{"id":2837,"date":"2026-09-02T21:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T19:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2026-09-02T21:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T19:48:09","slug":"6-erdinger-alkoholfrei-bavaria-cup2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/?p=2837","title":{"rendered":"6. ERDINGER Alkoholfrei Bavaria Cup2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

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Und der Oscar geht a<\/span><\/span>n \u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Endlich waren die Pilgrims wieder im Erding<\/span><\/span>er <\/span><\/span>Stadion, direkt neben dem Herbst<\/span><\/span>fest<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>Volksm<\/span><\/span>usik und der Duft von ger\u00f6steten Mandeln und Zuckerwatte wehten \u00fcber <\/span><\/span>den Platz<\/span><\/span>. Die Sommersonne hatte den n\u00e4chtlichen Regen aufgesogen; der Rasen war trocken und <\/span><\/span>stumpf<\/span><\/span> geworden. Satya war mit <\/span><\/span>Planken <\/span><\/span>und einem Teppich aus Moosburg angereist und hatte ein<\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span> Bahn <\/span><\/span>aufgebaut. 11 \u201eBavarian All Stars\u201c, gr\u00f6\u00dftenteils Mitglieder des nahegelegenen BC Attaching, waren spielbereit. Und Frau Bauernfeind von der Nachbarschaftshilfe Erding hatte eine Tonanlage f\u00fcr die Live-<\/span><\/span>Kommentierung der Partie <\/span><\/span>bereitgestellt. Ein idealer Rahmen f\u00fcr den 6. ERDINGER Alkoholfrei Bavaria Cup? Was h\u00e4tte man sich mehr w\u00fcnschen k\u00f6nnen?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nun, vielleicht eine komplette Elf der Pilgrims, alle Spieler <\/span><\/span>ordentlich <\/span><\/span>in den Vereins<\/span><\/span>kleidung<\/span><\/span>, und vor allem eine etwas engagiertere Leistung der G\u00e4ste? Andererseits gab es einige gute <\/span><\/span>Auftritte<\/span><\/span> einzelner Spieler. Die Pilgrims waren gebeten worden, zuerst <\/span><\/span>ins Feld zu gehen<\/span><\/span>. Kapit\u00e4n Keshav \u00fcbergab den neuen Ball dem einzigen Neuling in seiner Mannschaft, Matthews Sohn Oscar. Der junge Student aus Berlin entt\u00e4uschte nicht: Mit einem Wicket bereits bei seinem allerersten Ball \u2013 eine Leistung, die zuvor noch kein Pilgrim vollbracht hatte \u2013 setzte er Ma\u00dfst\u00e4be (4-1-26-1<\/span>). Ankit lie\u00df sich von dieser Leistung inspirieren und wiederholte sie sp\u00e4ter (4-1-17-3<\/span>), hervorragend unterst\u00fctzt vom <\/span><\/span>geizigen <\/span><\/span>Saradhi (5-0-11-3), der zudem <\/span><\/span>2 B\u00e4lle fing<\/span><\/span>, darunter einen beeindruckenden <\/span><\/span>mit einer Hand <\/span><\/span>im Cover, sowie von Keshav (3-0-12-3), der <\/span><\/span>1 Ball fing<\/span><\/span>. Ein weiteres Wicket ging auf das Konto von Satya; <\/span><\/span>w<\/span><\/span>eitere B\u00e4lle wurden von Murali gefangen, der die Pilgrims 2019 auf diesem Platz als Kapit\u00e4n angef\u00fchrt hatte, sowie von Jay, der als Ersatzspieler die Mannschaft der <\/span><\/span>Insulaner <\/span><\/span>vervollst\u00e4ndigte.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Bei 69\/6 sah der Spielstand f\u00fcr die Pilgrims recht gut aus. Nur <\/span><\/span>2<\/span><\/span> All Stars hatten es geschafft, zweistellig zu punkten: Kapit\u00e4n und Er\u00f6ffnungsschlagmann Rohit (17) sowie Neuzugang Gurjit (22), der den kostbaren rosa Ball sogar unwiederbringlich in ein<\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span> Dachrinne<\/span><\/span> eines angrenzenden Geb\u00e4udes schlug. Doch Ashish S. hatte andere Pl\u00e4ne und zeigte, da<\/span><\/span>\u00df<\/span><\/span> seine k\u00fcrzliche Verletzung keine Spuren hinterlassen hatte; er erzielte 40 Runs aus 38 B\u00e4llen (darunter 3 <\/span><\/span>x 6<\/span><\/span>) und brachte mit wertvoller Unterst\u00fctzung durch den letzten Mann Nitesh (17 aus 16) den Endstand nach 29,3 Overs auf 146. W\u00fcrde das auf einem Platz ausreichen, auf dem das hohe Gras das Erzielen von Runs erschwerte?