Lanna made a fine start to the new season by reaching the final of the Royal Chiang Mai Sixes and included in the team were two of our new players Sheri Bhaskar and Sagar Kumar. Pattaya CC added another title to their collection and it was Luke Stokes who made the difference by retiring in all four innings to confirm his recovery from injury.
Lanna’s campaign did not start well as they were heavily beaten by Pattaya in their first match as Stokes and Habby Singh both retired but Lanna qualified for the semi-finals by beating Black Swans by 2 runs in a very tight encounter.
The faced the Thai Junior Cricket Development Fund in the semi-final who had beaten Lamphun in the group but Lanna’s hero was Chris Coombes who rolled back the years and hit two mighty sixes to overcome the younger team.
The effort had been a mighty one and Coombesy was in no fit state to participate in the final so Anastasia stood in for him and Lanna were no match for Pattaya once again. The newlook team had thoroughly enjoyed themselves on and off the field over the weekend,