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| Association | Austrian Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Razmal Shigiwal (2019) | |||||||||
| Coach | Muhammad Haroon (2019) | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
| WCL | n/a (regional tournaments) | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  Guernsey at Castel, Guernsey, 21 May 1990 | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Romania at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei, 29 August 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Czech Republic at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei, 1 September 2019 | |||||||||
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| As of 29 May 2020 | ||||||||||
The Austria national cricket team (German: Österreichische Cricketnationalmannschaft) represents the Republic of Austria in international cricket. The team is organised by the Austrian Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992 and an associate member in 2017.[1]
The Austrian national team made its international debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. It has since regularly competed in European Cricket Council tournaments, usually in the lower divisions, and also often plays bilateral series against other European sides.[5]
History
Having been played by the gardeners of rich aristocratic families at the end of the 19th century - at which time Vienna Cricket and Football Club was founded, cricket disappeared in Austria until after the Second World War, when it was played by British occupying troops on a recreational basis.
The modern era as such began in May 1975, when Kerry Tattersall introduced the game to his pupils at the commercial academy where he was teaching English and formed Vienna Cricket Club. Early opponents came from the United Nations (United Nations CC) and diplomatic services (Five Continents CC) and these founder clubs survive to this day.
Cricket remains predominantly Viennese-based with eleven of the 18 member clubs being based in Vienna. CC Velden '91 is the oldest non-Viennese club, operating since 1991. The latest addition to the ACA is ASKÖ Steyr CC from Upper-Austria.
2018-Present
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Austria and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[6]
Austria played its first T20I match against Romania on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.[7]
Romania 137/7 (20 overs) | v | |
Ijaz Hussain 35 (36) Bilal Zalmai 4/12 (4 overs) | Anthony Lark 30 (41) Ramesh Satheesan 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Austria won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Austria.
Squad
- Razmal Shigiwal (c)
- Habib Ahmadzai
- Mirza Ahsan
- Abdullah Akbarjan
- Arsalan Arif
- Zeshan Arif
- Abrar Bilal
- Aqib Iqbal
- Kunal Joshi
- Anthony Lark
- Amit Nathwani
- Abdul Rahman
- Mark Simpson-Parker
- Bilal Zalmai
International competition
The Austrian National Team has participated in a considerable number of international tournaments, including hosting three tournaments since 2000:
2000 ECC (European Cricket Council) Representative Festival (5 teams – Norway, Slovenia, Croatia, Finland and Austria) 2001 ECC Trophy in Seebarn and Velden (10 teams – Sweden, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Austria, Croatia and Finland) 2002 ECC European Cricket Championships, B Division in Northern Ireland (6 teams – Austria, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Israel and Portugal) 2003 ECC Notts Sport Trophy in Seebarn and Markomannenstrasse (11 teams – Malta, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Austria and Norway)
They have been placed in Division Five of the newly expanded European Championship from 2008.
Tournament history
European Cricket Championship
- 2002 (Division Two): 6th place
- 2009 (Division Four): 3rd place
Club cricket
There are three club competitions within Austria: the ACA (Austrian Cricket Association) League, and ACA Trophy (north & south).
The ACA League comprises (in 2006) 14 teams, 10 of which are based in Vienna. The ACA Trophy sometimes includes teams from outside Austria, for example from Poland and the Czech Republic.
Records
International Match Summary — Austria[8]
Last updated 1 September 2019.| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 239/3 v Luxembourg, 31 August 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei[9]
- Highest individual score: 111*, Bilal Zalmai v Czech Republic, 1 September 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei[10]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/10, Zeshan Arif v Turkey, 31 August 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei[11]
T20I record versus other nations[8]
Records complete to T20I #877. Last updated 1 September 2019.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2019 | 30 August 2019 |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | 31 August 2019 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | 31 August 2019 |
See also
- List of Austria Twenty20 International cricketers
- Austria women's national cricket team
- List of International Cricket Council members
References
- ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2021 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Other matches played by Austria – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Continental Cricket Cup 2019". Facebook (Cricket Romania). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Records / Austria / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Records / Austria / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Records / Austria / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Records / Austria / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.