Cricket in Austria

Cricket is more of a niche sport in Austria. However, it is observed in the last few years, an upward trend in terms of the recognition and popularity of the sport. There are a professionally organized league and the Austrian Cricket Association is a recognized member ( affiliate member) of the International Cricket Council since 1992.

  • 3.1 Current list of clubs
  • 3.2 Teams in the past in the ACA Open League
  • 4.1 ACA Open League 4.1.1 ACA Open League winners and finalists from 1991 to 2012
  • 4.2.1 ACA Trophy winner and finalists from 2000 to 2007
  • 5.1 European Championship 5.1.1 2009
  • 5.1.2 2011
  • 5.1.3 2012

History

The first documented cricket matches in Vienna took place in the 1890s. During the occupation of Austria after the Second World War, Cricket was mainly played by Allied soldiers. As an amateur sport Cricket in Austria has, as in the rest of continental Europe, can not be established. Even today, originates the majority of active players in Austria originally from "traditional" cricket nations such as Australia, England, India and Pakistan.

Austrian Cricket Association

The Austrian Cricket Association ( Engl: Austrian Cricket Association ) is the national governing body of cricket sport in Austria. It was founded in 1981 by Kerry Tattersall ( Marketing Director of the coin Austria ), an Australian living in Vienna as Austrian Cricketers Association.

The Association is responsible for the hosting of the National League, the ACA Open League. The matches of the Open League will be played as a 50 -over matches, so as One Day Internationals. In addition, there was until 2007 the ACA Trophy, a knockout tournament with 40 -over matches. This was replaced starting from the following year by the ACA Twenty20 Tournament.

The board of the Austrian Cricket Association is elected every two years, and originally consisted of three volunteer members. By January 2013 it was extended to five members.

Current Board of Directors

List of CEOs of the Austrian Cricket Association

Clubs

There are currently 15 cricket clubs from five states in Austria are registered, most of them from Vienna. The other clubs are from Puchheim, Graz, Salzburg and Velden. In addition, an association of Slovenia at the ACA Open League participates.

Current list of clubs

(formerly Pakistan Cricket Vienna)

Teams in the past in the ACA Open League

  • ASKO CC Steyr ( ASCC )
  • Five Continents Cricket Club ( FCCC)
  • Linz Cricket Club ( LZCC )
  • Pakistan United Cricket Club ( PUCC )
  • Sri Lankan Sports Club ( SLSC )
  • St Pölten Cricket Club (SPCC )
  • Zagreb Cricket Club ( ZCC )

Tournaments

ACA Open League

The ACA Open League is a single innings 50 -over cricket league in Austria. In 2006 it was divided into two parallel Conferences that allow Austrian Conference and the National Conference to more teams participating. The first three teams each Conference qualify for the Super Sixes. The best two teams from the Super Sixes then played the final against each other. Teams that do not qualify for the Super Sixes could, played in local consolation prize tournaments, the so-called plate competitions continues: Viennese Plate ( for the Viennese clubs) and Southern Plate ( for all others).

In 2009, the tournament had to be discharged as a 35 -over tournament, because there were problems with the timing of the league due to the unavailability of the cricket square in the Marcomannic road (Vienna). The year before, logistical problems meant that the parallel Conference system was modified. It was introduced in a regionalized structure, a Viennese group and a non- Vienna group. For the knockout phase then qualified the best 6 teams Vienna and the best 2 non -Wiener.

The first winner of the Open League since the division in Conferences was the Vienna Lions CC after the final of the Five Continents CC was defeated. This game took place in Seebarn in September 2006. The United Nations CC won in this first Open League in the current format, the Viennese Plate and the CC Velden '91 Southern Plate.

ACA Open League winners and finalists 1991-2012

Open League Wins:

7: Concordia CC / CC Vienna Austria 6: Pakistan CC 4: Lords CC 2: Vienna CC 1: Pakistan Hawks CC, Vienna Lions CC, Pakistan Cricket Vienna

ACA Trophy

The ACA Trophy was a knock-out tournament with a 40 -over matches. This was replaced in 2008 by the ACA Twenty20 Tournament. The last winner of the ACA Trophy (North ) was the Pakistan CC after the defending Vienna Lions CC in Seebarn was defeated in the finals of the last tournament ( 2007). The ACA Trophy (South ) has been obtained since the regionalization in 2002 continuously from Salzburg CC, but was not played each year.

ACA Trophy winner and finalists 2000-2007

ACA Twenty20 Tournament

The ACA Twenty20 Tournament was introduced in 2008 as a successor to the ACA Trophy. Pakistan CC won the first tournament by defeating Pakistan in the final Hawks CC 2008. 2009 defeated the United Nations CC defending champion in the finals of the second Twenty20 tournament. From 2011, the tournament was divided into two groups to the increased interest invoice to wear. Just as in the ACA Open League were also introduced plate competitions for eliminated teams.

ACA Twenty20 winners 2008-2011

Austrian National Cricket Team

The Austrian team made ​​up of players who meet the applicable criteria of the International Cricket Council and Austrian citizens. The first game of the national team was in 1990, held in Guernsey, after which it fought out until 2003 regularly hosts international matches. In 2006, the national team was revived and you wore two games against the Czech Republic from.

Austria is currently out in 11th place in the European ranking.

European Championship

2009

2009 played Austria in the European Championships Division 4 (ICC Europe). After victories against Luxembourg, Cyprus, Slovenia and Finland, as well as a defeat against Switzerland, it was concluded from these at third place.

2011

2011 reduced the ICC Europe Europe's Group of six divisions to three and joined Austria in the European Championships Division 2, which was held in Belgium. After Austria had the tournament favorites Isle of Man defeated in the semi-finals in convincing fashion, the team was relegated as a finalist and Vice European Champion in Division 2 to Division 1.

In the European Championship Division 1 Austria reached the 8th place. In the group stage of this tournament the Austrian wicket-keeper Amar Naeem succeeded in the match against Croatia an official Twenty20 world record: five stumpings and a run out in an innings. In addition, he was with 100 runs and the outstanding batsman of the game.

2012

With the 8th place in the European Championship Division 1, Austria qualified for a qualifying tournament in Spain ( La Manga Club ). To prepare for this qualifying tournament played several friendly matches in Austria Seebarn:

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Swiss National Cricket Team in Seebarn

Austrian National Cricket Team in Seebarn

At the tournament in La Manga they met in June 2012 in Belgium, France and Gibraltar. After 3 defeats this, however, was completed in last place. Belgium qualified as winners of the tournament for the World Cricket League Division 8

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