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The Pakistan national cricket team has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 1952. It is controlled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB),the governing body for cricket in Pakistan,which is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Pakistan compete in cricket tours and tournaments sanctioned by the PCB and other regional or international cricket bodies in Test,One Day International (ODI),and Twenty20 International (T20) formats.
The National Counties,known as the Minor Counties before 2020,are the cricketing counties of England and Wales that do not have first-class status. The game is administered by the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA),which comes under the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). There are currently twenty teams in National Counties cricket:nineteen representing historic counties of England,plus the Wales National County Cricket Club.
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The Netherlands national cricket team is the men's team that represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is administered by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.
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William Kyle McCallan,usually known as Kyle McCallan,is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,he has played more times for the Ireland cricket team than any other player,more than 40 caps ahead of the next player in the table,the retired Peter Gillespie. Only three players have captained Ireland more times than McCallan,and only Jason Molins has captained them to more wins. He has also played second XI cricket for Derbyshire and Surrey.
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