was never a problem because they are

rieties, ground shots and sky ones

united under the banner of “Friendship Through

that will clear the grounds with

Cricket “.----They are here to de-

fend their Title (Cup Winners –

Phuket Sixes -2012)

Mahmoud “MG

“(Captain)

–

MG the Captain

cool, whom fre-

quently is been

mistaken

for

“AlPicino” or “Kevin Costner”

not simply cause he’s Handsome

but also for his great sense of

Humor. At 57 yrs, he’s still su-

per sonic behind the stumps and

would give any teenager a run

for his money. He loves every bit

of the Tradition that follows the

slammer sessions, both as drink-

ing or even being the hanging

judge.

Faisal “Bhai” –

This young lad

is no stranger to

Phuket , a nd on

his ﬁ rst trip to

Phuket in 2012

he ended being a Champion (Cup

Wnner-2012). He can bowl fast

and can open the innings. He is

better known to help Johnny at the

end of the night as he is also an-

other teetotal.

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great ease. Has won many games single handed- a word in their dictionary when drinking starts.

ly. If you are a wicket keeper, you better be alert

Vinod “Click” – You will see

for stumping, his leg spin will deﬁ nitely invite the

“Click“anywherewithouthiscam-

batsman to step out of his cease. Very athletic the

era. He loves taking photos any-

ﬁ eld with pair of hands like a bucket never drops a

where he goes. Soft spoken, very

catch. Likes to drink and party too, so it is not that

polite with a baby face. But don’t

all gloom and doom.

be fooled. As a batsman, when he

Asim “Our Englishmen” – Ex- clicks he can easily score 50s in no time and as

tremely athletic, energetic as al- wicket keeper he is second to none. Has a very soft

ways in the midst of cricketing ac- spot for Tequilas. So we will have to put a leash on

tions, Prefers opening the batting him when the Tequilas are on the table.

and bowls some part time spin or

medium pace. An evergreen crick-

Mandeep “Johnny” – Very re-

eter who only wishes to have a tattoo written in

liable batsman especially when

English some day (only if his slim body permits

things are not going very well. He

...hehe) He is ever ready to play the game anytime

has many different shots that will

and anywhere. In the day light he enjoys keeping

bafﬂ e any bowler, fast, slow &

the Scorers busy & after dawn he confuses the bar-

spin does not make any difference

tenders with his extra ordinary English

to Johnny, he will go after the bowlers, no fear at

all. Good bowler has taken 5 wickets for 8 runs,

Patel“TheFinisher” – Purely tal- only last month. Although he is a teetotal but he

ented for anything that cricket has will join in all the parties and will take a very active

to offer (Be it Bowling? Batting role. His role starts when the it is time to go home;

or Fielding & not to forget Even well we will need one guy at least to be sober and

Wicket keeping). It’s hard to de- shows the way back.

scribe Patel as a cricketer as he’s

the busiest player on the ﬁ eld .he

Simon “King of the Swing” – S

seems pretty calm & quiet by nature with a silent

for Simon, S for Swing! A shy

smile , but is a perfect game ﬁ nisher.

dude with a shy smile, popularly

known as the “ King of the Swing

“ as he literally makes the ball talk

MG WARRIORS CRICKET CLUB

when he is bowling offering plenty

of swing. A safe and agile ﬁ elder & no mug with

MG Warriors Cricket Club is a part of the MG

bat either. He is not only busy sharing a joke, but

Cricket Club. It went from strength to strength and

will also share plenty of drinks.

has won many trophies overseas in the past 3-4

years under the old banner “Skylark”. It Has the

Nadeem “Our- Entertainer” – A

reached the semi ﬁ nals in the “Phuket Sixes 2011”

guy with a never say “NO” atti-

for the Cup Division, and ended up Runner up the

tude towards any thing thrown to

coming year 2012 only to go down to Twin com-

him, extremely cheerful, helpful

petitors “MG7” in the Cup Division. When team

& a total team player …. Funny

members of MG7 & MGWarriors get together, you

& smiling as always cheering the

will realize that they are loud, noisy, hard drinkers

team with a buzz, a talented off spinner with the

and party animals (domesticated one though).

old school “ﬁ ghting the ball theory”, he loves chal-

lenging the batsmen …The Ofﬁ cial Cheer Leader

Mewlyn “Alvin” (Captain) – A

on Board

very dedicated cricketer whom

will never say no to a game of

Wasim “The wall” – A left hand-

cricket on a any day of the week.

ed wicket Keeper Batsmen, best

Don’t under estimate his size; he

known as “The wall” not for he

has easily hit fast bowlers out of

physical structure, lol !!..But for

the ground for sixes. And as for his spin bowling,

his patience in the middle to grind

he has claimed many big scalps. However, he is

the bowlers, very reliable and the

better known for his drinking sessions with MG. “GO to Man” when the chips are down ….lets en-

With these two around, you should deﬁ nitely invite joy the little Flicks & leg Glances that suits the left

them for a “slammer session “. NO is not hander’s the most

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Melbourne Super Kings

“ Melbourne Super Kings hank Its A

Breeze Property for its continued support

in building friendship through cricket”

Melbourne Super Kings was formed in 2008 when bowl and bat while his throwing is known to break the

a group of friends who went to the same school or keepers nose. If you see anyone training on the beach

played against each other in Sri Lanka decided to use during our tour it will be him.

the weekend to catch to re-establish and maintain old

Dhilharan – has been selected to

friendships. In its short history, they have won 4 pre-

tour to encourage his passion for

mierships and grown to 6 teams.

cricket. We look forward to witness-

In the ﬁ rst year of playing together they managed to

ing no notable performances from

in a premiership in the B Grade One Day Competition

him during the tour.

held by Box Hill Reporter District Competition. They

Godfrey – is the most successful

were immediately promoted by 5 grades to a 80 Over

captain at Melbourne Super Kings

Competition. Over the last 4 years they have played

with 2 Premierships in 3 years of

in the ﬁ nal series in 3 of the years that includes 2

captaincy of our Sunday team. He

Grand Final appearances.The lower level teams have

plans to ﬁ nd himself during this

managed to win 3 premierships.

tour.

We are excited to be involved in our ﬁ rst Phuket In-

ternational Sixer’s. The team is represented by our

loyal members who have helped the

club grow.

Manoj – has been selected to Cap-

Lamma C C

Lamma C.C. celebrated its 20thAnniversary last year.

tain our inaugural participation at the

Situated off the coast of Hong Kong island, Lamma

Phuket International Sixers. Manoj

is known for its “Bohemian” atmosphere, and the

is fondly known as ‘ Rabbit’ for his

cricket team embody this spirit. We are often to be

ability to zip around the ground and

heard late at night in the bar musing on philosophy

run between wickets. If you see someone zipping

or serenading the locals with historical songs of vic-

around Phuket it most probably be him.

tory.

