Cricket Belgium is to run an Open Sixes competition at a number of grounds on Saturday September 18 to raise funds to assist victims of the devastating Pakistan floods.

Seventeen youngsters have taken part in a five-day sports camp in the city of Lier with cricket featuring for three hours every morning and on some of the afternoons.

Belgium has finished sixth in the 10-nation European Under-17 Division 2 Championships at the Isle of Man.

The Belgian Under-17s left for the Isle of Man today to take part in the 10-nation European Division 2 Championships.

Cricket has begun a five-week run as one of the sports at this year's Hercules Trophy, a team-building event for a wide range of companies in Belgium.

The Belgian national squad has beaten the German squad by 99 runs in the first of two 50-over matches in Antwerp.

ES Mol's first team has won this year's schools trophy.

Bryan Rouse, one of the best-known umpires in European cricket for many years, has stepped down as Secretary of BLACU, the Belgo-Lux Association of Cricket Umpires.

Two new clubs for juniors have been launched in Belgium.

The Cricket Belgium - Cricket Vlaanderen awards for 2009 were presented by Richard Holdsworth, head of ICC-Europe, in a ceremony at Antwerp's Ramada Plaza attended by 110 people on Friday evening.

Two long-serving and greatly respected Belgian league umpires have called it a day after years of service to cricket.

The Belgo-Lux Association of Cricket Umpires (BLACU) has launched a new website at:
http://www.blacu.be

The Belgian Under-15 squad heads for Bologna, Italy, this Saturday for the eight-nation ICC-Europe Division 2 Championships.

There were great scenes of jubilation at the Antwerp Indians ground in Wilrijk this afternoon as the Belgian U19s not ony defeated Italy but defeated them in a way which brought Belgium's run-rate above the Isle of Man's and won the tournament.

Belgium took a big step towards winning the ICC-Europe Under-19 Division 2 title yesterday when they beat the leading and until then only undefeated team in the competition, the Isle of Man.

Temperatures reached their peak for the U19 Championships week on Thursday, the tournament rest day, while forecasts varied about what precisely will happen with the weather for the next three days of scheduled matches.

Belgium won its Twenty20 matches against Germany and Gibraltar today by good margins as the ICC-Europe Under-19 Division 2 Championships reached mid-stage.

A trail of dropped catches allowed Israel to edge to a narrow one-wicket victory over Belgium at Mechelen CC in Hombeek.

Belgium crept to a nail-biting, two-wicket win over France in its first match of the ICC-Europe Under-19 Division Two Championships today.

ICC Europe has published the fixtures list for the European Under-19 Division 2 Championships in Belgium.

Two Antwerp-based international diamond companes are sponsoring the ICC Europe Under-19 Division 2 Championships in Belgium from August 3.

The inaugural European Continental Twenty20 Championships run by the KNCB in Schiedam on Friday and Saturday was an enormous success.

Belgium lost its first match to Germany but won its second against France on the first day of the inaugural Continental European Twenty20 Tournament in The Netherlands.

The first Continental European T20 Championships takes place this Friday and Saturday at Schiedam in the Netherlands.

Op de velden van Excelsior'20 in Schiedam, Nederland, vindt begin juli een Europees continentaal Twenty20 toernooi plaats: een primeur in het Europese cricket.

The England cricket team and support staff are paying an overnight visit to Belgium where they are visiting war graves and memorials on the Ypres Salient of World War One.

The Belgian Cricket Federation has become the newest member of the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (BOIC).

Ala Abdul of MCCB has hit what is believed to be Belgium's second highest league score and the third highest in all BCF competitions - 186 against Optimists 2 in Luxembourg.

Belgium has beaten Germany by one wicket in the opening match of the triangular tournament with France.

More than 60 young students from eight schools and clubs took part in an exciting and absorbing ICC Centennial ‘Catch the Spirit’ competition at the weekend.

Cricket Belgium has welcomed new Australian research which has pinpointed Flemish weavers who migrated to the South of England from the 1400s onwards as being the people who introduced cricket to England.

