Hong Kong Sixes returns: 12 countries, 3 days of action-packed cricket in city
- Cricket Hong Kong confirmed the competition’s return for November 1 to 3 at the Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground
The Hong Kong International Sixes will return to the city later this year, with cricket bosses expecting 12 countries to take part over the course of three action-packed days.
Cricket Hong Kong (CHK) confirmed the competition’s return from November 1 to 3 at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground, ending a seven-year hiatus of the tournament.
Officials said the tournament signified a major push in the city’s cricket landscape, after the competition was sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic and a crammed international and domestic calendar.
The tournament will consist of 12 teams, played across three days, with six players in each squad.
“We are excited to bring back this iconic event that showcases our city as a truly world city and a sporting capital of East Asia to the world and our cricket credentials,” Burji Shroff, the CHK chairman, said.
Between 1992 and 2017, when it was last played, the Hong Kong Sixes ushered cricket legends like India’s Sachin Tendulkar, West Indies’s Brian Lara and Australia’s Shane Warne to compete in the sport’s fastest format.
