ICC status Affiliate (1995) Coach Stylianos Goustis Icc membership granted 1995 | ICC region ICC Europe Location Greece | |
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WCL n/a (regional tournaments) Association Hellenic Cricket Federation | ||
The Greece national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Greece in international cricket matches. The side is organised by the Hellenic Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1995. Greece is often referred to as Hellas in cricket contexts.
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Greece made its international debut at the 1990 European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey, and has participated regularly in European Cricket Council tournaments since then. Cricket in the country is played mainly on the island of Corfu. 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 Ottoman Empire. 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 RAF Lossiemouth to play Israel in the eighth place play-off, despite being fully aware that this would forfeit that game, and relegate them.[2]
In September 2009 Greece took part in the 2009 European Cricket Championship Division Five in Corfu, Greece. The national team won the event with five wins out the five games [3].
European Cricket Championship
The last squad to participate in Division 3 is as follows:
In 2012 the European T20 Championship was held in Corfu. Hellas were captained by former Hampshire wicket-keeper Nic Pothas.