Swiss Under 17s

The ICC European Under 17 Division 2 Championship Tournament from 9^th – 15^th August 2008 is being organised by the Deutscher Cricket Bund (DCB - German Cricket Board) and the North Rhein Westphalia Cricket Union (NRWCU) on behalf of the International Cricket Council Europe.  The games will be played on four pitches at three different grounds located at Bonn, Bochum and 2 pitches at Mönchengladbach.

The 10 teams participating in the Championship are Belgium, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hellas, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.

The full Swiss squad and support team (13 players and 2 support coaches) is as follows:

Richard Marsden        Basel CC (capt)

Lee Fisk                     Geneva Region Youth CC (vice-captain)

Cedric Cohen             Zurich Crickets CC (wkt)

Lukas Kuster              Zurich Crickets CC

David Kuster              Zurich Crickets CC

Matt Hill                     Zurich Crickets CC

Jonathan Langford      Zurich Crickets CC

Leon Bacarese            Basel CC

Ali Saleem                  Geneva Region Youth CC

Waleed Saleem           Geneva Region Youth CC

Trystan George           Geneva Region Youth CC

Nikhit Nanjungud       Geneva Region Youth CC

Sebastian Davis           Geneva Region Youth CC

Coach:                        Michael George

Assistant Coach:          Peter Crook

This is the first youth squad ever to be taken by Switzerland to a European Championships.

Prior to the tournament the Swiss team has two more fixtures.  The first one is against Cargill CC and on August 2^nd Cern CC has invited the Under 17 team for a fixture. We wish the team all the best for their final preparations. 

Swiss Under 11s

With players from Zurich, Basle and Cossonay making up a strong Under 11 squad, Switzerland travels to Middlesex, England for a week of cricket at the beginning of August 2008.

The itinerary begins on Saturday 2^nd August with a tour of Lord’s followed by a photo on the outfield, and includes an invitation to watch Hampshire vs. Lancashire at the Rosebowl near Southampton.

Matches will be played against Eastcote, Bessborough and Harefield and will be all Twenty20 format played on grass wickets. This will be a great opportunity for the Swiss Under 11 team to play against top English club sides after an unbeaten run so far this season having won the cups at both the Vienna and Bavaria international tournaments earlier in the year.