Hong Kong Cricket Sixes

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Hong Kong Cricket Sixes
Hong Kong Cricket Sixes.png
2012 logo
CountriesFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Administrator International Cricket Council
FormatSix-a-side
First edition1992
Latest edition 2017
Tournament format Round-robin tournament and Knockout
Number of teams8
Current championFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (5 titles)
Most successfulFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (5 titles each)
Website Official website
Cricket current event.svg 2017 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes

The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is a Six-a-side international cricket tournament held at the Kowloon Cricket Club comprising between eight and twelve teams. Organised by Cricket Hong Kong, it is sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. The tournament is designed for television viewing, with rules and a venue that encourage aggressive batting and high scoring. Because every player (except the wicket-keeper) is required to bowl one over, the format suits all-rounders.

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All editions of the tournament have been held at the Kowloon Cricket Club except for the 1996 and 1997 editions which were held at the Hong Kong Stadium. [1] [2]

History

In 2007, Sri Lanka defeated an All-Stars team (featuring players such as Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Shane Warne) to take the title.

The All-Stars returned for the 2008 event with West Indies batting great Brian Lara and New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming as members. They joined nine representative international teams in the tournament – defending champions Sri Lanka, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and hosts Hong Kong.

The 2009 tournament, held from 31 October to 1 November, saw eight teams competing, with South Africa defeating Hong Kong in the final.

In 2011, the Hong Kong Cricket Association was awarded HK$3.5 million by the Hong Kong SAR government's Mega Event Fund (MEF) to organise the event, with added sponsorship from the KARP Group. To comply with the Mega Events Fund's objectives of promoting Hong Kong as an events capital in Asia, some changes were made to the format. These included expanding the tournament from two to three days, with tournament play starting on the Friday of the event weekend. The field was also increased from 8 to 12 teams with the addition of three more national teams and an invitational squad of international players. [3]

The HKCA did not make another MEF application in 2012 due to time constraints, preferring instead to rely on a smaller grant through the government's 'M' Mark scheme. This resulted in a downscaled tournament played over two days on 27–28 October with eight teams (excluding the All-Stars side). [4]

In 2013, the Hong Kong Cricket Association's applications for MEF contributions (at first HK$10 million then revised to HK$5 million) were turned down, leaving it with a budget of HK$1 million from the M-Mark scheme to organise the tournament. The association felt that a further HK$500,000 to HK$1 million would be needed to organise the tournament and cancelled it after not securing private sponsorship. [5]

On 28 June 2017, Cricket Hong Kong announced that the Hong Kong Sixes will return on 28–29 October following a five-year absence, the event will take place at the Kowloon Cricket Club. [6]

Match rules

The Laws of Cricket apply, except:

Past winners

YearWinnerRunner upLeading run scorerLeading wicket takersMan of the Tournament
2017 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Hong Kong.svg Nizakat Khan (192) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ehsan Khan, Flag of South Africa.svg Sarel Erwee, Flag of South Africa.svg Corné Dry (6) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Nizakat Khan [8]
2012 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Akmal (201) Flag of South Africa.svg Lyall Meyer (7) Flag of Pakistan.svg Fakhar Zaman
2011 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Akmal (254) Flag of England.svg Rory Hamilton-Brown, Flag of Pakistan.svg Abdul Razzaq, Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Akmal (6) Flag of Pakistan.svg Fakhar Zaman
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahmed Shehzad (218) Flag of Pakistan.svg Shoaib Malik, Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Kaushalya Weeraratne (5) Flag of Pakistan.svg Imran Khan
2009 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Flag of England.svg Peter Trego (184) Flag of Pakistan.svg Shoaib Malik (7) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Irfan Ahmed
2008Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg Dimitri Mascarenhas (185) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Irfan Ahmed (7) Flag of England.svg Dimitri Mascarenhas
2007Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka All Stars Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig McMillan (148) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Saman Jayantha (6) Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig McMillan
2006Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of India.svg Robin Singh (129) WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Sylvester Joseph, Flag of South Africa.svg Nicky Boje (5) Flag of Pakistan.svg Imran Nazir
2005Flag of India.svg  India WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thilina Kandamby (125) Flag of England.svg Robert Croft (6) Flag of India.svg Reetinder Sodhi
2004Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Kenya.svg Ravindu Shah (126) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Arshad Ali, Flag of England.svg Darren Maddy, Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dilruwan Perera (5) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hussain Butt
2003Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Saman Jayantha (152) Flag of South Africa.svg Gerald Dros (7) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Saman Jayantha
2002Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dene Hills (159) Flag of Pakistan.svg Naved-ul-Hasan, Flag of England.svg Chris Silverwood (6) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dene Hills
2001Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Kaif Ghaury (158) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Upul Chandana, Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Nadeem (5) Flag of Pakistan.svg Wasim Akram
1997Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of England.svg  England WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Floyd Reifer (133) Flag of England.svg Matthew Fleming, Flag of England.svg Ben Hollioake, Flag of Hong Kong.svg Mohammad Zubair (6) Flag of Pakistan.svg Zahoor Elahi
1996WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of India.svg  India WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Stuart Williams, Flag of South Africa.svg Derek Crookes, Flag of India.svg Atul Bedade (123) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ruwan Kalpage (6) Flag of South Africa.svg Derek Crookes
1995Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of England.svg  England Flag of South Africa.svg Jonty Rhodes
1994Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1993Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka

Most Successful Teams

TeamTournaments WonYears WonTournaments Runner UpYears Runner Up
Flag of England.svg  England 01993, 1994, 2003, 2004, 200841995, 1997, 2002, 2011
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 01995, 2006, 2009, 2012,201712001
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2101997, 2001, 2002, 201152003, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2017
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0200721993, 2004
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0201021994, 2008
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 0199612005
Flag of India.svg  India 0200511996

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