Estonia national cricket team

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Estonia
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Personnel
CaptainArslan Amjad
ManagerStuart Hook
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member with T20I status [1] (2017)
ICC region Europe
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 69th 65th (24 Aug 2024)
International cricket
First international24 July 1999
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus at Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi; 5 October 2021
Last T20Iv Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland at Estonian National Cricket and Rugby Field, Tallinn; 3 August 2025
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 34 11/23 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [4] 9 2/7 (0 ties, 0 no results)
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As of 3 August 2025

The Estonian national cricket team is the team that represents Estonia in international cricket. [5] They were granted affiliate status in June 2008 by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Contents

The most famous tourists to Estonia have been Shane Warne and Elizabeth Hurley, who supported the ICC event in 2012. Sir Tim Rice, and his team the Heartaches, the MCC, the Lord's Taverners and most recently[ when? ] Carmel & District Cricket Club captained by Timothy Abraham.

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Estonia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. [6]

Highlights

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Estonian Cricket at Tallinn Hippdroom
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Estonian Cricket at Tallinn Hippdroom

In the 2007 season, Estonia won over 80% of all their games and in 2008 they won 94% of their games (34 out of 36).

In May 2011, Estonia competed in the European T20 Division 3 Championships in Slovenia, where after all matches were completed, finished as runners-up to a highly experienced Swedish National Team. In August 2011, Estonia finished its international fixtures for the year, by becoming Baltic Champions in a final win over the Lithuanian Cricket Team. During the European T20 Division 3 Championships in Slovenia. Captain Tim Heath scored a remarkable 113 off 45 deliveries. Other significant highlights include:

Domestic cricket

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Estonian Cricket at Tallinn Hippdroom
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Estonian Cricket at Tallinn Hippdroom

2007 saw the formation of the Estonian cricket league, which consists of four Tallinn-based teams who compete in a round-robin format. Players who are members of the Estonian Cricket League are eligible to be selected for the national side. 2007 and 2008 saw a victory for Kalev CC captained by Andres Burget.

The national competition has seen significant restructure and growth in recent times and in 2020 saw a reshuffle of the domestic league, with 8 teams playing in the league. The further expansion continued in 2021, when the domestic league grew to 12 teams competing. The current clubs include:

The Estonian Domestic and Premier League competitions are growing year on year and an intense program of regional development is continuing. Their number of home-grown Estonian players is increasing along with the added experience of a number of expatriate persons from full member nations who have been residing in Estonia for a number of years and are always willing to pass on experience and general playing tips to up and coming Estonians for the future of Cricket here.

Grounds

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within Estonia

Records

International Match Summary — Estonia [7]

Last updated 3 August 2025.

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals341123005 October 2021

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [7]

Records complete to T20I #3390. Last updated 3 August 2025.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1100024 August 202424 August 2024
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1046005 October 202117 June 2024
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2110028 July 202228 August 2024
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6240019 June 202222 August 2024
Flag of France.svg  France 1010030 July 2022
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2110030 September 202330 September 2023
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 1010025 August 2024
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 202006 October 2021
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 4220027 August 202427 August 2024
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1010024 July 2022
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4040027 July 2022

Other results

For a list of selected international matches played by Estonia, see Cricket Archive.

See also

Sources

References

  1. "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council . 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "T20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "Estonian Cricket Association". estoniancricket.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  6. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Records / Estonia / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 5 October 2021.