Greece national cricket team
The Greece national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Greece in international cricket. The side is organised by the Hellenic Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1995 and an associate member in 2017.
Flag of Greece | ||||||||||
| Association | Hellenic Cricket Federation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member with T20I status (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | Greece v. Spain (St Peter Port, Guernsey; 21 May 1990) | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Serbia at Marina Ground, Corfu; 15 October 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Sweden at Tikkurila Cricket Ground, Vantaa; 18 July 2022 | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
| As of 1 January 2024 | ||||||||||
Greece made its international debut at the 1990 European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey, and has participated regularly in European Cricket Council tournaments since then. Cricket in the country is played mainly on the island of Corfu. This strong cricket tradition is due to the 50 years British rule of the Ionian islands at the time of the liberation of Greece from the Ottoman Empire. Efforts are currently underway to expand the game further outside Corfu.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.