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OUTCOME OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING - 30 JAN 2010The Executive Council had their first board meeting in Stockholm on 30th January 2010. The principal outcomes of the meeting relating to the 2010 season are:
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| Team | Matches |
Wins |
Losses |
Points |
NRR |
| Greece | 5 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
2.61 |
| Sweden | 5 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
2.43 |
| Czech Rep | 5 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
-0.70 |
| Bulgaria | 5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
-1.35 |
| Estonia | 5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
-1.48 |
| Turkey | 5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
-1.60 |
SWEDEN ANNIHILATE TURKEY TO REGISTER THIRD WIN - 11 SEP 2009
The Swedish team continued its impressive form today, by beating Turkey by 8 wickets. The Swedes completely dominated proceedings from the word go, and won the match before lunch had been taken. After a slight delay in the morning, due to a wet patch beside the pitch, Turkey won the toss and elected to bat first - a decision they would rue in hindsight. Hassan Zaigham and Azam Khalil bowled the opposition out for a meagre 41 runs in 21.3 overs. Hassan took 6 wickets for 17 runs, the best bowling figures of the tournament, and Azam got his second successive 4 wicket haul with impressive figures of 4 wickets for 3 runs. Sweden chased down the target in only 10 overs, losing two wickets in the process. Hassan Zaigham was duly named Man of the Match.
Scorecard - ICC Europe Match Report - Photos - Points Table
Fourth Round Results:
Turkey 41 (21.3 ov); Sweden 42-2 (10 ov)
Sweden won by 8 wickets
Czech Rep 231-9 (50 ov); Estonia 150 (36 ov)
Czech Rep won by 81 runs
Greece 184 (48.4 ov); Bulgaria 92 (29.3 ov)
Greece won by 92 runs
SWEDEN BEAT CZECH REP BY 223 RUNS - 9 SEP 2009
Sweden registered their second resounding win of the tournament by beating the Czech Republic by 223 runs. With the batsmen having put up 348 runs on the board, the Swedish bowlers continued from where they left off in the match against Bulgaria, and bowled out the Czech Republic for 125 runs. Azam Khalil was the pick of the bowlers taking 4 wickets for just 13 runs.
Scorecard - ICC Europe match report - Photos - Points table
Third Round Results:
Sweden 348-9 (50 ov); Czech Rep 125 (32 ov)
Sweden won by 223 runs
Greece 299-9 (50 ov); Turkey 90 (26.1 ov)
Greece won by 209 runs
Estonia 91 (40.5 ov); Bulgaria 92-6 (34 ov)
Bulgaria won by 4 wickets.
CHRIS TEBBUTT 108 LEADS SWEDEN TO MASSIVE 348 AT LUNCH - 9 SEP 2009
The Czech Republic won the toss and asked Sweden to bat first on a hot and humid day in Corfu. Sweden lost its top three for only 40-odd runs, but that was as good as it would get for the Czech bowlers. Enter Azam Khalil and Chris Tebbutt. Azam gave Sweden some much needed momentum with a quick 50, but thereafter it was the Chris Tebbutt show. Aided by steady contributions from the lower middle order, Chris got a splendid 108 (the first hundred of the tournament) and lead Sweden to a mighty 348 for 9 in their 50 overs (the highest score of the tournament).
SWEDEN BEAT BULGARIA BY 8 WICKETS - 8 SEP 2009
Sweden registered its first win in the tournament when it beat Bulgaria by 8 wickets. Having lost the toss and being sent into field first, the two opening bowlers Hassan Zaigham and Aman Khan followed up their good performance against Greece with another tight opening spell, taking regular wickets and giving nothing away. Their example was followed by the other bowlers, and eventually captain Adnan Raza cleaned up the tail with three quick wickets to bowl the opposition out for a meagre 88. In reply, Sweden lost Shahid Mustafa early, but a solid partnership between Hassan Zaigham and Piyal Rahman lead them to the brink of victory. Piyal top scored with 54 not out and was duly awarded Man of the Match. Having got off the mark in the tournament, Sweden will now face the Czech Republic tomorrow, who are undefeated thus far. Read the ICC Europe match report here, and see the full scorecard here.
Second Round Results:
Bulgaria 88 (36.1 ov); Sweden 90-2 (17.2 ov)
Sweden won by 8 wickets
Czech Rep 150 (47.5 ov); Turkey 129 (49.4 ov)
Czech Rep won by 21 runs
Greece 301/7 (50 ov); Estonia 82 (24.1 ov)
Greece won by 219 runs.
PHOTOS AND MATCH REPORTS - 8 SEP 2009
You can now find photos from Sweden's match yesterday and a report of all the matches played yesterday on the ICC Europe website.
SWEDEN LOSE TO GREECE IN LOW-SCORING GAME - 7 SEP 2009
Sweden lost its first match in the ICC European Divison 5 tournament against the favourites, host nation Greece. Having won the toss, captain Adnan Raza opted to bat first on the Notts artificial turf surface. In bowling friendly conditions, the batsmen struggled to gain any momentum through the innings. In the end the team was bowled out for 137 in 44.1 overs, with Sanaullah Habibzai top scoring with 31 not out. In reply Greece started very carefully and at the half way stage they were 76 for 4. Despite some spirited bowling and fielding, Sweden fell narrowly short as Greece won by 3 wickets with only 3 balls to spare. See the full scorecard here.
First Round Results:
Sweden 137 (44.1 ov); Greece 141-7 (49.3 ov)
Greece won by 3 wickets
Turkey 114 (39 ov);
Estonia 115-4 (22.2 ov)
Estonia won by 6 wickets
Bulgaria 123 (27.4 ov); Czech Rep 125-8 (34.4 ov)
Czech Rep won by 2 wickets.
