Belgium Cricket

Homepage: http://www.cricket-belgium.com
Address of governing body: Belgian Cricket Federation. Mortselstraat 18, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
Belgian Cricket Federation


The Belgian Cricket Federation is the official ICC recognised cricket board of Belgium. Belgium has been an ICC associate member since 2005, meaning cricket is becoming established but remains a minority sport. As such, the nation does not yet qualify for full membership. The boards headquarters are located in Berchem.

Belgium national cricket team
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Belgium
Flag of Belgium
Flag of Belgium
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]
Contents
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* 1 History
o 1.1 Beginnings
o 1.2 ICC Membership
o 1.3 Tournament History
+ 1.3.1 European Affiliates Championship
* 2 References

[edit] History

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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]

[edit] Tournament History

[edit] European Affiliates Championship

* 1999: 7th place[7]
* 2001: Semi-finals[8]
* 2003: 6th place[9]
* 2005: 4th place[10]
* 2007: 5th place[11]

Belgium at Cricket Archive
2007 European Championship Division Three at the official site of the European Cricket Council
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
1999 ECC Trophy at the official site of the European Cricket Council
2001 ECC Trophy at the official site of the European Cricket Council
2003 ECC Trophy at the official site of the European Cricket Council
2005 European Affiliates Championship at the official site of the European Cricket Council