- Russia national cricket team
Infobox non test cricket team
country_name =Russia
image_caption = Flag of Russia
icc_member_year = n/a
icc_status = non-member
icc_region = Europe
current_captain = Unknown
WCL_division = n/a
regional_tournament = European Cricket Championship
regional_tournament_division = n/a
first_match = v Carmel & District Cricket Club (2007)
world_ranking = n/a
regional_ranking = n/a
asofdate =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 theInternational Cricket Council and are therefore not entitled to participate in ICC Official events, however they do have an application to theEuropean 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
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