FIXTURES & RESULTS 2008

Season opener at Valburga

Maribor CC vs Mežica CC at Valburga Saturday 30th April 2008

Nearly a year since the first meeting of these 2 clubs much has happened to both clubs.

Mežica won the inaugural Slovenian National Championships, held a 6 team tournament with visitors from 4 countries and even toured Scotland. Most noticeably matches against now traditional rivals Maribor CC have come to be significant events. The 1st meeting of the 2 clubs was the first competitve match in Slovenia to be held outside Ljubljana and indeed the first match of the Maribor Cricket Club as well.

Fittingly it should be these 2 teams and not Ljubljana CC who should get hostilities started for cricket season 2008. 2  friendly matches took place at a gloriously sunny Valburga ground that had seen snow on it only days earlier.

A 30 over a side game took place followed by a 15 over a side match. Maribor running out winners in both games.

Borut Čegovnik of Mežica CC told me that the day had been a great success and that some major new talent had been found for both clubs with brothers Aleš and Primož Pustoslemšek making notable debuts for Mežica (Aleš top scoring for Mežica and indeed the whole match with 25)

scorecards for 1st game

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