Germany national cricket team

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Germany
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Germany Cricket Federation logo
Association German Cricket Federation
Personnel
Captain Venkatraman Ganesan
Coach Atiq-uz-Zaman [1]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAffiliate (1991)
Associate (1999)
ICC region Europe
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 35th 30th (26 June 2019)
International cricket
First internationalv. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark at Kolding; 26 May 1989
(as West Germany)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo; 11 May 2019
Last T20Iv. Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer; 15 August 2023
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 54 33/21 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [4] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances2 [lower-alpha 1] (first in 2022 )
Best result5th place (2023)
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T20I kit

As of 1 January 2024

The German national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991. [5] [6] The national team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany. [7] It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League. [8] In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time. [9] In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier. [10]

Contents

History

Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991. [5] As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against Denmark. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. [7] They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden, [11] and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture. [12] The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century. [13]

In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh. [14] They became an associate member of the ICC the following year [5] and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar. [15]

They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy. [16] They failed to progress beyond the first round [17] and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year. [18] They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third, [19] and in 2006, again finishing third. [20]

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 Germany and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 were given the full T20I status. [21]

In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament. [22]

Germany played their first Twenty20 Internationals in May 2019, when they travelled to Brussels for three matches against Belgium, and then two matches against Italy in the Netherlands later the same month. [23] These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.

11 May 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg
128/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
119/6 (20 overs)
Harmanjot Singh 39* (27)
Murid Ekrami 1/10 (1 over)
Shaheryar Butt 30* (27)
Ahmed Wardak 3/31 (4 overs)
Germany won by 9 runs
Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo
Umpires: Mark Jameson (Ger) and Andrew Scott (Bel)
Player of the match: Ahmed Wardak (Ger)
  • Belgium won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Germany.

Tournament history

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German national cricket team 2012

T20 World Cup Qualifier

World Cricket League

ICC Trophy

European Championship

Germany Tri-Nation Series

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Germany in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 6 November 2022.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Talha Khan36Left-handedRight-arm off break
Harmanjot Singh 30Right-handedRight-arm medium
Faisal Mubashir 37Right-handedRight-arm off break
Justin Broad 23Right-handedRight-arm medium
Joshua van Heerden 25Right-handed
All-rounders
Venkatraman Ganesan 38Left-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Dylan Blignaut 28Right-handedRight-arm fast
Sahir Naqash 33Right-handedRight-arm medium
Abdul Shakoor 24Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Michael Richardson 37Right-handedVice-captain
Sachin Mandy32Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi26Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Vishnu Elam Bharathi30Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Muslim Yar 24Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Dieter Klein 35Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Walter Behr27Right-handedRight-arm medium
Fayaz Khan26Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Germany [26]

Last updated 15 August 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals5433210011 May 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [26]

Records complete to T20I #2197. Last updated 15 August 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Full Members
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1010021 February 2022
vs Associate Members
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 651009 June 20229 June 2022
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1010018 February 2022
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7700011 May 201911 May 2019
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1010022 February 2022
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4400019 June 201919 June 2019
Flag of France.svg  France 220006 August 20216 August 2021
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 4220015 June 201915 June 2019
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8350025 May 201917 October 2021
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 4130020 June 201920 June 2019
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4310020 June 201920 June 2019
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1100024 February 202224 February 2022
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1010020 July 2023
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 734008 March 20208 March 2020
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 220009 June 20229 June 2022
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1010019 February 2022

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ From 2023 edition onwards, T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Europe region.

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