Shanker – has been selected as the

Brad Tarr – The most dangerous man on Lamma.

Vice Captain for his all round abili-

Spends a lot of time in a boat and therefore rumours of

ties as a cricketer and entertainer. He

piracy follow him wherever he goes.

lives in the ﬂ ow .. his careful strate-

gic ﬁ eld placing, astute judgement of

Mark Burns – A former Lamma resident, now gain-

the ball is second to none. We expect

ing notoriety for respectability. Often to be seen with a

him to make special guest appear-

microphone at various Sixes events.

ances in many bars and night clubs during this tour.

Ben Cooper – A quiet, retiring man, Ben is often to be

Baheetharan – bowls and bats with utmost freedom

seen observing the game with a detached, relaxed air.

on and off the ﬁ eld. In his inaugural

This is not always appreciated by his team-mates when

year of playing with the Super Kings

he is supposed to be ﬁ elding.

he blew the opposition away with Royce McDonald – A free-thinking radical, Royce

his fast bowling and fast scoring bat- started the Lamma ﬁ nger-painting club, until an argu-

ting to win the Club Championship. ment over an easel led to its burning down. Finger-

If you see a tornado blow through painting is now illegal throughout Hong Kong so

Phuket it will be attributed to Bahee. Royce has focused his attention on cricket.

Little Master ... Rishan has been groomed to take over

Simon Joyce – Simon is arriving in Thailand a week

the all rounder position in our senior team in the com-

before the Sixes start, so his physical appearance and

ing years. He is committed to building his physique.

state of health are likely to be very different to how

We expect him to win the iron man competition in

they are as I write this. Therefore an unknown quan-

Phuket during the tour.

tity…

Mr Cricket – is our new addition

Jacob Latter – I believe this is Jacob’s ﬁ rst appearance

to the Super Kings Family. We are

for Lamma, though he was kind enough to donate his

excited to see his raw talents shine

son to play for us last year. He will probably be wary of

through during this tour. He loves to

Lamma’s running between the wickets.

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Hong Kong Blues

Awais “The Child Prodigy” Moham-

mad – Awais, originally from Pakistan,

is a student going to schools and a child

prodigy. Whether bowling or batting,

this all-rounder has the ability to win the

matches single-handedly. We will not be

surprised if we see him playing for Hong

Kong International cricket team in few

years and we are proud of playing this

wonder kid in HK Blues.

Kartheek “The Perfectionist” Ponnuru

– Kartheek, originally from Chennai, In-

dia, is an IIT graduate and working for a

big investment bank in Hong Kong. The

fense” and he will be looking to display his skills

guys batting technique reminds me the Great Wall

at the Sixes.

of India - “Rahul Dravid” and for sixes, he can

Rohit “The Terminator” Nambiar – Rohit, orig-

change his gear to play with the strike rate that

inally from Chennai, India, now lives in HK, and

even “Virendra Sehwag” would be proud of. He

works for a big investment bank. He is a cricket

doesn’t leaves his “perfection” in his bowling also

fanatic and the greatest fan of cricket god “Sachin

and makes a batsman cry by putting the bowl at

Tendulkar” as far as I know. No wonder he has

the spots which only a talisman can put.

named his son “Sachin” before he was even born.

Satyendra “The Toe Crusher” Singh – Satya,

He is a perfect all-rounder who can swing the ball

originally from Mumbai, India, now lives in HK,

both ways and when he gets a chance to kill with

and works for a big investment bank. This 6 feet

his bat, he doesn’t play around, but goes on and

4 inches tall bowler is a wholehearted performer

“terminates” his opponent.

and an explosive right-handed batsmen. Don’t go

Soma “The Batsman” Nair – Soma, with a funda-

by his nice, gentle looks, because he is a smiling

mentally strong and aggressive batting technique

assassin, who can put the hurt on and crush the

and cricket as his passion, loves the challenge to

batsman toe with his impeccable yorkers.

face new balls. Being one of the players of the day

Kos “The Southpaw” Vachhani – Kos, origi-

- orange cap holder in Bangkok Sixes 2012, he is a

nally from Mumbai, India, is an IIT graduate and

threat for the opposition. He is also a good wicket

working for a big investment bank in Hong Kong.

keeper and HK Blues is sure that this great “bats-

The only left-hander and the only spinner in the

man” will lead the batting from the front again.

team, the guy can spin the batsman mind with

Bowlers beware............any loose delivery to him

his drifting leg cutters and top spins using his tall

and its GOING GOING GONE....!

high arm action. When his gloves carry his bat,

this multi-talented chap can knock out any bowler

out of the ground.

A short Write-up about the club,

Rishi “The Maestro” Srivastava – Rishi, origi-

the history etc

nally from the holy land Varanasi, India, has been

in HK for last 4+ years working for an European Team Name: Hong Kong Blues

bank. Guys’ batting technique is as solid as the Captain: Rishi Srivastava

great man himself, hence earning him the nick-

name, “The Maestro”.

Hong Kong Blues was formed in October 2011.

His only mantra in cricket is “attack is the best de- The main purpose of forming the team was for

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the hectic work schedule and the a im-

less weekends have taken away all the

fun. The club, since its formation, has

allowed all of its team members to re-

live that past glory and have something

to look forward to come the weekend.

But, its not all play and no work.

Beware the opposition teams, come the

crunch time, be assured, we all are gon-

na have our game face ON!

During the last 2 years, HK Blues per-

formance can be highlighted as follows

l Bangkok Sixes, 2012 - Reached

its team members to relive the childhood joy of

semiﬁ nals out of 12 international teams.

playing cricket. Not long ago all of us were out of

Won 3 out of 4 league matches, and lost to

the door of our houses at a simple chance of play-

Bangladesh team in the semiﬁ nals.

ing some ‘gully’ cricket. We ran, we jumped, we

Cup Champions in HK Sixes, 2012

fell, we celebrated; and came again the next day

Plate Champions in HK Sixes, 2011

to relive the joy. Most of the times for fun, some-

Challenge League 2011-12 season, Hong

times for personal or school / college / ‘mohalla’s

Kong, we were the runner-ups out of total 8

glory. A new city, a new job, some money in hand,

teams in the tournament

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Pinjarra Cricket Club

Located 80km South East of Perth Western Austra- Phuket, he is going by the name 1ManWolfPak in

lia Pinjarra has a proud cricket history. The club was Phuket.

formed in 1874 and is one of the oldest cricket clubs

in the country. This is the ﬁ rst year for a dedicated

#29 Shane “The Duck”Turner – Hailing from Gods

Pinjarra side in the Phuket Sixes (some members have

very own country town of North Dandalup The duck

played in other combined sides) and the club has huge

is a veteran of the Pinjarra Cricket Club with over 100

expectations. We expect to; 1. Drink plenty of cold

games of cricket in the bag. Allrounder who loves to

beer 2. Sample some jungle juice (courtesy of WMFB)

hit big. A past captain and on his second international

3. Hopefully survive any potential rounds of shots with

tour with the Pinjarra Cricket Club (hope your gut’s

Dolly 3. Survive Bangla Rd 4. Make some new friends

can handle this trip mate – ED). This is the ﬁ rst out-

5. Oh yeah, play some cricket and hopefully go one

ing for the duck in a super six format he is looking to

step further than the runner up that some of the boys

dominate on and mostly off the ﬁ eld!

got last year.

