- Cyprus national cricket team
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ICC membership granted 1999 ICC member status Affiliate member ICC development region Europe World Cricket League division N/A Captain Michael Kyriacou Coach Terry Holt First recorded match 26 August 2006 v Slovenia at Antwerp Cricket Club, Belgium As of 2 September 2009 The Cypriot cricket team is the team that represents the country of Cyprus in international cricket matches. They became an International Cricket Council affiliate member in 1999 [1], although it wasn't until August 2006 that they made their international debut, finishing as runners up in Division Four of the European Championship. They will play in the tournament again in 2009.
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Domestic structure
There are currently ten league teams, made up of cricketers from Cyprus, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Australia, Bangladesh and England. In addition to the league there is also a Twenty20 knockout competition. The following is a list of domestic teams in Cyprus:
- Amdocs
- Aynic Taverners
- Bangladesh Paphos
- Fellows
- Flames
- Kings Punjab
- Moufflons
- Sri Lankans Nicosia
- Taj Pavilion
- WSBA
Tournament history
European Cricket Championship
- 2006: 2nd place (Division Four)[2]
- 2007: 7th place (Division Three)[3]
- 2009: 1st place (Division Four)[4]
The future
Cyprus are due to compete in Division Three of the European Cricket Championship in 2011.
Current squad
- The following list contains the 13 players in Cyprus' squad for the European Cricket Championship Division 4:[5]
- Michael Kyriacou (Captain)
- Manjula Kandage
- Dineja Agathocleous
- Dhanuka Agathocleous
- Sarwar Bashir
- Syed Hussain
- Pelawatha Janaka
- Christos Markides
- Kashif Mustaq
- Anil Nair
- Udumulle Sirithunga
- Christos Vassiliades
- Kapila Wickramathanthrigie
Cyprus Youth
Cyprus also have an under 15 youth cricket team which entered the under 15 European championships in 2007.
References
- ^ http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/48.html
- ^ http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/EURODIV4/about.shtml
- ^ http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/EURODIV3/about.shtml
- ^ http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/EURODIV4/index.shtml
- ^ "Cyprus squad for the European Cricket Championship Division 3". European Cricket Council. 2 September 2009. http://www.icc-europe.org/EURODIV4/squads.shtml. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
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