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Dear all,
This newsletter can also be found on our website. A busier few weeks has seen us visit Andorra for the first time and kick off our 2024 Northeastern League season with four fixtures in one weekend. More to come soon! Recent results (T20 unless specified) 3rd July: Badalona 180/9, BICC 176/8. Badalona won by 4 runs, Jones 3/29, Suraj 3/18 & 46 (20). 6th July (30 overs): BICC 150ao, Nimes 151/5. Nimes won by 5 wickets. Maxi 37, Anton 2/4. (T10): Nimes 80ao, BICC 86/5. BICC won by 5 wickets. Anton 2/9, Vishesh 2/11, Maxi 26*. 7th July: BICC 123ao, Nimes 128/2. Maxi 33*, Sam 2/22. (15 overs): Nimes 178/4 (12 overs), BICC 98/7 (10 overs). Nimes won by 57 runs. Wills 3/26, Zeeshan 28. 19th July: Pak Barcelona 219/3, BICC 132/8. Pak Barcelona won by 81 runs. Vrishab 2/34, Umer 32ret. Catalunya Coalesce 245/4, BICC 215/6. Catalunya Coalesce won by 30 runs. Vishesh 3/48, Suraj 51, Vrishab 39. 20th July: BICC 112ao, Men in Blue 113/2. Men in Blue won by 8 wickets. Magic 195ao, BICC 196/3. BICC won by 7 wickets. Burhan 3/45, Maroof 67, Maxi 56*. 5th August: L’Hospitalet 195ao, BICC 48ao. L’Hospitalet won by 147 runs. Vishesh 4/35. Match reports for these games can be found here. Upcoming fixtures 19th August, 5:30pm. T20 league vs Catalunya Jaguars in Montjuïc. We have touring teams visiting on the following weekends: 6/7th September, 12/13th October, 25-29th October with fixtures still tbc. Net sessions will not be taking place regularly during August. Any sessions that do take place will be announced on the WhatsApp group. Other important dates Check out the Calendar on our website, or add it to your own Google Calendar. 1st-3rd November: Tour to Menorca 18th November - 6th December: end of year ECS (dates still provisional) 7th December: End of year lunch and AGM (date tbc) 2024 Membership Membership for 2024 is now open. Fill in this form and send your fee to Nathan Blyth (club treasurer), IBAN ES3415632626393260204684. Kit The club has some old kit for sale at a discount. Big Dogg shirts (sizes M, L, XL) and trousers (size M or L) and a pair of whites (size L) - all 10€ each. We also have some BICC baseball caps for 17€. Contact Sam if you’re interested in any of them. A further order for new playing kit will go in as and when there is sufficient interest. Please register your interest by filling out this form. Useful links Club website YouTube PlayCricket Kind regards, BICC Committee
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With BICC member Anish Shindore now based in Andorra, he is now looking to set up Cricket Club Andorra, playing at the Estadi Prada de Moles. BICC were invited to play the first game in Andorra on the 6th July against our friends from Nimes CC who travelled from France. Read about how the weekend went here, or the full article on Andorra Difusió here.
Dear all, This newsletter can also be found on our website. It’s been another quiet month for the club, but we’ve still managed to host our first touring team of the year and made a return to the newly reopened Julià Campmany (the Coca Cola stadium to you and I) for a training session with a Swedish stag party - as you do. James Bentley was confirmed as Todd Fraser’s replacement as our Online Manager. Some of our female players were also in action at the ground the weekend before, as the new Spanish women’s franchise league kicked off. We are hoping to be able to organise some more games for this month. a Last month’s results (T20 unless specified) Great Glen 167/5 (25 overs), BICC 171/1 (22 overs). BICC won by 9 wickets. Wills 3/22, Maroof 44ret’d, Shane 41*.