#14 Brooke”Creeker”Oldﬁ eld – The Creeker is the

#23 - Craig “Morgs” Morgan – The captain, now al-

rookie of the team.Also from North Dandalup and just

most a Phuket local after 3 trips in the last 3 years.

ﬁ nished playing his ﬁ rst full senior year of cricket at

Morgs is known for being a pretty serious (that’s put-

the Pinjarra Cricket Club. Nippy medium bowler who

ting it mildly, Mr White Line fever) on the ﬁ eld, has

loves to hit out. Accomplished ﬁ elder who looks for

toned things down as he approaches 40. After being

the run out. This is the Creekers ﬁ rst overseas trip and

promoted to open the batting at last year’s sixes Morgs

ﬁ rst international cricket tournament.

enjoyed it so much he convinced his skipper at home

# 19-Mark “Moods” Moody – First timer to Phukett,

that he should open the batting in a 3rd grade side, this Hails from Pinjarra CC, Haven’t played cricket for

worked well as it was only Morgs who seemed to get over 15 years. Didn’t take me long to work out that

himself out after batting at a snail’s pace and making a four step approach was more than enough to send

the paltry score of 26 after 35 overs! It is safe to say down a “dibbler dobbler” to see in amazement it soar-

that Morgs will either score faster in Phuket, or sack ing overhead like a J U M B O jet, managed to ﬁ nd

himself as a batter.

myself an old railway sleeper and crafted it into a 3 1/2

#13 Boyd “blocker” Colgan AKA Biffa – A cricket

Lbs piece of lumber that I call my BAT. Favorite shot

tragic would be his best description with an uncanny

is REVERSE SWAT or sweep.

ability for 20 ball ducks. Blocker currently equals the # 66- Marcus”Tanker.com 66” Gorman – Phuket

most ducks in a season for Pinjarra at 7 from 12 at- Novice. Hails from Pinjarra CC Plays mens C grade

tempts. Run scoring with the bat is not his forte but much to everyones disgust, Having plundered 600+

with ball on the other hand, He has many a time been runs in current season.Been a long time between drinks

dragged from the attack for bowling opposition bats- going back to 88/89 season scoring 400+ runs.Bit of a

men into career rebuilding form(he is currently await- batter bit of a bowler I’ll take what comes. Favourite

ing a call from Cricket Australia). Blocker was origi- shot would have to be the cross bat D R I V E through

nally asked to join the team as manager/scorer but due covers for 4, never hit a six on the on side.Cant pull

to inability to operate anything invented this century, or hook and Mum said “Dont Bowl Short” !!!!!!.Can

whilst entering details he accidently entered as a play- feelda a bit,First slip specialist and capable have run-

er. Let’s hope he has boarded the correct ﬂ ight.

ning to take a catch (Be gentle with Marcus as this

#1 Shane (Dolly) Dalton – A prodigal son of the Pin-

is his ﬁ rst trip away from his wife in over 20 years,

jarra Cricket Club Western Australia with two stints

WMFB Marcus may need some extra JG to settle him-

spanning 10 years apart. A Wicket Keeper batsmen

self down – ED)

with a compulsive slog sweep addiction that no amount

#15 Alex “Eggy” Hegedus – On his ﬁ rst trip with

of rehab or hours of net training could cure. Lured out PCC after only playing his ﬁ rst game of senior cricket

of retirement to produce mayhem and madness on the a little over 2 years ago. Eggy is super keen to tour

ﬁ eld and off the ﬁ eld. In his ﬁ rst tour overseas Dolly Phuket an make his mark in Thailand. Expect Eggy

the 1ManWolfPak is striving for team success and with to always give his all, be it swinging from the hip and

the help of his teammates, getting home in one piece.

hitting boundaries, or swinging his elbow to tip some

As Dolly knows there is only room for one Dolly in

more bourbon down his throat.

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St Georges River

Back for a fourth consecutive year, the St

Georges River side has some new faces

with only three players previously donning

the red and white. With 5 debutants, there

will be plenty of initiation ceremonies off

the ﬁ eld. Sol Chatterjee returns as the over-

seas player amongst the Aussies.

Staresy aka Ben Stares – Staresy is the

last remaining player from the inaugural

St Georges River side of 2010. Not even

a couple of days on a drip in hospital last

year from a dodgy meal

could deter Staresy from

returning for his 4th

straight year. An aggres-

sive opening batsman

Hawaii in 2010 and hopes to bring that form

and pace bowler from

with him to another island paradise in Phuket.

the Randwick Petersham

Dubbed Mr Hawaii after that tour, there are

grade club in Sydney,

high expectations on Banger so long as the

who will lead the way at

umpires allow his action and the bowlers go

the top of the order for

easy on him.

the St Georges River side

Laz aka Peter Lazaropoulos – Laz is an-

once again. Once again,

other recruit from SSJCC on debut this year.

he is accompanied by his

Laz’s batting can be best described as Calypso

better half Danni, who is

and the Sixes format should suit him down to

now his ﬁ ancé!

the ground. Laz travelled to Phuket last year

Sincas aka Anthony

with work and was very keen to return and

Sinclair – Sincas is back

play again this year. Will be one of the last out

for his third straight tour and has taken the reins from each night.. guaranteed.

former tour leader and Umpire extraordinaire Daniel

Brightwell who is off to England to watch the Ashes

Pistol aka Pete Argaet – Pete hails from Gundagai in

this year instead. Sincas has recruited some new faces

country NSW and joined SSJCC a few seasons ago.

to join the team this year from South Sydney Juniors

A left arm seamer and handy batsman, Pete will be

Cricket Club. A keeper/batsman that we hope won’t

the youngest in the squad this year. Like Laz, a recent

have to bowl.

holiday to Phuket in 2011 wet his tastebuds and he

was very keen to return to the land of smiles. A coun-

Sol aka Saurav Chatterjee – After debuting for the

try boy with a country boy thirst.

