Mariko Hill has been named as captain for the upcoming Thailand T20 Smash to be played in Bangkok from 8^th-17^th January 2019. The squad features an excellent blend of youth and experience and it is notable that the depth of the squad is continuing to improve with a number of players becoming eligible and also competing in overseas competitions.

Hong Kong will be joined in Group B by hosts Thailand, Indonesia, Bhutan and Myanmar. Group A will be made up of UAE, Nepal, Namibia, Malaysia and Thailand A. All matches will be played using the T20 format with Hong Kong’s group fixtures listed below:

· Saturday 12^th January – Hong Kong v Indonesia (AIT Ground)

· Sunday 13^th January – Hong Kong v Bhutan (TCG Ground)

· Monday 14^th January – Hong Kong v Thailand (TCG Ground)

· Wednesday 16^th January – Hong Kong v Myanmar (TCG Ground)

· Friday 18^th January – Semi Finals

· Saturday 19^th January – Finals Day

Hong Kong Women’s Squad:

• Mariko Hill – (Captain - Hong Kong Cricket Club)
• Kary Chan (Vice Captain - Craigengower Cricket Club)
• Shanzeen Shahzad (Diasqua Little Sai Wan Cricket Club)
• Jen Davies (Kowloon Cricket Club)
• Betty Chan (Hong Kong Cricket Club)
• Annie Ho (Craigengower Cricket Club)
• Jasmine Titmuss (Hong Kong Cricket Club)
• Lemon Cheung (Hong Kong Cricket Club)
• Mehreen Yousaf (Diasqua Little Sai Wan Cricket Club)
• Bella Poon (Kowloon Cricket Club)
• Ruchitha Venkatesh (Hong Kong Cricket Club)
• Yasmin Daswani (Hong Kong Cricket Club)
• Alison Siu (Hong Kong Cricket Club)
• Emma Lai (Hong Kong Cricket Club)
• Jaswinder Kaur (Diasqua Little Sai Wan Cricket Club)

The Reserves

• Maryam Bibi (Diasqua Little Sai Wan Cricket Club)

2019 promises to be an exciting year for women’s cricket with Hong Kong participating in a number of competitions including the Thailand T20 Smash, The ICC World Cup Qualifiers (Asia Region) in February and East Asia Cup provisionally scheduled for September 2019 in Korea.