Upcoming fixtures 18th May, 1pm. T20 vs tba in Montjuïc (baseball). Net sessions will continue every Wednesday from 6-7:30pm and on Saturday from 10am-12pm (except for when it clashes with a game) in Montjuïc. Please continue to confirm attendance via the poll on the WhatsApp group, as sessions may be cancelled due to lack of attendance. Sessions may also be cancelled due to bad weather or reasons beyond our control, so check the WhatsApp group beforehand. Other important dates Check out the Calendar on our website, or add it to your own Google Calendar. 6-7th July: Tour to Andorra 2nd-3rd November: Tour to Menorca 18th November - 6th December: end of year ECS (dates still provisional) 2024 Membership Membership for 2024 is now open. Fill in this form and send your fee to Nathan Blyth (club treasurer), IBAN ES3415632626393260204684. Kit The club has some old kit for sale at a discount. Big Dogg shirts (sizes M, L, XL) and trousers (size M or L) and a pair of whites (size L) - all 10€ each. We also have some BICC baseball caps for 17€. Contact Sam if you’re interested in any of them. A further order for new playing kit will go in as and when there is sufficient interest. Please register your interest by filling out this form. Useful links Club website YouTube PlayCricket Kind regards, BICC Committee  All smiles at the stag do! Dear all,
March was a quiet month, as is becoming a pattern due to the start of the baseball season. Still, there was a first tour to Granada with whom we will be looking to build a close relationship and a washed out friendly against Men in Blue. Todd Fraser also announced that he will be stepping down as our online manager, and there are details of the upcoming EGM below. Last month’s results (T20 unless specified) 2nd March - Granada 272/8 (40 overs), BICC 273/9 (39 overs). BICC won by 1 wicket. Damien 3/49 & 37, Umer 76, Anish 66*. 3rd March - 1st T20: Granada 142/10 (18.5), BICC 110/10 (18.1). Granada won by 32 runs. Pep 4/25 (including hattrick), Maroof 37. 2nd T20: BICC 175/3, Granada 179/2 (16.5), Granada won by 8 wickets. Maroof 50, Tom 61* & 1/31. 31st March - Men in Blue 149/9, BICC 50/1 (8 overs). Match abandoned due to rain. Simon 4/24.
Upcoming fixtures 26th April, 12pm (starting time tbc). T20 vs Great Glen CC in Montjuïc. Further fixtures tbc. Net sessions will continue every Wednesday from 6-7:30pm and on Saturday from 10am-12pm in Montjuïc (when possible and except for when it clashes with a game). Please continue to confirm attendance via the poll on the WhatsApp group, as sessions may be cancelled due to lack of attendance. Sessions may also be cancelled due to bad weather or reasons beyond our control, so check the WhatsApp group beforehand. Other important dates Check out the Calendar on our website, or add it to your own Google Calendar. 13th April: EGM, including confirmation of new online manager. Members will receive an email today (2nd April) regarding how to nominate themselves. 20th-21st April: First weekend of the new Spanish women’s league at the new ground in Montjuïc - spectators and volunteers welcome. 6th-7th July: Tour to Andorra 1st-3rd November: Tour to Menorca 18th November - 6th December: end of year ECS (dates still provisional) 2024 Membership Membership for 2024 is still open. Fill in this form and send your fee to Nathan Blyth (club treasurer), IBAN ES3415632626393260204684. Players are expected to join the club after a trial period of a maximum of three practice sessions. Kit A further order for playing kit will go in as and when there is sufficient interest. Please register your interest by filling out this form. Useful links Club website YouTube PlayCricket Kind regards, BICC Committee After our two ECS games on Saturday, we held our 2023 prize ceremony. A couple of prizes had already been awarded at the AGM in December, but it was decided to wait until the end of that ECS before awarding the rest. In the end, we separated T10 cricket from our longer games (imagine calling mostly T20s "longer"!). President Sam Phillipps handed out the trophies, ably helped by treasurer Nathan Blyth with his generous offering of chocolate. Fielder of the year Shriram Bhosale (20 catches, 5 run outs, 1 stumping) T10 batter of the year Imran Fareed (218 runs at 24.22, SR 220) T10 bowler of the year Vishesh Gajjar (18 wickets at 24.44, SR 10.17) Batter of the year Umer Razi (716 runs at 31.13 - with an average over 50 excluding T10 cricket, four 50s [no 100s]) Bowler of the year James Bentley (24 wickets at 30.92 - with an average of 24.71 excluding T10 cricket, SR 18.96) Player's player of the year Shriram Bhosale (20 wickets, 592 runs, 26 fielding dismissals, captaining the club to the Beach cricket tournament trophy) Clubman of the year Shriram Bhosale  L-R Vishesh, Shriram, Sam, James, Umer  A very healthy attendance as the sun set at the Baseball ground Dear all,
It’s been a tough start on the field to the season but at least Shriram has his first win as full-time captain, as does James Bentley as stand-in! There are six ECS group games still left with entry to the knockout rounds still up for grabs. Recent results (all T10 matches) January 27th: Friendly matches
