2021 News Archive
Cricket at Zürcher Sportfest (Wed, 21 Jul 2021)
On Saturday 5th September 2021, the Winterthur Cricket Club has agreed to showcase cricket to the ca. 1'400 visitors expected to attend the Zürcher Sportfest (05.9.2021).
N90 Night cricket in Winterthur (Tue, 20 Jul 2021)
Over three consecutive Wednesday evenings the WCC has organised three ninety-ball white-ball evening cricket matches (#N90) under the floodlights at Deutweg.
Switzerland re-enters world cricket (Sun, 18 Jul 2021)
On Sunday 18th July 2021 Cricket Switzerland's application to become members of the ICC was approved by the ICC Board and ratified by the ICC AGM.
IAW women's cricket event (Tue, 6 Jul 2021)
In collaboration with Cricket Switzerland the IAW presents an exciting sporting event for women.
New cricket shop in Luzern (Wed, 23 Jun 2021)
Announcing the opening of a new Cricket Shop in Luzern named Cricketer Pro.
Senior Zuoz report (Mon, 21 Jun 2021)
Winterthur, having won all three round-robin matches of the 4-team senior Zuoz were declared winners after the final against Lions was abandoned due to rain.
Swiss Junior Cricket Festival report (Fri, 18 Jun 2021)
The 2021 Zuoz Festival of Junior Cricket took place over the weekend of 12th & 13th June 2021, with over 150 juniors & girls in attendance.
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Swiss Junior Cricket Festival 2021 (Fri, 11 Jun 2021)
Nearly 50 juniors will take part in the 2021 Zuoz Festival of Junior Cricket that takes place over the weekend of 12th & 13th June 2021.
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CS T10 (Thu, 9 Jun 2021)
Due to popular demand, Cricket Switzerland has released a new national T10 format, respecting Covid-19 restrictions that limit sporting events to 50 participants.
David Barmes Memorial Trophy report (Sat, 5 Jun 2021)
Geneva won the 2021 David Barmes Memorial Trophy, that took place at Bout Du Monde on Saturday 5th June by 52 runs.
Village Cricketers Family Funday (Sat, 5 Jun 2021)
The Village Cricket Family Sixes Fun Day takes place on Saturday 7th August 2021 from 12 noon at Grendelmatte Sportfeld in Riehen.
Basel Dragons Nightfury (Fri, 4 Jun 2021)
Basel Dragons Junior Cricket Club has organised a three team T10 day/night tournament for U11, U13 & U15 levels.
Senior Zuoz (Thu, 3 Jun 2021)
Due to current Covid-19 restrictions, Zuoz will now play host to a four team tournament on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June.
Women's cricket development update (Mon, 31 May 2021)
From a handful of women & girls involved in cricket, Cricket Switzerland can already boast some 40 women & girls attending regular cricket practice & playing cricket.
Annual Emerging Player Trophies (Wed, 26 May 2021)
Patrick Henderson has sponsored two annual trophies to Cricket Switzerland to encourage and felicitate young performers of the year.
CS T10 Zuoz (Sat, 22 May 2021)
Zuoz will host the two eastern groups, pool 1 & 2, in the CS T10 series from Friday 18th - Sunday 20th June 2021.
David Barmes Memorial Trophy 2021 (Mon, 24 May 2021)
The official season opener, the David Barmes Memorial Trophy, postponed due to the Covid-19 corona virus pandemic, will take place at Bout Du Monde on Saturday 5th June.
CS T10 Geneva (Sun, 23 May 2021)
Geneva will host the western groups, pool 32, in the CS T10 series from Friday 31st July - Sunday 1st August 2021.
CS T10 Zuoz (Sat, 22 May 2021)
Zuoz will host the two eastern groups, pool 1 & 2, in the CS T10 series from Friday 18th - Sunday 20th June 2021.
National T10 competition (Fri, 21 May 2021)
Cricket Switzerland has announced a national T10 tournament series to take place over three weekends, to ascertain a national T10 champion.
Swiss U15 invitational match day (Tue, 18 May 2021)
An invitational match day was hosted at the new pitch in Embrach with some of the best U15s in the country.
Women's cricket finds new impetus (Fri, 14 May 2021)
On Sunday 9th May, CC Wettingen held the club's first women's cricket practice session at the Margelacker School Ground in Wettingen.
Senior season to begin 31st May (Thu, 13 May 2021)
Following the Federal Council's announcement on Wednesday, Switzerland's senior cricket competitions have been given the all clear to start the season on 31st May 2021.
New pitch at Embrach (Wed, 12 May 2021)
State-of-the-art Embrach wicket becomes the 6th artificial strip made available to the Swiss league.
Women's cricket weekend (Fri, 23 Apr 2021)
Cricket Switzerland has launched a countrywide campaign called "Women's Cricket Weekend" which will run from May until September 2021.
