Austria national cricket team


The Austria national cricket team represents the Republic of Austria in international cricket. The team is organised by the Austrian Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1992 and an associate member in 2017.
The Austrian national team made its international debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. It has since regularly competed in European Cricket Council tournaments, usually in the lower divisions, and also often plays bilateral series against other European sides.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Austria and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
Austria played its first T20I match against Romania on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.

History of cricket in Austria

Having been played by the gardeners of rich aristocratic families at the end of the 19th century - at which time Vienna Cricket and Football Club was founded, cricket disappeared in Austria until after the Second World War, when it was played by British occupying troops on a recreational basis.
The modern era as such began in May 1975, when Kerry Tattersall introduced the game to his pupils at the commercial academy where he was teaching English and formed Vienna Cricket Club. Early opponents came from the United Nations and diplomatic services and these founder clubs survive to this day.
Cricket remains predominantly Viennese-based with eleven of the 18 member clubs being based in Vienna. CC Velden '91 is the oldest non-Viennese club, operating since 1991. The latest addition to the ACA is ASKÖ Steyr CC from Upper-Austria.

Squad

The Austrian National Team has participated in a considerable number of international tournaments, including hosting three tournaments since 2000:
2000 ECC Representative Festival
2001 ECC Trophy in Seebarn and Velden
2002 ECC European Cricket Championships, B Division in Northern Ireland
2003 ECC Notts Sport Trophy in Seebarn and Markomannenstrasse
They have been placed in Division Five of the newly expanded European Championship from 2008.

Tournament history

European Cricket Championship

There are three club competitions within Austria: the ACA League, and ACA Trophy.
The ACA League comprises 14 teams, 10 of which are based in Vienna.
The ACA Trophy sometimes includes teams from outside Austria, for example from Poland and the Czech Republic.

Records

International Match Summary — Austria

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #877. Last updated 1 September 2019.