Czech Republic v Slovenia: Slovenes win their first home 'international'

One of the challenges the 'true aficionados' of our game set themselves is uncovering every last pocket that cricket is played in

Where to now

Cricket has been played in Slovenia since the formation of a team to play against a visiting Dutch team in 1997

A superb initiative of the European Cricket Council takes place next week when teams from five countries congregate outside Vienna, Austria for the first ever ECC Representative Festival

The League will continue until July 15

The first ever gathering of the Americas region's strongest national teams is likely to be staged in Toronto, Canada in August

History of sorts will be made this weekend when teams from Slovenia and Croatia meet in a friendly in Lubljana, Slovenia

The Ljubljana Cricket Club, cricket's oasis in Slovenia, will play its first competitive matches of the northern summer on May 15 and 16 when it travels to Austria for two games

Andy Searson, from Birmingham University, has been studying Italian during his compulsory year abroad, in Catania, Italy