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Germany national cricket team
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| Germany | |
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| ICC membership granted | 1991 |
| ICC member status | Associate member |
| ICC development region | Europe |
| Captain | Debanik Sengupta |
| World Cricket League division | Five |
| European Cricket Championship division | Two |
| First recorded match | 17 August 1995 v  Austria at Radley College, Oxford, England |
| World ranking | 37th (equal with three other teams) |
| Regional non-test ranking | 8th |
| ICC Trophy | |
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2001) |
| Best result | First round, 2001 |
| As of 17 October 2007 | |
The Germany national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member since 1991.[1] They are currently ranked at 37th in the world, equal with the Bahamas, Japan and Mozambique, and are the eight ranked non-test team in Europe.[2]
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Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991,[1] but did not play their first international until 1995, when they took part in the European Nations Cup in Oxford, England, playing against Austria, Sweden, Greece and France.[3] They hosted the tournament in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, Sweden and France,[4] and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final,[5] the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture. The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.[6]
In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh.[7] They became an associate member of the ICC the following year[1] and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar.[8]
They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy.[9] They failed to progress beyond the first round[10] and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year.[11] They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third,[12] and in 2006, again finishing third.[13]
- 1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible - not an ICC member[1]
- 1994: Not eligible - ICC affiliate member[1]
- 1997: Not eligible - ICC affiliate member[1]
- 2001: First round[10]
- 2005: Did not qualify[14]
- 1996: Did not participate[15]
- 1998: 7th place[7]
- 2000: Division Two runners up[8]
- 2002: Division Two runners up[11]
- 2004: 3rd place (Division Two)[12]
- 2006: 3rd place (Division Two)[13]
In May 2008, Germany will travel to Jersey to play in Division Five of the World Cricket League. A top two finish in this tournament will qualify them for Division Four later in the year.[16] In August, they will travel to Guernsey to play in Division Two of the European Championship against the hosts as well as France, Gibraltar, Jersey and the winner of a play-off between Croatia and Israel.[17]
- ^ a b c d e f Germany at Cricket Archive
- ^ [http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/one-day_rankings.html ICC's one-day rankings
- ^ 1995 European Nations Cup at Cricket Archive
- ^ 1996 European Nations Cup at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of France v Germany, 23 August 1997
- ^ A hundred matches of the century, 2000 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
- ^ a b 1998 European Championship at CricketEurope
- ^ a b 2000 European Championship at CricketEurope
- ^ ICC Trophy matches played by Germany at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b 2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
- ^ a b 2002 European Championship Official Site - Results
- ^ a b 2004 European Division Two Championship at the official website of the European Cricket Council
- ^ a b 2006 European Division Two Championship at CricketEurope
- ^ 2005 ICC Trophy official site
- ^ 1996 European Championship at CricketEurope
- ^ World Cricket League structure for 2006-09
- ^ Ireland to host European Championship, ICC Europe Media release at CricketEurope
- Official site - in German.