22 ISSUE 239 • JUNE 2022
Sport News
POPULAR HUA HIN CRICKET SIXES TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN JUNE
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he Hua Hin Cricket Sixes will take place at the Dusit Thani Hua Hin from June 28 to July 3. The popular amatuer cricket event returns after a hiatus due the pandemic. “There will be 14 teams taking part this year, including players from India, Australia, UK and Thailand”, organiser Richard Vine told Hua Hin Today. “It is 6-a-side cricket, with each team bowling five overs”. “Games normally take around 40 minutes, so it is a much shorter game, but it is a great spectacle”, Richard added. Despite cricket not being particularly popular in Thailand, the Hua Hin Cricket Sixes is now in its 25th year, with the tournament bringing almost 200 people, including players, families and friends, to Hua Hin. Over the years a number of former professional players have taken part in the tournament, including former England international, Allan Lamb. The Hua Hin Sixes includes three different competitions: the Cup,
Vets (over 50s) and Masters (over 35s), while professional umpires are drafted in to ensure that the rules are followed and the games are played in the correct spirit. Also taking part in the tournament will be the local team the Hua Hin Hoppalongs. The team, which was founded by local author Colin Devonshire, is now on the lookout for a couple of players to play in this year’s Hua Hin Cricket Sixes. Richard says to join Hua Hin Hoppalongs, players need to be aged over 50 and able to bowl straight, no matter how slow, with the ability to drink “prodigious quantities of beer and vodka” a distinct advantage. The match fee for players is 7,000 baht, which also includes a cocktail party and two dinners at the Dusit Thani. As well as for players, the Hua Hin Cricket Sixes is a great social occasion for spectators and is well worth attending for cricket lovers in Hua Hin. More information can be found at https://www.huahincricketsixes.com/
CENTARA WORLD MASTERS: HUA HIN HOSTS ASIA’S BIGGEST TOURNAMENT FOR CLUB GOLFERS
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fter a two year hiatus, the Centara World Masters Golf Championship made a welcome return to Hua Hin in May. Over two hundred people took part in the event in what is Asia’s biggest and richest tournament for club golfers. Golfers from more than 20 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, India, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom flew in to take part in the tournament. The annual event, now in its seventh year, is a collaboration between Australian-base Go Golfing, which has been hosting World Masters Golf events around the world for 27 years, and Thailand-based Golfasian, which looks after more golfers traveling to Asia than any other golf tour operator. Attendees to the event stayed at host hotel the Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin, while the golfing action was played out on the greens and fairways of Black Mountain, Banyan and Springfield courses. “We are thrilled to have had such a successful turnout for our first post-covid Centara World Masters golf tournment and we are looking forward to many events in the future”, Mark Siegel, Golfasian’s Managing Director told Hua Hin Today. “The event was so successful that a large number have already registered for next year which will be held from 11-17 June 2023. “Now that all travel restrictions into Thailand have been lifted, golfers can
look forward to stress-free golf holidays and our team is ready to welcome everyone”, Mark added. Registration and event details for the 2023 Centara World Masters event can be found at thailandworldmasters.com.
