Greece national cricket team
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| ICC membership granted | 1995 |
| ICC member status | Affiliate member |
| ICC development region | Europe |
| Captain | Costas Vassilas |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| European Cricket Championship division | Three |
| First recorded match | 19 August 1997 v Portugal at Zuoz, Switzerland |
| As of 11 September 2006 | |
The Greek cricket team is the team that represents the country of Greece in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1995. They are usually called Hellas when playing cricket. The governing body of the sport in the country is called the Hellenic Cricket Federation.
Cricket in the country is played mainly on the island of Corfu which has eleven of the fourteen clubs in the country. The HCF are trying to expand the game further outside Corfu. Corfu itself sees many foreign teams visiting over the summer. [1].
[edit] History
The Greek cricket team appeared in every edition of the ECC Trophy from 1999 to 2005, hosting and winning the tournament in 1999. This enabled them to play in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing in sixth place. They once again played in the tournament in 2006, but this time they met with controversy. After winning all three of their first round group games, they looked to be a favourite for the tournament, and promotion to Division One. However, it was revealed that they had fielded two ineligible players and their wins were cancelled. Then they opted not to travel to RAF Lossiemouth to play Israel in the eighth place play-off, despite being fully aware that this would forfeit that game, and relegate them to Division Three of the tournament in 2007. [2]
