The Greece national cricket team is the team that represents the country of

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

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. The side is organised by the

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, which became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 1995 and an associate member in 2017. Greece made its international debut at the 1990 European Cricketer Cup in

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, and has participated regularly in

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tournaments since then. Cricket in the country is played mainly on the island of

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. This strong cricket tradition is due to the 50 years British rule of the Ionian islands at the time of the liberation of Greece from the

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. Efforts are currently underway to expand the game further outside Corfu.

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

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to play

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in the eighth place play-off, despite being fully aware that this would forfeit that game, and relegate the

In September 2009 Greece took part in the 2009 European Cricket Championship Division Five in

, Greece. The national team won the event with five wins out the five game

2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Greece and other

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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Greece played their first T20I on 15 October 2019, against

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, during the

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International Grounds

Tournament history

European Cricket Championship

*2000: 6th place (Division Tw

*2006: Disqualified (Division Tw

*2009: 1st place (Division Fiv

*2011: 6th place (Division Two

*2012: 5th place (Division

*2014: 4th place (Division

The last squad to participate in Division 3 is as follows: * Anastasios Manousis( Captain) * Spiros Bogdos * Spiros Gasteratos * Spiros Goustis * Alexandros Grammenos * Nasos Karakantas * Andrew Koutsoufis * Alex Lagos * Christos Molinaris * Othonas Nikitas * Spiros Nikokavoura * Alexandros Souvlakis * Dimitris Triantafillidis * Ioannis Vasilas *Stylianos Goustis (Team Manager) In 2012 the European T20 Championship was held in Corfu. Hellas were captained by former Hampshire wicket-keeper Nic Pothas.

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Greece ''Last updated 18 July 2022''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 157/8 v Romania national cricket team, Romania on 24 June 2021 at National Sports Academy,

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. * Highest individual score: 61, Aslam Mohammad v Romania national cricket team, Romania on 24 June 2021 at National Sports Academy,

. * Best individual bowling figures: 3/12, Spyridon Bantzas v

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on 16 October 2019 at Marina Ground,

. T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1670. Last updated 18 July 2022.''

References

External links

Official site
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Greece in international cricket