Mongolian Amateur Cricket Association

The Mongolian Amateur Cricket Association (MACA) was established and registered by the Ministry of Justice under the Mongolian law in 2007.

Founding

The main aim of this organisation is to develop cricket as a recognised sport in Mongolia, both at school level and at a national level. Cricket is a very popular sport in Australia and it has a rich history. With the help of cricket enthusiasts and friends with passion for cricket MACA started organising regular cricket games and training sessions in Melbourne two years ago. Many Mongolian students have been involved in these activities and some of them became members of the Association. Over one hundred Mongolians and Australians have attended the matches and training sessions thus far. Battulga G., the founder of MACA, has become the cricket coach after finishing the Cricket Coach Accreditation Course by Cricket Australia.[1][2][3][4]

Activities

In Mongolia, MACA members and some alumni from Australian universities expressed their interest to support the activities run by the Association. Initially, MACA aimed to organize regular training sessions at some secondary schools in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. MACA sent some cricket equipment to Mongolia for Mongolian cricketers and students. The first cricket introductory program in Mongolia was launched by MACA at secondary school number 34 in May 2013 in Ulaanbaatar. The cricket program had a duration of four weeks and it resumed during the next school term. MACA planned to introduce cricket into more secondary schools in Ulaanbaatar.

There is a plan to organise a 2014 tour of a joint Australian/Mongolian team to Mongolia for exhibition matches to further develop the MACA.

References

  1. ↑ Baum, Greg. "Mongolia, cricket's field of dreams". smh.com.au. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mongolian man pushes for his country to be included in ICC members list". cricketcountry.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mongolia, cricket's field of dreams". wn.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Towards Mongolia". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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