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The Hellenic Cricket Federation is the governing body of cricket in Greece. The current President is Evagelos Himarios. Greece was accepted into the European Cricket Council (ECC) in 1995. The Federations headquarters are on the island of Corfu where Greek cricket is mainly played. Cricket was brought to Greece by the English who occupied the Ionian Islands for 50 years. Many of the players and coaches are Pakistanis. Greece came runners-up in the 2005 European Affiliates Championships that took place August of that year. Greece has 15 official clubs of which 13 are on Corfu, one is in Athens and one is in Thessaloniki. Cricket remains a minor sport in Greece, however, with almost zero media coverage around Greece.
