From Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th February 2013, four teams consisting of players from around the globe, competed in the 26th Cricket on Ice tournament on the frozen lake in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Teams, officials, spectators & passers-by enjoyed unbroken sunshine, albeit in temperatures averaging -9 degrees C, in the unique champagne environment of St. Moritz.
After five thrilling games over 3 days, the competition was won by Switzerland's Winterthur Cricket Club against the Cholmeleians XI (Old Boys from Highgate School in London), but although taken as seriously as one can expect when playing on a snow-covered frozen lake in the middle of winterthur at 1800m, winning comes secondary.
Date |
Fixture/Result |
Thursday 14th February
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Cholmeleians XI (141-4) beat Winterthur XI 137-7) by 4 runs (out of competition) |
Friday 15th February
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Cholmeleians XI (112-9) beat Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz XI (98-9) by 14 runs St. Moritz Cricket Club XI (95-7) lost to Winterthur Cricket Club (99-5) by 5 wkts |
Saturday 16th February
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St. Moritz Cricket Club (141-9) beat Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz XI (107) by 34 runs FINAL: Winterthur Cricket Club (112-4) beat Cholmeleians XI (106-4) by 6 runs |
Mr. Alexander Mackay (Switzerland), Mr. Clive Denney (Switzerland), Mr. Andrew Holton (Germany), Mr. Peter de Boeck (Belgium), Ms. Mira Koshy (Switzerland).
View photos of the three days of Cricket on Ice on the SCA gallery or alternatively from the Cricket on Ice website.
The Cricket on Ice tournament respects the international MCC laws of cricket, except where:
The level of cricket is quite high and depends a lot on fairness and the spirit of friendship between the teams.
“For when the one great scorer comes to mark against your name, he writes - not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.”
No ticket is required to watch Cricket on Ice and it was a pleasure to welcome many guest on the lake over the three days, where delicious food & refreshments were enjoyed, along with a chair in the sun from where they could watch the matches in the champagne climate of St. Moritz!