Germany national cricket team

The German national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991.[4][5] The national team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany.[6] It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League.[7] In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time.[8]

Germany
AssociationGerman Cricket Federation
Personnel
CaptainVenkatraman Ganesan
Coach Steven Knox
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAffiliate (1991)
Associate (1999)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current [1] Best-ever
T20I 33rd 30th (26-June-2019)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Denmark at Kolding; 26 May 1989
(as West Germany)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Belgium at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo; 11 May 2019
Last T20Iv  Spain at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería; 8 March 2020
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total [2] 12 8/4 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [3] 2 1/1 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 22 May 2020

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Germany and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[9] Germany played their first Twenty20 Internationals in May 2019, when they travelled to Brussels for three matches against Belgium, and then two matches against Italy in the Netherlands later the same month.[10] These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.

History

Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991.[4] As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against Denmark. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey.[6] They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden,[11] and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture.[12] The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.[13]

In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh.[14] They became an associate member of the ICC the following year[4] and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar.[15]

They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy.[16] They failed to progress beyond the first round[17] and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year.[18] They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third,[19] and in 2006, again finishing third.[20]

In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.[21]

Tournament history
German national cricket team 2012

World Cricket League

ICC Trophy
  • 1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible – not an ICC member[4]
  • 1994: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member[4]
  • 1997: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member[4]
  • 2001: First round[17]
  • 2005: Did not qualify[22]

European Championship
  • 1996: Did not participate[23]
  • 1998:last place[14]
  • 2000: Division Two runners up[15]
  • 2002: Division Two runners up[18]
  • 2004: 3rd place (Division Two)[19]
  • 2006: 3rd place (Division Two)[20]
  • 2008: 5th place (Division Two)

Squad

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Germany[24]

Last updated 8 March 2020

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals12840011 May 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[24]

Records complete to T20I #1081. Last updated 8 March 2020.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Belgium3300011 May 201911 May 2019
 Denmark1100019 June 201919 June 2019
 Guernsey1100015 June 201915 June 2019
 Italy3030025 May 2019
 Jersey1100020 June 201920 June 2019
 Norway1100020 June 201920 June 2019
 Spain211008 March 20208 March 2020

See also

References
  1. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "T20I matches - 2020 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. Germany at CricketArchive
  5. "Cricket-loving Asian migrants take game to Germany". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  6. Other matches played by West Germany – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. Other matches played by Germany – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. ICC Trophy matches played by Germany – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  9. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  10. "Germany announce dates for first T20Is". International Cricket Council. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. 1996 European Nations Cup at Cricket Archive
  12. Scorecard of France v Germany, 23 August 1997
  13. A hundred matches of the century, 2000 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
  14. 1998 European Championship Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  15. 2000 European Championship Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  16. ICC Trophy matches played by Germany at Cricket Archive
  17. 2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  18. 2002 European Championship Official Site – Results
  19. 2004 European Division Two Championship Archived 1 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine at the official website of the European Cricket Council
  20. 2006 European Division Two Championship Archived 17 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  21. "Finalists confirmed after final day's play". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  22. 2005 ICC Trophy official site
  23. 1996 European Championship Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  24. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  25. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  26. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  27. "Records / South Africa / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  28. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  29. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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