Cyprus national cricket team

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Cyprus
Flag of Cyprus Cricket Association
Flag of Cyprus Cricket Association
ICC membership granted 1999
ICC member status Affiliate member
ICC development region Europe
World Cricket League division N/A
Captain Michael KyriacouCyprus
Coach Graeme RickmanEngland
First recorded match 26 August 2006 v Slovenia at Antwerp Cricket Club, Belgium
As of 2 September 2009
National team 2011

The Cypriot cricket team is the team that represents the country of Cyprus in international cricket matches. They became an International Cricket Council affiliate member in 1999,1 although it was not until August 2006 that they made their international debut, finishing as runners up in Division Four of the European Championship. In 2007, the Cyprus Cricket National team competed in the European Division 3 Championships where they finished in 7th place out out of 8. In 2009, Cyprus then Hosted the ICC Division 4 Championships in Cyprus which turned out to be a great success for the Cyprus National cricket team winning the Division 4 championship. In 2011, Cyprus then competed in the ICC Division 2 T20 Championships held in Belgium where they came 10th place in the tournament, beating Sweden in the play-off game for 10th/11th place. Cyprus are ranked 24th in the ICC European Twenty20 Rankings (as of 29 December 2012).2

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Domestic structure

There are currently twelve league teams, made up of cricketers from Cyprus, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Australia, Bangladesh and England. In addition to the league there is also a Twenty20 competition. The following is a list of domestic teams in Cyprus:

  • Amdocs
  • Dhekelia
  • BMSC Pervolia
  • Fellows
  • Euc Flames
  • Moufflons
  • Sri Lankans C.C. Nicosia
  • Mustangs
  • WSBA
  • Paphos Pirates
  • Cypra Club
  • Akrotiri Cricket Club

Tournament history

European Cricket Championship

  • 2006: 2nd place (Division Four)3
  • 2007: 7th place (Division Three)4
  • 2009: 1st place (Division Four)5
  • 2011: 10th place (T20) (Division two)6

The future

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Cyprus are due to compete in the Upcoming ICC Division 2 T20 Championships to be held in Corfu, Greece 3–8 of September 2012

The groups are as follows

  • Group A
                    P     W    T   NR  L  Pts    NRR
 Estonia         0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Israel          0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Luxembourg      0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Malta           0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Portugal        0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Spain           0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
  • Group B
                     P     W    T   NR  L  Pts    NRR
 Croatia          0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Cyprus           0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Finland          0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Greece           0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Isle of Man      0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000
 Sweden           0     0    0   0   0   0    0.000

Cyprus Fixtures are as follows

3 September

  • Cyprus v Isle of Man (10:30, Maessonghi)

4 September

  • Cyprus v Croatia (10:30, Marina)
  • Cyprus v Finland (15:30, Marina)

5 September

  • Cyprus v Sweden (15:30, Ropa 1)

6 September

  • Cyprus v Hosts Greece(Hellas) (10:30, Maessonghi)

Depending on where they come in group B Cyprus play 2 play off games after the Group Stages

Current Cyprus National Squad

This year's Cyprus Squad is different to the last year's squad that competed in the I.C.C Division 2 T20 Championships held in Belgium. This year's squad has a new coach, a new manager and there are 4 new caps to make their first International Appearance in the squad. South African Born Cypriot Mike Kyriacou has been captaining the side since 2006 and he will be leading the Cyprus team in the T20 tournament to Be held in Greece Corfu

The following list contains the 14 players in the Cyprus squad that will be competing in the Icc Division 2 T20 Europeam Championships in Greece Corfu
Name Age Country of Birth Nationality Batting Style Bowling Style Domestic team International Caps
Cyprus Michael Kyriacou (Captain) 31 South Africa Cypriot Right-Handed Bat Left-hand Bowler Fellows 19
Sri Lanka Dineja Agathocleous 37 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Cypriot Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Sri-Lankans C.C. 18
Sri Lanka Dhanuka Agathocleous (Wicket-Keeper) 37 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Cypriot Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Sri Lankans C.C 17
Sri Lanka Pelawatha Janaka 39 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Fellows 17
Pakistan Syed Hussain 32 Pakistan Pakistan Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Moufflons 15
Sri Lanka Nimal Durayalage 39 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Fellows 11
Cyprus Steve Michaelides 26 Australia Cypriot Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Moufflons 5
Cyprus George Papaonisiforou 21 South Africa Cypriot Left-Handed Bat Left-hand Bowler Paphos-Pirates 4
England Andrew Mulkern 26 England English Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Paphos-Pirates 3
Pakistan Malik Sheraz Tariq 31 Pakistan Pakistan Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Moufflons 3
Pakistan Muhammad Tahir Mohsin 26 Pakistan Pakistan Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Mustangs 0*
India Gurbhej Singh 27 India Indian Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Mustangs 0*
India Ravi Suhasaria 28 India Indian Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Amdocs 0*
England Ian Comina 16 England English Right-Handed Bat Right-hand Bowler Paphos-Pirates 0*

Coaching Staff

  • Graeme Rickman – Head Coach  England
  • Rudolph Crasto – Team Manager  India
  • Phil Bell – Chief Selector / Assistant Coach  England
  • Andrew Crook – Assistant Coach  England
  • John Howden – Scorer
  • Andrew Pepper – Official Photographer  England

Cyprus Youth

Cyprus also had an under 15 youth cricket team which competed in an Icc European Division two Championships in 2007 where they came 8th place out of 10 in the tournament.

Cyprus Cricket Association Cricket Committee

At present the CCA Cricket Committee have following members;

  • President

Demetris Nicolaou

  • Vice President

Richard Cox

  • Chairman

Muhammad Husain

  • Secretary
  • Treasurer

Geoff Turner

  • Junior Cricket (Under-16)

Cherry Klein

  • Youth Cricket (Under-10)

Andrew Crook

  • Umpires & Scorers Manager

Phil Bell

  • Members

Kevin Klein

Gabby Brar

Rudolph Crasto

  • Official Spokesperson (Greek)

Marios Lemonis

References

  1. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-29. 
  2. ^ "International Cricket Council - ICC Europe - Tournaments - European Rankings". ICC Europe. Retrieved 2012-12-29. 
  3. ^ "European 4th Division Championships 2006". Cricketeurope4.net. Retrieved 2012-12-29. 
  4. ^ "European 3rd Division Championships 2007". Cricketeurope4.net. Retrieved 2012-12-29. 
  5. ^ "ICC European Division 4 Championship 2009". Cricketeurope4.net. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2012-12-29. 
  6. ^ "ICC European Division 2 Championship 2012". Cricketeurope4.net. Retrieved 2012-12-29. 

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