Every year, the Baden-Württemberg Cricket Association (BWCV) sets goals to further develop the sport and adapt it to the needs of the clubs. One of the most recent developments is the Children’s Winter League, a youth cricket league which was held for the second time last year and attracted more teams than last year. The tournament was not exclusively open to children from Baden-Württemberg, which is why teams from both Switzerland and Hesse took part. Games were played eight overs per innings. Other than that, classic rules have been followed to ease the transition of children and youngsters to men’s and women’s cricket. The league consisted of nine teams in total, which were divided into two groups of four and five teams each.Within the groups, the teams earned their places for the subsequent semi-finals in the so-called group phase. The top two teams in each group competed against each other in the semi-finals. In an exciting final, after 21 exciting games, the Swiss Rockets won the final against the Swiss Thunders. The children’s winter league was very competitive. There were many games that were exciting to the last ball and where every ball, every run and every wicket counted. Despite the intense matches, the tournament was played in good cricket spirit and under fair conditions. In an exciting final, after 21 exciting games, the Swiss Rockets won the final against the Swiss Thunders. The children’s winter league was very competitive.There were many games that were exciting to the last ball and where every ball, every run and every wicket counted. Despite the intense matches, the tournament was played in good cricket spirit and under fair conditions. In an exciting final, after 21 exciting games, the Swiss Rockets won the final against the Swiss Thunders. The children’s winter league was very competitive. There were many games that were exciting to the last ball and where every ball, every run and every wicket counted. Despite the intense matches, the tournament was played in good cricket spirit and under fair conditions.

In the past, tournament organizers and parents were responsible for refereeing. Neutral referees were used for the first time last year to ensure fair play. The special feature was that they were supported by children. In order to promote refereeing, Umpiring Officer Satyen Shenoy organized an online refereeing course for children in advance of the event, which was designed to be interactive and explained the role of a referee and its importance for the game and sport. The newly acquired knowledge was put into practice by the participants during the tournament with the help of more experienced referees. The children showed great interest in refereeing and many interested people volunteered to take part in the games as a referee.The children usually acted as square leg referees or took turns with the more experienced referees. Since the children’s feedback was extremely positive, it is planned to use this concept for other children’s tournaments in the future and to involve more children in refereeing in the medium term. This shows that the BWCV recognizes the importance of referees and their development in sport, as today’s children will be the referees and adults of tomorrow. Many thanks to the BWCV, which successfully organized the event. If other national associations or clubs are interested in the concept and the experiences they have made, BWCV Youth Officer Ruchit Telrandhe and Umpiring Officer Satyen Shenoy will be happy to share their ideas and experiences with them.We would also like to thank the participating teams as well as the parents and coaches, without whose participation and support the event would not have been possible.

The Baden-Württemberg Cricket Board (BWCV) sets its goals every year to develop the sport and adapt it to the needs of the clubs. One of the most recent developments in the Winter League for children is a youth cricket league that took place for the second time last year, with more teams participating than in the previous year. The tournament was not only exclusively open to children from Baden-Württemberg, so teams from Switzerland, as well as Hesse, took part. The games were played with eight overs per innings. Apart from that, the classic rules were followed to ease the transition of children and youngsters to men’s and women’s cricket. The league consisted of nine teams in total, which were divided into two groups of four and five teams respectively.within the groups, the teams earned their places for the subsequent semi-finals in the so-called group phase. The two best teams of each group competed against each other in the semi-finals. After 21 exciting and competitive games, the Swiss Rockets won the final against the Swiss Thunders. There were many games that were exciting until the last ball and where every ball, every run and every wicket counted. Despite the intense games, the tournament was played with a good cricketing spirit and under fair conditions.

In the past, the tournament organizers and parents were responsible for umpiring. Last year, for the first time, neutral umpires were used to ensure fair play. The special feature was that they were assisted by children. To promote umpiring, Umpiring Officer Satyen Shenoy organized an online umpiring course for children in the run-up to the event, which was interactive and explained the role of an umpire and its importance for the game and sport. With the help of more experienced umpires, the participants were able to put their newly acquired knowledge into practice during the tournament. The children showed great interest in umpiring and many interested children volunteered to umpire the games.The children usually stood as square-leg umpires or took turns with the more experienced umpires. As the feedback from the children was extremely positive, it is planned to use this concept for more children’s tournaments in the future and to involve more children in umpiring. This shows that the BWCV recognizes the importance of umpires and their promotion in the sport, as the children of today will be the umpires of tomorrow. Many thanks to the BWCV, who successfully organized the event. Should other boards or clubs be interested in the concept and experience gained, the BWCV Youth Officer Ruchit Telrandhe and Umpiring Officer Satyen Shenoy would be happy to share their ideas and experiences with them.We would also like to thank the participating teams, parents and coaches without whose participation and support the event would not have been possible. This shows that the BWCV recognizes the importance of umpires and their promotion in the sport, as the children of today will be the umpires of tomorrow. Many thanks to the BWCV, who successfully organized the event. Should other boards or clubs be interested in the concept and experience gained, the BWCV Youth Officer Ruchit Telrandhe and Umpiring Officer Satyen Shenoy would be happy to share their ideas and experiences with them. We would also like to thank the participating teams, parents and coaches without whose participation and support the event would not have been possible.This shows that the BWCV recognizes the importance of umpires and their promotion in the sport, as the children of today will be the umpires of tomorrow. Many thanks to the BWCV, who successfully organized the event. Should other boards or clubs be interested in the concept and experience gained, the BWCV Youth Officer Ruchit Telrandhe and Umpiring Officer Satyen Shenoy would be happy to share their ideas and experiences with them. We would also like to thank the participating teams, parents and coaches without whose participation and support the event would not have been possible.Should other boards or clubs be interested in the concept and experience gained, the BWCV Youth Officer Ruchit Telrandhe and Umpiring Officer Satyen Shenoy would be happy to share their ideas and experiences with them. We would also like to thank the participating teams, parents and coaches without whose participation and support the event would not have been possible. Should other boards or clubs be interested in the concept and experience gained, the BWCV Youth Officer Ruchit Telrandhe and Umpiring Officer Satyen Shenoy would be happy to share their ideas and experiences with them. We would also like to thank the participating teams, parents and coaches without whose participation and support the event would not have been possible.