“Cricket is een buitenlands importproduct”, dat is het besluit van een nieuw Australisch onderzoek. En niet zomaar één! In de 14e eeuw zou cricket door Vlaamse wevers naar Engeland zijn gebracht - onder luid gejoel van de Engelsen, die de wevers en hun bizarre tijdverdrijf liever kwijt dan rijk waren.

Shahid Muhammed of Mechelen CC has been named Belgian Player of the Year 2008 after an outstanding season with both bat and ball.

There are now six new Level One coaches in Belgium following a successful course run by the KNCB in Rotterdam two weeks ago.

It is with the deepest regret that Cricket Belgium must report the untimely death of Steve Van Moer last weekend.

Three national teams will play in European Championships this year.

Are you a budding cicket umpire? BLACU, The Belgium Luxembourg Association of Cricket Umpires is looking to add more members to its ranks this season.

Three umpires from the Belgium Luxembourg Association of Cricket Umpires have been named for European championships this year.

Six aspiring coaches from Belgium will join the Level One course being run by the KNCB in Rotterdam early in February.

Two Belgian Under-19 players have been selected for the ICC European Centre of Excellence and a third will be attending the ICC European Emerging Players Programme, both at La Manga.

Cricket Belgium now has a full-time office and has appointed Martin O’Connor, an honorary life member and a former honorary secretary and youth cricket co-ordinator, as its manager.

Congratulations to the PCCB Greens for winning the Belgium Division 1 Championship for 2008.

Final leagues tables and results can be found HERE .

Hertz Belgium has sponsored a car for the Belgian National Coach.

 

Belgium deservedly won the Under-17 Division 2 title at JHQ1 in Moenchengladbach on Friday, beating Italy by seven wickets with just one over to spare.

Belgium has maintained their unbeaten record in the ICC U17 division 2 championships in Germany. They have now won all three of there group games and lead the group. With only one more to play they are clear favourites to win Group B and play the final on Friday 15/8/2008.  Follow their progress HERE 

Click HERE to see the results and league tables as of 11/8/2008.

Congratulations to all those selected to represent Belgium in the upcoming U17 Championship. You can follow the team’s progress HERE .

 

Click HERE to see the results and league tables as of 4/8/2008.

Click HERE to see the results and league tables as of 30/7/2008.

Click HERE to see the results and league tables as of 29/6/2008.

Click HERE to see the results and league tables as of 9/6/2008.

Click HERE to see the results and league tables as of 26/5/2008.

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It is with great sadness to hear that John Bray passed away recently. He was one of the friendliest and most charming people one could hope to meet. He recently had a 2nd hip replacement and was well on the way to a full recovery. This has come as a shock to me and to all who knew him.

 

As part of Belgium’s   preparations for next year’s ICC Europe 3rd Division Tournament, a Belgian “A” side   played Luxembourg in Luxembourg on May 1.

  

For full match report and pictures please click here .

 

The Belgian skies brightened up for 12 keen delegates attending the first day of a 2 day course on teaching cricket. The course is being held in conjunction with the British School of Brussels and saw recruits from the National Team,   cricket clubs and those involved in junior cricket. The clubs represented were Royal Brussels CC, Antwerp CC, Mechelen CC, Gent Arcadians as well as Parents from the British School.

 

Please click here for full details and pictures.

 

Belgium finishes 4th in the 2008 U19 Indoor tournament held in Finland February 7th - 10th 2008. For tour summary results and picture please click HERE.

It is with great sorrow that we have to inform everyone of the sudden, and unexpected, death of Ike Siddiqi from RBCC late on Saturday 1st September. Ike has been one of the longest serving and most influential cricketers in Belgium cricket. Please click HERE for more information.

The Belgium national team has finished 5th in the ECC Division 3 championship held in Belgium 19 –25th August 2007.

The Antwerp Indians have won the Belgium Division One championship for the second year in a row.

Congratulation to the winners of the BCF leagues for 2007 Click HERE for final 2007 tables.

In June, the BCF Hosted a tour from the world’s most famous cricket club, the MCC.

The Belgium national team have defeated the MCC by 6 wickets in a rain affected game in Mechelen. Click on the link to see the  Scorecard .

The MCC first game on tour was against a "Cricket Vlaanderen XI" on June 23 2007. See here for the match report.

