Austria national cricket team
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Austria national cricket team (Template:Langx) is the men's team that represents the Republic of Austria in international cricket. The team is organised by the Austrian Cricket Association (ACA), which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992 and an associate member in 2017.[1]
The Austria 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.[2]
History
Cricket was played by English gardeners, tradesmen and bank staff working in Vienna at the end of the 19th century. At that time the Vienna Cricket and Football-Club was founded. However cricket then disappeared in Austria until after the Second World War, when it was played recreationally by British occupying troops.[3]
The modern era of Austrian cricket such began in May 1975, when the Australian Kerry Tattersall introduced the game to his pupils at the Wiener Handelsakademie (Viennese Commercial Academy) where he was teaching English, and formed the Vienna Cricket Club. Early opponents came from the United Nations (United Nations CC) and diplomatic services (Five Continents CC), and these founder clubs survive to this day.[3]
Cricket remains predominantly Vienna-based: 11 of the 18 member clubs are 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.
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 Austria and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[4]
Austria played its first T20I match against Romania on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.[5]
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Bilal Zalmai 4/12 (4 overs) |
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- Austria won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Austria.
International competition
The Austria national team has participated in a considerable number of international tournaments, including hosting threeTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">Needs updating to 4?]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". tournaments since 2000:
| Year | Event and location | Participating nations | No. |
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| 2000 | ECC (European Cricket Council) Representative Festival | Norway, Slovenia, Croatia, Finland, Austria | 5 |
| 2001 | ECC Trophy in Seebarn and Velden | Sweden, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Finland | 10 |
| 2002 | ECC European Cricket Championships, B Division in Northern Ireland | Austria, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Israel, Portugal | 6 |
| 2003 | ECC Notts Sport Trophy in Seebarn and Markomannenstrasse | Malta, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Austria, Norway | 11 |
Austria have been placed in Division Five of the newly-expanded European Championship from 2008.
Tournament history
- European Cricket Championship
- 2002 (Division Two): 6th place
- 2009 (Division Four): 3rd place
- ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier (Europe Regional Final)
- 2023: 7th place
Grounds
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Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Austria in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 16 June 2024.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Armaan Randhawa | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | ||
| Mark Simpson-Parker | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Baseer Khan | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Amar Naeem | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | ||
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| Karanbir Singh | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Imran Asif | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Bilal Zalmai | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Shadnan Khan | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
| Abrar Bilal | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Abdullah Akbarjan | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Zeeshan Arif | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
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| Aqib Iqbal | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Waqar Zalmai | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Itibarshah Deedar | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Adeel Tariq | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Club cricket
There are three club competitions within Austria: the ACA (Austrian Cricket Association) League, and ACA Trophy (north & south).
The ACA League comprises (in 2006) 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[6]
Last updated 29 June 2025.
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 68 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 29 August 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 244/5 v Slovenia, 18 May 2025 at Ballpark Ground, Graz[7]
- Highest individual score: 115*, Karanbir Singh v Switzerland, 1 June 2025 at Velden Cricket Ground, Latschach[8]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/5, Aqib Iqbal v Belgium, 24 July 2021 at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo[9]
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Most T20I runs for Austria[10]
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Most T20I wickets for Austria[11]
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T20I record versus other nations[6]
Records complete to T20I #3273. Last updated 29 June 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 2023 | |
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 July 2021 | 25 July 2021 |
| File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2022 | 30 July 2022 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2019 | 30 August 2019 |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 July 2023 | |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2024 | 16 June 2024 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 10 June 2022 |
| Template:Country data GUE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 June 2022 | 4 June 2022 |
| Template:Country data IOM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 July 2023 | |
| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2024 | 10 June 2024 |
| Template:Country data JER | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 July 2023 | |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | 31 August 2019 |
| File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 February 2025 | 3 February 2025 |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 July 2022 | 31 July 2022 |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 June 2024 | 12 June 2024 |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | |
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 July 2023 | |
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 July 2022 | 25 July 2022 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 May 2025 | 30 May 2025 |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2022 | 10 June 2022 |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | 31 August 2019 |
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See also
- List of Austria Twenty20 International cricketers
- Austria women's national cricket team
- List of International Cricket Council members
Notes
References
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External links
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