2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2009
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatSix-a-side
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Hong Kong
Champions South Africa (3rd title)
Participants8
Matches22
Player of the seriesHong Kong Irfan Ahmed
Most runsEngland Peter Trego (184)
Most wicketsSouth Africa David Wiese (7)
Official websiteHomepage
2008
2010

The 2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes was the fifteenth contesting of the tournament, taking place at Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong. Eight nations competed in twenty-two matches over two days, 31 October – 1 November 2009. South Africa won the tournament, narrowly defeating hosts Hong Kong in the final, after Farhaan Behardien hit the required six off the last ball of the match.[1]

Despite losing in the final, Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed was awarded the Ben Hollioake Trophy, given to the player of the tournament.[1] He played in all seven of Hong Kong's matches, and finished with 163 runs, which was bettered only by England's Peter Trego.[2] He also claimed three wickets in the tournament, at an economy of 13.63 runs per over, ranking him fifth of all bowlers for economy.[3] South Africa's David Wiese claimed the most wickets, taking seven in his seven matches.[4] Peter Trego topped the batting charts with 184 runs, boosted by a top-score of 65* after returning to bat in England's third match after they'd lost four wickets.[5] His 21 sixes were also the most scored by a batsman in the tournament.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cricinfo staff (1 November 2009). "Farhaan Berhardien takes South Africa to thrilling win". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Records / Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, 2009/10 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Records / Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, 2009/10 / Best economy rates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Records / Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, 2009/10 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  5. ^ "England v Sri Lanka". CricketArchive. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2010.