China national cricket team
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| People's Republic of China | |
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| ICC membership granted | 2004 |
| ICC member status | Affiliate member |
| ICC development region | Asia |
| Captain | Unknown |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| ACC Trophy division | n/a |
| First recorded match | Yet to play representative cricket |
| As of 10 September 2006 | |
The Chinese cricket team is the team that represents the country of the People's Republic of China in international cricket. They became an International Cricket Council affiliate member in 2004. [1] It should be noted that the Special administrative region of Hong Kong is a member of the ICC in their own right, becoming an ICC associate member in 1969. Hence, players from Hong Kong are not eligible to represent China in international competition.
China are yet to participate in any international competition, though they hope to participate in the ACC Trophy for the first time in 2008. In addition to this goal, the Chinese Cricket Association has set itself other goals over the next 14 years, described by some as optimistic. [2] A list of these goals follows.
- 2009: Have 720 teams across the country in a well-organised structure
- 2015: Have 20,000 players and 2,000 coaches
- 2019: Qualify for the World Cup
- 2020: Gain Test status
