The GICC is established to promote cricket in Switzerland. We celebrated in 2007 our Club 5th Anniversary with a glorious "GICC Cricket Festival" covered by a Swiss romand television channel. Our vision and goals are to promote sports, encourage competition and hence participate in improving Cricket standards in the country. Our home ground located within the Sports Stadium at Bout-du-Monde is an ideal place for Cricket & family outdoors activity.  

                     HAPPY  CRICKETING  IN  2011

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May 29, 2011 – League match Geneva CC (301 ao) vs. Geneva International CC (320-9): GICC beat GCC by 19 runs.

GICC won the toss and elected to bat. The opening pair Vamsy (59) and Mansoor (32) got GICC off to a flying start with Mansoor keeping solidly his stand to allow Vamsy tickling regularly the scoreboard before they successively got out in the 12th over. Kuldeep came and went for 8, being caught in the deep. Despite a rib injury, Zahid (53) then came to the crease and stood firm during 20 overs to build a formidable partnership with Aditya (27), Baskar (21) and Amandeep. When Zahid was given LBW off Aamir in the 35th over, GICC scores read 262 for 6. But Amandeep was still motoring hitting straight sixies and boundaries while Farhan and Balihar chipped in useful runs. Amandeep was unbeaten at the close of the 40th over with 92 runs off 44 balls to see GICC posting an impressive target of 320 for 9.  

GCC started the chase and reached 78 before their opening partnership was broken in 10th over when Khurram was caught at short cover by GICC’s Aditya off Farhan (8-0-58-2). Then came quick succession of fall of two wickets: Anil (5-0-35-3) got GCC’s first down batsman LBW for 1 and Aman (4-1-37-2) got Aamir caught for nought at deep point by Ahmad. That left GCC on 82 for 3 in the 12th over. Ahmad then got the prized wicket of GCC’s star batsman who was out rather cheaply, being caught at cover by Mansoor. The fifth wicket followed when Baskar (4-0-39-1) got GCC’s Anser (45) finally caught behind in the 18th over. Kuldeep (7-0-46-1) masterly got GCC Captain scalp for 3 in having him caught at short cover by Aman. Two other falls of wickets for only 17 runs left GCC on the brink of loosing heavily to GICC team. Kamran Dar (53) was the mainstay for GCC before he was caught-and-bowled by Aman on 27th over. At that point, GCC scores read 212 for 9. Finally GCC survived three missed catches, dropped in the deep by Krishna, to finish 301 all out in 37.5 overs. GICC bowlers were once again up to their mark, Anil being the leading wicket taker with three wickets from his 5 allocated overs, and Kuldeep catching the winning ball off Anil bowling to finish GCC.

 Man of the match: Amandeep Singh for his 92 runs and 2 wickets.

May 22, 2011 - T20 Tournament, Bachgraben. The third match between Geneva International CC and Basel CC was pretty close match. Basel CC (90 ao by the 17th over) beat GICC (86 ao) by 4 runs.

Having won the toss, Basel elected to bat. The opening partnership was broken early by GICC bowlers Anil (4-0-15-2) and Farhan (3-0-10-1) who bowled in excellent line and length. The turning point of the game that boosted GICC team was when Basel top batsman Zaheer was caught by Amandeep off Anil in the 5th over. Wickets then came in quick succession and by the end of 10 overs Basel was 79 for 5. GICC bowlers maintained their discipline and were very consistent. Basel middle order was destroyed by excellent bowling from Zahid (4-1-14-4) who took 4 wickets by conceding just 14 runs from his spell which included a spectacular double wicket-maiden and a caught and bowled. Kuldeep did good job behind the wickets and fielding was up to the mark with Amandeep taking three prized catches during the innings. Basel finished all out for 90 runs.

With a target of 91 runs to win, GICC batsmen opened the innings in a disastrous note. Opener Aditya was out for nought in the first over, soon followed by Amandeep who was out on one and by skipper Kuldeep who was caught off his first ball for nought. Basel bowling got the ball to swing a lot which devastated the GICC batting line up. It succeeded to restraint GICC to modest runs scored by opener Vamsy (10) who managed to stay almost till the 15th over, Zahid (11), Baskar (10), Sachin (10) and Farhan (14) who came down the order and hit some boundaries to fight back hard. The end was pretty much close as it came down to the last ball with 4 runs to draw. Pressure was at its high as the last over had a boundary scored by Farhan but he was given LBW on the very last ball of the innings.

May 15, 2011 – Friendly game GICC (106-2) vs. Alpine CC (104 ao): GICC won by 8 wickets

GICC was put to field and made full use of the overcast and damp conditions. Ahmad had a fine hostile opening spell of 4-1-10-1 and picked up a wicket as well as taking a catch off Anil’s bowling. Farhan (5-0-22-3) cut through the opposition batting line with 3 wickets including a fine boundary catch for Sachin. Alpine’s wickets kept falling some for nought and others with single digit figures. Sachin took Alpine’s last wicket off his first ball in the innings to leave Alpine CC all out for 104 runs in the 24th over.

Two sudden showers later, Mansoor (22) and Aditya (39) opened GICC innings and put on a brisk 74 before both fell in the 14th over to a catch off Alpine’s Imran. It was left to Kuldeep (29 not out) and Sachin (3 not out) to rush to the finish as their side passed Alpine total in 18 overs and won the game with 8 wickets in hand.

 Man of the match: Farhan Khan for his 3 wickets.

May 1rst, 2011 – 12 a side friendly game Cern CC (161 ao) vs. GICC (203-10): GICC won by 42 runs.

