HISTORY

The Sangatta Cricket Club (SCC) can be found in the mining complex called Tanjung Bara approximately 17km from the town of Sangatta which is located 60km North of the equator on the east coast of East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. 

The club has its own grand stand, bar, nets and an cricket oval based upon the dimensions of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) making it a fantastic cricketing arena.

In 2004, a team representing the Sangatta Cricket Club entered the Bali Sixes cricket competition and the touring spirit of the Wild Men From Borneo was born. 

The Sangatta team played well however did not win a match and ended up in the race for the wooden spoon. After some discussions with the other wooden spoon contended (who had also consumed too much alcohol and also did not want to play another game) it was decided the match would be decided on the toss of a coin.

The first international WMFB team left the shores of Borneo (East Kalimantan, Indonesia) in 2005 to play in the Inaugural Phuket Sixes International Cricket Competition only several months after that dreadful day on December 26th 2004 when the Tsunami hit the region. 

The many teams that came along injected much needed cash into the local economy with a particular sharp increase in alcohol sales.

The Phuket International Sixes have been running (Officially) since 2005 and the WMFB played every year (except 2011) up until 2014 and in 2015 played the International Sevens - a total of 10 tours.

The WMFB played in the Singapore Veterans Sixes a number of times including: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 - a total of 5 tours.

The WMFB have now completed Golf Tours in 2018 and 2019. Both have been in Thailand as it is pretty central for our global membership and the golf courses are magnificent.

The 2020 tour was cancelled thanks to a nasty virus (COVID). 

The WMFB are looking forward to another golf tour as soon as the world is ready for us.