St Georges River side last year Sol was top priority in

the player market and we’ve managed to re-sign him as

Mossy aka Alex Amos – Fairly new to the game.

our international player for another year. An elegant left

Coming from a baseball background he will be send-

handed top order batsman and ﬁ nger spinner, Sol will

ing a lot to the straight boundaries. With his rocket

draw on his many many years of touring experience to

arm and his at times unorthodox bowling technique,

help guide the Aussies both on and off the ﬁ eld. The

Mossy will be a big hit this year.

Phuket Sixes won’t ofﬁ cially start until Sol has rung

Wazza aka Warren Francis – A late call up and a

the bell and the ﬁ rst team sambucca shot is downe d.

debutant on his ﬁ rst Sixes tour. Comes into the side

Banger aka Greg Scott – Phuket debutant Banger with an unknown cricket ability. Short games, big hit-

was in career best form on a SSJCC tour of ting and beers are sure to suit him...

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The Wild Men From Borneo

Well the boys are back in town to create

tempt at Phuket and should be in some

their own fun in the sun for yet another

sort of form; not sure what sort of form

Phuket Sixes Tournament. This year the

that will be but we are assured it will be

WMFB will be packing two teams and a

devastating… His ability to leap over

handful of supporters and of course the

a downed team-mate in a single bound

mighty jungle juice will make the daily

(to get to the bar) are the stuff of leg-

appearance to bring joy and happiness to

end. Apparently he can spin a ball as

all.

well.. We are pretty sure it hit a stick on

The WMFB were not sure whether to include

the pitch.. haha

snorkels and ﬂ ippers as part of the team kit this Snatch (Alan Jackson) – Snatch is back for a

year or not after last year’s drenching at the hands third campaign in Phuket and just loves watch-

of the rain gods. Hopefully this year they will be ing Man U (get a ﬂ ogging – YES!!!) Will ﬁ nally

kinder to us.

secure a set of Long shorts rather than the short

This will be the WMFB’s 8th appearance at the

longs he has been provided for the last couple of

Phuket Sixes and as usual it will be done in style.

years if CC get’s it right for a change. Caught his

ﬁ rst ﬁ sh in Phuket last year, let’s hope he catches

Just a quick note to thank our sponsors (We must

a few things this year (on the ﬁ eld that is). Can

thank the wonderful people who support a band

handle a bat and gets the odd bit of turn with a

of misﬁ ts with our uniforms and items to share as

ball. (Yes we mean Odd – haha)

without them we would not be the WMFB).

Lucky (Alan Vasey) – Back for a second run in

Thanks to: Gold Security Group, Angus

Phuket, the man they call Lucky will again be

O’Tools, Vasey EHS Consulting, AE3S (Asia Eco-

showing the team the way home. Devastating as

Energy Enterprise Solutions), Successful Projects,

a back stop and known as the creator of breezes

Fire Rescue Safety Australia, MYR Consulting

when batting, Lucky will be looking to score a

and IFAP (Industrial Foundation for Accident Pre-

few this year and to build on last year’s perfor-

vention).

mances. We await to witness Lucky’s strike rate.

Players for 2013’s “Fun in the Sun” are:

Sir Les (Peter Weir) – Back to play in the Phuket

Captain Circket (Mark Stirling) – CC has re-

Sixes and dish out some of his Sir Lesisms. Not

turned for an eighth Phuket Sixes Tournament and

one for holding back his thoughts on life the

hoping to make it through injury free this time.

universe and everything Sir Les made many a

Looking forward to getting a few, knocking back

new friend in Phuket with his cultural savvy. He

some Jungle Juice and trying to avoid the wrath of

knows how to get straight to the hearts of the

the Fines Captain. Has been known to strike fear

local tuk tuk drivers and leave them astonished

into the unwary and create devastation where-ever

and amazed and even learnt some new cultural

he goes (well…off the ﬁ eld anyhow). As creator of

shockers that the real Sir Les would be proud of.

the Jungle Juice recipe and overseer of the mix, be

Freebie (Bernard Schenk) – Returning to the

afraid, be very afraid.

WMFB team after some years lost in the wilder-

Ginger Rash (Ian Farrar) – Returning once again

ness of a working life, Freebie is back for a sec-

for an ninth Phuket tournament, our Fines Captain

ond shot at the Phuket Sixes. We look forward to

and unleasher of havoc on the unwary as he and his

see Freebie in action to see if he can notch up a

trusty notepad will nail you for bloody everything

few on the Freebie scorecard. He is pretty handy

and anything so he can get you to take a serve from

with a ball and sure to impress, we are just not

the shot-box. Look out all who pass by a ﬁ nes ses-

sure who..

sion and think they will go un-noticed..

Bradley Mant – Manty has made many a pil-

Tuk Tuk (Ross Broun) – Back again for a ﬁ fth at-

grimage to the Phuket sixes playing for

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Lee man Spartans but always had a secret desire bat and ﬁ eld so should be interesting to see if any

to lift or is that lower his standards to play with of that still remains in the system. Made his ﬁ rst

the legendary WMFB. Known for being a quiet lad trip to Phuket in 2012 and has still not recovered.

both on and off the ﬁ eld (is that a chant I hear ----- Always quick with a joke and loves a drink or ten.

Bullssshhh***tt, Bullssshhh***tt). Anyhow as a Should be able to keep up with the WMFB stan-

great wielder of willow and stump guard, great dards, but we shall see..

expectations of him were put forth; unfortunately

Mark Reghenzani – Regger’s hails from the wil-

it looks like Manty will be sitting on the sideline

derness of Kalgoorlie along with Lucky. A keen

after some back surgery and will have to be con-

sportsman and known to give anything a go as

tempt with downing endless beers and jungle juice

long as there is a beer at the end of it.. Regger’s

with the echo’s of “toughen up princess” ringing

still plays the odd bit of cricket and has smacked

in his ears.. (Still to be named but one springs to

mind already…) We wish him a speedy recovery

a few runs here and there. The ﬁ rst time he heard

so can get back to dancing on the bar again..

of the WMFB he blurted out “I’m in..” Regger’s

Butthead (Maurice) and Beaver (John) – The

doesn’t mind a few and is Mr Sociable… basically

lads from Angus O’Tools have been long term sup-

talk to anyone if they stand still long enough. A

porters and sponsors with the WMFB and continue

great laugh and will make the WMFB tour a great

to be part of the action and fun. Always handy with

place to be.

a supportive sledge and an ice cold cider. They

have always stated they would like to be in cider

Glenn Hack – Glenn has been to Phuket with

and we believe the reprobates.. Is that a Dicken’s

Manty’s team before (correct me if I’m wrong

Cider we wonder.. We look forward to their great

Manty) and was drawn to the dark-side when the

support again this year. Cheers.