Upcoming fixtures 13th February, 10am & 12pm. ECS vs Royal Barcelona 15th February, 2pm & 4pm. ECS vs Pak Barcelona 20th February, 10am & 12pm. ECS vs Men in Blue. 2nd & 3rd March. Tour games vs Granada CC. Other fixtures in March still tbc. Net sessions will continue every Wednesday from 6-7:30pm and on Saturday from 10am-12pm in Montjuïc (except for when it clashes with a game). Please continue to confirm attendance via the poll on the WhatsApp group, as sessions may be cancelled due to lack of attendance. Sessions may also be cancelled due to bad weather or reasons beyond our control, so check the WhatsApp group beforehand. There will not be nets on Saturday, 17th February due to the international matches at the ground. Other important dates Check out the Calendar on our website, or add it to your own Google Calendar. 29th January - 24th February: ECS 17-18th February: Spain vs Czechia in two ECI series (men’s and women’s) 2nd-3rd March: Tour to Granada. Organisation has begun on a separate WhatsApp group Friday, 26th April: Touring team visit. T20 match starting at 2pm TBC. 2nd-3rd November: Tour to Menorca 18th November - 6th December: end of year ECS (dates still provisional) 2024 Membership Membership for 2024 is still open. Fill in this form and send your fee to Nathan Blyth (club treasurer), IBAN ES3415632626393260204684. Kit A further order for playing kit has recently been sent and it should arrive this week. Please let Shriram or Vishesh know when you are attending so they can bring your items. They will only be handed out if paid for! If anyone else wants to order it, register your interest by filling out this form and the order will go in as and when there is sufficient demand. Useful links Club website YouTube PlayCricket Kind regards, BICC Committee Dear all,
This newsletter can also be found on our website. AGM On Saturday, 2nd December the club held its annual AGM at Lahore Restaurant in the Port. The minutes of the meeting can be found here. The AGM saw the confirmation of Shriram Bhosale as the new club captain for 2024, following Umer Razi’s decision to step down. The club would like to thank Umer again for his efforts during his two-year reign. The rest of the committee remains the same as last year. Recent results
There will be a new ECS series starting on Monday 29th January, running until Saturday 24th February. Our entry into the tournament is confirmed although fixtures are not yet. Other friendlies for January tbc. Beginning from Wednesday 13th January, net sessions will continue every Wednesday from 6-7:30pm in Montjuïc and on Saturday from 10am-12pm in Sant Martí (except for when it clashes with a game). Please continue to confirm attendance via the poll on the WhatsApp group, as sessions may be cancelled due to lack of attendance. Sessions may also be cancelled due to bad weather or reasons beyond our control, so check the WhatsApp group beforehand. Other important dates Check out the Calendar on our website, or add it to your own Google Calendar. 2nd-3rd March: Tour to Granada. Organisation has begun on a separate WhatsApp group 2nd-3rd November: Tour to Menorca 18th November - 6th December: end of year ECS (dates still provisional) 2024 Membership Membership for 2024 is now open. Fill in this form and send your fee to Nathan Blyth (club treasurer), IBAN ES3415632626393260204684. There is now the option to be a non-playing member to help support the club. More information is available on the form. Kit A further order for playing kit will go in as and when there is sufficient interest. Please register your interest by filling out this form. A new order of Big Dogg baseball caps and jumpers will be going out shortly. Keep your eyes peeled! Useful links Club website YouTube PlayCricket Kind regards, BICC Committee  Philip (in the middle, wearing a dress shirt), after Barcelona CC beat Costa del Sol CC to win the Spanish league in 1995. Clearly his services on the field weren't needed that day! [Versión en español abajo]
Today we were informed of the sad news of the recent passing of Philip Paterson Smith MBE, founder of Barcelona CC in 1982 and Madrid CC in 1979. Philip, born in England in 1936, moved to Spain in 1957 and never looked back. Whilst he spent some time in Madrid in the late 70s, most of his adult life was spent in Catalonia. He did an incredible number of jobs in varying fields, but still found ample time to organise numerous sporting encounters, mostly in rugby and cricket. It wasn’t until his mid-40s that Philip, presumably now less able to play rugby, decided to start up a cricket team in Spain. Having been moved to Madrid for work, he got some players together to form Madrid Cricket Club. For a while, they were forced to play amongst themselves but eventually went on tour to Portugal, where a couple of teams welcomed them. Upon his return to the Catalan capital, Barcelona Cricket Club was formed, playing its first game at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona (the Royal Polo Club) on the 13th June 1982, against Madrid CC. Over the coming years, Barcelona would become the first foreign club to visit Morocco (1992), and the first European club to visit China (1997). He also oversaw the Spanish league and cup double in 1995, the club having been strengthened by the arrival of Pakistani immigrants to the country. Philip played until he was 63, when his eyesight began to let him down. It says a lot that the club was forced into a hiatus shortly after he stopped. He was