The Cricket Scene In Singapore

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Singapore. There were regular tours undertaken by the SCC to China, Hong Kong, Batavia, Ceylon, Burma and Siam. It is reported that the SCC usually won these matches. In 1905, the first official game between Singapore and Malaya took place and they have continued to raise passions between the two ever since.

Cricket reached its peak in Singapore on the eve of World War One and since then a number of factors have contributed to ensure the decline in popularity of cricket in the lion city. World War One saw many of Singapore's young cricketers take up arms for Britain and leave Singapore, many never to return.

Following the war, there was a brief upsurge in the popularity of cricket, thanks to the 1927 tour of Singapore and Malaya by an Australian team. The tour brought life in Singapore to a halt to the extent that the Straits Times suggested that a two day public holiday be declared for the match. This was to be the last time that cricket would hold such an interest for the people of Singapore. The Depression forced many young expatr...