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.

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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”

Champions in Seebarn at last!

After two decades as the home of cricket in Austria and home to Vienna CC, Vienna CC finally managed to win Austria’s ACA Open League, with victory over Pakistan CC in the final. After so many near misses down the years – from seasons where we fell in the semi-final after brushing all opponents away with ease in the preliminary round, or being caught tantalisingly close the title, 2015 was the year the luck changed, and Vienna CC were able to celebrate a third Open League Title, the first since 2004, and also a maiden Open League title in Seebarn. The club’s only previous trophy win at Seebarn had been in the old ACA Trophy – played as a 40 over straight knock-out – in 2000.

1 September 2001 – A memorable Vienna derby win

With Vienna Cricket Club approaching its 40th anniversary it is time to take a look at some of the events down the years that have been part of the Club’s history. This article was originally sent out by e-mail in September 2011 to the members of the club – ten years on from the victory in Seebarn that was overshadowed by England beating Germany 5-1. Continue reading “1 September 2001 – A memorable Vienna derby win”

Budapest Tour

In recent seasons VCC has been lucky enough to host many teams from across Europe and the world at our ground in Seebarn and now it is our turn to do the travelling. VCC are sending 16 players to take part in 2 matches in Budapest, Hungary on the weekend of 25th and 26th April. On 25th April a VCC XI will play a 40 over match against the Hungarian national team and on 26th April a T20 match is scheduled against a Budapest XI. The squad for the tour is as follows:

Michael Bailey, Sumanta Bhandary, Simon Birch, Marcell Clark, Owen Davies, Elijah Dippenaar, Yoshan Moodley, Venkat Musku, Quinton Norris, Roshan Prizak, Revantha Ramanayake, Pushy Ranawat, Luke Rogers, Wali Shenwari, Daniel Stevenson and Mark Surridge.

We hope all involved have a very enjoyable weekend both on and off the field!

2015 Fixtures

The fixtures have been released for the 2015 season and VCC will start with an Open League match against Riders CC on 16th May. There are 3 further Open League games, including an exciting fixture against last season’s champions ACT, as well as 6 T20 matches, finishing with a clash against Cricketer CC on 11th July. Fixtures for the knockout stages will be released later on in the season, with VCC once again hoping to put in a strong performance in both competitions.

Open League

16th May – 10:30 – Riders CC
7th June – 10:30 – Austrian Cricket Tigers
28th June – 11:00 – Ljubljana CC (in Valburga)
4th July – 10:30 – Lords CC

T20

30th May – 14:00 – Bangladesh CC Austria
21st June – 10:30 – Riders CC
27th June – 11:00 – Afghan Steiermark CC (in Latschach)
27th June – 14:30 – Vienna Lions CC (in Latschach)
5th July – 15:30 – Austria CC
11th July – 10:30 – Cricketer CC