Iran national cricket team

Iran
ICC status Affiliate member (2003)
ICC region Asia
WCL N/A
Coach Pakistan Mahmood Rashid Dar
Captain Abdolvahab Ebrahimipour
First international
13 June 2004 v
Bhutan Bhutan at Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
As of 10 December 2010

The Iran national cricket team are a national cricket team representing Iran in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2003.[1]

History

Cricket was introduced in Iran in the 1920s and 1930s by the British who were working in the oil industry but it ceased when the oil industry was nationalised in 1951. Cricket was reintroduced in the early 1990s by Iranians who had studied abroad. Iran joined the Asian Cricket Council in 2003. Iran's men's cricket league was established in 2014 with eight teams as participants and Chah Bahar became the first winners. In the same year women's cricket league was also established which was won by Mashhad.

Following their admission to the International Cricket Council, they made their international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy, and played in the tournament again in the 2006 tournament. On both occasions, they failed to progress beyond the first round. With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the 2006 ACC Trophy Iran have since competed in the Challenge divisions in both 2009 and in the 2010 competition, coming 5th in both.

Tournament history

ACC Trophy

Host/Year Round/Rank
Malaysia 20041st round
Malaysia 20061st round
Thailand 2009 Challenge5th place
Thailand 2010 Challenge5th place
Thailand 2012 Challenge5th place[2]

ACC Middle East Cup

Host/Year Round/Rank
Kuwait 20065th place
(out of 5 teams)[3][4]

Current squad

The following list contains the 14 players in Iran's squad for the 2012 ACC Trophy Challenge:[5]

Team colours

Iran's kits vary from year to year; the team have worn kits in green color,[6] at times red kits[7] and also grey kits.[8] The kits always have 'Iran' written on the front of the jersey; usually Iran's cricket logo and at times sponsor logos also appear.

Head coaches

  • Iran Hossein Ali Salimian (c.2004)[9][10]
  • Pakistan Shahid Aslam (c.2006)[11]
  • Iran Nariman Bakhtiar[12]
  • Iran Armond Nahabedian(c.2009)
  • Pakistan Mahmood Rashid Dar 2011-

Captains

Internationals Head-To-Head

Last updated: 7 August 2013

vs ICC Associate members
Opponent M W L T NR Win %
 Afghanistan 2 0 1 0 1 0%
 Kuwait 1 0 1 0 0 0%
   Nepal 1 0 1 0 0 0%
 Singapore 1 0 1 0 0 0%
 Thailand 4 1 ^ 3 0 0 0%
vs ICC Affiliate members
 Bahrain 1 0 1 0 0 0%
 Bhutan 1 0 1 0 0 0%
 Brunei 1 1 0 0 0 100%
 China 3 3 0 0 0 100%
 Maldives 1 0 1 0 0 0%
 Myanmar 1 1 0 0 0 100%
 Qatar 2 0 2 0 0 0%
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 0 0%
Total 19 5 14 0 1 26.32

Notes
  • ^ On December 4, 2010 Iran won by 4 runs (Thailand won on disqualification, due to Iran fielding two ineligible players).[13]

Records

Limited-overs records

Highest limited-overs scores for Iran

PlayerRunsOppositionVenueYear
Nariman Bakhtiar 120  China Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai 2009[16]
Shirmohammad Baloochnezhad 119  China Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai 2009

Most limited-overs runs for Iran

PlayerRunsTotal matchesCareer span
Shirmohammad Baloochnezhad 420142006-2012
Nariman Bakhtiar 408102006-2009

Best bowling figures in an innings for Iran

BowlerFigureOppositionVenueYear
Abdul Ghafar Bejarzehi 5/55  Saudi Arabia Doha Entertainment City Ground, Kuwait City 2006[17]
Afshin Tirehdast 4/10  China Royal Chiang Mai Golf Club, Maerim 2012[18]
Naiem Bameri 4/12  China Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok 2010[19]
Raez Mehrazar 4/30  Bhutan Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur 2004[20]
Loghman Sheikhi 4/33  Brunei Prem Tinsulanonda International School, Chiang Mai 2009[21]
Abdolvahab Ebrahimpour 4/41  Qatar Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok 2010[22]

See also

References

  1. "CricketArchive – Iran page". CricketArchive. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-trophy-challenge-2012
  3. http://asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-middle-east-cup-2006/586
  4. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Asian_Cricket_Council_Middle_East_Cup_2005-06.html
  5. "ACC Trophy Challenge 2012 – Iran". Asian Cricket Council. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  6. https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRekJvf5ZCnYCrTqkZ5XonVoT2dL8d8g6ztm-BR72N4pbQeh97PSg
  7. http://www.asiancricket.org/images/u16c_2010/day8_1528a.jpg
  8. http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-trophy-challenge-2009/1146
  9. http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=139989
  10. http://www.payvand.com/news/04/jun/1123.html
  11. http://www.irancc.50megs.com/national_team.htm
  12. http://hamazoor.ir/persian/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1437&Itemid=1329
  13. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/101/101568.html
  14. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/209/209329.html
  15. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/101/101538.html
  16. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/209/209329.html
  17. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/97/97129.html
  18. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/472/472186.html
  19. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/313/313536.html
  20. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/101/101534.html
  21. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/209/209340.html
  22. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/313/313527.html

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