U19 International tournaments
Berlin, 27th - 31st July 2017
Swiss U19s will compete in an U19 cricket festival in Berlin from 27th - 31st July 2017.
Organised by the DCB there will be 5 days of T20 & ODI cricket involving U19 teams from hosts Germany, Switzerland, Belgium & Norway on the Maifeld cricket grounds (Olympia-Glockenturm,
Am Glockenturm 1, 14053 Berlin, Germany).
The festival begins with a two-day U19 Twenty20 round-robin tournament, followed by a three-day tournament in an ODI 50 over format using ICC regulations/powerplays.
Two film crews will be making TV reports and documentaries about the event with a slant on our refugee situation in Germany and German Cricket TV will be filming all games with nine cameras.
Medals will be presented to the winners & runners-up for the ODI tournament only.
Match schedule
| Date | Time | Format | Match | Pitch | Officials |
| Thursday 27th July | 3pm | T20 | Germany v Switzerland | 1 | H.Shah, J.Altmann |
| 3pm | T20 | Norway v Belgium | 2 | A.Schou, A.Mackay | |
| Friday 28th July | 10.30am | T20 | Germany v Belgium | 1 | J.Altmann, A.Mackay |
| 10.30am | T20 | Norway v Switzerland | 2 | A.Schou, H.Shah | |
| 3pm | T20 | Germany v Norway | 2 | H.Shah, A.Mackay | |
| 3pm | T20 | Switzerland v Belgium | 1 | A.Schou, J.Altmann | |
| Saturday 29th July | 10.30am | ODI | Germany v Belgium | 1 | A.Mackay, J.Altmann |
| 10.30am | ODI | Switzerland v Norway | 2 | H.Shah, A.Schou | |
| Sunday 30th July | 10.30am | ODI | Germany v Switzerland | 2 | A.Schou, H.Shah |
| 10.30am | ODI | Norway v Belgium | 1 | A.Mackay, J.Altmann | |
| Monday 31st July | 10.30am | ODI | Germany v Norway | 1 | A.Mackay, H.Shah |
| 10.30am | ODI | Switzerland v Belgium | 2 | J.Altmann, A.Schou |
With the exception of Thursday 27th July, lunches will be provided at the ground.
Swiss squad
Here is the Swiss squad (in alphabetical order):
| No. | Name | |
| 1 | Thomas Allen | |
| 2 | Aidan Andrews+ | |
| 3 | Freddie Drake | |
| 4 | Hemant Ganesh | |
| 5 | Rohan Jain | |
| 6 | Ruwan Jayakody (vc) | |
| 7 | Ruan Kruger | |
| 8 | Oli Millar | |
| 9 | Dayn Pariaug | |
| 10 | Simon Pearce+ | |
| 11 | Ale Poynton | |
| 12 | Jai Sinh" | |
| 13 | Floris Winckel |
Eligibility of players
In line with the ICC regulations (date of birth matrix) the cut off date for players is 1.9.1997.
Also under consideration is the DCB's suggestion that all players must have full residency (no ongoing asylum requests) and have lived for at least two years in the country from 1.9.2017.
Accommodation
The German, Belgium & Norwegian teams & officials will be staying at the DJH Youth Hostel near Berlin Tegel Airport, while the Swiss team have opted to stay at a hotel nearer to the ground and close to the city.
Youth Hostel Berlin-Ernst Reuter
Hermsdorfer Damm 48/50
13467 Berlin
Tel. +49 (0) 30 4041610
Fax +49 (0) 30 4045972
Further information
More information is available from Simon Drake.