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The 2017 Suisse Romande Cup
This year's Suisse Romand Cup is scheduled for 30 September/1st October at the Bout de Monde and Cossonay grounds. It is hoped that this club-based tournament will involve all Junior Swiss clubs. These matches are usually the final outdoor ones before the indoor season begins. The schedule is:
U15s - Bout de Monde, Saturday 30th September U11s - Cossonay, Saturday 30th September
U13s - Cossonay, Sunday 1st October
ZCCC Annual Awards Evening
On 7th October 2017 our ZCCC Club Dinner and Awards will take place in the Weisslingen 'Sprützehüüsli' hall, from 6pm to about 9:30pm.
This is an opportunity for the coaches to present season medals to their players, but for all Club members to get together – something that only happens rarely so please reserve the date in your calendars!
Swiss U15 win Colour Clothing Tournament (14-18 August 2017)
The tournament that took place in Leicester was a great experience for all the Swiss cricketers to test themselves against strong opposition and continue to develop their individual cricketing skills and teamwork. The three ZCCC players, Dayn, Luke and Aryan, did particularly well against the other three teams: ICC Power from ICC Dubai, CCA Rhinos a mixed team from Pune and local players, and CCA Sixers also a mixed team from Mumbai and local players.
Congratulations on winning all their nine matches!
Leman Cup U11 2017 Report (3 September 2017)
Schweiz 137-7 (Sasha 20*, Danyal 15*; Will 2-14, Katie 1-13) bt Suisse 67-8 (Aiden 8*; Sasha 3-1, Andreas 2-4, George 2-8) by 70 runs
Blue skies greeted visitors to Cossonay for the 2017 installment Leman Cup. This fixture traditionally opens the new season and pits a “Schweiz” side made up from clubs from the East of Switzerland (Basel Dragons, Zurich Crickets) against a “Suisse” side from the West (Cossonay, GRYCC, Gingins, La Chat). It is a great opportunities for players to put aside their local club rivalries.
Zurich Crickets CC Under 11 team in action at the Zuoz Junior cricket Festival
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Zuoz Junior Cricket Festival (5th June)
More than 150 children & youths from all age groups from across Switzerland participated in the 12th Swiss Junior Cricket Festival 2017 that took place on the LAZ cricket fields from Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th June 2017 in Zuoz GR.
ZCCC Under 11s lift Zuoz trophy!
Zurich Crickets U11 team continued their dominant form to win the Zuoz U11 trophy, meaning they have won all the tournaments in the 2016/17 season - the Grand Slam!
Sasha H was awarded both Best Batsman and All-rounder. Shankar P took Best Bowler.
Zurich Crickets win Zuoz Under 15 Cup!
ZCCC won all four matches, excelling in all disciplines with every single one of the team pitching in. Wicket-keeper Haresh won the Best Fielder Award, while Luke S was Best
Batsman for his explosive hitting. Sidhant was revelation with his left arm spin, Dayn was his usual aggressive self in bowling, and Luca displayed pinpoint accuracy with his bowling. Antar energetic as usual in all aspects of the game, with Alex, our honorary Zurich member, and Aryan with their all round contributions were the toppings on the cake.
Zurich Crickets 1st XI in royal blue
Now that Zurich Crickets CC plays in the Swiss T20 Cup, and will continue to do so in the 2018 season, it was decided that the players should wear a distinctive all-blue outfit.
Swiss Under 11s tour to England (May 25-29)
The Ascension long weekend again saw a squad of U11 players from Switzerland successfully tour clubs around Surrey at Weybridge, Camberley, Ashtead, Cranleigh & Windsor winning three of their six fixtures.
Zurich Crickets CC continued their unbeaten run this season to win the Basel U11 tournament.
Zurich Crickets U11s built on their success in the Gingins indoor competition to deliver a comprehensive
performance against Luxembourg, Basel Dragons, Cossonay and a Wanderers All Stars team. Their victories against all the competing teams ensured that they lifted the trophy.
Danyal was awarded the fielder award and Andreas the spirit of cricket award.
Congratulations to all the players!
Zurich Crickets CC explore unknown territory in the Pickwick Cup (29th April)
Saturday 29th April 2017 saw ZCCC for the first time play a 1st XI in the senior Swiss T20 Cup - a first for any junior club in Switzerland.
Zurich Lions CC posted a formidable 218 with the Crickets unable to deliver in their bowling, missing the off stump discipline we know it takes to keep the score down. Some good catches (Tom H) and a couple of run outs produced 6 wickets (Oli M - 3, Moaz B - 1), but we did drop 3. Moaz B was the glue in the batting, scoring 28, with a good partnership with Oli M (21), then Oli and Dayn P built a partnership, but our total of 103 for 8 was nowhere near our target of 219! It was a valuable experience for this very young XI, and clearly if we play to our potential we would be able to fight for wins.
Another successful Zurich Crickets and Hampshire cricket camp (14-17 April)
Hosted by ZCCC over the four Easter days another incredibly rewarding long weekend in Zurich saw three Hampshire coaches, assisted by Zurich coaches, get together with roughly 40 players. Eight Under 19 national players from the Geneva area also joined the group.
As John Cook said: It was good fun and we began to sow a seed to get the players to understand more about their game, consider others within the team and where they fit into it and how they complement each other to win moments in the game, gather momentum, analyse their performances.
