Finland national cricket team

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Finland
Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of Finland
Nickname(s)Bears
Association Cricket Finland
Personnel
CaptainNathan Collins
CoachMatthew Jenkinson
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2000)
ICC region Europe
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 50th 45th (2 May 2023)
International cricket
First internationalv Flag of Austria.svg  Austria at Seebarn Cricket Centre; 21 August 2000
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark at Svanholm Park, Brøndby; 13 July 2019
Last T20Iv Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden at Solvangs Park, Glostrup; 21 May 2023
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 25 11/13 (1 tie, 0 no results)
This year [4] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 1 January 2024

The Finnish national cricket team is the team that represents Finland in international cricket. It is organised by the Cricket Finland.

Contents

History

Cricket was first played in Finland in the 1960s, but did not become formally organised until the 1970s, under the auspices of the Helsinki Cricket Club. More clubs were founded in the 1990s, and the Finnish Cricket Association was founded in 1999. [5] They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) the following year. [6] The CricketFinland logo/flag was designed by Jesse Karjalainen. In 2017, they became an associate member of the ICC. [1]

Cricket is growing in the country, and there are currently 10 teams contesting the national league, over 300 male players, 30 female players, 20 ECB qualified coaches, and over 30 qualified umpires. [5]

The Finnish national team has participated at various levels in European regional tournaments, their first coming in 2000, when they finished last in the ECC Representative Championship. They won the same tournament 2 years later, and were runners-up in 2004. They also competed in the ECC Affiliates Championship from 2001 to 2005, their best performance coming in their first year, when they finished in seventh place. They came last in 2005, placing them in Division Four of the newly expanded European Championship. They won that tournament in August 2006, giving them a spot in Division Three in 2007. In that tournament they were relegated to Division Four where they currently play.

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 Finland and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status. [7]

Finland's first T20I matches were played against Denmark on 13 July 2019, followed by a series against Spain the following month. [8] [9] [10]

13 July 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg
117 (18.3 overs)
v
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
116/7 (20 overs)
Hamid Shah 36 (18)
Md Nurul Huda 3/11 (2.3 overs)
Nathan Collins 53 (62)
Delawar Khan 2/21 (4 overs)
Denmark won by 1 run
Svanholm Park, Brøndby
Umpires: Jesper Jensen (Den) and Sriharsha Kuchimanchi (Fin)
Player of the match: Md Nurul Huda (Fin)
  • Finland won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Finland.

International grounds

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

Tournament history

European Cricket Championship

Finnish Cricket Association

The Finnish Cricket Association (Suomen Krikettiliitto ry) was set up in 1999 to develop and organise the game of cricket in Finland. The Finnish Cricket Association is currently responsible for the following areas:

Domestic structure

Cricket in Finland has been expanding, here is the current list of teams playing in SM50 (the first division), SM40 (the second division), Developmental T20 League, Open T20 League and Indoor League.

Records

International Match Summary — Finland [16]

Last updated 21 May 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals2511131013 July 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [16]

Records complete to T20I #2076. Last updated 21 May 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1100018 July 202218 July 2022
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1100019 July 202219 July 2022
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7160013 July 20197 May 2022
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2200019 June 2022
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1100016 July 202216 July 2022
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1010013 July 2022
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2020019 May 2023
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3120017 August 201917 August 2019
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7421021 August 202121 August 2021

See also

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  4. ↑ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. 1 2 "Finnish Cricket Association FCA - Suomen Krikettiliitto". www.cricketfinland.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2006.
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  7. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Squads named for T20 Elite challenge matches on June 15th". Cricket Finland. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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  12. ↑ European 3rd Division Championships 2007 Archived 27 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Cricketeurope4.net.
  13. ↑ ICC European Division 4 Championship 2009 Archived 27 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Cricketeurope4.net (13 September 2009).
  14. ↑ "JYVÄSKYLÄ CRICKET CLUB". www.cricketjyvaskyla.com.
  15. ↑ "Cricket Finland". www.cricketfinland.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009.
  16. 1 2 "Records / Finland / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Records / Finland / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Records / Finland / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Records / Finland / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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