Welcome to barcelona international cricket club

Welcome to Barcelona International Cricket Club

Club History

The club's roots go back some 35 years, when Phil Smith MBE - who had already helped found Spain's first club in Madrid - moved to Barcelona in 1982 and established Barcelona CC as the country's second

This was the beginning of the club's three era's to date, and the club set up practice HQ at the Barcelona Polo Club and with sponsorship from Chupa Chups the team (and wags!) enjoyed a fully paid tour to China. A promising start indeed, but after some slim years with a diminishing fixture list and an ageing squad the club had a hiatus.

In the late 90s Peter Szosty (Brisbane, Australia) took the initiative once more and decided to get a Barcelona team up and running again. With the help of an ICC subsidy the team obtained a new Flicx mat. They needed a new ground as the Polo Club was no longer within their means, so the mat meant they could play practically anywhere.

With games in Barcelona and a suitably excessive tour to Sporting Alfas CC in Alicante the reinvigorated club enjoyed a good few years of success. The demographic of the team had changed with players from all over the world and it was decided to rename it Barcelona International Cricket Club. Practices ended up taking place at the Sitges rugby club where the team had connections and we could store the mat and gear safely.
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In 2007 Peter handed the reins over to Rob Paterson, around the same time that the Federació de Críquet Catalan was conceived and a new officially recognised league was started. With kind sponsorship from a local drinking establishment the club had a new kit designed and we entered into the new league. BICC played friendlies on a field outside Tarragona and league matches were contested at the Baseball Stadium in Montjuic, Barcelona

In 2012 BICC signed a contract to play through the year at Estadi Julia Capmany, Montjuic, playing against selected teams from Barcelona as well as welcoming visiting sides from the UK.

The club plays every other Saturday throughout the year (except July and August.) With recent tours of Menorca and more in the pipeline, BICC is established as a competitive and (very) social side, with a committed squad of players from Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, S.Africa, Ireland and the UK.

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