Myanmar receives cricket mat from Thailand

The Prem Cricket Academy based at the school in Chiang Mai, north Thailand where half of the recent ACC U19 Challenge Cup was played, has donated a mat to the Myanmar Cricket Federation (MCF).

"It is a great gift for us," said MCF Joint Secretary Michael Moosajee on the ACC website. "With this mat, we will be able to play a lot more cricket and make great use of it. We want to thank the Prem School very much for its support of Myanmar cricket."
Not only does Myanmar have the most rudimentary of facilities, it has a very long monsoon season which either forces cricketers indoors or away from the game altogether. The cricket mat, which can be placed on concrete, will allow Myanmar's fledgling cricketers to play for up to 10 months of the year. Until the MCF secures its own ground, a likely place for the mat is at Baahan, Yangon, at a facility shared with football.

"Myanmar has always shown great spirit and some of the boys show a great deal of promise, but they have suffered from a lack of match practice," said Prem Cricket Academy Director David Buck. "We're delighted to extend the hand of friendship to a neighbour and hope that with this mat we will be helping advance the cause of Myanmar cricket," he added.

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