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Thailand was never colonised by the British, but social clubs such as the Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC) and the British Club have been playing the Englishman's cricket ,star-studded teams from England, Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have visited in the past.
RBSC is an exclusive cricket club in Bangkok where the membership is expensive and difficult to obtain. It is not normally open to immigrants! Here neither the money nor power can influence in obtaining membership. Even with a proven record of talent in the game of cricket 'there is a waiting list for ten years' to qualify for membership. In Thailand, expatriates have to wait seven years before qualifying to play cricket at the RBSC
RBSC hosts 6's tournament in the month of March annually, which has attracted over 30 teams worldwide. Well-known International cricketers such as Sanath Jayasooriya, Aravinda de Silva, Romesh Kaluvitharana, Duleep Mendis, Sachchin Tendulkar, Roger Binney, Kumar Dharmasena, Rangana Herath, among others, have all toured Bangkok to take part in the RBSC tournaments.
Apart from English and Austrailian expats playing cricket in Thailand , Mostly cricket is played by Indian Origins Thai Citizens , There are also few small cricket clubs organized by these Indian Thai Playing cricketers .
One looking to play cricket in Thailand should look for the subcontinents crowd studying in International Universtiy such Assumption University, Bangkok University , AIT(Asian Institute of Technology) Contact details for Playing Cricket in Thailand
Bangkok Cricket Club (BCC)
816/12-13, Charansanitwong Soi 3, Soi Somchai, Bangkok 10600, Thailand | Mahesh Malani (Captain)
Tel: +66 (0) 1550-0466
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| British Club Cricket Section | Peter Pavlovich
Tel: +66 (0) 2667-5248 | Indian Cricket Club (ICC)
222/471, 4th Floor, Baiyoke 2, Pratunam, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
We are the oldest cricket club In Thailand and the current champions of the TCL Legue,the premium tournament of Thailand. | Vikram Kachru
(Vice Captain)
Tel: +66 (0) 9110-2556, +66 (0) 2656-4370, +66 (0) 2630-5696
Fax: +66 (0) 2656-4370
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| Hong Kong Transpack League | Virawat Sarakul
Tel: +66 (0) 2253-3295, +66 (0) 2254-3531 | Phuket Cricket Club | Jamie Harrington
Tel: +66 (0) 7632-4062 | Phuket Cricket Union | Michael Maher
Mobile: +61 40 738 5481
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| Southerners Cricket Club | Vaughen McClear
Tel: +66 (0) 2260-4249 | The Thai Cricket Association (TCA) | David Currie
Tel: +66 (0) 2258-1445
David Dufall
Tel: +66 (0) 2249-1834
Doug Edwards
Tel: +66 (0) 2253-6662 |
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