Singapore Cricket Club history

The 1890 invitation from Hong Kong led to the formation of the Straits Settlements cricket team, and Singapore played Hong Kong in two two-day matches, both of which were lost.

The first local team was established in 1892 by the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC), known as the Royal Sporting Club (RSC), and hosts the annual Singapore Open.

In 1894, SCC cricketers formed a separate club called the Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) with cricket and rugby teams that competed in regional competitions such as Penang’s Merdeka Tournament and Selangor Cup.

It was one of Southeast Asia’s most successful soccer clubs before it disbanded in the 1970s. For example, the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) formed its first local association football team in 1895, known as the SFC Football Team today.

The first local football league was established in 1915 with SFC as its seven founding teams with Tanjong Pagar United FC, Tiong Bahru FC, Singapore Recreation Club, Malay Football Association, and the Chinese Swimming Club.

The conserved property is surrounded by prominent historic and modern buildings including Raffles Hotel, the National Gallery Singapore (the former City Hall and old Supreme Court, where the Japanese surrendered to the British in 1945), and the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall.

They next played in 1957, drawing at home to Ceylon.

In 1959, VJC’s footballers formed a new club known as Home United FC, one of Southeast Asia’s most successful clubs with five league titles to its name.

The Interport Matches resumed in 1968 with Singapore drawing against Hong Kong.

In 1970, the Saudara Cup match against Malaysia was played for the first time, this continues annually to the present day.

Singapore became an associate member of the ICC in 1974 and three years later won the Saudara Cup for the first time.

In 1978, they became one of four founding members of the Malaysian Cricket Association to compete for Malaysia’s domestic league.

Singapore took part in the first ICC Trophy in England in 1979 but could only finish fourth in their first round group after only beating Argentina.

The final Interport Match took place in Singapore in 1987, with Hong Kong beating the home side.

Singapore returned to the ICC Trophy for the 1990 tournament in the Netherlands, beating Malaysia and Israel during the event, and failing to progress past the first round.

Singapore began playing in the Tuanku Ja’afar Cup in 1991, an annual tournament against Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand.

In 1992, both clubs merged to form what is known today as the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC).

Singapore played in the first ACC Trophy in 1996, beating the Maldives and Thailand but failing to go past the first round.

Singapore began to show an improvement in their form in 2006.

That year Singapore finished third in the ACC Premier League and finally passed the first round stage in the ACC Trophy, finishing fifth to qualify for Division Five of the World Cricket League in 2008.