2018 Marmot Umpire's Diary
22nd April 2018 - Marmots vs Tigers To all friends of Cricket Mongolia - Adam is away so, despite many lyrical passages on the pitch, there won't be any here. We did however have forty kids playing in the nets and a fantastic game between Mohan's Tigers and Dhan's Marmots, with Tigers clinching it by 4 runs with 3 balls to spare. There were some brave performances from the 12 Mongolian teenagers that played. They are now contributing (very) meaningfully to games with the 20 o
CMA Mike Borgas discusses Mongolian matters with the great Damien Martyn
Mongolian cricket was promoted at the "Ashes lunch of the series" in Melbourne, sponsored by the British Embassy and British Australian Chamber of Commerce. Thanks very much for letting the world know about us, to Daniel for setting it up and Michael Borgas, our Cricket Mongolia Ambassador to Victoria, for encouraging the legends Damien Martyn and Ian Botham to recruit themselves to the cause (and to the Lords Taverners for their input)! Cricket Mongolia also congratulates Au
Diary of a Mongolian Cricket Tour: 2017 reflections on Ulaanbaatar in Whites
As a dedicated park cricketer what else could spring to mind when faced with the endless grassy vistas of the Mongolian Steppe but the strike of leather ball on willow bat. March 2017 After another flagless year of senior cricket at Parkdale United in the iceless wetlands of the Carrum Carrum swamp, this year presented the opportunity to instead pursue cricket success overseas. Rumors were afoot of a diplomatic push to help bring cricket to Mongolia. The tour to Ulaanbaatar w
Lamma Cricket Club from Hong Kong embarks on cricket tour to Mongolia
From Tom Woods @LammaCC In early July 2017, Cricket Hong's Lamma Cricket Club, famous for their brightly coloured green and gold blazers, took to the steppes of Mongolia for some cricket. While ten men on horseback galloping, some galloping voluntarily and some not, across a backdrop of rolling grasslands and traditional Mongolian gers (yurts) was an impressive spectacle, it was for cricket that the team had travelled the distance to play. Two games were played over an enjoy
PRESS RELEASE – CRAIGENGOWER CRICKET CLUB – HONG KONG
CRAIGENGOWER CRICKET CLUB HELPS MONGOLIAN CRICKET VISION The Hong Kong-based Craigengower Cricket Club has just returned from Mongolia after an historic first ever cricket tour to Ulaanbaatar. Two fixtures were played, the first on 1 July against a home grown Mongol XI, a product of the Mongolian Cricket Association’s (MCA) development programme. Speaking at Hong Kong International Airport on his return, the Tour Leader, Rodney Miles said, “Our Tour to Mongolia was an histori
