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The Estonian national cricket team is the team that represents Estonia in international cricket.[1] They were granted affiliate status in June 2008 by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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 recentlyШаблон: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.[2]

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:

  • 2008 Estonia competed won an invitational non-ICC event in Wales
  • 2009 Estonia competed in a 50 over ICC competition in Corfu, finishing mid table
  • 2012 Estonia won a round-robin ICC competition in Tallinn against Slovenia and Bulgaria
  • 2012 Estonia competed in a T20 ICC competition in Corfu, finishing mid-table
  • 2019 Estonia played Spain and Malta in La Manga, Spain during the 2019 Spain Triangular T20I Series. They lost all their matches.

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:

  • Eesti Tigers
  • Tallinn Hippos
  • Tallinn Rising Stars
  • Tallinn Stallions
  • Tallinn Strikers
  • Tartu KK
  • Tallinn United
  • Viking Stars
  • Tallinn Riders
  • EFP Eagles
  • Tartu Wolves
  • Tallinn United Falcons

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.

Records

International Match Summary — Estonia[3]

Last updated 30 September 2023.

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 14 1 13 0 0 5 October 2021

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[3]

Records complete to T20I #2267. Last updated 30 September 2023.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
vs Associate Members
Шаблон:Cr 4 0 4 0 0 5 October 2021
Шаблон:Cr 1 0 1 0 0 28 July 2022
Шаблон:Cr 2 0 2 0 0 19 June 2022
Шаблон:Cr 1 0 1 0 0 30 July 2022
Шаблон:Cr 2 1 1 0 0 30 September 2023 30 September 2023
Шаблон:Cr 2 0 2 0 0 6 October 2021
Шаблон:Cr 1 0 1 0 0 24 July 2022
Шаблон:Cr 1 0 1 0 0 27 July 2022

Other results

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

See also

Sources

  • Slogging The Slavs: A Paranormal Cricket Tour from the Baltic to the Bosphorus, by Angus Bell

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:National cricket teams Шаблон:National sports teams of Estonia