Hong Kong Sixes 2.0 – cricket-fest to make hi-tech, explosive return in October, organisers say
Cricket Hong Kong says the reborn tournament will be the most innovative in the world as it returns to the calendar after five years
Sixes 2.0 is how Cricket Hong Kong is rebranding the popular tournament, which finally returns to the calendar after five years and whose reincarnation will reflect the new digital and social media universe into which it is being reborn.
The governing body on Wednesday confirmed that the Hong Kong Sixes will be held this year, on October 28 and 29 at the Kowloon Cricket Club – a welcome boost for the local game after several years of false starts in which the tournament’s return was halted by a lack of financial backing.
“Everyone in the cricket community in Hong Kong is delighted to have the Sixes confirmed as being back on our calendar,” Cricket Hong Kong Director Jonathan Cummings said.
“We love what the Sixes was and are passionate about bringing the best bits with us, but we won’t be satisfied putting on the same show as in 2012.
“This will be the Sixes 2.0 and over time, we want to make this the most hi-tech, innovative cricket tournament in the world. The emergence of Twenty20 leagues around the world is great. but this is an opportunity to create a different experience for cricket lovers and to engage new fans to the sport.