rest of the Spartan’s decided life was more interest-

ing in Perth watching the grass grow…. Glenn is

obviously not like that so when fun called he knew

The Virgins

where to go. “I think I’ll go join the WMFB to ﬁ nd

Martin Stirling – The brother of CC ﬁ nally makes

out what life is all about”… great move matey…

his debut into the cricketing sixes world. Has not Greg O’Day – Goog’s is a long time player for

picked up a bat and ball since… sh*t way too long Wanneroo Cricket Club and was known to chuck

to remember. Used to be able to bowl, down the odd thunderbolt in his day and knock up

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a few runs. First time for a sixes competition and of cricket lovers and supported by the ICC and

for the WMFB and Phuket so lets hope the bolts have done wonders for promoting and driving

are not for the dunny. Known to like a beer or ten cricket as a sport into many SE Asian countries.

so should have no trouble sliding into the WMFB

Over the last few years players and non-play-

scene.

ers have come from many far off lands to play

Geoff Currie – Geoff, a recent relocation to in Phuket for the WMFB, including Australia,

Bangkok from India has now managed to stop USA, Switzerland, UK, Hong Kong, Indonesia,

the head wobble so we should have a better Thailand and Vietnam. There is a bond between

chance to focus on the ball and we should be able them all and that is cricket and mate-ship.

to work out if he means yes or no. A great sense

The WMFB look forward to playing in the sun

of humour and keen cricketer he should ﬁ t right

again in Phuket in 2013 and meeting up with old

in with the WMFB. Geoff states he is looking to

friends and making some new friends.

try some of the legendary jungle juice potion.

Paul Piper – Paul wandered past the WMFB tent

with his mate Jim Jeffries last year and got stuck

there downing jungle juice and getting ﬁ ned. He

Team History

enjoyed the experience so much that he decided

IN THE BEGINNING…. ON A NOT TOO

to come along and do it again as a supporter of

DISTANT ISLAND..

the WMFB. Most welcome to our humble tribe.

First ﬁ ne for the tour will be for non-players just

sitting around and drinking… haha We are ex-

The Sangatta Cricket Club (SCC) can be found

pecting great wit and sledging from within our

in the mining complex called Tanjung Bara ap-

own camp.

proximately 17km from the town of Sangatta

which is located 60km North of the equator on

Jim Jeffries – As Paul’s partner in crime last

the east coast of East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indo-

year he too has succumbed to the magical pow-

nesia. The club has been in existence for some 15

ers of the jungle juice and decided to come and

years and includes its own grand stand, bar, nets

support the great WMFB. Doesn’t like to drink

and an cricket oval based upon the dimensions of

MUCH!!! And occassionaly blurts out a great

the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) making it a

line. Know to be the quiet and softly spoken type

fantastic cricketing arena.

(in his dreams) Jim should liven up the days of

toil in the ﬁ eld for the team… More JJ please

In 2004, a team representing the Sangatta

(that’s Jungle Juice…)

Cricket Club entered the Bali Sixes cricket com-

petition and the touring spirit of the Wild Men

About the Wild Men From Borneo From Borneo was born. The Sangatta team played

The Wild Men From Borneo are a group of crick-

well however did not win a match and ended up

et lovers (or drinkers with a cricketing problem)

in the race for the wooden spoon. After some dis-

who come together from many countries to play

cussions with the other wooden spoon contended

in sixes cricket competitions in South East Asia

(who had also consumed too much alcohol and

and generally have a good time in the process.

also did not want to play another game) it was

decided the match would be decided on the toss

The ﬁ rst international WMFB team left the shores of a coin.

of Borneo (East Kalimantan, Indonesia) in 2005

to play in the Inaugural Phuket Sixes Internation-

Before the coin toss occurred it was agree that

al Cricket Competition only several months after

the loser would become the wooden spoon win-

that dreadful day on December 26th 2004 when

ners and receive the spoon prize of 12 bottles of

the Tsunami hit the region. The many teams that

Bali wine (which of course no-one wanted) the

came along injected much needed cash into the

winner of the toss would win the betting money

local economy with a particular sharp increase in

(for more beer) and not have to taste the Bali

alcohol sales.

wine. All that can be said is that much money

changed hands and that the team from Sangatta

The Phuket Sixes is part of a series of competi- did not have to taste that awful drop and then pro-

tions held around the SE Asian region (from Aus- ceeded to drink away the winning amount with

tralia to China) organised by a dedicated group gusto.

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Corner Tigers

The Great Cricket Legend Imran Khan dubbed his

fun in the sun and that includes raining sixes.

team the Cornered Tigers in the famous 1992 World

Salman Shah (Smily Tiger) – Loves to bat and

Cup, 2004 saw the rebirth of the Corner Tigers when

swing the ball. Phuket conditions are ideal for him.

a bunch of friends formed a cricket club by the same

Captained the under 19 Islamabad region in his

name. The team in its ﬁ rst outing won the Light-

youth. Missed the selectors by not showing up at the

house Phuket Sixes 2005, Phuket, Thailand. In the

nets. Don’t take him lightly, as he has something very

year 2006, 2010 & 2011 the Corner Tigers reached

special in him.

the ﬁ nals without losing a single encounter. In 2011

the team lost by 4 runs in a tightly contested rain af-

Waqas (Wiki Tiger) – Young blood. Pilot by profes-

fected Final.The CornerTigers are the only club team

sion. May be he ﬁ nds better things to do in Phuket

from Pakistan who has ever won a club cricket sixes

then to play cricket & ﬂ y planes. The party season

tournament internationally. We take pride in partying

will start for him in Phuket and it’s time for him to

hard, playing good cricket and playing it cool in the

brush up his special social skills! Especially when it

hot Phuket Sun. We bring smiles, spin, pace, sixes

comes to greeting and vague acquaintances whose

and mad cricket skills from the Cricket Passionate

last name he just can’t remember!

Pakistan.

Osman Bashar (Big Bash Tiger) – This is Osman’s

Haroon Shahid Qazi (Hungry Tiger) – A Professor

fourth outing to the Phuket Sixes. After losing in the

of Orthodontics and has been playing cricket since

semi-ﬁ nal and two consecutive ﬁ nals, he is hungry

childhood. He hits the ball miles. He was named

for a win this time around! He’s threatening to retire

Player of the Tournament in Phuket 2005 & Player of

this year but then again he’s been threatening to retire

the ﬁ nal in 2010. Cricket relaxes him and he is look-

every year. So the challenge of Phuket keeps beckon-

ing forward for fun in the sun. When not at the Karon

ing, amongst other Phuket attractions! Watch out for

Stadium, you will ﬁ nd him at Tigers, Patong.

some quick pace from the big guy!

