Other News/Updates
UNDER 15 INDOOR MATCH AT ZIS ADLISWIL (ZURICH), DAY 2 - Sunday 22nd January 2012
The second of three Under 15 Indoor Days took place on January 22nd at the superb ZIS Hall in Adliswil (Zurich). Players from five junior clubs were involved - Cossonay CC and Basel Dragons CC (Central), Gingins CC and Geneva Region Youth CC (West) and Zurich Crickets CC (East).
The series of matches during the winter months are designed to be competitive fun and are contrsuctive build up for all the Under 15 players to tjenoutdoor season, and the two national team tours later in the year to Denmark and Cambridgeshire.
For a report of the day follow the link below:
January 22nd report U15
ECB LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE
Friday 23rd (evening) to Sunday 24th and Sunday 25th March 2012.
It runs from Friday evening to sunday afternoon and will take place at the Kantonsschule Hottingen in Zurich.
There are some pre-requirements for the cours. You must have a current first aid certificate (there are course run in Zurich in English and of course plenty in German) as well as a criminal record check covering the past 5 years (here in Switzerland, and in your former location if you have not been in Switzerland 5 years).
2012 ECB Level 1 Coaching Course
THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE SWISS CRICKET ASSOCIATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING NEWSLETTER:
DECEMBER 2011 JANUARY 2012 NEWS TO SCA
INDOOR TRAINING DAY FOR ALL U11S WHO WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE NATIONAL TEAM -
Sunday 5th February.
The venue will be in Basel, at the Pfaffenholz Sportzentrum: Rue St. Exupéry 5, F-68300 St. Louis.
Directions: Despite the French address, is in fact in Switzerland! Entering Basel on the motorway from the south, follow signs for Mulhouse France. You will enter the tunnel and cross the Rhine. Take the next exit after the Rhine crossing signposted Allschwil. Exit the tunnel and after 400 meters, turn right at the traffic lights. Pass Avia petrol station and the end the of the number 3 tram on your left and you will see Pfaffenholz signposted on your right, very close to the BP garage and the bord
U15 FIRST INDOOR CRICKET DAY - 4th December, Zurich
The first of a series of Under 15 Cricket Days took place on December 4th 2011 in Zurich. With twenty-five players from across the country three teams were formed to play three T20 matches. The idea was not only to offer these players competitive matches, but also expose them to as much cricket as possible in one day. Each team played two matches, and the batting orders were reversed in the second matches to allow each player the opportunity to shine both with the bat and ball as well as in the field.
For full report follow the link: U15 Report December 4th 2011
VICTORY FOR ZURICH CRICKET U13S AT TOURNAMENT IN GENEVA - 26th/27th November
On the weekend of the 26th and 27th November 2011 Zürich Crickets Cricket Club took the U13 team to a U11’s and U13 tournament hosted by Gingins at the Geneva International School. The U13’s played in 2 leagues of 3 teams playing a 15 over league structure on the Saturday. The winners and runners up of the groups played each other on Sunday and the winners of that match played the final. There were teams from Gingins, CDL, Basel, Cossanay and Luxembourg.
The full tournament report can be found on the following link:
Gingins Tournament 2011
ZURICH CRICKETS U9S HOST BASEL DRAGONS - 19 November
ZCCC U9s host Basel Dragon for their first match of the 2011 winter season. For full report see the following link:
Match report - Basel 19th Nov 2011 Home
NEW ZCCC SWEATERS AND TROUSERS
New ZCCC sweaters and blue cricket trousers have arrived and will be on sale during the Christmas Parents-Players matches on December 3rd at the ZIS Hall.
In addition, anyone who has equipment that they would like to pass on to younger players is very welcome to do so at this event. Two new pairs of Kookaburra Vision cricket shoes, size 11, can also be had for CHF 20 each. If players want to donate any proceeds to the club they are very welcome to do so.
THE TENNIS LEGENDS TOURNAMENT BNP PARIBAS ZÜRICH OPEN - 20-24 March 2012
ZCCC members are being offered special tickets for this event on 21 March featuring the former Russian world number 1 Marat Safin in addition to defending champion Mark Philippoussis and last years's finalists Tim Henman and Henri Leconte.
For every ticket bought we get another one free for a person under the age of 18. Tickets cost CHF 122.30 (cat. 1) or CHF 90.90 (cat. 2). Anyone interested should contact Patrick Henderson by 1st January 2012.
