Belgium national cricket teamWikipedia
| Belgium | |
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| ICC membership granted | 1991 |
| ICC member status | Associate Member |
| ICC development region | Europe |
| Captain | Atif Malik |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| European Cricket Championship division | Three |
| First recorded match | 1905 v The Netherlands |
| World ranking | Not ranked |
| Regional non-test ranking | 14th |
| As of 24 July 2007 | |
The Belgium national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Belgium in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 2005 after previously being an affiliate member since 1991.[1] They currently play in Division Three of the European Cricket Championship.[2]
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History
Beginnings
The first game of cricket in Belgium appears to have been a match played by British soldiers before the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The first record of organised cricket is a painting dated 1870 that hangs in the pavilion of Lord's Cricket Ground in London that depicts the opening of the Brussels cricket ground in 1866 by mayor Jules Anspach.[3]
The national team first played a match in 1905 when they played against the Netherlands. The match was played almost every year until 1986.[3] Belgium hosted a tournament as part of the 1910 Brussels Exhibition also involving France, the MCC and the Netherlands.[4] Belgium lost their match against the MCC by an innings[5] and lost to the Netherlands by 116 runs.[6]
ICC Membership
Belgium became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991.[1] They began to play in European tournaments, playing in the ECC Trophy for the first time in 1999 when they finished last.[7] They fared better in the next tournament, reaching the semi finals of the 2001 ECC Trophy in Austria.[8]
They finished sixth in the ECC Trophy in 2003,[9] and gained associate membership of the ICC two years later.[1] Belgium finished fourth in the European Affiliates Championship in 2005[10] and will play in and host Division Three of the newly restructured European Championship in August 2007.[2]
Tournament History
European Affiliates Championship
References
- ^ a b c Belgium at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b 2007 European Championship Division Three at the official site of the European Cricket Council
- ^ a b History of Belgian Cricket at the official site of the Belgian Cricket Federation
- ^ Brussels Exhibition Tournament 1910 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of Belgium v MCC, 20 June 1910 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of Belgium v Netherlands, 25 June 1910 at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b 1999 ECC Trophy at the official site of the European Cricket Council
- ^ a b 2001 ECC Trophy at the official site of the European Cricket Council
- ^ a b 2003 ECC Trophy at the official site of the European Cricket Council
- ^ a b 2005 European Affiliates Championship at the official site of the European Cricket Council
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- Antwerp CC
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- Gent C.C
- Heeren C.C (Netherlands)
- Mechelen CC
- Mechelen Eagles CC
- Optimists C.C (Luxembourg)
- Royal Brussels CC
Belgian Cricket Federation
Formed in 1990 as a non-profit organisation, the Belgian Cricket Federation is a Founding Member of the European Cricket Council (ECC) and an Affiliate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The ECC assists the BCF through subsidising a number of items such as travel and junior equipment, by supplying coaches and trainers for coaching courses, and sometimes by granting aid for capital improvements by member clubs.
A former BCF chairman, Paul Larivière, was a previous member of the ECC Executive Committee, while Ken Farmiloe, also a former chairman, currently holds a seat on the ECC Executive Committee.
All Officers and Executive Committee members of the BCF are directly elected by majority club vote at the Annual General Meeting towards the end of each year. All serve entirely voluntarily.
The BCF may be contacted atBelgian Cricket Federation
C/o Ken Farmiloe (CEO/Chairman)
Kanunnik Peetersstraat 154
2600 Berchem
Tel: 03 239 7403
Mobile: 0475 977 001
Fax: 03 239 6615
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