The players worked exceptionally hard, showed enthusiasm throughout and demonstrated what keen learners they are. Thanks to so many club members who pulled together to enable this camp to work, who also provided food, shelter and transport. Photos
Basel Summer Cricket Camp
for boys and girls aged 7-15
from Monday 7 - Friday 11 August 2017
For more details please go to:
ZCCC Under 15 finish runners-up at Basel Indoor tournament
The team, a predominantly young one, did well together, while Dayn P was awarded the Best Batsman and Aryan L was the Best Fielder of the tournament.
Congratulations!
Under 17/19 Match Day at Rennweg indoor hall in Winterthur (4th March)
Zurich Crickets CC hosted U17/19 players once again from across the country for a day of matches.
Scorecards of the matches are available here: Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Next weekend this group of players will face their next test with Hampshire County coaches in Zurich.
The Swiss U19 XI will attend the cricket festival in Berlin from 27th - 31st July 2017.
U19 teams from Germany, Switzerland, Belgium & Norway will compete at the Maifeld cricket grounds.The festival begins with a two-day Twenty20 round-robin tournament, followed by a three-day touranment in an ODI 50 over format.
Youth Development report 2016 (7th February)
Cricket Switzerland's Youth Development Officer a.i., Michael Hall, publishes his 2016 report ahead of the Annual General Meeting on Saturday 18th February 2017.
The 12th Swiss Junior Cricket Festival will take place over the long weekend of Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th June in Zuoz.
Information about Registration and the fomat of the tournament can be found via the link below.
Under 11 friendly: Zurich Crickets CC vs Basel Dragons at Adliswil (28th January)
Zurich Crickets and Basel Dragons Under 11 players continued their round of monthly friendly matches at the ZIS indoor hall in Adliswil.
Match day at Adliswil/Zurich for Swiss Under 19 players (28th January)
An excellent day with the Swiss U19s was had yesterday at the Adliswil ZIS indoor sports hall. In three T20 matches three teams of 9 players played each other in hard-fought matches. The standard was high and raised by having a few overage players involved.
Match 1 scorecard Match 2 scorecard Match 3 scorecard
This format will be repeated when the players meet for the next round of matches in early March. The venue then will be the large indoor Rennweg sports hall in Winterthur.
It looks like Switzerland has a possible squad of about 22 players so there is going to be good competition for places. The coaches hope to be able to nominate the team in mid-April. The Swiss Under 19 XI will tour in August to Germany's Berlin’s Olympic Stadium to take part in a 4-nation Festival.
Gingins CC Under 15 tournament results.
A week after the U13 indoor tournament, on the weekend of 26-27 November, Gingins Cricket Club hosted its annual U15 indoor tournament at the College Madame De Staël in Carouge (GE). Along with the home team were teams representing Zurich, Basel, La Chat, Cossonay and GRYCC.
Many thanks for all the work and time Gingins invested in this series of indoor tournaments to round off the 2016 cricketing year in Switzerland.
Gingins Under 13 Indoor Tournament
Over the course of the weekend of 19-20 November, Gingins Cricket Club hosted its annual indoor tournament at the College Madame De Staël in Carouge (GE).
Along with the home team were teams representing Zurich, Basel, and GRYCC.
With a scoring system that encouraged accurate bowling, tight fielding and sharp running between the wickets, the overall Standard was exceptionally high across the 10 matches played.
Gingins Under 11 Indoor Tournament (12th/13th November)
Over the course of the weekend of Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th November, Gingins Cricket Club once again hosted its annual indoor tournament at the College Madame De Staël in Carouge (GE).
Zurich Crickets unbeaten at Gingins Under 11 Indoor Tournament (12th/13th November)
Winning all four of their matches over hosts Gingins, Luxembourg, a combined GRYCC/Cossonay team and Basel Dragons,
the captain Owen also picked up Best Bowler, while Sasha was awarded Best Batsmen.
The 2016 Bob Barber Awards (19th November)
Cricket Switzerland's Youth Development Officer, Michael Hall, has announced the winners of this year’s Bob Barber Awards. These annual awards are presented to the best cricketers in each age group.
The winners of the Bob Barber Awards in 2016 are:
U11 - Kabir Mehta
U13 - Ismail Zaidi
U15 - Luke Specogna (Zurich Crickets CC)
U17 - Ruan Kruger (Zurich Crickets CC)
U19 - Ashwin Vinod
Many congratulations to them all for their contributions to junior cricket this year, in particular to Ruan and Luke, two most deserving winners from Zurich Crickets CC who both had outstanding
seasons.
The presentation of the Awards is on Saturday 19th November at the Collège Madame De Staël.
Under 11/13 camp with Hampshire coaches in Zurich (7th-9th October)
The Zurich Crickets Junior cricket camp with Hampshire's Chris Wheeler and Simon Hammond was a huge success with 27 enthusiastic young players from across the country benefitting from the experience. The three-day camp saw a strong group from ZCCC as well as guests from Cossonay, Gingins, Basel and GRYCC attend.
Congratulations to all the players for their hard work and commitment. Many thanks to M.H. for the organisation, coordination, and report.
Read the full report. Please also enjoy in the Gallery the photos that were taken.
Zurich Crickets fight hard to take home the Under 11 Suisse Romande Cup (2nd October)
Teams from Basel Dragons, Cossonay, Gingins and Zurich Crickets met at Cossonay for a last day of outdoor cricket in 2016.