awarded his MBE for “services to Britons abroad” in 1996, having been working with the British Embassy and Consulate for most of his life. He had organised countless sports matches, often between visiting British military forces and the Embassy, as well as providing an outlet for uncommon sports such as cricket and rugby for expats and immigrants. Philip had such an interesting life that in 2014 he released a book, El Inmigrante Inglés (The English Immigrant), detailing his adventures. It was only 95 pages long, but I’m sure there are plenty of stories that didn’t make it in! Whilst none of the current members of BICC had the fortune of meeting Philip, we are grateful for his hard work. Cricket has come a long way in Catalonia since he founded the club in 1982, with 34 clubs now playing in an organised league under a federation. Who knows how things might have been without him. Our thoughts go to his family as a fine innings from a wonderful man ends. Hoy nos han informado de la triste noticia del reciente fallecimiento de Philip Paterson Smith MBE, fundador de Barcelona CC en 1982 y Madrid CC en 1979. Philip, nacido en Inglaterra en 1936, se trasladó a España en 1957 y nunca miró atrás. Si bien pasó algún tiempo en Madrid a finales de los años 70, la mayor parte de su vida adulta la pasó en Cataluña. Hizo una cantidad increíble de trabajos en varios campos, pero aun así encontró tiempo suficiente para organizar numerosos encuentros deportivos, principalmente en rugby y cricket. No fue hasta los 40 años que Philip, probablemente ahora menos capaz de jugar al rugby, decidió poner en marcha un equipo de cricket en España. Tras mudarse a Madrid por trabajo, reunió a algunos jugadores para formar el Madrid Cricket Club. Durante un tiempo, se vieron obligados a jugar entre ellos, pero finalmente se fueron de gira a Portugal, donde un par de equipos les dieron la bienvenida. A su regreso a la capital catalana se formó el Barcelona Cricket Club, que jugó su primer partido en el Real Club de Polo de Barcelona el 13 de junio de 1982, contra el mismo Madrid CC. En los próximos años, el Barcelona se convertiría en el primer club extranjero en visitar Marruecos (1992), y el primer club europeo en visitar China (1997). También dirigió el doblete de liga y copa española en 1995, habiéndo fortalecido el club con la llegada de algunos inmigrantes paquistaníes al país. Philip jugó hasta los 63 años, cuando su vista comenzó a fallarle. Dice mucho que el club se vio obligado a hacer una pausa poco después de que se detuviera de jugar. Recibió su MBE (Miembro de la Excelentísima Orden del Imperio Británico) por "servicios a los británicos en el extranjero" en 1996, habiendo trabajado con la Embajada y el Consulado Británicos durante la mayor parte de su vida. Había organizado innumerables partidos deportivos, a menudo entre las fuerzas militares británicas visitantes y la Embajada, además de proporcionar una salida para deportes poco comunes como el cricket y el rugby para expatriados e inmigrantes. Philip tuvo una vida tan interesante que en 2014 publicó un libro, El Inmigrante Inglés, que detalla sus aventuras. Solo tenía 95 páginas, ¡pero estoy seguro de que hay muchas historias que no llegaron! Si bien ninguno de los miembros actuales de BICC tuvo la fortuna de conocer a Philip, estamos agradecidos por su arduo trabajo. Criquet ha recorrido un largo camino en Cataluña desde que fundó el club en 1982, con 34 clubes que ahora juegan en una liga organizada bajo una federación. Quién sabe cómo podrían haber sido las cosas sin él. Nuestros pensamientos van a su familia, ahora que termine un buen inning de un hombre maravilloso. Sam Phillipps Yesterday Sam, Burhan, Maroof, Shriram, Umer and Agni (with help from Men in Blue's Suraj) ran the first BICC women's session. We welcomed 12 women from all over the world (with a very healthy Spanish/ Catalan contingent) most of whom were new to the game and eager to try it out. Using tapeballs, we did some drills and exercises on batting, bowling and fielding, before finishing with a quick pairs game on the softball ground. Everyone had a great time and many were keen for a next session, which we hope to be able to confirm very soon (and for it to come very soon too!). If you're interested in joining us for it, or to know when any future sessions are coming up, contact us through out social media or at [email protected]. Ayer Sam, Burhan, Maroof, Shriram, Umer y Agni (con ayuda de Suraj de Men in Blue) dirigieron la primera sesión para mujeres de BICC. Damos la bienvenida a 12 mujeres de todas partes del mundo (con un contingente muy bueno de españolas/ catalanas), y la mayoría de ellas nuevas al deporte y entusiastas de probarlo. Utilizando tapeballs (pelotas de tenis cubiertas con cinta aislante), hicimos unos ejercicios de batear, lanzar y defensa, acabando con un mini partido de parejas en el campo de sóftbol. Todo el mundo se pasó bien y acabaron con ganas de repetir, cosa que esperamos poder confirmar muy pronto (y que venga muy pronto también!). Si estás interesada en venir, o para saber cuándo vendrán sesiones futuras, nos puedes contactar a través de nuestras redes o a [email protected].  Players and coaches at the end of a fun session! Jugadoras y entrenadores al final de una sesión divertida!
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