Germany national cricket team

Germany
Association German Cricket Federation
ICC status Affiliate (1991)
Associate (1999)
ICC region ICC Europe
WCL n/a (regional tournaments)
Coach Scotland Steven Knox
First international
West Germany West Germany v. Denmark 
(Kolding, Denmark; 26 May 1989)
World Cup Qualifier
Appearances 1 (first in 2001)
Best result First round, 2001
As of 4 September 2015

The Germany national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket matches. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991.[1] The national team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany.[2] It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League.[3] In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time.[4]

History

Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991.[1] As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against Denmark. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey.[2] They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden,[5] and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture.[6] The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.[7]

In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh.[8] They became an associate member of the ICC the following year[1] and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar.[9]

They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy.[10] They failed to progress beyond the first round[11] and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year.[12] They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third,[13] and in 2006, again finishing third.[14]

Tournament history

World Cricket League

ICC Trophy

European Championship

References

External links

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