Winterthur finished in a respectable fifth spot in the 2016 Zuoz Cricket Festival in the Swiss alpine region of the Grisons, losing the first to eventual finalists Geneva XI Stars and beating Munich & the hosts.
In a rain affected game against Geneva XI Stars CC on Saturday 11th June, Winterthur lost by 72 runs, meaning that they failed to follow in Milan's footsteps and successfully defend the Zuoz tournament winners trophy.
However, having only played one game due to persistent precipitation throughout the day, Winterthur had a successful Sunday, winning both their matches, first against Munich CC and then against hosts Lyceum Alpinum to finish 5th overall.
Match 1: LAZ 55-10 (20.0 overs) lost to Zurich Nomads 57-0 (6.0 overs) by 10 wkts (pitch 1)
Match 2: Milan 170-6 beat Freshwater 95.7 (20.0 overs) by 75 runs (pitch 2)
Match 3: Munich 80-8 (20.0 overs) lost to GSLCC 83-0 (4.5 overs) by 10 wkts (pitch 3)
Match 4: GXIStars 150-4 (20.0 overs beat Winterthur 78-10 by 72 runs (pitch 4)
Match 5: Zurich Nomads beat Milan CC (pitch 1)
Match 6: GSLCC lost to GXIStars (pitch 3)
Match 7: LAZ beat Freshwater (pitch 3)
Match 8: Munich CC lost to Winterthur (pitch 4)
Match 9: Zurich Nomads 147-6 beat Geneva XI Stars 107-10 (18.0 overs) (FINAL - pitch 1)
Match 10: Milan CC beat Geneva SL CC (3rd/4th - pitch 3)
Match 11: Winterthur beat LAZ (5th/6th - pitch 2)
Match 12: Munich CC beat Freshwater (7th/8th - pitch 4)
Saturday 11th June | Sunday 12th June | |||
No. | Player name | No. | Player name | |
1 | Tom M | 1 | Tom M | |
2 | Ruan K | 2 | Ruan K | |
3 | Prafull S | 3 | Prafull S | |
4 | Nic H | 4 | Nic H | |
5 | Nathan H | 5 | Nathan H | |
6 | Sara S | 6 | Sara S | |
7 | Matt A | 7 | Matt A | |
8 | Vinat P | 8 | Vinat P | |
9 | Deesh B | 9 | Deesh B | |
10 | Dipi R | 10 | Dipi R | |
11 | Murali G | 11 | Mohamed A/S | |
12 | Lakmal M | 12 | Lakmal M | |
Scorer(s) | Lakmal M | Scorer(s) | Lakmal M |
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