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Das Innings der Pilgrims begann holprig, und ein Er\u00f6ffnungsschlagmann <\/span><\/span>\u201egrillte\u201c<\/span><\/span> den anderen sogar; 9\/2 schien etwas unzureichend. Sie erholten sich dank einer soliden Leistung von Ankit (17). Nach 16 Overs bei 74\/4 schienen die Pilgrims gut auf Kurs zu sein. D<\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span>s war vor allem einer sch\u00f6nen Familienpartnerschaft zu verdanken: Matthew spielte zusammen mit Oscar, beide erzielten jeweils 23 Runs. Jay steuerte weitere spektakul\u00e4re 17 Runs aus nur 11 B\u00e4llen bei. Doch als Oscar bei 131\/8 von Kabir nach einem Ball von Saad gefangen wurde, brachen die Pilgrims ein. Keiner der letzten drei Schlagm\u00e4nner konnte auch nur einen einzigen Run erzielen, und die G\u00e4ste wurden f\u00fcr 137 Runs aus dem Spiel <\/span><\/span>gekegelt<\/span><\/span> \u2013 nur 9 Runs <\/span><\/span>entfernt von <\/span><\/span>ihrem Ziel. Nitesh, Rohit und Saad hatten jeweils 2 Wickets erzielt, Kabir 1;<\/span><\/span> andere<\/span><\/span>B\u00e4lle hielten <\/span><\/span>Rohit, Gurjit und Ashish S. hinter den Stumps sowie Nitesh<\/span><\/span>, letzterer<\/span><\/span> von <\/span><\/span>seinen eigenen <\/span><\/span>Bowling<\/span><\/span>. Ashish J. verdient Anerkennung f\u00fcr zwei schnelle Run-outs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ja, insgesamt war es ein gutes Cricket-Spiel, vor allem da die Oberhand hin und her wechselte. Dar\u00fcber hinaus war die Einstellung aller Spieler bewundernswert. Auf jeder Seite wurden ein paar Schlagm\u00e4nner zur\u00fcckgerufen, nachdem sie bereits <\/span><\/span>ausgeschieden<\/span><\/span> waren, und beide Mannschaften gaben jedem Spieler die Chance, zu bowlen. Elisabeth wurde f\u00fcr ein paar Overs als Feldersatzspielerin der All Stars begr\u00fc\u00dft und verhinderte eine Boundary. Es gab unterhaltsame Live-Kommentare f\u00fcr die Zuschauer und durchweg eine fr\u00f6hliche Atmosph\u00e4re.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Die Heimmannschaft sorgte f\u00fcr Sandwiches und die G\u00e4ste stellten ERDINGER-Produkte zur Verf\u00fcgung. Die Spieler konnten 350 \u20ac f\u00fcr die Nachbarschaftshilfe Erding sammeln. Wie schade, <\/span><\/span>da\u00df<\/span><\/span> nicht mehr Zuschauer da waren \u2013 um den Spa\u00df zu genie\u00dfen und zu den Spenden beizutragen. Vielleicht n\u00e4chstes Jahr? Als die All Stars den Pokal in die H\u00f6he reckten, wurde Nitesh zum \u201eMan of the Match\u201c gek\u00fcrt \u2013 eine knappe Entscheidung vor Rohit und Ashish S. Doch der Oscar ging an einen Pilgrim<\/span><\/span>;<\/span><\/span> bestimmt kann man sich <\/span><\/span>denken, wer genug Eindruck hinterl<\/span><\/span>ie\u00df<\/span><\/span>, um diese Auszeichnung zu verdienen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Heligoland Pilgrims<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Keshav (c.), Ankit, <\/span><\/span>Cam, <\/span><\/span>Ja<\/span><\/span>y, <\/span><\/span>J\u00f6rg, <\/span><\/span>Matthew (wk.), <\/span><\/span>Moritz, <\/span><\/span>Murali, Oscar, <\/span><\/span>Sandeep<\/span><\/span>, Saradhi, Satya, <\/span><\/span>Sid<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ba<\/span><\/span>varian All Stars<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Rohit<\/span><\/span> (c.), <\/span><\/span>Ashis<\/span><\/span>h<\/span><\/span> J., Ashish S. <\/span><\/span>(wk.)<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Deepak, <\/span><\/span>Kabir, <\/span><\/span>Gurjit, Omer, <\/span><\/span>Nitesh, <\/span><\/span>Saad, <\/span><\/span>Sairam, Satyendra, <\/span><\/span>Elisabeth (12<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zuschauer<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Frau Bauernfeind (Nachbarschaftshilfe Erding e.V.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Bericht<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Max Minor<\/span><\/span>, Cricket-Correspondent<\/span><\/span> (\u00dcbersetzung <\/span><\/span>Max Minor<\/span><\/span> mit DeepL)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Photographie<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Satya Sahoo<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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And the Oscar goes t<\/span><\/span>o \u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

