Zurich Crickets Cricket Club and ZC Academy

The Club and Contact

Zurich Crickets Cricket Club is the largest junior cricket clubs in Switzerland. Formed in 2004 it now has about 140 junior playing members aged between 7-18, and a number of mums, dads and senior players helping out behind the scenes.

Teams train on two evenings a week and Saturdays (outdoors in summer at the Deutweg ground in Winterthur and Embrach ground, and at the indoor facilities in winter at the Kantonsschule Hottingen in Zurich and the Zurich International School in Adliswil) with competitive games or tournaments held over the weekend period. The club is an associate member of Cricket Switzerland, the premier governing body for cricket in Switzerland, and plays competing teams from across Switzerland. Players are also given the opportunity to play for the national junior XIs that usually go on tour in summer.

Games are played under MCC Laws of Cricket, as modified by each Association to suit junior competition (local rules). The local rules relate primarily to batting and bowling limitations or requirements, aimed at ensuring all players have a fair go.

Our club is run by parents of players, none of whom are paid for the many hours of work they contribute to the club. Your help as a parent in running our club is vital. We urge you to participate by volunteering to become a manager, coach, scorer, or umpire, or by assisting our committee in organising events or by facilitating the movement of equipment to training sessions and game venues.

The club's philosophy mirrors that of the MCC guidelines for youth development, namely to provide a well-organised competition that enables as many junior members as possible to enjoy the game of cricket, and for them to get the most out of their participation. Differential skills within the same team should not lessen the enjoyment and sense of achievement of player, regardless of standard.

The emphasis is on:

Enjoyment

Playing in and being an integral part of a team

Giving all players a fair go

Improving cricket skills

Learning the laws of cricket, and how to play within them

Learning good sportsmanship and the principle of fair play

If you would like more informaton or you would like to join Zurich Crickets CC, please contact our Club President Mr Nilesh Chorveda:

nilesh.swisscricket@gmail.com

ZCCC Committee

Zurich Crickets Cricket Club Management Committee

Committee Position : President
Position held by : 2025 Season Mr Nilesh Chorveda
Responsibilities and Duties: The President of the Club is responsible for chairing the Committee. The President ensures Committee members have everything they require to effectively perform their roles. The Club President represents the Club at Junior Club meetings, Cricket Switzerland meetings and any other relevant forums. The President facilitates discussion on all matters with other committee members; ensures Club Constitution requirements are being met; chairs Club Committee meetings (when required);
calls special committee meetings outside of normal business; has the power to form committees and to appoint their respective chairpersons; shall perform or delegate all duties not specifically outlined in the constitution; shall help set goals for the club to be achieved each year.

Committee Position : Secretary
Position held by : 2025 Season Mr Vinayak Gadgil
Responsibilities and Duties: The Secretary of the Club is responsible for all assimilation and dissemination of all correspondence required to operate an effect and productive Cricket Club. The Secretary takes all minutes of Club meetings, conducts all necessary correspondence for the Club, and circulates publicity information if needed.

Committee Position : Treasurer and Finances

2025 Season: Position held by Mr Stephen Hirst
Responsibilities and Duties: The Treasurer secures commercial funding and sponsorship support in developing the Club.
Reports to the committee regarding sponsorship and Club finances.

Ensures the club's finances are up-to-date and kept in order.

Updates the team roles and rosters as necessary.

Responsible for keeping an updated inventory list of all the equipment being used and its general condition (information supplied by age group committee members).

Committee Position : Coach Representatives
2025 Season: Position held by Mr Nic Henderson and Mr Gokul Das

Responsibilities and Duties: The Committee Members of the Club are responsible for raising issues associated with their responsible age groups. They provide feedback from team members and parents and any other important issues effecting the management of the club.They report on general progress and developments within their teams; report on any new developments i.e. new players, leaving players, training attendances etc.; they provide any special notifications of achievements within the teams.

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Position : Web Chair
Position held by : 2025 Season Mr Patrick Henderson
Position purpose: To develop a web site to support Club communications and promotions, and to ensure the web site is regularly updated and information is relevant and topical.