Zuoz/GR, 12-13 June 2021
The 2021 Swiss Festival of Junior Cricket took place over the weekend of 12 & 13 June 2021 in Zuoz.
The festival, hosted by the Lyceum Alpinum and organised by Zurich Crickets, has been running for 16 years and this year featured U9, U11, U13 and U15 tournaments, plus a girls match, all running in parallel.
Junior teams from all over the country participiated with over 150 youths & girls in attendance.
Teams
U9: Zurich Crickets, Gingins CC, Basel Dragons Junior CC
U11: Zurich Crickets, Gingins CC/GRYCC, Basel Dragons Junior C, Cossonay CC
U13: Zurich Crickets, Gingins CC, Basel Dragons Junior C, Wanderers (Mixed)
U15: Zurich Crickets/GRYCC, Gingins CC, Basel Dragons Junior CC/Cossonay CC
Girls: Lyceum Alpinum
Fixtures & Results
All matches were scored on cricHQ.
Under 9s
Zurich Crickets won the U9s competition, Basel Dragons runners-up & Gingins finished in third spot.
Under 11s
Format: round-robin 18 over, then finals
Gingins/GRYCC won the U11s competition, with Basel Dragons finishing as runners-up, Zurich crickets in 3rd and Cossonay finishing in 4th spot.
Leading batters
1. Tejas (ZCCC) – 62 runs, average 31.00
2. Avik (ZCCC) – 42 runs, average 42.00
3. Vedant (ZCCC) – 40 runs, average 20.00
Leading bowlers
1. Edward (Gingins) – 7-22, average 3.14
2. Kabir (BDJCC) – 6-56, average 9.33
3. Anhad (Gingins) – 5-20, average 4.00
Leading fielders
1. Finn (Cossonay) – 4 catches
2. Anhad (gingins) 3 catches
3. Kabir (BDJCC) – 2 catches
Under 13s
Format: round-robin 18 over, then finals
Zurich Crickets/ won the U13s competition, Basel Dragons were runners-up and Gingins took third spot. The Swiss Wanderers team finished 4th.
Leading batters
1. Lasse (BDJCC) – 89 runs, average 89.00
2. Avneet (ZCCC) – 76 runs, average 38.00
3. Austin (ZCCC) – 74 runs, average 36.00
Leading bowlers
1. Rasesh (GRYCC) – 8-26 average 3.25
2. Andreas (ZCCC) – 8-43 average 5.38
3. George (BDJCC) – 6-43 average 7.17
Fielder award
Isa (Gingins)
Under 15s
Format 22 or 23 over, each team plays each other twice.
Zurich Crickets/GRYCC won the U15s competition, Basle Dragons/Cossonay were runners-up and Gingins finished 3rd.
Leading batters
1. Sasha (ZCCC) – 75 runs, average 37.50
2. James (Gingins) – 67 runs, average 22.33
3. Louis (Gingins) – 63 runs, average 63.00
Leading bowlers
1. Charlie (BDJCC) – 7-45 average 6.43
2. Laila (BDJCC) – 6-43 average 7.17
3. Paarth (ZCCC) – 6-48 average 8.00
Leading fielders
1. Sasha (ZCCC) – 2 catches, 3 stumpings, 2 run outs
2. Arya (ZCCC) – 4 catches, 1 run out
3. Ryan (Cossonay) – 3 catches, 1 run out
Girls
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
For further information, please contact the Youth Development Officer, Mr. Michael Hall.
