Germany national cricket team

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Germany
Flag of Germany
Flag of Germany
ICC membership granted 1991
ICC member status Associate member
ICC development region Europe
Captain Debanik Sengupta
World Cricket League division Five
European Cricket Championship division Two
First recorded match 17 August 1995 v Flag of Austria Austria at Radley College, Oxford, England
ICC Trophy
Appearances 1 (First in 2001)
Best result First round, 2001
As of 17 October 2007

The Germany national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member since 1991.[1] They are currently ranked at 37th in the world, equal with the Bahamas, Japan and Mozambique, and are the eight ranked non-test team in Europe.[2]

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[edit] History

Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991,[1] but did not play their first international until 1995, when they took part in the European Nations Cup in Oxford, England, playing against Austria, Sweden, Greece and France.[3] They hosted the tournament in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, Sweden and France,[4] and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final,[5] the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture. The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.[6]

In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh.[7] 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.[8]

They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy.[9] They failed to progress beyond the first round[10] and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year.[11] They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third,[12] and in 2006, again finishing third.[13]

[edit] Tournament History

[edit] ICC Trophy

  • 1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible - not an ICC member[1]
  • 1994: Not eligible - ICC affiliate member[1]
  • 1997: Not eligible - ICC affiliate member[1]
  • 2001: First round[10]
  • 2005: Did not qualify[14]

[edit] European Championship

  • 1996: Did not participate[15]
  • 1998: 7th place[7]
  • 2000: Division Two runners up[8]
  • 2002: Division Two runners up[11]
  • 2004: 3rd place (Division Two)[12]
  • 2006: 3rd place (Division Two)[13]

[edit] Cricket in 2008

In May 2008, Germany will travel to Jersey to play in Division Five of the World Cricket League. A top two finish in this tournament will qualify them for Division Four later in the year.[16] In August, they will travel to Guernsey to play in Division Two of the European Championship against the hosts as well as France, Gibraltar, Jersey and the winner of a play-off between Croatia and Israel.[17]

[edit] 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

[edit] Squad

Germany
Name Born Batting Style Bowling Style
Graham Sommer(c) Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Abdul Bhatti Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Ayoub Pasha Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Anees Butt Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Farooq Ahmed Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Javed Iqbal Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Rajeev Vohra Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Asif Khan Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Milan Fernando Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Surya Narayanan Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Eksan Latif Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
James Eggleston Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Srinivas Satyanarayana Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Barkatullah Masaud Left/Right Handed Batsmen ???
Keith Thompson Coach Dhushyanta Ekanayake Manager

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