The MCC beats itself at Chiang Mai Sixes
Tony Munro - 11 April 2000

As an official ICC Cricket Week event, the Chiang Mai Sixes enjoyed perhaps its highest profile ever. Below, Coordinator, Michael Maher, and Chairman, Maurice Bromley, sum up the highlights:

The strength of the MCC showed out at the Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes 2000 with both of its teams represented in the Cup Final.

MCC1 prevailed in what was a very high standard final.

The actual cricket all week was of a much improved standard on previous years and enjoyed very much enjoyed by the many spectators that attended matches throughout the week.

The tournament had a record 26 teams entered this year with all of the teams enjoying thee cricket, Chiang Mai and the charming atmosphere of this beautiful place.

Sri Lanka beat the Rest of World team by run rate in the Super Cup Challenge.

Another highlight was the Womens' matches where the Chiang Mai Cheeta's defeated the Rest of World team in both of the matches played.

For Chairman of the Organising Committee, Maurice Bromley, these were the highlights:

• the spirit of friendship which is the meaning of the Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes was upheld
• the many new and wonderful teams. The MCC (who last visited Chiang Mai in 1992) with two teams, Gloucestershire Gipsies, Kirky Malzeard and British Airways from the UK; Royal Selangor from Malaysia; Sugarshack Postels from UK and Australia; Gymkhana Cavaliers from our own club in Chiang Mai. None created as much impression as the Cern-Zuoz from Switzerland, who were the most friendly and charming group of people I and many others have met for a long time.

• the "Kanga" Cricket programme for the school children was a smash success. The UN/ICC ambassador, Mike Procter, and the two ICC Development Officers Andrew Eade and Nasim-ul-Ghani were very impressed, especially by the fact that the majority of the children participating were Thai students and all obviously having a great time. This now has got to translate into a more long term programme. Whilst we the Cricket Sixes financed the ground preparation, scoreboard, and the prizes/certificates for every child who participated, we are only a voluntary organisation and do not have either money or time to continue with a full time programme. The schools will need a coach. Firstly to teach the teachers, then to supervise by making weekly or two weekly visits (depending on the number of schools we can get into the programme) to every school. The equipment, I know I can get made here, but the coach has to be sponsored by an outside party

• the first year of introducing UNICEF to the Sixes was also a great success. I still don't know exactly how much we will end up with as there are a few groups sending in from overseas. But, from the success of this year, I hope next year, with UNICEF's support to get sponsors for every team. We'll treat the sponsorship like a walkathon except instead of a sponsor paying so much for every kilometre walked, it'll be for every run scored, etc.

Final results of the competition :

SPOON FINAL - Ios Malakas 57-0 beat Gymkhana Cavaliers 56-3;
Plate Semi-Finals- Cern-Zouz 67-0 beat Silver State 66-2
Lord Taverners 47-2 beat Warathais 44-5

PLATE FINAL - Lord Taverners 50-0 beat Cern-Zouz 46-1;
Bowl Semi-Finals - British Airways 61-1 beat Sugarshack Postels 58-1
Zulu Warriors 84-2 beat Lik Lik Wombats 60-2

BOWL FINAL - British Airways 20-0 beat Zulu Warriors 16 all out;
STAR CHALLENGE - Sri Lanka 79-1 beat Rest of the World 62-4
Series finished at 1 all

Sri Lanka won the trophy on superior run rate.

Cup Semi-Finals - MCC (2) 63-1 beat Lanka 60-3
MCC (1) 66-1 beat Darwin Dilletantes 63-2

CUP FINAL - MCC (1) 73-0 beat MCC (2) 72-1

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