Prague Six-a-side Tournament

The annual Prague Sixes tournament was won by a team from Pakistan in a tense final.

The Pakistan ex-pats defended a total of seventy-nine off their five overs to add their name to the list of winners.

Teams from Australia, India and England all took part in the competition. All the matches were fast and furious, with innings just five overs long. Eight teams took part in the event.The matches were played at the unofficial home of cricket in Prague, at Bella Hora, on the same site as The Battle of the White Mountain where Protestants clashed with Catholics in 1618.

ECC coach Tim Dellor was at the tournament to award the trophy. The following day a coaching session covered the basics of batting bowling and fielding, and included a middle practice.For many of the players it was the first formal coaching session they had attended, despite playing the game for years.

The Czech Republic have just been granted ICC Affiliate status. It is hoped they will now use some of the extra funding to develop cricket in schools, and establish a team of qualified coaches in the country.