Cricket Comes to Romania

British cricket team The Effigies were in Bucharest last week to play two matches against the Transylvania Impalers. The event marked the first time a foreign team has played members of the Transylvania Cricket Club (TCC) - formed by Romanians, Australians, Brits and Indians who are living and working in Bucharest.

The main game, on Sunday, was played at the grounds of the Romanian Rugby Federation in front of a packed-out crowd of 50 or so men and their dogs. The TCC made it a winning start for Romanian cricket, winning thanks to a fine 50 from captain Andrew Begg, and a five-wicket haul from Charlie Crocker.