Iceland national cricket team explained

Iceland
Native Name:Ísland
Logo Image:Iceland cricket badge.png
Oneday Name:Iceland
T20 Name:Iceland
Association:Icelandic Cricket Association
Coach:Nolan Williams
Captain:Lakmal Bandara
Chairman:Bala Kamallakharan
Ceo:Bala Kamallakharan
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Icc Status:Non-member
First Match:v at Weybridge, England; 28 July 2018
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The Iceland national cricket team represents the country of Iceland in international cricket. They are not members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), but played their first unofficial international match in 2018.

History

Formed in 2008, the team is administered by the Icelandic Cricket Association (Krikketsamband Íslands).[1] An Icelandic team competed at the 2016 Pepsi Cup tournament in Prague, finishing fifth out of six teams.[2]

They played their first, unofficial, international matches in July 2018 during a tour to England, when they faced Switzerland at Weybridge in Surrey.[3] The costs of the tour were met through crowdfunding by members of the r/Cricket forum on Reddit, who became the team's official sponsors in the period 2018 to 2020. They won their first international match, a fifty-over game against Switzerland, by 215 runs.[4] In August 2023 they played a two-match bilateral series in Tallinn against Estonia, losing both T20 matches by 6 wickets and 79 runs, respectively.

Icelandic cricket lacks official recognition, but they plan to gain associate membership of the International Cricket Council.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Bell. Chris. BBC Trending: Cricket fans stump up cash for Iceland team. 28 April 2018. BBC News. 27 April 2018.
  2. News: Chandar. Anisha. Batting Up A Storm: Iceland's Cricket Scene. 28 April 2018. The Reykjavík Grapevine. 2 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Global Cricket Profiles: Iceland . Cricket Europe . 24 November 2020 . 28 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628220515/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESHISTORY/articles/000009/000997.shtml . dead .
  4. News: Rawal . Arun . After Debuting In FIFA World Cup 2018, Iceland Played Their 1st ODI & Won By 215 Runs . 31 July 2018 . inUTH . The Indian Express [P] Ltd. . 31 July 2018.
  5. News: Middleton. Dave. Fans chip in to grow Iceland 'krikket'. cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. 28 April 2018.