Davedurdans

I'm a bit partial to some cricket and MAerican Football. Are there many clubs out there?

shammy

Where are you??

TBird

I think you might of spelt it wrong...didn't you mean to spell R U G B Y

Davedurdans

haha funny. No I did mean to spell American Football.

Inselaffen

The cricket scene in Dubai is very poor with no facilities at all at the moment. The one western expat club lost its facilities thanks to big Mo.

Cricket is mainly played by Indian/Pakistani's on spaer/waste land all over Dubai on Fridays.

not sure about American football

Brandytime

Where are you living Dave? I'm a cricket nut too. Perhaps when I get there we could start a team?

Cant believe there are not enough keen western expats in Dubai to make a decent side! Even if it does mean playing on the same side as a few Aussies

Inselaffen

try contacting Darjeeling Cricket club. they still exist but have lost their clubhouse and pitch

jrudofsky

I think it is the lack of cricket pitches as opposed to number of "keen expats" (English/Aussie etc) that is the problem!

Blue Cat

a new purpose built cricket club is being built though, not sure where but I think it will be ready later this year.

Brandytime

How do you know if you don't know where?

Who is it being built for?

Inselaffen

there will be new facilities at Sports City.
same as there will be Hockey facilities (there is currently no astro for hockey in Dubai)

the big question is whether local clubs will actually get to use them.

pauldxb

American football are you sure ????

Anyway no sorry i havnt seen any clubs

Blue Cat

When the Country club closed down the Rugby Club and Cricket Club were offered new facilities on the Al Ain Road, not sure exactly where but up there somewhere and it is part of the new Emirates Sports Club that Emirates are building for their employees, in place of DCC but not for DCC members.

arbroath_abroad

There is a Hugh cricket ground near my house in Khalifa City near AD..Never ever seen anyone in the place, but its there and looks quite impressive..

Inselaffen

they occasionally play big international matches in AD but I have heard the organisation of the events is terrible.