Humayun Malik (ThirstyTiger)

– His job actually is to ﬂ y planes.

Cricket has been his favorite

sport. He loves to bowl fast and

hit the cricket ball as far as pos-

sible. Humayun wishes luck to all

the teams participating. He hopes

for real fun in Phuket.

RazaAkram(NewTiger) – He is

diehard cricket enthusiast. Phuket

Super Sixes is what he wanted to

participate since long. Raza has

grown up playing street cricket

and club cricket in Pakistan. He

has a passion for Pakistan Cricket

because he feels some of the most

exciting cricketers come from the

streets of Pakistan.

Asad Nadir (Party Tiger) – This

is Asad’s ﬁ rst trip to the sixes.

Mainly coming to party and enjoy

the great city of Phuket. Born with

a bat in his handAsad wants some

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Team Southern Stars

Tour Manager – Well this is the time of the year Grant Mayer – Bowler and handles the bat well

were you get butterﬂ ies in your belly, yes it’s that from Bendigo Victoria family man love a beer and

time for the Phuket international sixes, this my 3rd a smoke, good may to have a chat with.

year involved in the tournament and I just love it.

Dillon Aspland – Very slippery left arm bowler

We have a few new faces in our team this year and

not so good with the bat from Ballarat Victoria.

I am sure we will be competitive. I am looking

Loves life and a beer and a good time. Well done

forward to seeing all our friends from all over the

for bringing your partner.

world congratulations to Cat and all the organizes

for all your hard work. Job well done. Enjoy the Matt Longwill – Loves to bowl, can’t bat has a big

friendly games.

throwing arm from Ballarat Victoria love of his life

is daughter Mollie, Matt loves a beer and a good

TeamManager – John Mayer, John is from Bendi-

time and is very friendly.

go Victoria father of Grant, very friendly guy great

to see father and son enjoying time away together. Philip Sanders – Friendly little man from Mel-

bourne twin brother to Danny Devito.

Captain Brocq – Robertson, Explosive bat love to

smash the bad ball, from Shepparton Victoria make Simon Cowl – Third year Simon has been on this

sure you have a chat and a beer with him, he love trip, girls please take note Simon is a wealthy bach-

his horses.

elor looking for love. Simon is from Shepparton

Victoria loves a beer and a good time.

Taylor Dunning – Small little man tex book bats-

man from Shepparton Victoria, loves a good time Bec Harker – Bec is from Ballarat Victoria and

hope I can get him up in time to play.

is Dillon Aspland better half, Bec is our rub down

girl. NOT. Bec will mix it with the boys loves a

Mitch Younger – Big hitting batsman and handy

beer and a good time, have a great time Bec. En-

bowler, from Mooroopna / Shepparton Victoria

joy the friendly games and safe travels to all, from

quiet young man till you let him out then you might

Wayne Bemrose Southern stars.

not get home to very late.

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The Sydney Silverbacks

Consist of six old, tired, never have

been, who have played Sydney club

cricket in Sydney’s South-west Cam-

den region for many years and have in

the twilight of their cricketing careers

swaggered into Phuket to have a bit

of fun in the sun. The minds are keen

but the bodies may not hold up to the

tough conditions of late nights and hot

days in the sun chasing the red ball!!!

Shayne Bell – ‘Belly’ – Has been

trying for many years to muster the

troops to head over to the Phuket Six-

es tournament…it’s only taken 6 years

but it’s certainly a case of better late

than never! Can view the boundary as

good as anyone (over 40 that is!) just

struggles ﬁ nding it. Loves Thailand,

Gordon Molloy – ‘Gordo’ – Also known as Rash,

loves cricket and is ideally set to ﬁ nish his playing

Gordo is well known for his big hitting and occa-

days in the Land of Smiles.

sionally takes the ﬁ eld to connect with the red ball as

Andrew Frame – ‘Framey’ – A very sound park

well! The resident jester of the team, Gordo is well

off-break bowler from way back, and certainly capa-

past his prime, but land one on the dime and it suits

ble and correct with bat in hand, Framey (or Norweb

him just ﬁ ne! Once a tear away quick Gordo these

to his long time mates) comes out of the starting gate

days resorts to leg spin minus the spin!

strongly but needs the blinkers on to keep him from

DarrenWoolley - ‘Dazzlar’ – Quiet achiever, slow

side tracking to the nearest bar. Guaranteed to throw

on the start but quickly gains ground especially in

up a few pies and may even bowl a few too! Being his

the race to be ﬁ rst to the bar. We have high expecta-

ﬁ rst trip to Phuket, Framey’s biggest challenge won’t

tions for Dazzler in the land of smiles to not only

necessarily be the red ball, though chafﬁ ng could cer-

sample every bar, but to actually get on the pitch...

tainly well be!

Matt Bell & Jayden Woolley ‘Team youngsters’ –

Matt Lyons - ‘Spacey’ – A Picasso portrait of Kevin

Spacey the actor, Matty is a very attacking and com-

Great young up and comers! Guaranteed to be the

plete batsman, especially when practicing in the mir-

Silverbacks harshest critics, sledging their dads at

ror! Being an aging team to say the very least, we are

every opportunity. The next generation of the Syd-

banking on this somewhat younger batsmen to get

ney Silverbacks. May be called upon to back up the

amongst the runs…if not, the Thai curries will certain- team when players go AWOL in the pool bar or suc-

ly help him out! Late start to pre tournament training cumb to injury.

may see Spacey struggle in the heat!

Team Supporters:

Dennis McFarlane – ‘DMac’ – Also affectionately

known as Door, DMac is a self proclaimed express

Jacqui Bell, Jodie Burke, Michelle Woolley – All

bowler who loves to keep batsmen guessing as to when

partners are long suffering cricket widows. Tagged

the ball will actually reach them! Capable of bowling

along to support the Silverbacks in their ﬁ rst Thai-

140 kms per hour …if he was able to borrow 60km’s

land + cricket tournament, although will probably

from Brett Lee! Well known for his specialty ball ‘The

spend more time shopping than watching cricket.

Crab’, DMac can also rack up a few runs in quick time,

Are sure to hurt the hip-pockets of their partners and

though in a somewhat unorthodox fashion!

make the most of their time in Phuket.

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Smiths Medical – “Sloggers”

Smiths Medical is a leading global provider of med- disonTechnology Pty Ltd) – Known affectionately

ical devices for the hospital, emergency, home and as Grif, Tim is an avid supporter of theAsian Crick-

specialist environments. Our products are used dur- et 6’s Tour having played with several teams over

ing critical and intensive care, surgery, post-opera- the last decade or so. Grif is well known for his

tive care during recovery, and in a series of high-end socialising (mainly off the pitch) and is usually the

home infusion therapies.

