- Sweden national cricket team
Infobox non test cricket team
country_name =Sweden
image_caption = Flag of Sweden
icc_member_year =1997
icc_status = Affiliate member
icc_region = Europe
current_captain = Yasir Ikram
WCL_division = n/a
regional_tournament = European Cricket Championship
regional_tournament_division = Four
first_match =13 September 1999 v Portugal atCorfu ,Greece
world_ranking = not ranked
regional_ranking = 25th
asofdate =1 August 2007 The Swedish cricket team is the team that represents the country of
Sweden in internationalcricket matches. There are currently 11 clubs playing in the national cricket league of Sweden.They became an affiliate member of the
International Cricket Council in1997 . [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/83.html] They took part in the ECC Trophy, a tournament for European affiliate members on two occasions. They reached the semi-finals in1999 , but2001 saw a downturn in fortunes and they came in last in the ten team tournament. They have recently resumed playing internationally after a several year hiatus. They are currently scheduled to take part in Division Four of the European Championship in2009 , where they will play Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Hellas (Greece).
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