Czech Cricket Union (

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: Českomoravský Kriketový Svaz, ČMKS) is the official

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of the sport of

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. Its current headquarters is in

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. Czech Cricket Union is the Czech Republic's representative at the

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and is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 2000. It is also a member of the European Cricket Council.

History

The first cricket match in the Czech Republic was played in 1997, and the ČMKS was set up in 2000 to drive forward the development of the game. The ČMKS runs Domestic leagues and operates a cricket-dedicated facility at the

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, with two fields, which has been in operation since 2012. Their Development partner, KAČR, delivers introduction to cricket programmes in Czech schools, runs soft ball and hard ball clubs and tournaments at U10, U12, U14 and U16 level for Boys and girls.

Administration

The Česko Moravský Kriketový Svaz is a member based organisation, clubs that join the association become members with full voting rights. The operations of the ČMKS are carried out by the Chief Executive Officer who is responsible for implementing the mission of the ČMKS and its strategic plan. The mission of the ČMKS is set out in its constitution while the strategic plan is decided by the Executive Committee, which is elected by the member clubs. The current committee is: *President - Prakash Sadasivan *Chairman - Sujith Gopalakrishnan *Secretary - Somesekhar Banerjee *Treasurer - Harsha Chaganty *Marketing Officer - Shyamal Joshi *Development Officer - Pratap Jagtap *National team manager - Sudhir Gladson *Women's Officer - Desika Moodley *Chief Executive Officer - On December 16 2020 it was announced that Terry O'Connor had been appointed the first ever CEO of the Czech Cricket Union.

Leagues and Cups

Pro40 league - 12 Teams in 2 Divisions T20 league - 18 teams in 3 Divisions T10 league - 10 Teams in 1 Division Indoor League - 18 teams in 3 Divisions Scott Page Cup - Annual charity game

Clubs and Associated Members

* Bohemian Cricket Club * Brno Cricket Club *Budějovice Barracudas CC * Kriketová Akademie ČR z.s. (KAČR) *Moravian Cricket Club *Olomouc Cricket Club * Prague Barbarians Cricket Club *Prague Tigers Cricket Club *Prague Spartans Cricket Club * Prague Cricket Club * United Cricket Club * Vinohrady Cricket Club

Men's national Cricket Team

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References

Czech Cricket official website

Play-cricket.com stats database for Czech National Team games, official and unofficial

External links

Czech Cricket official website

Play-cricket.com stats database for Czech National Team games, official and unofficial
{{Associate Members of the International Cricket Council Cricket administration Sports governing bodies in the Czech Republic Sports organizations established in 2000