The latest tournament in the domestic cricket season gets underway this weekend in Taichung with a blast from the past.
The Taipei Cricket Association (TCA), formed 15 years ago and the oldest team in Taiwan, will make a rare appearance. The Taiwan Southerners Cricket Club (TSCC) will also be there, celebrating their 10th anniversary.
The tournament will take place in Taichung at the “The Cauldron,” otherwise known as the Wansho baseball ground (萬壽棒球場) at the corner of Ta Duen Road (大墩路) and Shang San S Road (向上南路) tomorrow and Sunday.
Four teams will battle it out in a 15-over per side format round-robin group stage, with the top two vying for the title in the 16-over decider on Sunday afternoon.
The action gets underway at 9am tomorrow when Formosa Cricket Club (FCC) take on the Taiwan Indian Cricket Club (ICC). Next up, at 11.15am, TCA play TSCC.
After lunch Formosa do battle with TCA before tomorrow’s play wraps up at 4pm when ICC take on the Southerners.
Sunday’s play will again begin at 9am with an all-Indian showdown when TCA play ICC, before Formosa face TSCC in the final round-robin game.
The top two teams will then contest the final beginning at 2pm.
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