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Address: Cosmopolitan Cricket Club Mannheim
An der Radrennbahn 16
68169 Mannheim
Tell: 0172 - 739 225 2 (Tariq Taj) oder 0170 - 7110097 (Sami)
E-mail: spirit-of-trends@t-online, sumit_sh@yahoo.com oder mr_sami1010@hotmail.com
An der Radrennbahn 16
68169 Mannheim
Tell: 0172 - 739 225 2 (Tariq Taj) oder 0170 - 7110097 (Sami)
E-mail: spirit-of-trends@t-online, sumit_sh@yahoo.com oder mr_sami1010@hotmail.com
COSMOPOLITAN CRICKET CLUB
The history of our Club goes back to 1983.In July that year a Pakistani doctor (Dr.A.Sadick) who was working in a village Etschberg (near Kusel/Kaiserslautern Palatinate,S.W.Germany)met an Englishman, Malcolm Lane, and told him about his interest in Cricket. The two got in touch with the <British Army Support Unit which was attached to the American Forces at Ramstein.Interest in Cricket was revived and the idea to form a Cricket Club was born. Things soon began to take shape and by the beginning of 1984 ETSCHBERG Cricket Club was formed. Regular practice sessions with the British Army were conducted and the club began to flourish with members from England, Pakistan and West Indies. The first match was played against the Frankfurt Cricket Club in May 1984 at the Etschberg Sport Platz; this was followed by a game against the visiting Sri Lankan Cricket Club of Zürich(Switzerland) and some more home games and one away game in Switzerland.
In 1985 the ECC came in contact with a group of cricketers(among them some students from the University of Heidelberg)who were trying to form a team.The two teams were amalgamated and a new club by the name of COSMOPOLITAN Cricket Club was formed. Etschberg was too far from Heidelberg and the ground there was too small for cricket.Through the efforts of late doctor Khalid Sadick and the courtesy of “Gemeinde Haßloch” we were able to get a grass ground with good facilities in Haßloch so the venue of the club was shifted to Hassloch(near Ludwigshafen/Rhein, also Palatinate) Among the founder members were 2 medical doctors and a dental doctor so we were well prepared for different injuries. We started playing regularly and friendly matches were organised on regular basis with home and away fixtures.
In Sept.85 the Club took part for the first time in the competitive cricket in "Munich Knockout Competition". For this we had to travel to Munich 340 km away. Although we played well (in the following year also) the whole adventure was too risky(in case we get knocked out in the first game) so we decided to take part instead in the Munich League from 1987 onwards.
In 1988 Deutscher Cricket Bund( DCB = German Cricket Association )was founded,of which we are a founder member. In this year Rhein Main Neckar League(=RMNL) started ,in which we played. Although we took part in Munich League also the RMNL suited us geographically better. in the late summer of 88 we won the First German Tournament.
In 1989 we took part in the DCB First Indoor Tournament. In this year we played in Munich League for the last time- three tournaments which involved a lot of travelling and money were getting too much for the members. In this year we also took part in the European Club Cricket Festival organised by the City of Durham (July 88). Since then we have been active playing games at home and away games with a traditional away game in Switzerland against the Sri Lankans C C Zurich Social and cultural side- we have /had players from most of the cricket playing countries e.g Australia, Bangladesh, England, Germany, India, Newzealand Pakistan, South africa Sri Lanka and West Indies..
The history of our Club goes back to 1983.In July that year a Pakistani doctor (Dr.A.Sadick) who was working in a village Etschberg (near Kusel/Kaiserslautern Palatinate,S.W.Germany)met an Englishman, Malcolm Lane, and told him about his interest in Cricket. The two got in touch with the <British Army Support Unit which was attached to the American Forces at Ramstein.Interest in Cricket was revived and the idea to form a Cricket Club was born. Things soon began to take shape and by the beginning of 1984 ETSCHBERG Cricket Club was formed. Regular practice sessions with the British Army were conducted and the club began to flourish with members from England, Pakistan and West Indies. The first match was played against the Frankfurt Cricket Club in May 1984 at the Etschberg Sport Platz; this was followed by a game against the visiting Sri Lankan Cricket Club of Zürich(Switzerland) and some more home games and one away game in Switzerland.
In 1985 the ECC came in contact with a group of cricketers(among them some students from the University of Heidelberg)who were trying to form a team.The two teams were amalgamated and a new club by the name of COSMOPOLITAN Cricket Club was formed. Etschberg was too far from Heidelberg and the ground there was too small for cricket.Through the efforts of late doctor Khalid Sadick and the courtesy of “Gemeinde Haßloch” we were able to get a grass ground with good facilities in Haßloch so the venue of the club was shifted to Hassloch(near Ludwigshafen/Rhein, also Palatinate) Among the founder members were 2 medical doctors and a dental doctor so we were well prepared for different injuries. We started playing regularly and friendly matches were organised on regular basis with home and away fixtures.
In Sept.85 the Club took part for the first time in the competitive cricket in "Munich Knockout Competition". For this we had to travel to Munich 340 km away. Although we played well (in the following year also) the whole adventure was too risky(in case we get knocked out in the first game) so we decided to take part instead in the Munich League from 1987 onwards.
In 1988 Deutscher Cricket Bund( DCB = German Cricket Association )was founded,of which we are a founder member. In this year Rhein Main Neckar League(=RMNL) started ,in which we played. Although we took part in Munich League also the RMNL suited us geographically better. in the late summer of 88 we won the First German Tournament.
In 1989 we took part in the DCB First Indoor Tournament. In this year we played in Munich League for the last time- three tournaments which involved a lot of travelling and money were getting too much for the members. In this year we also took part in the European Club Cricket Festival organised by the City of Durham (July 88). Since then we have been active playing games at home and away games with a traditional away game in Switzerland against the Sri Lankans C C Zurich Social and cultural side- we have /had players from most of the cricket playing countries e.g Australia, Bangladesh, England, Germany, India, Newzealand Pakistan, South africa Sri Lanka and West Indies..
History of Cosmopolitan Cricket Club