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.[5][6] The national team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany.[7] It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League.[8] In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time.[9] In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.[10]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Germany women's national cricket team.
Germany
Germany Cricket Federation logo
AssociationGerman Cricket Federation
Personnel
CaptainVenkatraman Ganesan
CoachAtiq-uz-Zaman[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAffiliate (1991)
Associate (1999)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 35th 30th (26 June 2019)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Denmark at Kolding; 26 May 1989
(as West Germany)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Belgium at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo; 11 May 2019
Last T20Iv.  Guernsey at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer; 15 August 2023
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 54 33/21 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[4] 14 9/5 (0 ties, 0 no results)

T20I kit

As of 15 August 2023

History

Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991.[5] 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.[7] They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden,[11] 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.[12] The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.[13]

In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh.[14] They became an associate member of the ICC the following year[5] and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar.[15]

They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy.[16] They failed to progress beyond the first round[17] and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year.[18] They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third,[19] and in 2006, again finishing third.[20]

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 will be a full T20I.[21]

In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.[22]

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.[23] These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.

11 May 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Germany 
128/7 (20 overs)
v
 Belgium
119/6 (20 overs)
Harmanjot Singh 39* (27)
Murid Ekrami 1/10 (1 over)
Shaheryar Butt 30* (27)
Ahmed Wardak 3/31 (4 overs)
Germany won by 9 runs
Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo
Umpires: Mark Jameson (Ger) and Andrew Scott (Bel)
Player of the match: Ahmed Wardak (Ger)
  • Belgium won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Germany.

Tournament history
German national cricket team 2012

T20 World Cup Qualifier

World Cricket League

ICC Trophy
  • 1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible – not an ICC member[5]
  • 1994: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member[5]
  • 1997: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member[5]
  • 2001: First round[17]
  • 2005: Did not qualify[24]

European Championship
  • 1996: Did not participate[25]
  • 1998: Last place[14]
  • 2000: Division Two runners up[15]
  • 2002: Division Two runners up[18]
  • 2004: 3rd place (Division Two)[19]
  • 2006: 3rd place (Division Two)[20]
  • 2008: 5th place (Division Two)

Germany Tri-Nation Series

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
Batters
Talha Khan36Left-handedRight-arm off break
Harmanjot Singh29Right-handedRight-arm medium
Faisal Mubashir37Right-handedRight-arm off break
Justin Broad23Right-handedRight-arm medium
Joshua van Heerden25Right-handed
All-rounders
Venkatraman Ganesan38Left-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
Dylan Blignaut28Right-handedRight-arm fast
Sahir Naqash33Right-handedRight-arm medium
Abdul Shakoor24Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Michael Richardson37Right-handedVice-captain
Sachin Mandy32Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi26Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Vishnu Elam Bharathi30Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Muslim Yar24Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Dieter Klein34Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Walter Behr27Right-handedRight-arm medium
Fayaz Khan26Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Germany[26]

Last updated 15 August 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals5433210011 May 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[26]

Records complete to T20I #2197. Last updated 15 August 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Full Members
 Ireland1010021 February 2022
vs Associate Members
 Austria651009 June 20229 June 2022
 Bahrain1010018 February 2022
 Belgium7700011 May 201911 May 2019
 Canada1010022 February 2022
 Denmark4400019 June 201919 June 2019
 France220006 August 20216 August 2021
 Guernsey4220015 June 201915 June 2019
 Italy8350025 May 201917 October 2021
 Jersey4130020 June 201920 June 2019
 Norway4310020 June 201920 June 2019
 Philippines1100024 February 202224 February 2022
 Scotland1010020 July 2023
 Spain734008 March 20208 March 2020
 Sweden220009 June 20229 June 2022
 United Arab Emirates1010019 February 2022

See also

References
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  2. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "T20I matches - 2023 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. Germany at CricketArchive
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  9. ICC Trophy matches played by Germany – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  10. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A: Eight teams to battle out for two spots in Muscat from 18-24 February". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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  12. Scorecard of France v Germany, 23 August 1997
  13. "A hundred matches of the century". Cricinfo. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  14. 1998 European Championship Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  15. 2000 European Championship Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
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  17. 2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  18. "2002 European Championship Official Site – Results". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  19. 2004 European Division Two Championship Archived 1 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine at the official website of the European Cricket Council
  20. 2006 European Division Two Championship Archived 17 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  21. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  22. "Finalists confirmed after final day's play". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  23. "Germany announce dates for first T20Is". International Cricket Council. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  24. "2005 ICC Trophy official site". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  25. 1996 European Championship Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  26. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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  28. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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  30. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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