Luxembourg national cricket team
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| Luxembourg | |
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| ICC membership granted | 1998 |
| ICC member status | Affiliate member |
| ICC development region | Europe |
| Captain | Romesh Paul |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| European Cricket Championship division | Four |
| First recorded match | 10 August 2003 v Switzerland at Seebarn Cricket Centre, Austria |
| As of 11 September 2006 | |
The Luxembourgian cricket team is the team that represents the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1998.[1]
Their international debut came in 2003, when they participated in the European Affiliates championship, finishing last in the eleven team tournament.[2] The following year, they took part in the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia, finishing in fifth place, with their only win coming against Bulgaria.[3]
In 2006, Luxembourg took part in Division Four of the European Championship in Belgium, finishing third in the four team tournament, losing out on promotion in the last over against Cyprus.[4] They will play in Division Four again in 2009.
The team plays its home matches at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange.
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Luxembourg. CricketArchive. Retrieved on September 21, 2006.
- ^ ECC Trophy 2003. European Cricket Council. Retrieved on September 21, 2006.
- ^ European Representative Championship 2004. European Cricket Council. Retrieved on September 21, 2006.
- ^ European Championship Division Four 2006 Points Table. CricketArchive (2006). Retrieved on September 21, 2006.
