Malta Cricket Association is the official
governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ge ...
of the sport of
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
in
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
. Its current headquarters is in
Marsa, Malta
Marsa ( mt, Il-Marsa) is a town in the South Eastern Region of Malta, with a population of 4,401 people as of March 2014. The name Marsa means " the harbour". . Malta Cricket Association is Malta's representative at the
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...
and is an
associate member and has been a member of that body since 1998. It is also a member of the
European Cricket Council
The European Cricket Council (ECC) is an international body which oversaw cricket in European countries other than the Test-playing cricketing nation of England, the only European Full Member of the ICC for the duration of the ECC's existence.
...
.
History
The first recorded game in Malta is from 1800 between the sailors of Lord Nelson's fleet.
Domestic competitions
T20 League
*2008: Marsa CC
*2009: Marsa CC
*2010: Melita CC
*2011: Melita CC
*2012: Marsa CC
*2013: Marsa CC ''(25 overs)''
*2014: Marsa CC
*2015: Marsa CC ''(25 overs)''
*2016: Marsa CC ''(25 overs)''
*2017: Krishna CC
*2018: Marsa CC
*2019: Super Kings CC
*2020: Knight Kings CC
T20 Winter League
* 2010-11: Marsa CC
* 2011-12: Melita CC
* 2012-13: Melita CC ''(30 overs)''
* 2013-14: Krishna CC ''(25 overs)''
* 2014-15: Melita CC
* 2015-16: Melita CC ''(25 overs)''
* 2017: Marsa CC ''(30 overs)''
* 2017-18: Krishna CC ''(25 overs)''
* 2019-20: Valletta Vikings CC ''(50 overs)''
T10 league
* 2020: Knights Kings CC
References
External links
Official site of Malta Cricket Association
Cricket administration
Cricket in Malta
Sports governing bodies in Malta
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