The Club and Contact
Zurich Crickets Cricket Club is one of the largest junior cricket clubs in Switzerland. Formed in 2004 the club has between 60-80 active members aged 6-18 years every season, and an army of mums and dads helping out behind the scenes.
The age groups train on Saturday at the indoor facilities at Hottingen in winter, and outdoors in summer at Deutweg in Winterthur with competitive games held over the weekend period. The club is an associate member of Cricket Switzerland, the national organisation, and plays competing teams from across Switzerland as well as organises tours for junior teams to other European countries.
A number of the players have been selected over the years to play for the Swiss junior national teams. Such teams have toured to England, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Cyprus and Barbados.
Our club is run by the parents of players. Help as a parent in running the club is vital, whether by volunteering to become a manager, coach, scorer, or umpire, or by assisting the committee in organising events.
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 Patrick Henderson: