Finland national cricket team

Infobox non test cricket team
country_name = Finland

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image_caption = Flag of Finland
icc_member_year = 2000
icc_status = Affiliate member
icc_region = Europe
current_captain = Petteri Moilanen
WCL_division = n/a
regional_tournament = European Cricket Championship
regional_tournament_division = Three
first_match = 21 August 2000 v Austria at Seebarn Cricket Centre, Austria
world_ranking = not ranked
regional_ranking = 19th
asofdate = 31 July 2007

The Finnish cricket team is the team that represents the country of Finland in international cricket matches.

History

Cricket was first played in Finland in the 1960s, but didn't become formally organised until the 1970s, under the auspices of the Helsinki Cricket Club. More clubs were founded in the 1990s, and the Finnish Cricket Association was founded in 1999. [http://www.cricketfinland.com/cricketinfinland_eng.html] They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council the following year. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/108.html]

Cricket is growing in the country, and there are currently 10 teams contesting the national league, over 300 male players, 30 female players, 20 ECB qualified coaches, and over 30 qualified umpires. [http://www.cricketfinland.com/cricketinfinland_eng.html]

The Finnish national team has participated at various levels in European regional tournaments, their first coming in 2000, when they finished last in the ECC Representative Championship. They won the same tournament 2 years later, and were runners-up in 2004. They also competed in the ECC Affiliates Championship from 2001 to 2005, their best performance coming in their first year, when they finished in seventh place. They came last in 2005, placing them in Division Four of the newly expanded European Championship. They won that tournament in August 2006, giving them a spot in Division Three in 2007.

External links

* [http://www.cricketfinland.com/index.html Official Site]
* [http://tampere.cc.googlepages.com/ Tampere Cricket Club, Winner of 2006 Finnish league]
* [http://empirecricketclub.googlepages.com/ Empire Cricket Club, Helsinki]