Mongolia Cricket Association

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Mongolia Cricket Association
SportCricket
Founded2007
Affiliation dateICC Associate member in 2021
Regional affiliationICC Asia
Affiliation date2021
LocationMongolia
Official website
cfu.uz
Mongolia

The Mongolia Cricket Association (MCA) was established in 2007 in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, by Battulga Gombo.[1][2]

Founding[edit]

The Mongolia Cricket Association (MCA) was founded to help develop cricket as a recognized sport in Mongolia, at both a school and national level. Cricket is a very popular sport in England, and many of its colonies like Australia, and has a rich history. With the help of cricket enthusiasts, MCA began organizing regular cricket games and training sessions in Melbourne in 2012. 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 Gombo, the founder of MCA, has become the cricket coach after finishing with Cricket Australia.[3][4][5][6]

Activities[edit]

In Mongolia, MCA members and some alumni from Australian universities expressed their interest to support the activities run by the Association. Initially, MCA aimed to organize regular training sessions at some secondary schools in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. MCA sent some cricket equipment to Mongolia for Mongolian cricketers and students helping them get into the game. The first cricket introductory program in Mongolia was launched by MCA 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. MCA planned to introduce cricket into more secondary schools in Ulaanbaatar.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Williams, Sophie (27 July 2016). "Meet the Man Who Wants to Take Mongolia to the Cricket World Cup". Vice. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Battluga Gombo and cricket development in Mongolia". Emerging Cricket. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ Baum, Greg (31 January 2014). "Mongolia, cricket's field of dreams". smh.com.au. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Mongolian man pushes for his country to be included in ICC members list". cricketcountry.com. February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Mongolia, cricket's field of dreams". wn.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Towards Mongolia". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

External links[edit]

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