Sornnarin Tippoch (

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:ศรนรินทร์ ทิพย์โภชน์, born 7 June 1986) is a Thai

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er and the former

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of the Thailand women's cricket team.

Career

Tippoch began playing cricket at the age of 21 after being scouted while playing softball at university. She captained Thailand in their first-ever international against

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in 2008. She captained the Thailand women's cricket team in the

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in February 2017. In June 2018, she was named as the captain of Thailand for the

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tournament. She made her

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(WT20I) debut on 3 June 2018, in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. In February 2019, she was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the

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tournament, with thirteen dismissals in six matches. In August 2019, she was named as the captain of Thailand's squad for the

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tournament in Scotland. In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia. In January 2020, she was named as the captain of Thailand's squad for the

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in Australia. In November 2020, Tippoch was nominated for the ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade award. In April 2021, the

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announced that

Naruemol Chaiwai Naruemol Chaiwai (Thai: นฤมล ใจไว, born 2 July 1990) is a Thai cricketer. In April 2021, the Cricket Association of Thailand appointed her as the captain of the Thailand women's team, replacing Sornnarin Tippoch. Biography Chaiw ...

would replace Tippoch as Thailand's captain across all formats. In November 2021, she was named in Thailand's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. She played in Thailand's first match of the tournament, on 21 November 2021 against

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. In October 2022, she played for Thailand in Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. On 18 October 2023, she announced retirement from international cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tippoch, Sornnarin 1986 births Living people Sornnarin Tippoch Sornnarin Tippoch Sornnarin Tippoch Sornnarin Tippoch Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Sornnarin Tippoch SEA Games medalists in cricket Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games Sornnarin Tippoch Women cricket captains