At <\/span><\/span>last<\/span><\/span> t<\/span><\/span>he Pilgrims were back in the Erding Stadium, <\/span><\/span>right <\/span><\/span>next to the <\/span><\/span>autumn <\/span><\/span>funfair<\/span><\/span>. P<\/span><\/span>opular music and the scent of roasted almonds and candyfloss wafted across the ground.<\/span><\/span> The summer sun had soaked up the overnight rain; the <\/span><\/span>field<\/span><\/span> had become dry and blunt. Satya had arrived with planks and a carpet from Moosburg and set up a pitch. <\/span><\/span>11 Bavarian All Stars, mostly members of nearby BC Attaching, were ready to play. <\/span><\/span>And Ms. Bauernfeind from Nachbarschaftshilfe Erding had <\/span><\/span>supplied<\/span><\/span> a sound system for live match commentary. An ideal setting for the 6<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span> ERDINGER Alkoholfrei Bavaria Cup<\/span><\/span>?<\/span><\/span>What more could anyone have expected?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Well, maybe a complete team<\/span><\/span> of 11 Pilgrims<\/span><\/span>, all players <\/span><\/span>appearing <\/span><\/span>properly <\/span><\/span>in club colours, and<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> above all<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> a slightly more dedicated performance by the visitors<\/span><\/span>?<\/span><\/span> Then, again, there were some fine efforts by individual players. The Pilgrims had been asked to field. Captain Keshav gave the new ball to the only <\/span><\/span>rookie<\/span><\/span> on his team<\/span><\/span>, Matthew\u2019s son Oscar. <\/span><\/span>T<\/span><\/span>he young student from Berlin did not disappoint: <\/span><\/span>W<\/span><\/span>ith a wicket off his very first ball<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>a feat no Pilgrim has achieved before<\/span><\/span>, he set the standard (4-1-26-1<\/span>)<\/span><\/span>. Ankit took inspiration from this <\/span><\/span>deed <\/span><\/span>repeating it <\/span><\/span>later (4-1-17-3<\/span>), splendidly supported by the most economical Saradhi (5-0-11-3), who also held 2 catches<\/span><\/span>, including an impressive single-handed pluck at cover<\/span><\/span>, and Keshav (3-0-12-3), who held 1 catch. Another wicket was taken by Satya; further balls were caught by Murali<\/span><\/span>, who had captained the Pilgrims on this ground in 2019,<\/span><\/span> and Jay<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> who stood in to complete the <\/span><\/span>islanders\u2019 <\/span><\/span>team.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

At 69\/6 the score looked rather good for the Pilgrims. Only <\/span><\/span>2<\/span><\/span>All Stars had managed to get into double figures, captain and opener Rohit (17)<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> and new arrival Gurjit (22), who even hoicked the precious pink ball irretrievably into a rain pipe of an adjoining building. But Ashish S. had other ideas and showed that his recent injury had left no traces; <\/span><\/span>he hit <\/span><\/span>40 runs <\/span><\/span>off 38 balls <\/span><\/span>(including 3 x 6) <\/span><\/span>and, with some valuable support by last man Nitesh (17<\/span><\/span> off 16)<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> shifted the final score to 146 after 29.3<\/span> overs. Would this suffice on a ground where the <\/span><\/span>long <\/span><\/span>grass made scoring runs difficult?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

