Cricket club in Dresden

Hi All,

We are bunch of enthusiastic cricketers playing every Sunday morning at 9am at the football grounds on Franklinstraße / Strehlenerstraße near the Dresden Hauptbahnhof.

The cricket scene in Dresden was pretty good until last year. We used to have anywhere between 20-40 players showing up every weekend and most being students at the Technical University. As is usually the case, the students graduate and move on. The incoming numbers to the TU have decreased lately. So, we are down to about 10-15 guys for our weekend games.

We are currently looking for players to join us to play the game and of course, for us to experience different styles of play. Equipment is no issue, since we have all the required stuff.

The current plan is to play a few matches against the cricket team of Leipzig around mid-September. If you want to be part of it, please join us in the run-up to this event. As a fore-runner we intend to play some games among the Dresden players (which is a weekly activity anyway).

Directions to the ground - head southwards from the Hauptbahnhof along Strehlenerstraße (with the DB train tracks to your left). After a ~5 minute walk, you would arrive at the ground - next to Hotel Europa.

If you have any questions and/or want to get onto our mailing list for activity updates, do post a reply here.

Sudhi

Hi All,

The big game of the season happens over the weekend. The team from Dresden takes on the Leipzig team on Sunday, September 17th at Leipzig. The venue is a football ground within Sport forum, which is close to the Zentralstadion, Leipzig. The address is:

Jahnallee 59,
04109 Leipzig

The start time is 1300hrs and it would be a 20 overs-a-side game. A crowd of about ~70-100 is expected.

Those of you living in Leipzig might have already come across a few posters advertising this game. You can find some information in the following link:
http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~ras/index.php?id=54

You are invited to the game and are encouraged to bring your friends along. There will be live commentary in German and English intermittently. Besides some brochures indicating the basic rules of Cricket will be distributed.
At the end of the match, there is a plan to show a game of Cricket (Ashes '05 or from the world cup / Natwest series) on the big screen . Hopefully that materializes

Obviously, the entry is free!

Your presence will be greatly appreciated and that would surely help in promoting the game in this part of the country.
If you have any queries, drop in a line to: cricket dot dresden at googlemail dot com.

Cheers,
Sudhi

Hi All,

A report of the above-mentioned game on the website of the German Cricket board.

Turnier in Leipzig ein großer Erfolg

A link to some pictures from this game can also be found in the same report.

Cheers,
Sudhi

The glass building next to the ground looks rather tempting. Count me in for the next match.

Sure

BTW, there is a registered club in Halle and they intend to be part of the DCB league from next season onwards. They have indoor practice facilities and all the required equipment for leather ball cricket. Check on the following link and get in touch with them, if you are interested.
http://www.play-cricket.de/

Have fun,
Sudhi

Ok, thanks.

Hello Folks,

Aided by an early Spring, the Cricket season has kicked off in the right earnest in Dresden. We started about 5 weeks ago.

We play every Sunday from 10AM onwards at the location mentioned in the first post of this thread. Everyone's welcome to join.

As of now, we are playing with hard tennis balls. Towards the end of the Summer, a DCB affiliated club is on the cards in Dresden. This would facilitate indoor Cricket during the winter and besides, leather ball Cricket all-year round.

On Pfingsten Sonntag, the team from Leipzig might be visiting us. More details will be posted here in due course.

Hope to see you at our Sunday Cricket matches!
Cheers,
Sudhi

PS: Vicar, are you already part of the Cricket club in Halle?

god i hate cricket...watching or playing...now snooker, thats a differant thing

I played a very passive role last year. However I shall be polishing my balls ready for the new season.

The mighty Halle/S cricket club

Hi there I'm the new guy! Can't play cricket to save my life but if allowed to join I shall do my best for Queen and Country and even promise to avoid all further cliches. permission to come aboard?

Hey Rupert,

Apologies for the delayed response. I have been off TT for a while.

Ofcourse, you are welcome to join us for Cricket. Please come along.

Due to a wrist injury, I have stayed away from the proceedings for the last couple of weeks. We will play this Sunday, starting at 10am. (venue details at the top of the thread). If there is any change in plan, I will be sure to post here / pm you on Saturday.
Hope to see you there!
Sudhi

Any matches coming up in the near future? I would love to watch...as an American ive never seen it live :/ However I watched all of World cup and many series dating back to 2003. Can't play for the life of me though.

Wink, wink, say no more.

anyone interested in the england/WI series? without Chanders, the windies are HORRIBLE