List of Hong Kong first-class cricketers

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This is a list in alphabetical order of Hong Kong cricketers who have played first-class cricket. From 1841 to 1997, Hong Kong was a British colony, with many players who were born there going onto play county cricket in England. The Hong Kong cricket team first played first-class in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup against the United Arab Emirates. Following a gap of ten years, Hong Kong returned to first-class in 2015 and have played a total of nine first-class matches, [1] up until the discontinuation of the Intercontinental Cup in 2017. The last Hong Kong cricketer to play first-class cricket is Mark Chapman, who played for played in New Zealand for Auckland in March 2021.

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The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he was active as a first-class player and then his name is given as it would appear on modern match scorecards. Note that many players represented other first-class teams besides Hong Kong. Players are shown to the end of the 2021–22 season. [2]

As of 5 February 2022

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References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Hong Kong" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. "Hong Kong players" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2022.