Cricket Association of Thailand (CAT) ( th, สมาคมคริกเก็ตของประเทศไทย) is the national

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of cricket in

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. It is the successor of the Thailand Cricket League, which was formed in 1971 and elected to ICC in 1995. Since 2005, it's one of the associate member of the ICC. The main aims of the organization is to promote and popularize Cricket throughout all the

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and to propagate the “Spirit of Cricket”. Cricket Association of Thailand operates all of the Thailand's national representative cricket sides, including the Thailand national cricket team, the Thailand national women's cricket team and youth sides as well. CAT is also responsible for organising and hosting the cricket matches of different formats with other nations, and scheduling the home international fixtures.

History

Cricket was introduced to Thailand by the children of elite Thai families who learnt the game during education in

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. They founded the Bangkok City Cricket Club in 1890, and the side played its first game in November of that year at ''Pramane'' ground (Later named

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). But cricket has never been a popular sport in Thailand, where other sports like football, Muay Thai,

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and

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have high visibility. In 1971, after the establishment of Thailand Cricket League, cricket has been organized as competitive sport. The Sports Authority of Thailand renamed the TCL to the Cricket Association of Thailand in 2004. Since then many constructive efforts are made to popularize cricket among the

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. The past ten years has seen a heartening growth of the game at grass root level.

Bangkok Cricket League

The Bangkok Cricket League is a professional league in Bangkok, which has run under the guidance of the Cricket Association of Thailand since 2002. It's the most premier and largest league of Cricket in Thailand which is also officially recognized by the Sports Authority of Thailand. It is run voluntarily and independently by a dedicated group of people in Bangkok and is completely self funded.

References

External links

Sports Authority of Thailand Official WebsiteBangkok Cricket League Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cricket Association Of Thailand Cricket in Thailand

Sports governing bodies in Thailand Sports organizations established in 2005

History

Bangkok Cricket League

See also

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