ICC EUROPEAN DIVISION 5 TOURNAMENT, CORFU - 4 SEP 2009
On Sunday 6th September the Swedish National Team will travel to Corfu, Greece, to take part in the ICC European Division 5 Tournament, from 7th to 12th September 2009. They will compete agains Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Turkey and host nation Greece, for a promotion to Division 4. You can follow the tournament online, at the ICC Europe website.
Fixtures:
7th Sep - Greece v Sweden
8th Sep - Sweden v Bulgaria
9th Sep - Czech Rep v Sweden
11th Sep - Turkey v Sweden
12th Sep - Estonia v Sweden
Squad:
1. Adnan Raza - captain
2. Piyal Rahman - vicecaptain
3. Aman Khan
4. Azam Khalil
5. Christopher Tebbutt
6. Hassan Zaigham
7. Maqsood Khawaja
8. Noman Khan
9. Sanaullah Habibzai
10. Sandeep Sharma
11.
Shahid Mohammad
12. Tommy Wallgren
13. Umair Tajammul
Coach: Rajan Sharma
Manager: Masood Zaigham
AWARDS AND STATISTICS - 2 SEP 2009
All batting and bowling statistics from the National League 2009 have now been uploaded on to the website. Based on these statistics the SCF Executive Council have decided to award the following players for their performances in 2009:
Best Batsman: Afzaal Virk, Landskrona (529 runs at 44,08)
Afzaal Virk topped the run-scoring chart for 2009, being the only player to have scored more than 500 runs in the season, and the only player along with Azam Khalil to have scored two hundreds in the season. He also showed that he performs when it matters the most, with a splendid match-winning hundred in the National League Final. There is no doubt that Afzaal Virk is the Best Batsman in 2009.
Best All Rounder: Azam Khalil, Jinnah White (426 runs at 42,60, and 36 wickets at 10,31)
With two 100s, two 4-wicket hauls and three 5-wicket hauls, Azam Khalil dominated the Swedish cricket scene in 2009. A proven performer with bat and ball, he was a match-winner for Jinnah White throughout the season, and was also the best Swedish player in the Royal Nordic Cup. Azam Khalil is thereby the Best All Rounder in 2009.
Best Bowler: Bright Behura, Uppsala (29 wickets at 13,24, economy rate of 4,04)
Second only to Azam Khalil in the wicket column, Bright Behura played a key role in leading Uppsala to the National League Final with his disciplined line-and-length medium pace bowling. By bowling both economically and taking plenty of wickets, Bright Behura has highlighted the importance of keeping it simple and sticking to the basics.
The players will receive their awards at the SCF Annual General Meeting later this year.
PHOTOS FROM NATIONAL LEAGUE FINAL 2009 - 22 AUG 2009
Photos from the National League Award Ceremony on the 15th August have now been uploaded. You can find them under Archive/Photo Galleries.
AWARDS SWEDISH NATIONAL LEAGUE 2009 - 18 AUG 2009
The awards fo Best Batsman, Best Bowler and Best All Rounder of the SCF League 2009 have not yet been decided as we are still waiting for some umpires to submit their scorecards to the Board. For this reason, the trophies were not distributed in the match ceremony after the final. As soon as all scorecards have been submitted, we will be able to work out the deserving winner of each trophy. These trophies will instead be distributed in the AGM.
LANDSKRONA CC SWEDISH CHAMPIONS 2009 - 16 AUG 2009
Landskrona CC are the new Swedish champions after having beaten Uppsala CF by 34 runs in the final played on the newly laid pitch at Uppsala Cricket Ground. Uppsala won the toss and elected to field first, and bowled out Landskrona for 212 runs in 44.1 overs. Uppsala started their reply well but fell away and were bowled out for 178 runs in 39 overs. Afzaal Virk of Landskrona CC was Man of the Match for a splendid all round performance, scoring 108 runs and taking 3-15 off 6 overs. Congratulations to Landskrona! You can now see the full scorecard here.
SEMIFINAL RESULTS - 10 AUG 2009
The SCF National League 2009 Semifinals were played on 8th August 2009. Landskrona CC beat last year's champions Nacka CC by 5 wickets, and Uppsala CF cruised to the final after beating Jinnah White by 220 runs.
The final will be played between Landskrona CC and Uppsala CF on 15th August in Uppsala on the newly laid synthetic turf wicket in Uppsala Cricket Ground.
UMPIRES ASSIGNED FOR SEMIFINALS AND FINAL - 06 AUG 2009
Semifinal 1: Landskrona CC vs Nacka CC - Umpire: Ramu Akarapu
Semifinal 2: Jinnah White vs Uppsala CF - Umpire: Yasir Ikram
Final: Winner Semifinal 1 vs Winner Semifinal 2 - Umpires: Yasir Ikram and Ricky Adams
NATIONAL LEAGUE MATCHES CONCLUDED - 02 AUG 2009
All league fixtures for the National League 2009 were concluded today. Congratulations to Landskrona CC, Jinnah White, Uppsala CF and Nacka CC for reaching the semi-finals. See the final league standings here. The semi-finals will be played on 8th August 2009:
Semi-final 1: Landskrona CC vs Nacka CC, at Landskrona Cricket Ground
Semi-final 2: Jinnah White vs Uppsala CF, at Hallunda Cricket Ground
The winners will face each other in the final to be played at Uppsala Cricket Ground on 15th August 2009.
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