European Under 15 Championships 1st Division 2006 Herning, Denmark 1 - 3 August 2006 Welcome to Denmark As chairman of the Danish Cricket Association (DCF) I take great pleasure in welcoming the teams and officials from Holland, Ireland and Scotland to Denmark for this Under 15 European Championship 2006. We thank the European Cricket Council (ECC) for their support in arranging the tournament. The ECC-tournaments are now an established part of the work with the talented cricketers all over Europe and they have certainly made life easier for the cricket administrators in the above mentioned countries with the Standing Operations Procedures and call for a high standard on and off the field of play. I welcome you all to Herning in the heart of Jutland. Tournaments like this do not come out of nowhere. DCF is immensely grateful to people at the local cricket club, Herning CC, fronted by the chairman of the club Folmer Christiansen, to the tournament referee and umpire manager Bjarne K. Jensen. I hope you will enjoy your stay in Denmark. May the best team win! Claus B S Hansen Chairman DCF Welcome to Herning It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to Herning in connection with the celebration of The Under 15 Cricket Championship Tournament from the 1st to the 3rd August 2006. The City of Herning is pleased and proud to host this sporting event once again. An event that gathers young talented players across borders in a developing and challenging forum which forms the basis of many good experiences on as well as outside the cricket grounds. Even if the primary focus of your visit is cricket and being together with other sportspeople, I hope that beside the sporting events, you will also find time for a little sightseeing. If time allows, I can recommend a visit to the City’s renowned art museums in Birk, where you will also find Ingvar Cronhammar’s gigantic sculpture ELIA. Or pass by the new ”SAS Arena”, which is located in close proximity to the Herning Exhibition Centre, the largest exhibition centre in Scandinavia and Northern Europe. If you do not have time to experience all the City’s cultural offers during this visit, I hope that you will be inspired to return on a later occasion. With the ECC 2006 we look forward to yet another enriching experience in the company of the European cricket elite. An elite of young, highly-talented sportspeople whom we shall no doubt see more of in future – also in the senior matches. I wish you good luck with this year’s championship and in this connection I would like to thank the many active sportspeople as well as voluntary contributors who have made this a special event both in terms of sporting as well as social experiences for everybody. Have a good time with the championship, and I hope that you will spend some pleasant and memorable days in Herning. Welcome to Herning Lars Krarup Mayor A message from the European Cricket Council st European Cricket Council ECC European U15 1 Division Championship 2006 The Clock Tower Lord’s Cricket Ground London NW8 8QN www.ecc-cricket.com Welcome to the ECC European U15 1st Division Championship which is taking place in Herning, Denmark from 1-3 August. Cricket at youth level in Europe has excelled in recent years due to the huge efforts of the development programmes running in countries. Youth cricket in Denmark is improving and with the adoption of Plan 2010 the development in future looks to be in a more healthy state. Hopefully the players from all four countries taking part in this tournament will one day go onto represent their country at senior national level. With three of Europe’s countries in the ICC Cricket World Cup, West Indies 2007, and Denmark in the ICC World Cricket League Div 2 next year, there is now an enormous goal for the many young cricketers in Europe to aim at, and this tournament is very much part of that process. Personally I would like to thank the Tournament Organisers Torsten Ørhøj and Folmer Christiansen, ECC Tournament Referee and Umpire Manager Bjarne K. Jensen, all the match officials involved in the tournament and the many volunteers throughout the Herning Cricket Club who have worked so hard and kindly hosted the matches. Good luck to all involved. Yours sincerely Richard Holdsworth ICC Regional Development Manager – Europe Supported by ICC European Development Program The ICC Development Program started in 1997 and in Europe now involves 10 Associate and 17 Affiliate member countries as well as 13 Prospective member countries. The program is run by six staff at the European Cricket Council headquarters at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London and has four strategic goals. ICC’s Mission statement is complemented by a Vision of Success and Values for the sport. As the international governing body for cricket, the International Cricket Council will lead by: Promoting and protecting the game and its unique spirit