Zuoz International Cricket Festival
(Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th June, 2016)
The 2016 International Cricket Festival will take place in Zuoz on 11th & 12th June.
The Zuoz tournament, hosted by the Lyceum Alpinum, has been running annually for over twenty years and essentially involves seven adult teams from across Europe plus the Lyceum Alpinum school team.
This is a friendly event and fairplay is paramount and although it is expected that everyone takes the tournament seriously, it is not expected people take things too seriously. This tournament is called a “Cricket Festival” for good reason, it has a festival atmosphere and teams in the past that have not supported this have found their invitation withdrawn permanently.
Teams
The hosts, the Lyceum Alpinum school team, are predominantly made up of keen but inexperienced youngsters aged between 13 and 18. As most of the students originate from Switzerland, Germany, Italy and eastern European countries, very few (if any) have prior cricketing experience. A school team player will on average have been playing cricket for roughly two years.
There are teams from elsewhere in Switzerland and from Italy & Germany that give the event a truly international look & feel.
The following teams have been invited tio participate in the 2016 International Cricket Festival in Zuoz:
| Club name | Country | |
| 1. | Lyceum Alpinum (hosts) | Switzerland |
| 2. | Winterthur Cricket Club (champions) | Switzerland |
| 3. | Milan CC | Italy |
| 4. | Munich CC | Germany |
| 5. | Freshwater CC | England |
| 6. | Geneva XI Stars CC | Switzerland |
| 7. | Geneva Sri Lankans CC | Switzerland |
| 8. | Zurich Nomads CC | Switzerland |
Match schedule
| Zuoz International Cricket Festival (11 & 12 June 2016) | |||
| Friday 10th June | |||
| 8.30pm | Officials & captains meeting & tournament draw at the Rest. Dorta | ||
| Saturday 11th June | |||
| 9.30am | Round One | ||
| 1.30pm | Round Two | ||
| Sunday 12th June | |||
| 10am | Round Three (incl. Final) | ||
Officials
The tournament officials, organised by Alex Mackay of Cricket Switzerland, are all experienced & qualified umpires drawn from across Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK, and are charged to ensure that the weekend is fair and enjoyable for everyone concerned – a real celebration of a game we all love.
Are you a qualified umpire and interested in standing at this tournament? Then do not hesitate to contact Mr. Alexander Mackay who will be able to furnish you with further details.
The services of the following officials from across Europe have been secured for the tournament in 2016:
| Name | Country | ||
| 1. | Peter de Boeck | Belgium | + |
| 2. | Andrew Scott | Belgium | * |
| 3. | Alex Mackay | Switzerland | * |
| 4. | Richard Eames | Luxembourg | * |
| 5. | Paul Cawsey | Switzerland | * |
| 6. | Rico Harmit | Spain | * |
| 7. | John McKillop | Switzerland | * |
| 8. | + |
Accommodation: + Hotel; ¢ Hostel: * School
About cricket at the Lyceum Alpinum
Cricket has been played at the Lyceum for over ninety years and the school pitches, at almost 1800m above sea level, are thought to be the highest in Europe. The air is thinner (only 80% of the oxygen compared to sea level) and the UV is intense - so sun cream, hats, sun glasses and a cricket jumper are all a must!
Further information
Should you require any further information on the International Cricket Festival in Zuoz contact either Tom Butt or Alex Mackay.
Reports of last year's International Festival might also be of interest.