Germany National Cricket Team
The German national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket.
The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991. The team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany. It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League. In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time. In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.
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| Association | German Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Venkatraman Ganesan | |||||||||
| Coach | Atiq-uz-Zaman | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Affiliate (1991) Associate (1999) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Denmark at Kolding; 26 May 1989(as West Germany) | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v.  Belgium at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo; 11 May 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v.  Guernsey at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer; 15 August 2023 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 2 (first in 2022) | |||||||||
| Best result | 5th place (2023) | |||||||||
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| As of 1 January 2024 | ||||||||||
History
Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991. As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against Denmark. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden, and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture. The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.
In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh. They became an associate member of the ICC the following year and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar.
They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy. They failed to progress beyond the first round and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year. They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third, and in 2006, again finishing third.
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 Germany and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 had the full T20I status.
In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.
Germany played their first Twenty20 Internationals in May 2019, when they travelled to Brussels for three matches against Belgium, and then two matches against Italy in the Netherlands later the same month. These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.
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- Belgium won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Germany.
Tournament history
T20 World Cup Qualifier
World Cricket League
- 2008: 7th place (Division Five)
- 2010: 2nd place (Division Eight)
- 2011: 3rd place (Division Seven)
- 2013: 6th place (Division Seven)
- 2017: 5th place (Division Five)
ICC Trophy
- 1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible – not an ICC member
- 1994: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member
- 1997: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member
- 2001: First round
- 2005: Did not qualify
European Championship
- 1996: Did not participate
- 1998: Last place
- 2000: Division Two runners up
- 2002: Division Two runners up
- 2004: 3rd place (Division Two)
- 2006: 3rd place (Division Two)
- 2008: 5th place (Division Two)
Germany Tri-Nation Series
- 2021: Champions
Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Germany in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 6 November 2022.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||
| Talha Khan | 37 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Harmanjot Singh | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Faisal Mubashir | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Justin Broad | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Joshua van Heerden | 25 | Right-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Venkatraman Ganesan | 38 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Dylan Blignaut | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Sahir Naqash | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Abdul Shakoor | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Michael Richardson | 37 | Right-handed | Vice-captain | |
| Sachin Mandy | 32 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi | 26 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Vishnu Elam Bharathi | 30 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Muslim Yar | 24 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Dieter Klein | 35 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Walter Behr | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Fayaz Khan | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Germany
Last updated 15 August 2023
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 54 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Germany's highest score: 181/5 (18.2 overs) v. Belgium on 10 June 2023 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.
- Highest individual score: 81*, Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah v. France on 7 August 2021 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.
- Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/23, Ghulam Ahmadi v. Belgium on 10 June 2023 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.
| Most T20I runs for Germany
| Most T20I wickets for Germany
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T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #2197. Last updated 15 August 2023.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2022 | |
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 Austria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022 |
 Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2022 | |
| Belgium | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 | 11 May 2019 |
 Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 February 2022 | |
| Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 June 2019 | 19 June 2019 |
 France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 August 2021 | 6 August 2021 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 June 2019 | 15 June 2019 |
 Italy | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 May 2019 | 17 October 2021 |
 Jersey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 June 2019 | 20 June 2019 |
 Norway | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 June 2019 | 20 June 2019 |
 Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2022 | 24 February 2022 |
 Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 July 2023 | |
 Spain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 March 2020 | 8 March 2020 |
 Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2022 | |
See also
Notes
References
External links
- Official site – in German.
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