Chinese Cricket

People's Republic of China

Calvin Leung, director Chinese Cricket Association
Duty Chief, Chinese Cricket Association 5, Tiyuguan Road ,Beijing ,China 100763. Tel, :(86-10) 85825991, 85825990. Fax, : (86-10) 85825994
ICC membership granted 2004
ICC member status Affiliate
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
World ranking not ranked
Regional non-test ranking 18th
As of 31 July 2007

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.

Prior to the establishment of a recognised national side, the Shanghai Cricket Club, the largest club in the country, played games against many touring sides and effectively served as a defacto national side.

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



* Chinese women's cricket team

China national women's cricket team


China

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First recorded match September 2006 v Scotland at Shanghai

Shanghai cricket team
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The Shanghai cricket team was a cricket team that played various international matches between 1866 and 1948. With cricket in the rest of China almost non-existent, for that period they were the de facto Chinese national side.[1]
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* 1 History
* 2 Players
* 3 See also
* 4 References

[edit] History

The Shanghai Cricket Club was formed in 1851, though the first record match did not take place until April 1858. The Shanghai team travelled to Hong Kong in 1866 to play against the Hong Kong cricket team, the first match in a series that lasted until 1948. In 1893, occasional matches against Kobe, Yokohama and Hangzhou began.[1]

Home matches were played on the present day People's Park. In addition to the matches mentioned in the previous paragraph, regular matches were also played against the Straits Settlements and Malaya.[1]

Following the last match against Hong Kong in 1948, political unrest meant that the cricket playing community dwindled, and cricket disappeared for around thirty years. Recently China has become a member of the International Cricket Council and the government is investing in the sport. Shanghai is today host to the Shanghai Sixes, a Sixes tournament involving teams from around the world.[1]

[edit] Players

The following players played for Shanghai and also played first-class cricket:

* Howard Parkes - played for Warwickshire in 1898 and for London County in 1900.[2]
* Edward Barrett - played for Hampshire between 1896 and 1925[3]
* John Mayhew - played for Oxford University between 1929 and 1931[4]
* Robert Melsome - played for Gloucestershire between 1925 and 1934[5]
* Livingstone Walker - played for London County and Surrey between 1900 and 1904[6]
* Leslie Crockwell - played for the Europeans in India in 1920[7]

[edit] See also

* China national cricket team

[edit] References

1. Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, SportsBooks publishing, 2007
2. Howard Parkes at CricketArchive
3. Edward Barrett at CricketArchive
4. John Mayhew at CricketArchive
5. ^ Robert Melsome at CricketArchive
6. ^ Livingstone Walker at CricketArchive
7. ^ Leslie Crockwell at CricketArchive