The London-based Marylebone Cricket Club, known around the world simply as MCC, will be touring Belgium in late June 2007. The club will play a series of matches against Belgian teams and conduct a coaching clinic for youngsters and new-comers to the game.

The touring party will be received by the Mayor of Ghent at the Ghent Town Hall on Saturday 23 June before playing their first match against a Cricket Vlaanderen XI at the Claeys Brouüaert Ground in Mariakerke, Ghent. MCC will play three other matches during their tour, including a 50 over clash against a full representative Belgium on Sunday 24 June in Mechelen, a Twenty20 match against a BCF Chairman’s XI on Wednesday 27 June in Rumst and a final match against Belgium U19s on Thursday 28 June in Ohain. Click here for a full schedule of the tour including match formats, venues, starting times and functions.

The annual Kentish Gazette Indoor tournament will take place at Kattenbroek Sports Centre in Edegem on Saturday 27th January from 10.00-19.15hrs. A young Belgium side will play against a French team, Canterbury and a "European Grand Masters" team. All supporters are most welcome.

At the grass roots level, cricket is getting a welcome boost thanks to the splendid work of BCF National coach, Fazil Mahmoud. Journeying from his new found home in Mechelen, Fazil is fast making his way round schools across Flanders to spread the gospel of cricket amongst the Flemish schoolchildren.

Ted Vorzanger, BCF Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the League, has given notice that for personal reasons he will retire from the BCF at the coming AGM. His experience and counsel will be sorely missed and impossible to replace.

The BCF Committee have great pleasure in announcing the appointment of Fazil Mahmoud as Head Coach. The full-time appointment runs till the end of March but it is hoped that the contract will be extended for a further two years.

An Ossie Van Moor memorial match between Mechelen CC and a BCF Chairman's XI took place on Sunday 10th September in Hombeek. Ossie was a most popular figure in Belgian cricket and so many people turned out to show their love and affection for the great man.

On Sunday 10 September, Mechelen CC will play a Cricket Belgium Invitational XI at Hombeek in remembrance of former Mechelen CC Chairman and BCF President, Oswald 'Ossie' Van Moer. To mark the occasion, the BCF will also present a willow tree and a commemorative brass plaque to Mechelen Cricket Club. The day will conclude with a buffet dinner. All welcome.

Antwerp Indians are now officially crowned as league champions for 2006, congratulations! After beating Ostend CC on the 16th of July, they are mathematically certain to end at the top of the BCF 1st Division league.

The first century of the new competition season was scored by Nirvam Shah, Belgium's star junior player.

A report from the ECC Indoor Championships at Lords, where the Belgian young indoor squad finished in the 5th spot!

Over recent years, it has been BCF policy to blood junior players in the Indoor squad. Although Belgium lost their two matches against France and a Kent team, the experience for the youngsters was immeasurable. In the squad of eight players, four of them are 15 years old.

During the weekends of 7th/8th and 14th/15th January, 10 candidates took the Level 1 coaching course at the Scheppers Institute in Mechelen under the leadership of ECC coach, Dave Gelling.

The traditional annual “benefit” tournament involving Kent, France and Belgium will take place in Mechelen early next year.

The BCF runs three junior league competitions – Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15 – and also has an Under 17 squad that plays in the Third Division of the senior league.

International Cricket Council (ICC) President Ehsan Mani today led the tributes from the game's governing body for Mr Oswald Van Moer, the President of the Belgian Cricket Federation (BCF), who died last week.

Ossie Van Moer, late President of the Belgian Cricket Federation, was laid to rest Saturday after a funeral packed with his cricketing, rugby and hockey friends, but most especially by members past and present of his own Mechelen Cricket Club.

It is with enormous sadness and a very deep sense of loss that the Belgian Cricket Federation announces the death on Wednesday, 30th of Novermber, of its President, Oswald (Ossie) Van Moer.

The Under 17 Belgian team will play 4 matches in Bombay against Police Gymkhana, Bombay Gymkhana, Hindu Gymkhana and Holland. The first match is on December 21 and the last on December 28 against Holland in a day/night match.

