Zuoz International Cricket Festival

The 2018 International Cricket Festival will take place in Zuoz on 23rd & 24th June.

The Zuoz tournament, hosted by the Lyceum Alpinum, has been running annually for over twenty years and this year will involve eight teams, seven from across Europe and the hosts, the Lyceum Alpinum school team.

The festival is played in a friendly but competitive atmosphere. The school motto "mens sana in corpore sano" indicates the fundamental value of physical activities as the basis for the development of our students. We use this philosophy through sport with values such as "Team Spirit" and "Fair Play” which guide us in the physical education of our students and it is these key attributes we like to be seen displayed at the festival.

The 2018 tournament will be a pink ball tournament and teams are encouraged to wear coloured clothing, but cricket whites/cream are also acceptable. Umpires will be in black.

A barbecue lunch will be served on both days of the tournament.

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 across Europe, such as Italy & Germany, and in the past further afield from the UAE and India, giving the event a truly international look & feel.

The tournament officials, organised by Alexander Mackay of Cricket Switzerland & swissFOCUS, are all experienced & qualified umpires drawn from across Europe (Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and the UK).

They are charged to ensure that the weekend is fair and enjoyable for everyone concerned – a real celebration of a game we all love.

The services of the following officials have been secured for the tournament in 2018:

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!

Should you require any further information on the International Cricket Festival in Zuoz contact either Paul Miles or Alex Mackay. 

Report of the 2017 International Festival in Zuoz might also be of interest.