The <\/span><\/span>Pilgrims\u2019<\/span><\/span> innings began with a shaky start<\/span><\/span> and one opener even barbecuing the other<\/span><\/span>; 9\/2 looked somewhat insufficient. The<\/span><\/span>y<\/span><\/span> recovered with a solid stance of Ankit (17). After 16 overs at 74\/4 the Pilgrims <\/span><\/span>appeared<\/span><\/span> well on course. This was mainly owed to a <\/span><\/span>lovely <\/span><\/span>family partnership, Matthew batting together with Oscar, both of them <\/span><\/span>top-<\/span><\/span>scoring 23 runs each. Jay contributed another <\/span><\/span>flamboyant <\/span><\/span>17<\/span><\/span> off only 11 balls<\/span><\/span>. But once Oscar was caught by Kabir off<\/span><\/span> Saad at 131\/8, the Pilgrims crumbled. None of the last 3 batsmen could achieve a single run and <\/span><\/span>the visitors <\/span><\/span>were bowled out for 137, just 9 runs short of their target. Nitesh, Rohit and Saad had taken 2 wickets each, Kabir 1; <\/span><\/span>o<\/span><\/span>ther <\/span><\/span>catches went to R<\/span><\/span>ohit<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Gurjit, Ashish S. behind the stumps and <\/span><\/span>Nitesh off his own bowling<\/span><\/span>. Ashish J. merits credit for 2 <\/span><\/span>swift <\/span><\/span>run-outs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Yes, <\/span><\/span>on the whole <\/span><\/span>it was a good game of cricket, especially with the advantage meandering to and fro. What is more, the spirit of all the players was admirable. A couple of batsmen on each side were called back after having been given out, and both teams gave every player a chance to bowl. Elisabeth was welcomed as an All Stars fielding substitute for a couple of overs and saved a boundary. <\/span><\/span>T<\/span><\/span>here was some entertaining live commentary for the spectators and a jolly atmosphere throughout. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

The home side provided sandwiches and the visitors supplied ERDINGER products. The players were able to raise 350 \u20ac for Nachbarschaftshilfe Erding. What a shame there were not more spectators \u2013 to enjoy the fun and to contribute to the donations. Maybe next year? When the All Stars raised the Cup, Nites<\/span><\/span>h<\/span><\/span> was awarded \u201cman of the match\u201d \u2013 a close call over Rohit<\/span><\/span> and Ashish S<\/span><\/span>. But the Oscar went to a Pilgrim<\/span><\/span>;<\/span><\/span>surely <\/span><\/span>you <\/span><\/span>can <\/span><\/span>guess who impressed enough to merit this accolade.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Heligoland Pilgrims<\/span><\/span>: Keshav (c.), Ankit, Cam, Jay, J\u00f6rg, Matthew (wk.), Moritz, Murali, Oscar, <\/span><\/span>Sandeep<\/span><\/span>, Saradhi, Satya, <\/span><\/span>Sid<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ba<\/span><\/span>varian All Stars<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Rohit<\/span><\/span> (c.), <\/span><\/span>Ashish J., Ashish S. <\/span><\/span>(wk.), <\/span><\/span>Deepak, Kabir, Gurjit, Omer, Nitesh, Saad, Sairam, Satyendra, Elisabeth (12<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Spectator<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Ms.<\/span><\/span> Bauernfeind (Nachbarschaftshilfe Erding e.V.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Re<\/span><\/span>port<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Max Minor<\/span><\/span>, Cricket-Correspondent <\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Photography<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>Satya Sahoo<\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Read the English version below. Und der Oscar geht an \u2026 Endlich waren die Pilgrims wieder im Erdinger Stadion, direkt neben dem Herbstfest. Volksmusik und der Duft von ger\u00f6steten Mandeln und Zuckerwatte wehten \u00fcber den Platz. Die Sommersonne hatte den n\u00e4chtlichen Regen aufgesogen; der Rasen war trocken und stumpf geworden. Satya war mit Planken und […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2837"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2842,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837\/revisions\/2842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}