Protection Concept Template (Thu, 22 Apr 2021)
Cricket Switzerland has produced a protection concept template in German, French & English.
Season start delayed (Wed, 21 Apr 2021)
On behalf of the national executive, Asvin Lakkaraju, Cricket Switzerland's Competition Chairman, as announced a delay to the start of the senior domestic cricket season.
iT20s in Warsaw cancelled (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)
Cricket Switzerland's planned series of iT20s in Warsaw, Poland, on 5th & 6th June 2021, has been cancelled due to uncertainty surrounding the ongoing pandemic.
swissFOCUS AGM report (Sat, 10 Apr 2021)
The Swiss Federation Of Cricket Umpires & Scorers held its Annual General Meeting online on Saturday 10th April 2021.
Virtual Reality Cricket Match (Thu, 1 Apr 2021)
Cricket Switzerland is set to host & demonstrate the first virtual cricket match on Thursday 1st April, 2021.
Transfer window closes tonight (Wed, 31 Mar 2021)
The Cricket Switzerland senior men's transfer window closes tonight at midnight on 31st March 2021.
David Barmes Memorial Trophy 2021 (Fri, 27 Mar 2021)
The official season opener, the David Barmes Memorial Trophy, has been postponed due to the Covid-19 corona virus pandemic.
swissFOCUS AGM (Tue, 23 Mar 2021)
The Swiss Federation Of Cricket Umpires & Scorers will hold its Annual General Meeting online on Saturday 10th April 2021, beginning 11am.
Corona virus update (Fri, 19 Mar 2021)
Today's announcement by the Swiss Federal Council was not good news for restaurants or for sport.
Pickwick T20 League to set new record (Sun, 7 Mar 2021)
The 2021 Swiss Mr Pickwick Twenty20 League will consist of 23 teams, the most since it's inception in 2004.
Swiss cricket remembers Fred Franks (Sat, 6 Mar 2021)
In conjunction with his daughter Elizabeth, Cricket Switzerland remembers one of the pioneers of Swiss
cricket.
Two-tier Swiss 40-over league (Fri, 5 Mar 2021)
The desire to progress the senior men's game ahead of admission to the ICC is the main driving force behind
the introduction a two tier 40 over league format in 2021.
Annual General Meeting report (Sun, 28 Feb 2021)
The Cricket Switzerland 2021 Annual General Meeting was held online on Saturday 27th February 2021.
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Corona virus update (Fri, 19 Feb 2021)
As we approach the 2021 season, Covid-19 corona virus perseveres and now threatens to infringe on a second consecutive season.
Support Your Sport (Fri, 5 Feb 2021)
Cricket Switzerland has registered as part of the Migros Support your Sport campaign.
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Dragons Online Academy: Session Nine (Tue, 2 Feb 2021)
On Wednesday 10th February 2021, session 9 of the Basel Dragon's Online Academy will be live with Basel Dragons coach Jason Walden talking about "Cricket by Numbers".
Scoring with cricHQ course (Fri, 30 Jan 2021)
On Monday 25th January 2021, Michael Hall held an online Scoring with cricHQ course to explaining to scorers how to score a match using cricHQ.
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cricHQ admin course (Thu, 29 Jan 2021)
On Monday 25th January, Michael Hall held an online cricHQ admin course to explaining to administrators how to set up a match and manage teams & administer them.
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Dragons Online Academy: Session Eight (Mon, 25 Jan 2021)
On Sunday 31st January 2021 at 10am, session 8 of the Basel Dragon's Online Academy will be live with Basel Dragons chairman Ed talking about the history of cricket.
Dragons Online Academy: Session Seven (Mon, 18 Jan 2021)
On Sunday 24th January 2021 at 10am, session 7 of the Basel Dragon's Online Academy will be live with Basel Dragons coach Ramesh talking about bowling.
Officers' reports (Thu, 21 Jan 2021)
Each Executive Committee Officer (with the execution of the vice President) is required to submit a report ahead of the AGM. Read the reports published to date.
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Dragons Online Academy: Session Six (Thu, 14 Jan 2021)
On Sunday 17th January 2021 at 10am, session 6 of the Basel Dragon's Online Academy will be live with Michael Hall talking about the laws of cricket.
Dragons Online Academy: Session Five (Thu, 7 Jan 2020)
On Sunday 10th January 2021 at 10am, session 5 of the Basel Dragon's Online Academy will be live with coach Jonty Acton whom will talk about the Art of Captaincy.
Annual General Meeting 2021 (Sun, 3 Jan 2021)
The Cricket Switzerland 2021 Annual General Meeting has been scheduled for Saturday 27th February 2021.
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Website & Social Media Statistics 2020 (Sat, 2 Jan 2020)
The Cricket Switzerland website team has shared the website & social media statistics for 2020.
Happy New Year (Fri, 1 Jan 2021)
On behalf of everyone involved at Cricket Switzerland, we wish you all a very happy, successful & healthy 2021!