Luxembourg national cricket team

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Luxembourg
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Association Luxembourg Cricket Federation
Personnel
CaptainJoost Mees
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [1] (2017)
ICC region Europe
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 65th 40th (2-May-2019)
International cricket
First internationalv Flag of France.svg  France at Saint Peter Port, Guernsey; 21 May 1990
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei; 29 August 2019
Last T20Iv Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar at Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar; 15 October 2023
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 40 16/24
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [4] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
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T20I kit

As of 1 January 2024

The Luxembourg national cricket team is the team that represents Luxembourg in international cricket. The Luxembourg Cricket Federation became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1998 [5] and an associate member in 2017. [1]

Contents

Ground

Luxembourg's home ground is at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, in Walferdange which belongs to the country's largest club, the Optimists Cricket Club. The ground is named after the late Pierre Werner, a former Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1959–74, 1979–84). Werner had fallen in love with cricket when living in London in 1930, and went on to become the Honorary President of the OCC, which had been established when he was Prime Minister. Werner opened the OCC's new ground in 1992. [6] Widely viewed as one of the best cricket grounds in mainland Europe (excluding grounds in the Netherlands), the ground lies in the picturesque setting just ten minutes from Luxembourg City center. It boasts a large outfield (with two tracks laid on different bases), four practice bays, a clubhouse with catering facilities, a cricket/tennis pavilion and various other amenities. [7]

History

Luxembourg men's international debut came at the 1990 European Cricketer Cup, a European Cricket Council tournament. [8] Outside of occasional matches against Belgium, the team did not return to international level until 2003, when they finished last in the ECC Trophy, an eleven-team tournament for ICC affiliate members. [9] The following year, they took part in the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia, finishing in fifth place, nearly upsetting Croatia, and completing their first international win, against Bulgaria. [10]

In 2006, Luxembourg took part in Division Four of the European Championship in Belgium, beating Finland, losing narrowly to Slovenia, and losing in the last over against Cyprus. [11] Having narrowly missed out on promotion in 2006, they would play in Division Four again in 2009.

In 2009, Luxembourg again participated in Division Four of the ICC European Championship in Limassol, Cyprus. It won two games, against Slovenia and Finland, and lost three, finishing 4th out of six competing nations. The Luxembourg team won the Spirit of Cricket award.

In 2011, following a restructuring of the ICC European Divisions, Luxembourg participated in the ICC Europe Division 2 (T20) Championship, which took place in Belgium and involved 11 teams. Following a victory over Cyprus in the group stage, Luxembourg advanced to the 5th–8th place play-off where they eventually finished 8th. Belgium beat Austria in the final and both teams were promoted to ICC Europe Division 1.

2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Luxembourg and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. [12] Luxembourg played their first T20I match against Turkey on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania. [13]

29 August 2019
12:15
Scorecard
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg
28 (11.3 overs)
v
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
29/2 (3.1 overs)
Hasan Helva 7 (15)
Ankush Nanda 5/6 (2.3 overs)
Vikram Vijh 11* (3)
Serkan Kizilkaya 2/9 (1 over)
Luxembourg won by 8 wickets
Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County
Umpires: Mark Jameson (Ger) and Thomas Kentorp (Den)
  • Turkey won the toss and elected to bat.
  • First ever T20I match for Luxembourg.

Luxembourg women played as an international team for the first time in September 2021, in a friendly match against Belgium (who were preparing for a series of T20Is against Austria in Vienna). Playing at the Robert Schuman Oval in Évrange, Belgium scored 163 for 7 (Siofra Lawlor 2-24, Lydie Wykes-Templeman 2-30, Stella Wykes-Templeman 1-24). In reply Luxembourg scored 136 for 6, losing by 27 runs. Captain Kerry Fraser (15) and Lydie Wykes-Templeman (49) put on 118 for the second wicket. Lydie Wykes-Templeman went on to play T20Is for France in 2022.

Tournament history

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Luxembourg in the past 12 months or have been part of the latest T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Timothy Barker28Left-handed
Shiv Karan Gill39Right-handedRight-arm medium
James Barker28Right-handed
Girish Venkateswaran32Right-handedRight-arm medium
Anoop Orsu34Right-handedRight-arm medium
Amit Halbhavi33Right-handed
All-rounders
Vikram Vijh37Left-handedRight-arm medium Vice-captain
William Cope27Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Wicket-keeper
Joost Mees45Right-handedCaptain
Bowlers
Mohit Dixit31Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Pankaj Malav38Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ankush Nanda38Right-handedRight-arm medium
Amit Dhingra25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Eliyas Jabarkhel25Right-handedRight-arm medium

Updated as on 16 July 2023

Records

International Match Summary — Luxembourg [14]

Last updated 15 October 2023.

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals4016240029 August 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [14]

Records complete to T20I #2317. Last updated 15 October 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6150031 August 201923 May 2021
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2020029 August 2020
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 220002 September 20212 September 2021
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 725001 September 201928 August 2020
Flag of France.svg  France 3120011 July 202315 July 2023
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2110015 October 202315 October 2023
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 1010025 July 2022
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 110004 September 20214 September 2021
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 422002 September 20212 September 2021
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4130030 August 201915 July 2023
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1100030 July 202230 July 2022
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 6330011 June 202211 June 2022
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1100029 August 201929 August 2019

See also

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