2022 Schedule is here!

The 2022 schedule is finally here and VCC has an eventful season ahead! Also thanks to the return of ACA Open League. The 2022 season kicks off with an open league match against Lords Cricket Club on saturday 30.04.

We hope to see you at Seebarn Cricket Ground or the other two fantastic venues in Austira during the season.

Also introducing our 2022 season sponsors:

Karma Food www.karmafood.at – We hope this partnership will bring us some good karma during our 2022 campaign.

S&C Immobilien GmbH – Our very own Jonny will join Karma Food as our kit sponsor and will be represented on our 2022 kits as well.

EU-Sportswww.eu-sports.net – We have teamed up with EU-Sports as our supplier and trusted source of cricket equipment. Thank you very much for sorting us out with all our cricket needs Brij!

Cricket WM Teilnehmer erklärt in Fußball Analogien

Wir beginnen heute, pünktlich zu Beginn der Cricket Weltmeisterschaft, eine neue Serie in der wir euch die Teilnehmer-Nationen der Cricket WM anhand der bekannteren Fußball-Nationen erklären.

Anfangen werden wir mit der Fußballnation #1 wenn es nach den errungenen WM-Titeln geht, Brasilien. Ähnlich wie Brasilien spielt auch der Cricket-WM Rekordhalter gerne in gelben Trikots und ist südlich des Äquators zu finden. Diese Gelb-Trikotfieber Nation versteht sich als die größte Insel der Welt und heißt Australien.

Australien ist fünf-facher Weltmeister in der 50 Over Spielform und verstand sich lange Zeit auch als die Nation, die es zu schlagen galt. Ähnlich wie Brasilien, ist auch Australien länger als Jäger statt Gejagter tätig und möchte zu den fünf ODI Titeln auch einen T20 WM Titel hinzufügen.

Australien steigt am 23.10. gegen Südafrika in das WM Geschehen ein und teilt sich eine Gruppe mit Südafrika, England, Bangladesch und den Karibischen Inseln (West Indies).

VCC vs. UNCC

Rain brings blessings? It’s probably true off the cricket ground. Vienna Cricket Club faced UNCC in the last game of regular season. Going into the match both teams sat at top of the table with 23 points each. Having played 6 games and winning 5.

At first it didn’t look as if there was any chance for a cricket match. Dark skies, rain around the ground. But there were enough dry hours to get a T20 match through.

Quinton Norris won the toss and just as last week he elected to bat first. VCC kept a healthy run rate and ended up scoring 157 off their 20 overs and losing 7 wickets.

UNCC came into bat with some drizzle on the field. Losing 3 wickets within the powerplay didn’t make things easier. UN were all out for 111 after 19 overs.

With that Vienna Cricket Club finish regular season on top of the table and will face Sub-Continental Cricket Club Graz on sunday the 13th for a chance to be promoted to division 1 of the Austrian T20 league.

Austrian T20 League Div.2 Standings Table

Training Nets for Season 2020

The following teams have access to the nets in the season 2020:

  • Monday: BCCA
  • Tuesday: SEP CC
  • Wednesday: ICCV
  • Friday: Lords CC

The teams are allowed to use the two net lanes for their net sessions and the green on the outside of the ground for other training purposes.

The middle shall not be used. Thursdays are reserved for Vienna CC.

Match report VCC vs. LCC – Open League Grand Final Edition

It was with great anticipation that Vienna Cricket Club made its way down to Seebarn in its search for an elusive 4th open league title. Lords cricket club had performed well all year, and the match promised to be captivating for both devoted supporters and neutrals alike. The first attempt at winning on the grand stage had been thwarted by rain the previous Sunday. The single innings completed would count for nothing, with sumptuous hundreds and truly majestic 4-fa’s forgotten as if they had never occurred.

Which brings us finally to the big dance. Much like the previous weekend, Lords would be batting first. The two Lords openers had scored with aplomb throughout the season and were by far the key wickets, and we were expectedly jubilant when big Dan Eckstein (1-34) managed to induce an edge behind from the opposition skipper. Wali (2-47) pounded away relentlessly from the other end as he had all year, and was rewarded as he burst through the defense of the Lords first drop. The VCC bowling continued to plug away, another wicket falling cheaply as the runs were kept to a minimum.

After the break the big moment was on the horizon as the smaller, balder Dan (2-36) managed to strike one batsmen plumb LBW. The pressure of the match situation and the falling wickets was telling, as Dan then managed to sneak one through the defences of the Lords opening batsmen, dismissing him for 71 and bringing his total runs against VCC to a paltry 180 in two innings. The remainder of the innings was characterized by some good bowling, some luck for the batsmen, and some sloppy fielding. The always wily AB (2-32) managed to jag a couple, Wali added another scalp, and there was a frantic run out towards the end as Lords finished on 9-198.

