Switzerland national cricket team

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Switzerland
Flag of Switzerland
Flag of Switzerland
ICC membership granted 1985
ICC member status Affiliate member
ICC development region Europe
Captain Unknown
World Cricket League division n/a
European Cricket Championship division Five
First recorded match 18 August 1997 v France at Zuoz, Switzerland
As of 16 September 2006

The Swiss cricket team is the team that represents the country of Switzerland in international cricket matches.

[edit] History

Cricket has been played in Switzerland since at least 1817, although the Swiss Cricket Association was not formed until 9 March 1980. [1] They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1985. [2] They hosted the first tournament for European affiliate members in Zuoz in 1997, the European Nations Cup, where they came fifth in the seven team tournament. They then played in the successor tournament, the ECC Trophy in 1999, 2001 and 2003, their best result coming in 1999 when they reached the semi finals. They then played in the European Representative Championship in Slovenia in 2004, where they came third in the six team tournament.

There are currently 24 clubs playing in Switzerland [3] and the national team will play in Division Five of the European Championship in 2008, playing Austria, Sweden and three teams yet to be announced.

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