Swiss Cricket Association
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Swiss Cricket Association is the official governing body
of the sport of cricket
in Switzerland
. Its headquarter is in the capital Bern. Swiss Cricket Association is Switzerland's representative at the International Cricket Council
and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 1985. It is also a member of the European Cricket Council
.
The inaugural meeting of the Swiss Cricket Association (SCA) was held on 9 March 1980 at the Australian Embassy in Bern, although, as the water colour of "Vue de la Ville de Genève et de Plein-Palais (Florence 1769-1845)" from 1817 by Giovanni Salucci, cricket has been played in Geneva since at least 1817.
Four clubs were represented at the original meeting: Bern C.C., CERN C.C., Geneva C.C. and Geneva Asians C.C.., while apologies were received from Baden C.C., Basel C.C. and Zurich C.C. A draft Constitution was agreed and subsequently ratified at the first Annual General Meeting of the association.
The first S.C.A. President was Dr. David Barmes of Geneva C.C. and Mr. Roger Johnson (of the same club) the first Secretary.
Mr. Brennan, the then Australian Ambassador, presented a trophy to be played for in a knock-out competition between six clubs divided geographically into two sections. The winners of each group then played in a deciding final, for which, in 1983, the Malaysian Ambassador donated a cup for the Man of the Match.
The main S.C.A. competition has been reorganised several times since. The current format involves 13 clubs who meet on a league basis of home & away 40 over matches. The new SCA Championship trophy was presented for the first time in 1994, the winners being Alpine C.C., Zurich.
In 1985, at the initiative of the Lyceum Alpinum, Zuoz, the SCA helped to organise the first Zuoz Cricket Festival. The Lyceum has a long tradition of cricket and other "British" sports (eg. Eton Fives) dating from the 1920s when an English sports master was appointed. Four cricket matches can be played simultaneously on the grounds at Zuoz in an idyllic setting at an altitude of 1700m.
Following a modest start (only four clubs participated in 1985), the Festival is now well established with the regular participation of 8 clubs.
Switzerland is also the birth place of the very prestigious Cricket On Ice, a unique tournament played every winter on the frozen lake in St. Moritz (1700 metres above sea-level) in the Swiss alps.
An S.C.A. side played in the inaugural Cricketer International Tournament in Guernsey in 1990, narrowly missing the semi-final by 0.1 runs/over.
Tours have been made over the years to various countries by individual Clubs or by the Association, and there have been welcome visits by touring teams to Switzerland.
In 1985 the S.C.A. was granted Affiliate status of the ICC.
At the end of 2009 a second association was formed, the SCV, thus, since 2010 two cricket associations exist in Switzerland. Despite concerted efforts throughout 2010 it was not possible to bring the two groups together which will ultimately lead to the suspension from the ICC.
At the Annual general Meeting on Saturday 26th February 2011 Mr. Alexander D. Mackay became the 8th President of Association.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of the sport of cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Its headquarter is in the capital Bern. Swiss Cricket Association is Switzerland's representative at the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 1985. It is also a member of the European Cricket Council
European Cricket Council
The European Cricket Council is an international body which oversees cricket in European countries other than the Test-playing cricketing nation of England and Wales.-Activities:...
.
The inaugural meeting of the Swiss Cricket Association (SCA) was held on 9 March 1980 at the Australian Embassy in Bern, although, as the water colour of "Vue de la Ville de Genève et de Plein-Palais (Florence 1769-1845)" from 1817 by Giovanni Salucci, cricket has been played in Geneva since at least 1817.
Four clubs were represented at the original meeting: Bern C.C., CERN C.C., Geneva C.C. and Geneva Asians C.C.., while apologies were received from Baden C.C., Basel C.C. and Zurich C.C. A draft Constitution was agreed and subsequently ratified at the first Annual General Meeting of the association.
The first S.C.A. President was Dr. David Barmes of Geneva C.C. and Mr. Roger Johnson (of the same club) the first Secretary.
Mr. Brennan, the then Australian Ambassador, presented a trophy to be played for in a knock-out competition between six clubs divided geographically into two sections. The winners of each group then played in a deciding final, for which, in 1983, the Malaysian Ambassador donated a cup for the Man of the Match.
The main S.C.A. competition has been reorganised several times since. The current format involves 13 clubs who meet on a league basis of home & away 40 over matches. The new SCA Championship trophy was presented for the first time in 1994, the winners being Alpine C.C., Zurich.
In 1985, at the initiative of the Lyceum Alpinum, Zuoz, the SCA helped to organise the first Zuoz Cricket Festival. The Lyceum has a long tradition of cricket and other "British" sports (eg. Eton Fives) dating from the 1920s when an English sports master was appointed. Four cricket matches can be played simultaneously on the grounds at Zuoz in an idyllic setting at an altitude of 1700m.
Following a modest start (only four clubs participated in 1985), the Festival is now well established with the regular participation of 8 clubs.
Switzerland is also the birth place of the very prestigious Cricket On Ice, a unique tournament played every winter on the frozen lake in St. Moritz (1700 metres above sea-level) in the Swiss alps.
An S.C.A. side played in the inaugural Cricketer International Tournament in Guernsey in 1990, narrowly missing the semi-final by 0.1 runs/over.
Tours have been made over the years to various countries by individual Clubs or by the Association, and there have been welcome visits by touring teams to Switzerland.
In 1985 the S.C.A. was granted Affiliate status of the ICC.
At the end of 2009 a second association was formed, the SCV, thus, since 2010 two cricket associations exist in Switzerland. Despite concerted efforts throughout 2010 it was not possible to bring the two groups together which will ultimately lead to the suspension from the ICC.
At the Annual general Meeting on Saturday 26th February 2011 Mr. Alexander D. Mackay became the 8th President of Association.