On a warm, sunny (yes, really!) Saturday afternoon, we got to hit the artificial turf again to play in Leiden. Frits had once not been to the pub the night before, probably he was still counting his 5 wickets. I was allowed to ride with Kirk -for...
Overzicht Reports
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VCC was not really troubled by straggler ACC. In Amstelveen, it was 191-140. ACC was an easy opponent on paper (scoreless), but VCC was struggling with injuries, and danger of underestimation lurked anyway. Given the weather forecast, it was obvious...
They say you can’t beat the Dutch weather gods, as the Netherlands is the wettest country in Europe for a reason… but then they can’t reckon with the mindless optimism of the VCC Zamis. Not always blessed with the greatest of cricketing talent, the...
VCC won the match against frontrunner VRA in spectacular fashion. Although the Amstelveners set a monster score of 306 runs, they still proved achievable for the Voorburgers, thanks in part to fantastic innings from Michael Levitt (90) and Gavin...
A thrilling end to a match that went down to the last ball brought victory for the Zamis, moving ahead of opponents VRA1 to go top of the pool four table. And it was partly thanks to another century from Harold – his second this season – along with...
VCC gave away a certain-looking victory against Punjab in the closing stages. Thanks to fantastic innings by Ryan Klein and Michael Molenaar, VCC was on course for a simple victory. In the closing stages, the wheels came off: 248-242. HCC and HBS...
"The fysio has cleared me to play… but I shouldn’t be running"
Balls flying up and down the field from all sides. Are air castles being built here again or was something else going on?
With the World Cricket Championship in the United States being played during the Dutch competition, reigning national champion VCC is missing four players: Kingma, Levitt, Engelbrecht and Ryan Klein. Without these internationals, VCC could not hold...
Two exciting matches against VRA did bring us a step closer to the Final. Our batting is impressive, but improvement is still required while bowling.