Maribor Cricket Club
Maribor, which is the second largest city in Slovenia, has
established a cricket club as well.
The latest news we have received from them is shown here. We
hope to add a lot more information on Maribor CC in the near
future so stay tuned here for further updates.
REMATCH VS MEŽICA FOR
"ZAČNIMO POLETJE V MEŽICI"
Mežica have won in a rematch of the
Slovene National Championships. The match took place at NK
Mežica's football ground on Friday the 22nd of June.
For a report and scorecards click here.
Photos will appear soon.
Maribor finish runners-up in
first Harvey Norman Slovenian National Championships
In a strong display
Maribor reached the final of the first Slovenian National
Championships. Having defeated Ljubljana Slovenes to book their
ticket into the final, Maribor did themselves proud by finishing
2nd in their first year of competitive cricket. Clearly Manish
Vyas has done a wonderful job in coaching his group of young
Slovene players and they will all surely improve rapidly.
Some pictures from
Day 2
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Maribor captain Manish Vyas bats while
Domen Bohinc watches on |
Gregor Bohinc bowls to Ljubljana Slovene captain Robi
Posl |
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Paul Freebairn comes in to join Manish |
Damijan Drobir bowling against
Ljubljana Slovenes |
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The Maribor players celebrate making
the final
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Domen Bohinc bowling in the final
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Rok Bohinc waits for one in the final
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2nd place this year. Maribor pose for
a photo. |
Sunday 13th May 2007
Loss to Bela
Krajina and last ball win against Mežica
Maribor CC made their presence felt in the first Harvey Norman
Slovenian National Championships. While losing against Bela
Krajina CC they won a thrilling last ball victory against
Mežica. Scores and match reports to follow soon
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Maribor CC team
photo. Borut Čegovnik of Mežica made a "special guest
appearance" in the match vs Bela Krajina
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Alen of Maribor takes the wicket of Janez of Bela Krajina.
Celebration follows.
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Alen coming into bowl. Egon of Bela Krajina watches
on.
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Maribor CC Captain Manish marshalls his troops. |
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Rok waits to bowl. |
Maribor batting vs Bela Krajina.
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Run! Maribor take another couple. |
Saturday 5th May 2007
First matches vs Mežica and First win for Maribor
On Wednesday 2nd May 2007, Maribor CC played in its first
official matches vs fellow Slovene club Mežica CC in Mežica in
the north of the country. Paul told me that he had found 12
players for the first match, most of them being Slovene and new
to cricket.
2 games were played, in which Mežica won the first by 12 runs,
but the second was won by Maribor quite easily. A good start for
the club and a good rehearsal for the Slovenian Championships in
Ljubljana next week.
Enjoy the following pictures (click for larger versions).
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Mežica CC vs Maribor CC at Ručnik nad Mežico
Wednesday 2nd May 2007
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Mežica batting vs Maribor. (Rudi Lasnik facing, Sandi
Steblovnik non-striker). What a great backdrop for a
game of cricket! |
Another gorgeous photo of the 1st game between the 2
Slovenian clubs. Our thanks to friend of Mežica CC
Mitja Lednik
for these wonderful pictures. |
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Sandi Steblovnik
of Mežica about to hit one,
(Rudi Lasnik
non-striker), Manish of Maribor
prepares for the catch
at the short cover position. |
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Border policeman Aleksander Kitek of
Mežica is a disappointed spectator
here after being caught for a duck.
He would soon have some revenge
by taking 2 wickets in the first over bowling for Mežica.
How many cricket grounds in the world let you sit among
mountain wildflowers like this? |
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FOR MORE -
PICTURES AND STORY ON THIS HISTORIC MATCH
CLICK HERE
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Cricket training in Maribor
Contact details:
Paul Fairbairn: 040 375577. e-mail: info@avanturist.si
Manish: 041 661773
Maribor CC hold their first training session at 5.30pm on 13th
April 2007 Training will be followed
by a meeting to discuss the forthcoming season.
The session is at the Srednja kmetijska šola (Agricultural
School) on the way from Maribor to Kamnica. Take a right
turn off Vrbanska cesta on the way out of Maribor. The exact
location is at the top of this map:
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