Michi Tschernitz, Eric Holmes & Michael Bailey report Latschach was the venue on 12-13 July for the first CC Velden 91 International six-a-side cricket tournament. more… Despite the local weather allowing for cricket near enough 365 days of the year, until last Saturday no games had been played in Barcelona since the old Barcelona Cricket Club (BCC) ceased to exist somewhere between 1997 and 1998. more… The first competitive league competition to be held in Spain for some years took place on the Costa Blanca during June. Due to the lack of suitable venues, all matches were played at the Columbus Oval, Playa Albir - the home of Sporting Alfas C.C. more… The Saumur Strays Cricket Club is a British team with its roots in France. The team meets just once a year in unusual or foreign locations not normally associated with cricket. A few months ago, team member Phil Batson learnt of the formation of the Sir William Hoste cricket club on Vis and contacted its captain, Oliver Roki. more… The Norwegians are taking the forthcoming ECC Notts Sport® Trophy seriously. After going to Malta for a pre-season training camp, the national team entertained the SSM club from Lahore for two matches over the weekend of 21st and 22nd June. more… Following Scotland's recent successes in the NCL, it was Ireland's turn to taste success on 13 June, as they inflicted a crushing ten-wicket defeat on a dishevelled Zimbabwe side at the Civil Service ground at Stormont. The Irish bowlers made an impressive start, with Paul Mooney and Gary Neely reducing Zimbabwe to 12 for 3. more… Six teams - Munich, Winterthur, Prague, Ljubljana, Utrecht and Lodi - from six different countries - Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Holland and Italy – were due to travel to the ground of the Idle Cricket Club outside Lodi for the 7th annual "Golden Duck" 8 a-side tournament. more… As part of the European Development Program's support for development in Germany, the programme granted the request of the North-Rhine-Westphalia Cricket Union, and financed a new NottsSport pitch in the old Capital city of Bonn, which boasts two cricket clubs. For nearly twenty years all teams in NRW have been playing on provisional pitches or on the three pitches belonging to the British forces in Germany, the latter only being available on Sundays more… Sunday 8 June saw Tegernsee CC take on Munich CC in Germany's first day night game at 'The Point', Tegernsee. Tegernsee CC is a club formed by teacher Wolfgang Albert and based, mainly, on the talents of children from the local grammar school along with a few enthusiastic `ausländer'. more…