Delivering outstanding, memorable events Providing excellent service to Members and stakeholders Optimising its commercial rights and properties for the benefit of its Members “As a leading global sport, cricket will captivate and inspire people of every age, gender, background and ability while building bridges between continents, countries and communities.” Our values: Openness, honesty and integrity Excellence Accountability and responsibility Commitment to the game Respect for our diversity Fairness and equity Working as a team Our goals and Initiatives: Cricket: a strong sport getting stronger Performance with integrity • Elite performances in an elite environment • Ethical behaviour • Prestigious events • Unity and shared purpose • A traditional game which adapts • No corruption • Integration of women’s cricket • Operational Excellence • Increased competitiveness • The unique Spirit of Cricket • Heroes and role models Quality member and stakeholder services Sustainable growth • Meeting and responding to Members needs • Financial strength and security • Helping members to help themselves • Strengthening of ICC’s regional • Member’s charter operations • Membership structures • Quantity and quality of participation • Effective stakeholder relations • Meaningful competition • Cricket in commercial demand For further information on cricket in Europe visit www.ecc-cricket.com Cricket in Denmark Cricket arrived in Denmark in the 1860’s when British while laying railway lines across Denmark. One is reminded of this fact when one realizes that many Danish cricket clubs are situated alongside railway lines in the country. Denmark, now an Associate Member of the ICC has some 2.500 cricketers in around 40 clubs dispersed around the country. The Danish Cricket Association sees one of its main tasks as development. Recently the Danish Cricket Academy started with purpose of developing young Danish players. There is also a club programme to help the clubs get more players in their youth teams. Yearly participation in tournaments with Netherlands, Scotland and Ireland at U-13, U-15, U-17, U-19, U-23 and senior level streghens the development programme. The policy is to access better young players as early as possible and to develop their skills through participation in winter and summer sessions under the supervision of qualified coaches. Over the years Denmark has produced first class players such as Ole Mortensen and Amjad Khan (currently playing for Kent). This year Frederik Klokker had his first class debut for Warwickshire. Tournament officials Tournament Referee Bjarne K. Jensen Umpire Manager Bjarne K. Jensen Tournament Organizers Torsten Ørhøj and Folmer Christiansen Playing regulations The tournament will consist of a Round Robin format under the ECC 45 over regulations. Each country will play 3 matches. There are no rest days and there will be no re-play. The pool winner will be the “European Champion 2006 Under 15” Venue for matches Herning Cricket Club H. P. Hansensvej 6C 7400 Herning Denmark Phone + 45 97 12 02 32 Accomodation Danhostel Herning Vandrerhjem Holingknuden 2 7400 Herning Denmark Phone + 45 97 12 31 44 Denmark Ali Imtiaz Ahmed (KB) Din Mondozay (Esbjerg) Wicketkeeper and top order left handed Medium pace outswing bowler. A very batsman. Ali has improved his wicket disciplined bowler with consistent line and keeping skills a lot this year. This is his length. second year with the U15. Ahsen Choudhary Naim (AB) Shezad Ahmed (Glostrup) Opening bowler with an attitude. Ahsen Allrounder. Right handed batsman and swings the ball a lot without loosing precision medium pace left handed bowler. This is his or pace. This is his second year as opening second year with the U15. for the U15. Taha Ahmed – captain (Svanholm) Sonny Nielsen (Herning) Toporder batsman and leg-spin bowler. Medium fast out-swing bowler and middle Bowled 5 for 19 in the recent U17 order batsman. A true all-rounder capable of tournament. This is his second year as batting, bowling and fielding. captain for the U15. Shuaib Hassan Rashid (Ishøj) Irtaza Hussein (Albertslund) Hard hitting batsman with sound technique. Hard hitting middle order batsman. A great Legspin bowler with plenty of turn and run aggregator if he is allowed to settle in bounce. This is his second year with the U15. at the crease. Noman Sadat (Kolding) Wahid Hussein (Svanholm) Off-spin bowler. Very quick in the field. Medium pace inswing bowler. Very Noman is a great team player that never consistent bowler that can bowl long spells gives up. without loosing line and length. Hamid Ali Shah (Svanholm) Kashif Khan (Svanholm) The smallest player on the team. Top order Medium pace bowler. Hard hitting middle batsman and off-spin bowler. order batsman with an unorthodox, but effective style. Zameer Khan (Svanholm) Mikkel Hartmann Grøn - coach Steady top order batsman. Opening batsman for the U15 in the 2005 tournament.