The SCA has completed the Annual General Meeting agenda of electing executive committee members for the year 2020-2021. The following were returned unopposed and duly elected.

President                                          Mr. Mahmood Gaznavi
Deputy President                            Mr. Subir Ghatak
Vice- President                                Mr. Sundaramoorthi Santhanam
Vice- President                                Mr. Muraleedharan Manesh
Honorary Secretary                        Mr. VP Jothi
Honorary Treasurer                       Mr. Neeraj Sundarajoo
Individual Members’ Rep              Mr. Ajmal Rasheed Manisseril

Please find the SCA guidelines for safe return to playing and practicing cricket during Phase 2 of the post-circuit breaker period approved by SportSG below. Ensure these guidelines are followed strictly.

Cricket matches are not allowed during Phase 2 of the post-circuit breaker period.

We will keep you posted if there are any changes to these directives.

Safe Return to Cricket Plan V1.4_18 Jun 2020

Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2020 Qualifier is scheduled to be held in August 2020 in Malaysia in which following teams will participate

The UAE
Kuwait
Singapore
Hong Kong

Men’s T20 qualifier will be played among above-mentioned teams (finalists of regional tournaments) in a single league format. Team securing maximum points will qualify for Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2020, scheduled for September 2020.

Dav Whatmore and the phrase “relegation” don’t quite go together. However, in his third season in charge of Indian state side Kerala, they finished second from last in their Ranji Trophy campaign. 

Therefore, it was hardly surprising that he opted against extending his stay with the team when his contract expired in early February this year.

7,500 km away, the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) sensed an opportunity. They were in the market for a head coach after Bilal Asad left to take charge of neighbours Malaysia. The SCA wasted no time in securing the services of Whatmore, announcing his appointment on an interim basis just a one week after the end of Kerala’s season.

Whatmore’s appointment was regarded as a major coup for one of the world’s fastest-improving cricketing nations.

Read more @ https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/dav_whatmore_singapore_experience_cricket.html

TENDER NOTICE                                                                               

Ref: SCA/IA-TN-002
Date- 10/04/2020
Closing on 15^th June 2020, 5:00 pm

TENDER FOR DESIGN, SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF CRICKET BALL STOP NETTING AT FIELD OF INDIAN ASSOCIATION, 69, BALESTIER ROAD

INTRODUCTION

Singapore Cricket Association invites tenderers to submit bids for:
Design, delivery and installation of pole and ball stop netting alongside to the Balasteir road at the open field at 69, Balestier Rd, Singapore 329677
Phone: +65 6291 2556 (Singapore Indian Association grounds)
Prospective tenderers must visit the site at  69, Balestier Rd, Singapore 329677
Phone: +6582679637  Email – [email protected], [email protected]

GENERAL 

• Bidders must have a relevant track record and experience to provide the services.
• Bidders must satisfy all technical and commercial requirements contained in this document.
• All costs related to temporary structures and supplies shall be borne by the successful contractor.
• The successful contractor shall be responsible for any damage at site or part of building on-site by the contractor or his workmen or agents. All reinstatement work must be made good to the satisfaction of the Singapore Cricket Association and the Singapore Indian Association.
• All works at the site shall be carried out during office hours between 8 am to 6 pm from Monday to Saturday. No work shall be carried out on Public Holiday/Sunday unless otherwise approved. The successful contractor shall, in any case, submit a work schedule for approval after the award of the tender.
• The successful contractor must ensure that necessary warning signage and safety barricades are in place at all times during installation and shall undertake all safety precautions and indemnify the Singapore Cricket Association and the Indian Association against all claims and damages including claims from 3rd parties and public arising from any adverse occurrences at worksites in possession of contractor.
• All works shall comply in all respect with any relevant Statutory Regulation, Bye-Laws and other Regulations currently in force. PE endorsements and relevant permissions and Govt. approvals are the responsibility of the contractor for this tender.
• Particular attention is required for the structural strength of Poles and netting.
• The Singapore Cricket Association reserves the right to cancel any request for tender at any time.

SCOPE OF WORKS

The successful contractor will be required to:

• Design and erect a structurally sturdy 25-metre pole (with PE endorsement) for the roadside of Balestier road to ensure as indicated in attached “Ball Stop Netting”.
• Provide and install a black colour knotted netting.
• Poles must come with a Pully with a metal cable to replace the netting.
• All Govt. approvals responsibility of vendor to obtain.
• PE endorsed plan is required to be submitted by successful contractor.

MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENT

• All components shall be designed and manufactured as a system
• Durability: All exposed components shall be constructed of corrosion resistant material and/or coated to help prevent corrosion.
• All exposed carbon steel shall be hot dip galvanized per ASTM A123.
• All exposed aluminium shall be powder coated with high performance polyester or anodized.
• All exterior reflective inserts shall be anodized, coated, and protected from direct environmental exposure to prevent reflective degradation or corrosion.
• All exposed hardware and fasteners shall be stainless steel of 18-8 grade or better, passivated and coated with aluminium-based thermosetting epoxy resin for protection against corrosion and stress corrosion cracking.
• Structural fasteners may be carbon steel and galvanized meeting ASTM A153 and ISO/EN 1461 (for hot dipped galvanizing), or ASTM B695 (for mechanical galvanizing).

STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS

• Wind Loads: Wind loads shall be based on the 2009 International Building Code.  Wind loads to be calculated using ASCE 7-05, a design wind speed of 100mph, Exposure Category C and wind importance factor of 1.0.
• Structural Design: The stress analysis and safety factor of the mounting brackets shall conform to 2009 AASHTO Standard Specification for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals (LTS-5).

WARRANTY

• A 10-Year Warranty: Successful contractor / manufacturer shall supply a signed warranty covering the entire system for 10 years from the date of installation.
• Warranty shall guarantee specified poles; include all individual nut, bolts and maintenance.
• Warranty shall cover all parts and labor expenses including lift rental if needed.
• A sample warranty document is to be submitted by bidder, the contents of which will go into evaluation.

INSURANCE

• Appointed Contractor has to take Contractors’ All Risk Insurance and Work Injury Compensation Insurance before starting of any works. All the documents need to submit to SCA at least one week prior to the commencement of works.

PAYMENT TERMS

There will be two progress payments as follows:

1. The Contractor shall submit to SCA, a copy of 1^st progress payment upon delivery of material. SCA will certify the claim and process it for payment.
2. Final payment upon completion of whole works.
3. There will be 5% retention sum from the total contract price for 6 months (during Defects Liability Period) and will be released upon completion of DLP.

TENDER SUBMISSION

Bidders are required to submit the following:

• Tender submission document (sample enclosed – duly signed to indicate acceptance.
• Price submission form (format enclosed – duly filled and signed without qualifications. Bidders who have deviations or alternative proposals may indicate so in a separate document and submit for consideration).
• Product Brochures – for poles and netting.
• Proposed Warranty Document, including the proposed DLP for other materials supplied and workmanship.
• The list of contractors who will be undertaking installation if awarded.
• Price validity if applicable.

All bids must be submitted at
SINGAPORE CRICKET ASSOCIATION
#03-31, 229 Mountbatten Square Singapore 398007
P: (65) 6348 6566 | F: (65) 6348 6506
Date: – 15^th June 2020,  Time:-  5:00 pm

SITE PICTURE AND MODELS

With immediate effect the following activities will be suspended till 30 April 2020:

1. SCA LEAGUE 2020
2. SCA Endorse Private Leagues 2020
3. SCA Clinic
4. SCA National team (men/women) and all age groups
5. Courses

This was followed by the Government announced today that all entertainment venues in Singapore to close, gatherings outside work and school limited to 10 people.

Events

All events and mass gatherings (e.g. conferences, exhibitions, festivals, concerts, sporting events, trade fairs) must be deferred or canceled, regardless of size. This is a tightening of the previous requirement where all events and gatherings were to be limited to fewer than 250 participants.

We will closely follow government regulations and Sport SG advise/directions which will translate into a new directive for SCA TC.

https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/tighter-measures-to-minimise-further-spread-of-covid-19

Singapore has won the ACC Eastern Region T20 2020 tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand from 29th February to 6th March 2020. Under the captaincy of Amjad Mahboob, Singapore beat Thailand in the opening day of the tournament and then comprehensively beat Malaysia by 128 runs on Day 3, thanks to an unbeaten 92 from just 32 balls from Timothy David. We beat Hongkong in the penultimate match by 16 runs and secured a spot in the Asian Cup Qualifier to be held in Malaysia in August 2020. Our final game against Nepal was abandoned and ensured that we finished first in the table. There were some great individuals performances throughout the tournament from Siddhant Singh who finished as the top run-scorer of the tournament with 153 runs and Anantha Krishna who finished with 8 wickets, who is a joint top wicket-taker of the tournament along with Aftab Hussain from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong also booked their spot in the Asia Cup Qualifier when they beat Malaysia today, finishing the tournament in the second position.

Earlier UAE and Kuwait reached the finals of 2020 ACC Western Region T20 (held from 23 to 27 February 2020 in Muscat, Oman) and they will join Singapore and Hong Kong in Asia Cup Qualifier in August 2020.

This tournament will be held in Malaysia from 16th – 27th March 2020 and this second round of matches in Group A of the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League is part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Due to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus situation, Singapore Cricket Association has decided to postpone the Basic Scoring Course this weekend (15 & 16 Feb 2020).  We will inform you of the new dates when the situation improves.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused, please be assured that if the new dates do not suit your schedule, we will refund you the course fee.