Sweden national cricket team

Sweden
Association Swedish Cricket Federation
ICC status Affiliate (1997)
ICC region ICC Europe
WCL n/a (regional tournaments)
First international
Sweden Sweden v. Switzerland  
(Berlin, Germany; 13 July 1993)
As of 13 September 2015

The Sweden national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Sweden in international cricket matches. It is organised by the Swedish Cricket Federation, which has been affiliate member of the International Cricket Council since 1997.[1] Sweden made its international debut in 1993, at the European Nations Cup, and has since played regularly in the lower divisions of European Cricket Council tournaments and in other series against European teams.[2] Sweden first hosted an ICC-approved international cricket tournament in August 2016, when the 2016 ICC Europe Division Two was played in Stockholm.[3]

References

  1. "Sweden CricketArchive page". CricketArchive. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. Other matches played by Sweden – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. Andrew Nixon, "Germany top after opening day in Stockholm", CricketEurope, 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.


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