Cricket on Ice 2024

(Wednesday 14th - Saturday 17th February 2024)

German Cricket Club won the 2024 Cricket on Ice Tournament after beating Old Cholmeleians by 27 runs in the final played on Saturday 17th February.

German Cricket Club celebrate winning COI 2024

The German Cricket Club began the day with a stunning display of resilience and skill. Despite the early setback of losing opener Philip Bächstadt (7) in just the second over, courtesy of a sharp stumping by Old Cholmeleians' keeper Nirav Patel off Stephen Gray's delivery, the German side refused to be deterred.

The momentum shifted dramatically when David Roberts (57no) and Michael Richardson (61no) took charge, orchestrating a magnificent 121-run partnership without conceding a wicket, laying the groundwork for a resounding victory.

In response, Old Cholmeleians endeavoured to chase down the target, yet they fell short, accumulating 112-7 within their allotted overs. Jules Schlagmann led the charge with a commendable 27 runs, but it wasn't enough to bridge the gap, ultimately leaving the team just shy of victory by the same margin.

Competing Teams

The teams competing in the 2024 edition of the Cricket on Ice Trophy were:

St. Moritz CC (hosts); Lyceum Alpinum (Zuoz, Switzerland); Old Cholmeleians (Highgate, England); Guards CC (Chelsea, England); German CC (Munich, Germany); Touring Cavaliers (London, England), Roggenhorn CC (Klosters, Switzerland).

Participating teams competed in two groups and the finals day ascertained the tournament winners & with it bragging rights for the next 12 months!

	Group 1		Group 2
	St Moritz Cricket Club (hosts)		Old Cholmeleians XI (Highgate)
	Guards CC (Chelsea)		Lyceum Alpinum XI (Zuoz)
	German CC (Munich)		Touring Cavaliers CC (London)
	WCL Sports Management (Delhi) WITHDRAWN		Roggenhorn CC (Klosters)

Tournament Schedule

Match schedule and results:

Date	Time	Activity
Tuesday
	6pm	Captains, Managers, Officials meeting (Casa del Sol)
		Pitch 1	Group
Wednesday		Day 1
	9.30am	Old Cholmeleians 123-4 in 15 overs lost to Lyceum Alpinum 126-3 in 15 overs by 7 wkts cricHQ scorecard	Group 2
	11.45am	Roggenhorn 83-7 in 15 overs lost to Cavaliers 87-3 in 12.1 overs by 7 wkts cricHQ scorecard	Group 2
	2pm	German CC 142-4 in 15 overs beat St Moritz 83-7 in 15 overs by 59 runs cricHQ scorecard	Group 1
Thursday		Day 2
	9.30am	German CC 130-6 in 15 overs drew with Guards CC 130-7 in 15 overs match tied cricHQ scorecard	Group 1
	11.45am	Roggenhorn 115-6 in 15 overs beat Lyceum Alpinum 74ao in 14.5 overs by 41 runs *cricHQ scorecard*	Group 2
	2pm	Cavaliers 102-4 in 15 overs lost to Cholmeleians 106-2 in 12.2 overs by 8 wkts cricHQ scorecard	Group 2
Friday		Day 3
	9.30am	Roggenhorn 93-8 in 15 overs lost to Cholmeleians *95-5 in 14.2 overs* by 5 wkts** cricHQ scorecard	Group 2
	11.45am	Guards CC 93ao in 14.5 overs lost to St Moritz 95-7 in 14.3 overs by 3 wkts *cricHQ scorecard*	Group 1
	2pm	Cavaliers 85-9 in 15 overs beat Lyceum Alpinum 63ao in 14.1 overs by 22 runs cricHQ scorecard	Group 2
Saturday		Day 4
	9.30am	Touring Cavaliers 111-7 in 15 overs beat St Moritz CC 108-7 in 15.0 overs by 3 runs cricHQ scorecard	3rd / 4th
	11.45am	German CC 139-1 in 15.0 overs beat Old Cholmeleians 112-7 in 15.0 overs by 27 runs cricHQ scorecard	1st / 2nd
	2pm	Guards CC 115ao 115-7 in 15 overs beat Roggenhorn CC 101-7 in 15.0 overs by 14 runs cricHQ scorecard	5th / 6th

	7pm	Tournament Dinner at Hotel Laudinella

Fixtures & results

Pool 1

Pool 2

Finals

Officials

The team of umpires for the 2024 event were made up of eight experienced umpires - Peter de Boeck, Steve Tripp, Shrikant Ramadurg, Alistair Davies, Jamie Lunn, Jon Briley, Sathish Kumar & Alex Mackay.

Umpires: (l-r) Peter de Boeck, Sathish Kumar, Jon Briley,Steve Tripp, Shrikant Ramadurg, Jamie Lunn, Alex Mackay, Alistair Davies

If you would be interested in joining us as an official in future years, please contact Alex Mackay.

Catering on the Lake

The catering tent, located next to the cricket pitches, provided warm lunches for players and officials by the Hotel Laudinella.

A complimentary meal ticket & one drink is included in the team fee and a bar serving drinks (beer, wine, tea and soft drinks).

Drinks & lunches will be served on the ice between every match by Hotel Schweizerhof.

Tournament Gala Dinner

The 2024 Tournament Gala Dinner took place on Saturday 17th February beginning with an apéro at 7pm, compliments of the Hotel Laudinella.

Additionally there will be a raffle, the proceeds from which will be evenly shared between the development of cricket in Switzerland and the tournament's chosen charity.

Players & officials receive a complimentary invite and additional tickets were available for Fr. 140.- each.