The GICC openers got off to a flyer with a fine opening partnership of 84 inside 16 overs before Vamsy (54) got caught at fine leg off Cern’s Elvin. When Mansoor (24) was stumped soon after tea break, three successive lbws given by their teammate to Newton (10), Kuldeep (17) and Ali left the score at 127-5. Aditya then came to the crease and anchored the last 15 overs with cautious batting to support his fellows batsmen who chipped in useful runs that brought GICC total to a competitive 203 for 10 from the allotted 40 overs. GICC’s Aditya remained unbeaten with 33 runs.

Cern CC started their innings disastrously, as their openers were respectively caught and clean bowled off Vamsy (8-1-23-4) for 2 runs in the 2nd over. D’Mello (55) and Chatoo (15) revived some hope for Cern. But their middle order all fell cheaply to the bowling of Ahmad (7-2-23-1) and Farhan (5-1-21-1) and to GICC fielders who engineered three run-outs that left Cern score reduced to 104-7 in the 20th over. D’Mello survived three missed catches in the deep from GICC to ultimately get caught at mid-off by Anil off Baskar (4-0-24-1) in the 31rst over. After Cern’s Shazad (21) was out lbw to Ahmad, GICC skittled the last four wickets for 7 runs to see Cern finished on 161 all out.

Man of the match: Vamsy Krishna for his 54 runs and four wickets.

Many thanks to the Chatoo family for the delicious tea and to Cern CC for the game played in a warm friendly spirit. That’s cricket!

April 17, 2011 – 12 a side friendly  game GICC (285 ao) vs. Rhône CC (104 ao): GICC won by 181 runs.  

 GICC Skipper elected to bat with changes in his team batting order. The top-order batsmen did not stand the test as GICC was three wickets down for 64 runs in the tenth over. The middle-order batsmen then came up with a cautious batting display to amass a steady stream of runs: Newton (19) and Aman (59) stabilized the ship with a 51-run stand before the latter was caught off Rhône’s Genil. Zahid (42) played a measured innings before he was given lbw to Rhône’s Peter in the 36th over and provided good support to his teammates to keep the scores tickling regularly. Vamsy (34) coming in unsually as seven and Rajesh (19) contributed to finalize the target of 285 to Rhône CC.

Rhône’s reply faltered at the start of their innings in losing three wickets for 7 runs against GICC’s opening bowlers Ahmad (4-0-10-1) and Vamsy (4-0-17-1). Rhône’s middle-order batsmen failed to cope with following GICC’s bowlers who maintained disciplined lines and lengths. Farhan economical bowling (4-0-7-0) contributed to slow dramatically the opposition scoring. Soon Rhône lost three more wickets to leave them reeling on 73-6 at the drinks interval. Soon after drinks, they lost their 7th at 99 in the 22nd over. The 23rd over belong to Newton (2-0-13-4) who produced a four wickets maiden haul including a hattrick that sent Rhône CC crashed out finishing more than 180 runs shy of the target.

Man of the match: Renold Newton for his hattrick in a four wickets maiden haul.  

April 10, 2011 – Friendly game GICC (384-8) vs. Nestle CC (210 ao): GICC won by 174 runs
It was a captain’s innings when GICC elected to bat. The team though gave itself a scarce at the start of the innings with two wickets down in the 2nd over for 11 runs. The middle order did try to recover with Newton (13) and Zahid (15) but when Asif got caught for nought, GICC was five wickets down for only 69 at the 10th over. Skipper Kuldeep (194) then took charge, using caution and aggression that earned him near double century before getting caught at sweeper cover. He was aptly supported by Ali (45) in a record partnership of 265 for the sixth wicket. Nestle CC bowled and played well but failed to break Kuldeep and Ali partnership till the 36th over. It was left to Baskar (23 not out) and Aman (8 not out) to contribute to a daunting total of 384 well beyond the reach of Nestle CC.

In reply, Nestle CC got off to a good start and reached 73 before the fall of the second wicket after 13 overs. Nestle’s opener Abhijith top-scored 40 before getting caught off Baskar. Then Nestle successive top-order batsmen lemminged themselves at the hands of Zahid Sayed (5-0-17-4) as he took a four-for inside three overs. Farhan (6-0-25-1) and Baskar bowling (4-0-15-1) were efficient to restrict further Nestle run rate. Some useful batting from Nestle’s Rajat (37) and Prashant (32) provided hope for the visitors but GICC’s bowling proved too strong for the tail-batsmen who were all dismissed for 210 in 32 overs.

Man of the match: Kuldeep Rawat for his 194 runs.

April 3rd, 2011 – Friendly game GICC (299 ao) vs. Basel CC (301 for 6): Basel won by four wickets.

The first game of the season saw GICC notch up 226 for 3 in 23 overs. Until that point, opener Vamsy Krishna who made 147 had looked invincible swatting straight sixes beyond the boundary as he and Kuldeep Rawat put on a partnership fireworks of 204 for the second wicket. When Vamsy (147) got caught off Jason and Kuldeep (70) fell to a catch at long on, the middle order tumbled to 259 for 7 after 32 overs. Basel’s bowler Sunny did the damage, whose three for 35 from his eight overs had the stranglehold effect on the GICC middle order. Baskar (21), Anil Kumar (15) were the only bats to score double-digit runs before Sandeep Venkata (10) fell in the 40th over to see GICC posting a target of 299 to Basel CC.

Zaheer Khan kept Basel alive almost single-handed and was the only bat to score till the 16th over, reaching his first century along his way. Aptly supported by Basel’s Saji (50 not out), Zaheer scored double century before he fell to a catch at deep square leg by Aman off Anil in the 33th over. By that time Basel’s score read 272 for 5. Kuldeep took another quick wicket and shored up his bowling and that of Vamsy to restrict runs of Basel lower order. Too late in the innings as Basel reached the target in the 39th over, a victory well-deserved with Zaheer’s awe-knock of 206.

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