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RULES SCF TWENTY/20 NATIONAL LEAGUE - 18 AUGUST 2010The format of the SCF Twenty/20 League is that of 20 overs per innings with a minimum of 5 bowlers per team, bowling a maximum of 4 overs each. The teams participating in the Twenty/20 league have been divided into three groups: Group A: Landskrona CC, Malmö CC, Malmöhus CC In the group stages, a team will get 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie or no result, and 0 points for a loss. In the event of equal points at the end of the group stage, the winner of the group will be decided by net runrate. The 5th September is the reserve day for all group matches. If a match has not been played by then, the points will be shared between the two teams. In the event of rain or bad weather, the overs can be reduced to a minimum of 10 overs per side. The winners of Group A, B and C and the runner up in Group C will qualify for the semifinals. The winner of Group A will play the winner of Group C and the winner of Group B will play the runner up of Group C. The two semifinals will be played on 11th September at 10:30 at two different grounds in Stockholm, and the final will be played on Saturday at 15:00 at Sigtuna Cricket Ground, Märsta. The 12th September is the reserve day for both semifinals and the final.
SCF UNDER 23 CRICKET - 18 AUGUST 2010SCF's Under 23 Final will be played at Hallunda Cricket Ground, Stockholm, on Sunday 22nd August 2010. The match is between Combined Stockholm U23 versus Malmö U23. The match will start at 10:30. A prize ceremony will take place after the match.
SCF INAUGURAL TWENTY/20 NATIONAL LEAGUE - 17 AUGUST 2010The fixtures for the inaugural SCF Tweny/20 National League have now been finalised. You can find the Twenty/20 fixtures here, or alternatively click on the fixtures link on the left. You can also find the umpire schedule for the Twenty/20 League here.
MALMÖ CC WINNERS OF SCF NATIONAL LEAGUE 2010 - 16 AUGUST 2010Malmö Cricket Club won the SCF National League 2010 after beating Nacka CC from Stockholm by 68 runs. The final, which was played over two days because of rain, was a tightly fought match between the two top sides of 2010. Malmö CC batted first and scored 266 for 8 in 48 overs led by a brilliant 140 not out by Sanaullah Habibzai. Inamullah Mumand led Nacka's bowling attack with great figures of 5 for 39 off his 10 overs. In reply Nacka lost early wickets and were 36 for 3, before their captain Sadat Sidiqi helped them recover with a responsible innings of 73. Unfortunately for Nacka, after they lost their captain at 165 for 5 there wasn't much resistance from the late order and they were bowled out for 198. Ahmed Zadran led Malmös bowling taking 5 for 43 off 9.2 overs. Sanaullah Habibzai was adjudged the man of the match for his match-winning 140 not out. See the scorecard here.
SCF FINAL 2010 - 14 AUGUST 2010The Final of the SCF National League 2010 was started today between Malmö and Nacka. The start of the match was delayed due to rain and the match was reduced to 48 overs per side. Nacka won the toss and asked Malmö to bat. Malmö progressed to 213 for 4 in 41 overs, but then the rain returned. The match was not resumed due to the heavy rain, and will be continued tomorrow, Sun 15th August.
SCF FINAL 2010 BETWEEN MALMÖ CC VS NACKA CC - 11 AUGUST 2010SCF congratulates Malmö CC and Nacka CC for the victories against Landskrona CC and Sigtuna CC respectively. Malmö CC beat Landskrona CC by 61 runs, and Nacka CC won by 6 wickets against Sigtuna CC. The final will be played at Malmö, Bulltofta, on Saturday 14th August 2010. The address is Bulltofta Motion, Cederströmsgatan 6, 212 39 Malmö. The two umpires for the final will be Ramu Akarapu and Eric Folker. Jon Aspin will be the official scorer. The final will start at 11:00, and is a 50 overs game. Lunch will be served to both teams and all visitors. The final will be followed by a short Prize ceremony. SCF wishes both teams best of luck before the SCF National League Final 2010.
FINAL POINTS TABLE - 2 AUGUST 2010 All league matches have now been played and the semifinal teams are confirmed. After all 65 league matches Malmö CC finished at the top of the table followed by Sigtuna CC, Nacka CC and Landskrona CC. The semifinals will be played on 7 August 2010. See the points table here. The first semifinal will be played at Malmö, Bulltofta between Malmö CC and Landskrona CC. It will be umpired by Ramu Akarapu and Umair Tajammul. The second semifinal will be played at Märsta between Sigtuna CC and Nacka CC. It will be umpired by Khawaja Maqsood and Rauf Khan.
YOUTH CRICKET - 15 JULY 2010 Next week SCF will arrange a training session for youth cricketers of clubs in the Stockholm region. Thereafter, a youth tournament will be arranged between two youth teams from Stockholm and one from Skåne.
YOUTH CRICKET - 08 MAY 2010Photos from the successfully run indoor youth cricket sessions in Stockholm in April have now been uploaded to the website. You can find them in Photo galleries section under Archive. Along with the sessions in Stockholm, four sessions have been held in Malmö led by Christian Thorup. The youth cricket sessions will now continue outdoor throughout the summer.
UMPIRE SCHEDULE AND REGISTERED PLAYERS - 23 APR 2010The Umpire schedule for 2010 has now been uploaded on the website. You can find it under Official Documents in the Archive section. Alternatively, you can download it here. All umpires are required to read through the SCF National League Rules 2010 before the season starts. You can find the umpire's contact details here. Also, the clubs registered players have now been added under your club's details page in the Member clubs section.
YOUTH CRICKET - 22 MAR 2010SCF has organised a six-a-side indoor tournament in Fittja sporthall, Stockholm, starting on 27th March at 10:00, continuing on 3rd, 10th and 11th April. The tournament is for players born 1987 or later. All matches are 10-overs per side, with six players in each team. Clubs that are interested in entering a team, please contact SCF's developmental manager Sadat Sidiqi (ledamot2@swedishcricket.se, 0762655606). The final will be played on 11th April after which there will be an award ceremony. All expenses are paid by the SCF. For information you may also contact Nayar, Jinnah CC, on 0736176020. SCF has also organised some youth indoor training sessions in Malmö. A session was held on 5th March in Malmö, and another two are scheduled for April. For information please contact Christian Thorup (chris_thorup@yahoo.com).
NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES 2010 - 07 MAR 2010The fixtures for the National League 2010 are now published online - find them under fixtures in the left hand column. All the league matches are 40-overs per side. The semifinals and the final are 50-overs per side. All matches start at 11.00, with the teams presenting the playing XI to the umpire at 10.30. Toss to take place at 10.45.
UPDATE NATIONAL LEAGUE 2010 - 07 MAR 2010The Swedish Cricket Federation is happy to announce that 13 teams have entered the Swedish National League 2010. Jinnah now has one team, whilst we are joined by Uppsala Dominators
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
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