Last Man Standing at the end of the evening. Grif

We offer 12 of the most respected and easily

is a keen cricketer and will tend the stumps as our

recognisable brands within our portfolio: Portex™,

wicket-keeper.

Medex™, Deltec™, Level1™, Pneupac™, Wal- Cameron Grifﬁ n “Cam” (University student

lace™, CADD™, BCI™, Jelco™, Medfusion™ studying towards a BA Commerce at the Univer-

and Surgivet™.

sity of Western Sydney) – This is Cameron’s 2nd

Smiths Medical employs some 7,500 people, with

Phuket cricket 6’s tournament having last played

manufacturing concentrated in the US, the UK,

here with his Dad in 2010 with a team from his lo-

Mexico and Italy. Most territories are serviced

cal Sydney cricket club. Best known as Cam he is a

talented batsman and also handy with the ball. You

through wholly-owned local sales and distribution

can count on Cam to be hitting several 6’s and (now

companies.

that he is over 18) joining his Uncle Tim in post

match celebrations.

Smiths Medical is part of Smiths Group plc, a FTSE

100 UK based company.

Dipesh Vora “Dipesh” (Dipesh is our local Fi-

nance Director based in Mumbai, India) – He is

The Smiths Medical – “Sloggers” are diehards from a very keen cric keter and follower of the IPL and In-

ourAsia Paciﬁ c Region based in ofﬁ ces inAustralia dian test team. He is handy with the bat and ball and

(Sydney), India (Mumbai) and Singapore (Singa- quick on his feet. Dipesh is also a keen shopper and

pore):

will be seen haggling for bargains with the local ven-

Michael Grifﬁ n “Griffo” (Captain) – Finance

dors in the streets of Patong, Karon and Kata.

Business Partner ANSEA based in Sydney, Austra- Sohil Bhimani “Sohil” (Sohil is our Regional HR

lia. This is Michael’s 2nd Phuket cricket 6’s tourna- Business Partner based in Mumbai, India) – He is

ment having last played here in 2010 with a team a very keen cricketer and follower of the IPL and In-

from his local Sydney cricket club. Known as dian test team. He is handy with the ball and jumped

Griffo he is our Captain and leads a team from his at the chance to play cricket in Thailand. Sohil is a

employer Smiths Medical. He has gathered cricket- true gentleman and a great asset to the team.

ing diehards from our Asia Paciﬁ c Region based in

ofﬁ ces in Australian (Sydney), India (Mumbai) and

Pervez Maleque “Pervez” ( Pervez is our key Service

Singapore (Singapore). Griffo is also joined by his

Engineer based in Singapore) – He is a very keen

brother Tim (Grif) who has played in several Asian

cricketer and follower of the IPL. He is handy with

6’s events and his son Cameron who also played in

the ball and keen to play any form of cricket. Per-

2010. Griffo is a keen all-rounder.

vez is extremely excited about joining our team and

will thoroughly enjoy every moment playing cricket

Tim Grifﬁ n “Grif” – (Director at Ad- in Phuket.

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Official Rules of the Asian Cricket

Sixes Tour

(MCC Laws of Cricket are

followed, except where otherwise stipulated)

k Each team entering is asked, before the start of their ﬁ rst constitute a four (4) run penalty against the batting side.

game, to submit, to the organizers, a list of their nominated

k Each member of the ﬁ elding side bowls one over, with

players (maximum of eight) from which the six for each

the exception of the wicketkeeper. The wicketkeeper is

game shall be drawn. No team shall ﬁ eld a non-nominated

nominated by the captain before each game and cannot be

player (see Note b & c).

changed during the course of the game. The wicketkeeper

k No player nominated in one team may play for any other must wear gloves whilst ﬁ elding (a different wicketkeeper

team.

can be used for each game if so desired).

k A team needing a replacement, because of a serious k Under-arm bowling is strictly prohibited.

injury, may nominate a player not named in the original

k Runs and extras are scored in accordance with the laws

eight. The replacement must be approved by the tourna-

of cricket with the following exceptions:

ment adjudicator.

a. WIDES: A WIDE counts as FOUR (4) extra to the bat-

k This player then becomes a nominated player for that

ting side and not re-bowled unless it is the last ball ie 6th

team.

ball of the ﬁ fth over. The innings must ﬁ nish with a legiti-

k Should the injured player replaced recover to be ﬁ t mate delivery.

enough to play again, his/her captain will request the ad-

judicator to re-instate that player. The originally approved

replacement will, in such cases, step down.

k To assess a WIDE delivery, two lines are drawn at a dis-

tance of 33” from the middle stump at right angles to the

k One player from each team will act as Captain for the

crease and extending from the bowling crease.

duration of the competition, even though he may not nec-

essarily play in each match. The Captain’s responsibilities

A bowled ball passing the crease outside these lines, on

will be:

the batsmans OFF side shall be designated a WIDE, pro-

vided it does not touch the bat and/or any part of the striker

k Nominating six (6) players for each.

or part of his equipment. Leg side wides will be assessed is

k Good time keeping.

accordance of One Day International MCC cricket rules.

k Conduct of his team.

k The ball will be considered “DEAD” after a call of

k Acting on the team’s behalf in the case of disputes.

WIDE, i.e. the batsman cannot be out, and only 4 runs will

be awarded.

k One adjudicator shall be in charge of the tournament on

each day. His/her decision on any point of dissention shall

A NO BALL over-rules a WIDE delivery

be absolutely ﬁ nal.

b. NO-BALLS:

k Each game is played between two teams of six players A NO BALL shall count as 2 extras to the batting side

and consists of a maximum of ﬁ ve six ball overs bowled and an extra ball shall be bowled. Runs scored from a NO

by each side.