ZURICH CRICKETS COACHES TRAIN SWISS OLYMPIC ATHLETES!
For the full report please go to the following link:
2011 SWISS CRICKET ASSOCIATION AWARDS - Bern, 5th November
Congratulations to both Callum and Simon on winning the award, which was presented by Bob Barber. See below for full report:
HAMPSHIRE TRAINING CAMP - 28th/29th/30th April and 1st May 2012
Once again John Cook, and probably Chris Wheeler, from Hampshire will be coming over, this time for 4 days, to coach our players. Players are invited to contact their coaches if they wish to attend.
ZUOZ 2012
It has been decided that the Zuoz Junior Tournament in 2012 will take place over the Whitsun weekend - May 26th-28th. This will gives us three days of matches and will hopefully better suit teams coming from the Geneva area. Competitions will be played at U11, U13 and U15 levels, and it is hoped that two or three U17 teams can also be involved. At the moment this tournament is planned as an all-Swiss event. One or two guest clubs from abroad may be invited depending on the number of teams from Swiss clubs.
NEXT SCA COUNCIL MEETING
The SCA Associate and Affiliate members are invited to attend the next SCA Council meeting, which will be held on 19th November 2011 in Berne. Zurich Crickets CC is an associate member of the Swiss Cricket Association, with voting rights. The Secretary of the SCA, Mr Ken McKeown, will be sending formal notification of the meeting, along with the draft agenda and documentation.
LEVEL 1 & LEVEL 2 ECB COACHING COURSES IN NOVEMBER 2011
The next Level 1 and 2 coaching courses will take place in November/December 2011 in Geneva. A Level 1 coaching course will take place in Zurich in the Spring of 2012. Anyone interested should contact Scott Poynton or Manish Jain of the Cricket Coaches Association of Switzerland (CCAS) at gcc.contact@ginginscricketclub.com
ECB ACO Level 1 Umpiring Course (28-30 October 2011)
The Swiss Federation of Cricket Umpires & Scorers (swissFOCUS) has arranged for an ECB ACO Level 1 Umpiring Course to be held at the Walhalla Hotel (Limmatstrasse 5, 8005 Zürich- www.walhalla-hotel.ch ) from Friday 28th October (7pm) to Sunday 30th October 2011.
The course begins on Friday evening and runs all day Saturday and Sunday, ending in an examination which, if successful, results in the official English Cricket Board (ECB) Association of Cricket Umpires (ACO) Level 1 pass. This is an interntationally recognised umpiring qualification.
Inforunatel we have to charge a participation fee of CHF50 per person. However, this fee may be refundable from your club.
Should you require accommodation, we have negotiated a special rate of CHF130 per night at the Walhalla Hotel, which is in the centre of Zürich just 2 minutes from the main train station.
Please confirm your attendance before Thursday 1st September 2011 so we can proceed the logistics and confirm with the ICC who have already committed to providing resources.
Information can be found on the SCA website at http://www.swisscricket.ch/2011-details/2011-aco-part-1/.
PS: A swissFOCUS Introduction to Umpiring Course is NOT a prerequisite, but participants will find the materila easier having completed one.
NEW DEAL FOR SCA ASSOCIATE & AFFILIATE MEMBERS
It is with great pleasure the Swiss Cricket Association, in conjunction with SCT Trading, is able to offer associate and affiliate members some great deals on cricket equipment via the online webshop www.discountsports.ch
For further information and order forms:
New Deal for SCA Associate
GM Offer to Cricket Clubs
Order Form Cricket Summer Promotion 2011
BOB BARBER AWARD 2011
This is awarded to the Swiss junior players who have made the most outstanding contribution to junior cricket in each of U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19 categories. For more information:
Swiss Youth Cricket's Player of the Year
NEW CLUB IN LUZERN AREA
Note from the coach of a new club that has been set up in Luzern :
An intrepid group of junior cricketers in the Luzern area, aged between 6 and 12, have taken their first tentative steps this winter. Indoor coaching sessions have been running since Christmas between 09.30 and 11.00 on Saturday mornings at Mattli Gym, 226 Kastanienbaumstrasse, Horw. These sessions will keep going until the summer when the group hope to move to an outdoor venue. New recruits are very welcome to come along and have a go! Anyone interested should contact John Barton on job@team.ch or 079 402 2989.