Cricket on Ice 2019 report

Another successful & highly enjoyable three days of Cricket on Ice in St Moritz pass, with some great individual moments of brilliance on the frozen lake and in the unbroken sunshine, some of which we were reminded of during John Hallam's speech at the tournament gala dinner and the champagne moment award.
Particpants & spectators alike return home with rubber ducks or bottles of champagne in their hand luggage with fond memories to share of the exploits on & off the lake, the on-field ones of which were all recorded and streamed live by the ECN.

Old Cholmeleians won the tournament for the third successive year, beating the hosts, St Moritz CC, in which had effectively been the final, on the final day. The Lyceum Alpinum picked up this year's wooden spoon, but were recognised for their spirit and gradual improvement as the tournament progressed, demonstrating lots of promise for the future. Some of the young school pupils have undoubtedly a bright future of cricket ahead of them.

Commiserations to St Moritz and the German Cricket Club. They both return empty handed as they disperse to various corners of the earth, but in the knowledge that they played according to the true Cricket On Ice spirit.

The following teams competed for the 2019 Cricket on Ice Trophy:

- St. Moritz CC (hosts) - friends & guests of St Moritz Cricket Club
- Old Cholmeleians Xl - old Boys from Highgate School in London, UK
- Lyceum Alpinum XI - students & tutors from Lyceum Alpinum in Zuoz
- German Cricket Club - cricket enthusiasts from Germany

All matches are of a Twenty20 format and respect the international MCC laws of cricket except where specified in the Cricket on Ice tournament rules.

Match 1  - Old Cholmeleians 145-9 (20.0 overs) beat German CC 94-6 (20.0 overs) by 49 runs

St Moritz Lake, Thursday 14th February 2019, 10am

cricHQ match scorecard

Match 2 - St. Moritz 183-3 (20.0 overs) beat Lyceum Alpinum XI 50ao (9.4 overs) by 133 runs

St Moritz Lake, Thursday 14th February 2019, 1pm

cricHQ match scorecard

Match 3 - St. Moritz CC 125-7 (20.0 overs) beat German CC 117-9 (20.0 overs)

by 8 runs

St Moritz Lake, Friday 15th February 2019, 10am

cricHQ match scorecard

Match 4 - Old Cholmeleians 153-6 (20.0 overs) beat Lyceum Alpinum 105-8 (20.0 overs) by 48 runs

St Moritz Lake, Friday 15th February 2019, 1pm

cricHQ match scorecard

Match 5 - St. Moritz CC 95ao (18.5 overs) lost to Old Cholmeleians Xl 96-4 (15.2 overs) by 6 wkts

St Moritz Lake, Saturday 16th February 2019, 10am

cricHQ match scorecard

Match 6 - Lyceum Alpinum 100ao (19.2 overs) lost to German CC 101-4 (15.0 overs) by 6 wkts

St Moritz Lake, Saturday 16th February 2019, 1pm

crcicHQ match scorecard

The team of officials for the 2019 Cricket on Ice were made up of three umpires - Peter de Boeck (B), Onesimus Koilraj (CH), Alex Mackay (CH) - & dedicated scorers Mirian Lodge (SMCC) & Johnny Whitcombe (OCs).

The catering service provided by Hotel Schweizerhof consisted of an excellent range of hot soups, sausages and a dish of the day, plus an assortment of beverages (champagne, tea, coffee, mulled wine, beer & soft drinks) all available for purchase. As usual, the catering tent was located in front of the cricket ground, where seating, including a limited number of deck chairs, were available to offer spectators a very relaxed time on the lake.

Those that couldn't make it to the lake could follow all the action online. The European Cricket Network (ECN) streamed all the action live on Facebook and the scorecards, table and full tournamnet statistics were provided online via Cricket Switzerland's online results partner, cricHQ.

And in addition to various photographers, TV Südostschweiz were present to make a report on local television.

None of this would have been possible without our sponsors of the Cricket on Ice Trophy 2019.