With the hard work ahead of us, Ram and Big Dan strolled out to the middle. Ram was unfortunately given out LBW in controversial circumstances, and the chase was off to a bad start. Mark SP would follow him soon after, a leading edge popping up to cover. The storm was weathered at first by big Dan, smashing sixes and fours at will on his way to 44- one of his massive sixes flying straight through the middle of the two flag poles. Erwin Grasinger (60*) managed to hold the fort at the other end, running hard and hitting the gaps to keep the target in reach. When the big D experience was dismissed, Pete and AB followed soon after and VCC was truly up against it, or so it seemed. The run rate was rising, and hopes were starting to fade. A captains knock was required, and our glorious leader would provide nothing less as he joined Erwin at the crease. The skipper truly putting on a clinic as he took toll of anything remotely in his area, running hard with Erwin and hitting bowlers off their lines. Erwin was no less dominating, silkily placing the ball wherever he wished and making you wonder if it wasn’t really Michael Bevan out there!

Quinton was finally dismissed for 64 with 20 odd to get. Dan Stevenson went out and immediately got to work, with anything even slightly straight easily peeled off. A fat lady was observed on the boundary, but on closer inspection turned out to be a collection of Ally’s empties. Never the less, the match was all but ours. Ervs continued doing his thing, and Dan hit the winning runs with 3 balls to spare. That’s it, we’d done it! Congrats to VCC, open league champs 2018!

By MH

Match Report T20 vs. ACCW

Another glorious sunny day awaited us at Seebarn as VCC prepared to take on ACCW.

Captain Dan one again won the toss and ACCW were sent in to bat. Big Dan Eckstein and Wali took new ball, making the opposition batsmen work hard for their runs. Wicky Wali was eventually rewarded with the scalp of the dangerous ACCW opening bat, despite the bumbling efforts of the catching fielder at mid on. VCC continued the discipline shown by the openers, and soon Abdullah Khan had enticed an edge that was stylishly taken by Owen behind the stumps.
The Abdullah/Owen combination soon extracted another ACCW wicket, this time from a run out as Abdullah’s rocket arm was too much for the tiring set batsmen. The spin of captain Dan and Ram accounted for a further 3 wickets, but unfortunately some sloppy fielding in the last 5 allowed ACCW to reach 147 at the end of their 20 overs.

Abdullah (15) and big Dan Cornerstone (22) opened up, with Dan subjecting the ACCW bowlers to the usually disdain we have all become accustomed to and Abdullah also scoring freely before being dismissed. Erwin (14) and Ram (26) ticked along nicely, however their dismissals brought the end nearer as VCC struggled with the run rate. Captain Dan (11) managed our only other double figure score towards the bitter end.

All in all despite a disciplined bowling performance but we were shown how to play by ACCW who were clearly the better side on the day, lots of positives to take into the following games!

Also, it was really nice to see players from both sides share a drink together after the game, hard on the field, respect off the field.

https://www.crichq.com/matches/638814/

Match Report – T20 vs Sri Lanka CC

It was another sensational day for cricket as VCC took on Sri Lanka CC in the first twenty20 game of the season. Captain Dan won the toss and SLCC were sent in to bat.

The SLCC came out all guns blazing, but both opening batsmen were dismissed (relatively) cheaply, much to the delight of one slightly ego-bruised opening bowler.

Seasoned veteran and all round cult figure at VCC Wolfgang set the precedent in the field, taking a fantastic catch on the boundary at deep cover to send back one dangerous opening batsmen. The blistering pace and bounce of David Clark (1-5) was too much for one SLCC batsmen, causing him to stand on his stumps in what can only be described as the most alpha display at Seebarn that day.

With the opposition taking a liking to pace bowling , the much vaunted spin bowlers of VCC were thrust into the attack. Ram (3-16) bowled with tantalising spin and flight, while captain Dan (1-7) pinned the SLCC batsmen deep in the crease, well and truly putting the clamps on. An excellent outfield catch from Abdullah Khan and a wicket for the wily Wolfgang in the last over of the innings reduced SLCC to 127, and it was our game to lose from there.

Young gun Mark S hyphen P (22) and batting cornerstone Dan Eckstein (24) opened up for VCC, ticking the scoreboard along and putting away the bad, and even not so bad balls before being dismissed. Abdullah Khan (24) was joined at the crease by frequent contributor Wolfgang (10) who both continued scoring above the required rate with some sharp running between the wickets. With sweet victory in sight, Wolfgang’s dismissal brought Ram (22 n.o) into the fold, who played a measured and composed innings to take us over the line despite losing a few quick wickets. The winning runs were fittingly hit by Captain Dan and the celebrations began.

All in all a great day out at Seebarn, VCC much improved in the field and ready to take on the competition!

MJ Henry

Vienna CC to play United Nations CC in friendly for the Brian Lewis Trophy

There will be a touch of sadness about Vienna CC’s next friendly vs United Nations CC this coming weekend in Seebarn (on 24 April), with the match being played for the Brian Lewis Trophy, named after United Nations CC’s founder and President, who recently died after a lengthy illness aged 70. United Nations CC are, after Vienna Cricket Club, Austria’s oldest continuously existing cricket club, with Brian having been a founder of the club. Continue reading “Vienna CC to play United Nations CC in friendly for the Brian Lewis Trophy”