BALL (off the bat, byes or leg byes) will be credited, in

k Teams shall be ready to take the ﬁ eld of play when

addition to the 2 extras for the NO BALL.

called. Captains should toss-up at least thirty minutes (30) The normal rules will apply to the call of “NO BALL”. If

PRIOR to their game and have batsmen/wicketkeeper suit- after delivery, the ball is then considered WIDE, the call

ably attired to take the ﬁ eld as soon as the previous game of “NO BALL” takes precedence and therefore the ball

is completed.After the fall of a wicket, the incoming bats- remains live.

man must cross on the ﬁ eld of play. Failure to do so will

k Any ball which, after bouncing, passes the batsman

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above shoulder height in his normal stance, or would player has not batted.

have passed him above shoulder height if it strikes the

k In the case of a wicketkeeper being injured, he maybe

batsman’s bat or body, shall be called a NO BALL by

substituted, but this substitute cannot be allowed to bowl.

either umpire.

k If all the ﬁ elders are not on the ﬁ eld, when a game com-

k Any ball which, having not bounced after leaving the

mences, then the player(s) arriving late can only enter the

bowler’s hand, passes the batsman above waist height,

ﬁ eld of play after the over in progress has been complet-

or would have passed him above waist height if it had

ed.

not struck the batman’s bat or body, shall be called a NO

BALL by either umpire.

k The player(s) arriving late cannot bat unless they have

bowled their allocated over.

k If at the instant of delivery the Wicketkeeper is more

than 15 metres away from the stumps at the striker’s end, k The opposing captain may nominate the member(s)

NO BALL shall be called by either umpire.

of the ﬁ elding team to bowl the extra over(s) required to

make up for any missing ﬁ elder, but no bowler may bowl

k If a bowler’s run-up exceeds 15 metres, NO BALL shall

two consecutive overs or part thereof.

be called by either umpire

k Any changes to the nominated team after the toss but

To assist with both the wicketkeeper rule (8, b, v) and

before the game commences are allowed, but must be

bowler rule (8, b, vi) a 15-metre line will be marked at

agreed by the adjudicator and announced to the opposing

both ends of the wicket.

captain.

k The ball remains live after the call of NO BALL.

k The game is won by the side having the highest score

k MANKAD:A Mankad style dismissal of a batsman try- after the completion of the game. If the total scores are

ing to steal a run is permissible, provided that a warning to the same the side losing the fewest wickets is judged the

that batsman has already been given in that match.

winner.

k A batsman must retire not out on reaching a personal k In the event of both teams losing the same number of

score of 30 runs, but may return to continue his innings if wickets, the side which has scored the most runs from the

one of the last pair of batsmen is out before the completion bat (i.e. total runs less all extras) wins.

of ﬁ ve overs. The batsman may complete all runs possible

k If all the above (a, b) cannot distinguish a winner, each

off the shot which takes him to or past the 30, e.g. if on

side will be awarded two (2) points.

29 he then hits a boundary, the full score will be added, or

if he is able to run additional runs past 30 they will also k At the end of each match points will be awarded in the

count. Not out batsmen must return to the crease in their following manner:

original batting order.

Four (4) points will be awarded to the winning side.

k A batsman cannot retire before reaching 30 runs, except

Two (2) points will be awarded to both sides in the event

through a serious injury.

of a tie.

If ﬁ ve (5) wickets fall before the 5 overs are completed,

One (1) point will be awarded to the losing side.

the last remaining not out batsman is the only one who

can score runs and therefore if he scores 1, 3 or 5 he must

Zero (0) points will be awarded to a forfeiting team.

return to the batting crease. The last remaining batsman k Up to 3 bonus points will be awarded to winning teams

will be declared out if his partner is run out.

each game relating on targets being met. No losing side

k Substitution is allowed only for a serious injury, during

can accrue more than two bonus points per game. Please

a game, and no other reason;

see the tournament magazine for full guide.

Once a substitute is introduced, the player being replaced

k In the event of the total number of points being equal, in

is not permitted to play again, in the game in question,

any table, on completion of a round, the superior position

under any circumstances.

should be judged by using the following criteria in order:

k The substitute has to be 1 of the 8 players in that teams’

k The team winning the most matches. If no decision,

squad or the team plays out the game with 5 players.

then,

k If a batsman is injured during the game, a runner may be

k The team scoring the highest number of runs per ball,

employed subject to the umpire’s approval.

excluding wides, throughout all the games in that round.

k A substitute may be allowed to bowl if the player he

k The team which loses the least wickets in all games dur-

is replacing has not already bowled and to bat if the said

ing the preliminary rounds.

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k In the event of a tie in a play-off round (i.e. quarter, from the middle stump at right angles to the crease and

semi or ﬁ nal), and the wickets lost are the same, then extending from the bowling crease. A delivery passing

teams will bowl alternative overs until a winner is the crease outside these lines shall be designated a WIDE,

reached. A coin will be tossed to decide ﬁ rst to bat.

provided it does not touch the bat and/or any part of the

k All equipment shall comply with M.C.C. Laws of

striker or part of his equipment. The delivery however will

Cricket.

NOT be re-bowled UNLESS it is the sixth and LAST de-

livery of the ﬁ fth and ﬁ nal over of each innings, when it

k Neutral umpires will adjudicate each game.

will be re-bowled until a legitimate ball is delivered.

k Decisions by the umpires on the ﬁ eld of play, and the k A batsman must retire not out on reaching a personal

adjudicator in other matters, are ﬁ nal. Any player show- score of 20 runs, but may return to continue his/her in-

ing unreasonable dissent in the opinion of the umpires/ nings if one of the last pair of batsman is out before com-

adjudicator shall be disqualiﬁ ed from further play in the pletion of ﬁ ve overs. The batsman may complete all runs

tournament following due and fair warning, from the said possible off the shot which takes him/her to or past the 20,

ofﬁ cial(s).

e.g. if on 19 he/she then hits a boundary, the full score will

k The Competition is a club cricketers’ tournament in

be added, or if he/she is able to run additional runs past 20

which each team is allowed to ﬁ eld one (1) current ﬁ rst

they will also count. Not out batsmen must return to the

class level, or retired international player in the side (six

crease in their original batting order.

players) they name for a match. Should it be discovered k NOTE: The Match Committee reserves the right to

that any team has two or three ﬁ rst class or international amend the Rules at any time if it considers such action to

players in the squad of eight players, as described above, be in the best interests of the competition.

then, that team will only be allowed to

ﬁ eld one (1) of those players in any one

match.

k They may be alternated for differ-

ent matches, providing the tournament

rule of a maximum of eight (8) players

in any one team for the duration of the

tournament is not infractured.

k Ifateam,becauseofhavingtoomany

ﬁ rst class players, is unable to ﬁ eld a

full side of six (6) eligible persons, the

organizers will allow that team to com-

pete with ﬁ ve (5) players.

k The ruling of the Tournament’s Scru-

tinising Committee, in assessing ﬁ rst

class player status, will be ﬁ nal.

SPOON & WOMEN’S COMPETI-

TIONS

k The spoon and women’s competi-

tions are played under modiﬁ ed rules.

This is to help make these competitions

not only run smoothly and quickly but

to aid unskilled players. These modiﬁ -

cations are as follows:

In the Spoon Competition, a WIDE

shall count as four (4) runs. In the

Women’s Competition, a WIDE shall

count as two (2) runs.

k To assess a WIDE delivery, two lines

have been marked at a distance of 24”