SCF finished 2015 with a very successful initiative – Free school of cricket for Belgrade elementary children. After a month of a hard work and promotions in dozen central Belgrade and New Belgrade elementary schools, finally the core of over fifty kids aged 13-15 was established at the two indoor halls – “Milan Gale Muškatirović” Sports Centre in the central Belgrade neighborhood of Dorćol and the elementary school „Jovan Sterija Popović“ in New Belgrade.
After the first three months of training, where through various games kids were taught more to enjoy the cricket than to learn how to bat in „V“ or how to hold the line when bowling, a more serious period of formation of young cricketers arrived marked by the first U15 indoor cricket tournament.
At the first tournament held at the indoor hall of Milan Gale Muškatirović SC on 30th of January – „Stari Grad Cup“, four 8-a-side teams participated: Stari Grad, Mirijevo, Centurion and Sava. Six 6-over matches (single round robin system) were played with the following results:
Centurion 48/3 – Sava 45/4 – Centurion won by 3 runs
Stari Grad 59/4 – Mirijevo 56/3 – Stari Grad won by 3 runs
Stari Grad 57/2 – Centurion 58/3 – Centurion won by 5 wickets
Sava 54/1 – Mirijevo 52/3 – Sava won by 2 runs
Mirijevo 29/2 – Centurion 21/5 Mirijevo won by 8 runs
Sava – Stari Grad postponed
The member of Municipality council Petar Bojović presented trophy to the winning side: Centurion CC, with Stari Grad finishing 2nd and Sava 3rd. The best batter of the tournament was Centurion’s Luka Milićević, whilst the captain of Stari Grad, Jovan Reb, got the award for the best bowler.
The second tournament „New Belgrade Cup“ was scheduled for the 27th of February, at the indoor hall of „Jovan Sterija Popović“ school in New Belgrade.