Russia national cricket team
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| Russia | |
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| ICC membership granted | n/a |
| ICC member status | non-member |
| ICC development region | Europe |
| Captain | Unknown |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| European Cricket Championship division | n/a |
| First recorded match | v Carmel & District Cricket Club (2007) |
| As of 1 August 2007 | |
The Russian Cricket Team is a fledgling team which represents the nation of Russia in International Cricket competitions. They are not officially endorsed by the International Cricket Council and are therefore not entitled to participate in ICC Official events, however they do have an application to the European Cricket Council pending, which should see them granted Affiliate Status in the near future.
The bulk of the players representing the Russia National Cricket team are drawn from the United League of Nations Cricket League which is played in Moscow.
The Russian National Cricket team played their first home representative match against a touring side from North Wales - Carmel & District Cricket Club - at the Moscow State University Baseball Stadium in 2007.
There is also sporadic games of cricket played in St Petersburg and an international tournament was held in St. Petersburg in 2006, although teams had to use a tennis ball as no cricket balls were available.
A St Petersburg XI, made up primarily of students from, Mechnikov State Medical Academy also contested two Twenty20 matches against Carmel & District Cricket Club in 2007 using a proper cricket balls and equipment