The Annual General Meeting of the Belgian Cricket Federation will take place on Monday 7 November 2005 in the Vergaderzaal at De Nekker in Mechelen. The meeting will commence at 8pm sharp. Seating has been arranged for up to two people per club. For more information please click the title of this article.

Eighteen teams took to the field on a warm and sunny mid-October Sunday to help raise funds for the relief effort following the devastating earthquake in South Asia just over a week ago. To read a full report, just click the title of this article.

On Saturday 15th October (this saturday), the BCF is arranging a junior-cricket fundraising event at the Antwerp Indians ground in Wilrijk. ALL money received will go to help those unfortunate people affected by the earthquake. The timings for matches for all agegroups are just one click away (title of this article).

Final timings are available for the Belgian Cricket Relief Sixes. Games are played at Antwerp CC, Rumst and Antwerp Indians, Wilrijk. Please click the title of this article for all the necessary information.

For the second time in less than 12 months a natural disaster has wreaked massive devastation in cricketing countries, this time an earthquake has affected mainly Pakistan and a part of India. By today the toll in Pakistan alone had reached 33,000 dead and torrential rains were bringing rescue and assistance to a halt. Cricket Belgium would like to make a contribution to the aid effort in whatever way it can. For this reason, we will be holding an outdoor Sixes competition at Rumst, this coming Sunday, October 16. To enter a team or read all the details, click on the title of this article.

With the Belgium Under 15 squad finishing 2nd in the European Under 15 Championships (2nd Division) and the Under 19 team claiming the 3rd place in the European Under 19 Championships, we can conclude that this has been a great summer for junior cricket in Belgium. Read all about the 2 tournaments after the jump...

Once again all the results and league tables are up to date. The 1st division will be decided in the final game, on the 28th August when RBCC play Ostend. A no result will see RBCC champions, as will a win or a loss, if they get 29 points. Crescent look as if they will win the 2nd division and be promoted. And in the reserve division Arcadians already ended on top some weeks ago.

A milestone for cricket in Belgium - some important announcements from the BCF chairman, Ken Farmiloe.

This weekend the Belgian weather was ideal for cricket! Lots of games were played, with some interesting results... all the results and tables are updated too!

We have a winner in the reserve division, congratulations to Arcadians Ghent!

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All the results and tables are updated too!

In recent weeks, Nirvam Shah has exploded into form with the bat.

Playing for Indian Under 15s in the Dutch competition, Nirvam has made scores of 119*, 118*, 63, 8, 87 & 120*. Not bad for a 14 year old!

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A double weekly report, fresh with all the details of past weeks matches!

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All the results and tables are updated too!

Big update! All fixtures have been corrected with the last fixture list. Results and league tables have been updated upto the 29th of May.
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His Royal Highness Tunku Imran of Malaysia, Chairman of the Board of ICC Associates, and Matthew Kennedy, ICC Global Development Manager, left Antwerp the morning of April 25 after a two-and-a half-day inspection tour of Belgian cricket. The visit followed Belgium’s application to become an Associate country together with five other nations - Japan, Thailand, Botswana, Kuwait and Belize – and attracted significant media attention from the press, television and radio.

On Sunday 24th April the BCF is organising an "ICC Introduction to Cricket Course" at the British School Brussels in Tervuren from 09.00-18.00hrs. The course consists of a basic education in playing/coaching, umpiring and scoring. The course will be led by Roland Lefebvre, ex Holland captain, with two other senior Dutch coaches. Everyone is invited to take part! For more information click the title of this news article.

On August 27, 1905, Belgium played its first international against the Netherlands. On Saturday, August 27, this year both countries will be celebrating the 100-year anniversary with a Centennial gala match for their national Over-40 teams. The match will be played from 1 pm at Antwerp CC’s ground at Rumst and will be followed by post-match celebrations. Mark the date in your diary and watch this space for more details!

All the official BCF 2005 fixtures for the first, second and reserve divisions have been put on this website. Please navigate to competitions and further to fixtures for a full detailed list or click this link !
Information about specific venues and umpires will be added as soon as possible. The BCF is looking forward to another exciting season!

Belgium’s 12 hours of indoor cricket on 5 February included inter-club matches, junior games, internationals against France and celebrity cricket featuring 16 of the country’s leading actors and actresses.