Cambodia national cricket team

The Cambodian national cricket team There is no National cricket team that represents the nation of Cambodia in international cricket competitions that is administered by the Cricket Association of Cambodia. In Dec 2021 Cricket Federation Cambodia Association (CFCA) is established as a Local Non-profit, Non-governmental Sports association to govern the cricket activities at National and International Levels. Most of the Federation Board members are Local Cambodian those took initiative to form a Legal and constitutional body that can perform the activities in Cambodia. Cricket Federation Cambodia (CFCA) got its Legal Status on 3rd Dec 2021 through Parkas No 3159PRK by Ministry of interior Royal government of Cambodia. The Cricket Federation Cambodia Association (CFCA) gained the international Membership of ICWC International Council for wheelchair Cricket and in its beginning got an opportunity to represent its National Wheelchair Cricket Team at T-20 ASIA CUP to be Held in Pakistan in 2023.[1][2]

Cambodia
Cambodia
AssociationCricket Federation Cambodia Association (CFCA)
History
Twenty20 debutCambodia to host its first international Tennis Cricket and Para Cricket Tournament dedicated to its Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen "Samdech Hun Sen Asia Peace Cup 2022 in Nov 2022. This is the first international event hosted by Cambodia in history of Cricket of Cambodia
International Cricket Council
ICC statusNon-member
ICC regionEast Asia-Pacific
International cricket
First internationalThere is no Official Matches played in Cambodia since 2012
Twenty20 Internationals
Last T20IRecently, Cricket Federation Cambodia Association (CFCA) organised first official T-15 Tennis cricket Series on 26–27 March 2022

Cambodia applied for Asian Cricket Council membership, which was granted in 2012.[3] The Cricket Association also plans to apply for membership of the National Olympic Committee. Unfortunately, there was not development happened since 2012 and latter this membership was suspended.

Cricket in the former French colony of Cambodia is still a mainly expatriate game at senior level, and a growing interest with the younger set of boys that play. Additionally, a structured cricket league is being planned in the country with the help of the Thailand Cricket League and that the National Stadium, Phnom Penh and Army Stadium will be available. Cambodia is planned to host the 2023 Southeast Asian Games and a cricket ground could be funded and built.[4] A cricket ground 10km from the capital began construction and was expected to be ready by October 2014.[5]

The Cricket Association planned to join the International Cricket Council as an Affiliate Member in 2013,[6] but in 2014 it was reported that this was some way in the future yet.[5] In March 2020, the Cambodia Cricket Association announced that a Cambodia Board XI team would tour Singapore in April 2020 to play three T20 matches, to prepare for associate ICC membership.[7][8]

Cricket Federation Cambodia Announced its First International cricket Event dedicated to its Prime Minister Hun Sen "Samdech Hun Sen Asia Peace Cup 2022" to be held in Nov 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This is the first cricket tournament in the history of Cricket of Cambodia. This tournament will be played between more than 10 Asian Countries Like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and many other countries may join it tournament. Samdech Hun Sen Asia peace cup will be played as Tennis Cricket and Para Cricket Teams from these participating Countries. This announcement was made through a press conference in Phnom Penh on 21st April 2022 after formal acceptance of the proposal by His Excellency Yi Vesana Advisor to Royal Government of Kingdom of Cambodia and Secretary General of National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia. HE Yi Vesana is also Honorary Chairman of Cricket Federation Cambodia Association.[9]

References
  1. "Pakistan to host second T20 Wheelchair Asia Cup in January 2023". 5 February 2022.
  2. "Wheelchair Cricket T-20 Asia Cup in Pakistan in 2023 6 other countries to play".
  3. NEW ACC MEMBERS: CAMBODIA, CHINESE TAIPEI AND TAJIKISTAN Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 October 2012
  4. CAMBODIA COMING ON Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 October 2012
  5. "Cambodia Gets Going", Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 March 2016
  6. Cambodia taking first steps International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 October 2012 Archived 24 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Cambodia Board XI to play in Singapore next month". Khmer Times. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  8. "EC weekly roundup: mass cancellations, a wrap of Namibia's domestic league, and a series in Singapore?". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. https://www.btv.com.kh/article/10693


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