About SICA

The British Everest expedition of 1938 led by Eric Shipton was on its way to Tibet when it camped at Lachen in North Sikkim. To while away the time the members of the expedition decided to have a game of Cricket but not having enough European players they included the porters to make up the two opposing teams. A bat was made out of a willow tree, umbrellas were used as wickets and socks were stuffed to make a ball. This was the first recorded Cricket match to be ever played in Sikkim, perhaps the first to be played at such a height (2,728 m), the first time that a team was captained by a native (Karma Paul).

Later, the game of cricket in Sikkim traces its roots to the days when some of the Sikkim boys were sent to boarding schools for their education as well as the employees of the Central Government establishments as well as Army personnel posted in Sikkim. The combination of cricket skills and interest led to friendly matches amongst themselves. During the year 1976-77, the first cricket tournament was organized by some interested persons and the name was “Snow Lion Cup”. During the 1980s two other trophies were instituted by other interested persons and these were the “Murray Cup” and the “Kalooram Thirani Memorial Cup”. The game picked up rapidly thereafter. Further impulsion for the development of the game was provided when the Reliance World Cup was hosted in the Indian Sub-continent during 1987-88.

Sikkim Cricket Association (SICA) was formed on 5^th May 1987 under the Leadership of Mr Jasbir Singh and Mr N. K. Pradhan, with the primary objective of promoting, encouraging and improving the standard of cricket in Sikkim. Presently, there are around 30 Cricket clubs in Sikkim. Among these clubs, few are registered with the State Government.

Sikkim was granted Associate Member status by The Board of Control for Cricket in India during 1990-91. Sikkim was able to send its first junior team (Under-19), to participate in the Cooch Behar Trophy tournament from 1995. Previously, Sikkim was participating in the Vijay Merchant Trophy tournament for Under-16 Boy’s, Cooch Behar Trophy tournament for Under-19 Boy’s and the Under-23 Northeast/Bihar tournament. Sikkim has been able to record some notable performance in the junior level tournaments and has recorded victories over nearly all the teams of the East Zone except Bengal. In 2018 Sikkim got the full membership of the BCCI and since then participating in all the National Level tournaments of various categories for both Men and Women including the prestigious Ranji Trophy.

The focus of the Association is advancing the game of cricket in Sikkim through Sportsmanship, leadership, discipline and hard work. Our goal is to provide the opportunity, environment and facilities to all the players.