Spain national cricket team

The Spanish national cricket team is the team that represents the Kingdom of Spain in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992 and an associate member in 2017.[1] They made their international debut in the ECC Trophy in 2001, finishing in 6th place. They played in the tournament again in 2001, this time finishing seventh. In the equivalent tournament in 2005, the European Affiliates Championship, they put in a much improved performance to finish in third, just missing out on promotion to Division Two of the European Championship. They played in Division Three of that tournament in 2007 and will play in Division Three once again in 2009.

Spain
Flag of Spain
Personnel
CaptainChristian Munoz-Mills
CoachDave Gelling
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current [2] Best-ever
T20I 42nd 41st (2-May-2019)
International cricket
First international13 August 2001 v Portugal at Seebarn Cricket Ground, Austria
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Malta at La Manga Club, Cartagena; 29 March 2019
Last T20Iv  Germany at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería; 8 March 2020
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total [3] 11 9/2 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [4] 2 1/1 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 29 May 2020

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Spain and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[5]

History

Cricket is first recorded as being played in Spain in the year 1809 by soldiers of General Lord Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington). During the Peninsular War the soldiers played the game in and around Ciudad Rodrigo, Lugo and Orense. There are many records of the game being played by visiting British land and sea forces, either among themselves or against local British expatriate communities.

The game entered a new era in Spain with the founding of Madrid Cricket Club in 1975. It was based at first on British and Indian players, but soon West Indian and Spanish members joined.[6]

In June 1989, a National Executive Committee was formed and the first steps were taken to unify all of the cricket playing clubs in Spain.

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 Spain and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[7]

Spain played its first ever T20I against Malta on 29 March 2019, during the 2019 Spain Triangular T20I Series. The match was played at La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain.[8]

29 March 2019
15:30
Scorecard
Malta 
98/9 (20 overs)
v
 Spain
99/3 (12.1 overs)
Bikram Arora 28 (25)
Tom Vine 4/28 (4 overs)
Yasir Ali 57 (40)
Jurg Hirschi 1/15 (2 overs)
Spain won by 7 wickets
La Manga Club, Murcia
Umpires: Adnan Khan (Esp) and Harmit Phull (Esp)
  • Malta won the toss and elected to bat.


On 3rd May 2019, International Cricket Council release global rankings for Twenty20 International in which Spain were placed on 41st rank.[9]

First International Tournament (ECC Trophy/ICC Europe Championships)

Spain played their first tournament in 2001 in Austria. It was the ECC Trophy 2001. They also played their first match of their international cricket history in that tournament. They were in the Seebern Group amongst 2 groups. In their group there were Portugal, Malta, Finland and Sweden. Every match of the tournament was 35 overs. They played their first match at 13 August 2001 match in Seebarn Cricket Centre No 1 Ground, Lower Austria against Portugal. After winning the toss Portugal came down to bat and scored 229/6 in 35 overs. Opener Nadeem Butt scored 69. But due to their slow overrate Spain could play 32 overs. In 32 overs Portugal made 166/7. G Howe made 40 the highest score of Spain's innings. Portuguese bowler Bagvanadaia made 3/19 in 4 overs. So Spain lost their 1st international match against Portugal by 63 runs. Spain's next matches was against Finland. It was on 14 August 2001 at Seebarn Cricket Centre No 2 Ground, Lower Austria. After winning toss Spain came down to bat. They made 222/3 in 35 overs. Batsman G Howe made 103 which was the highest of Spain's innings. Finish bowler Scott Thurling took 2/36 in 7 overs. In bowling Spain smashed their opponent Finland. Finland could make 141/9 in 35 overs. Scott Thurling made highest 43 in Finland's innings. G Howe took 3/29 in 7 overs. Spain got a victory of 81 runs and got their first win in international cricket.

European Cricket Council Trophy 2001 Seebarn Group Table
Team Played Won Lost NR Points Net Run Rate
Portugal44008+2.303
Malta43106+1.722
Spain42204−1.296
Finland41300−0.305
Sweden40400−0.444
European Cricket Council Trophy 2001 Velden Group Table
Team Played Won Lost NR Points Net Run Rate
Austria44008+3.159
Belgium43106+1.550
Greece42204+1.037
Switzerland41302−0.526
Croatia40400−0.495

Grounds
Locations of grounds which have hosted international cricket matches within Spain

Tournament history

European Cricket Championship
  • 2001: 6th place
  • 2003: 7th place

European Affiliates Championship
  • 2005: 3rd place

ICC Europe Division 3 Championship
  • 2007: Runners-up
  • 2009: 3rd place[10]

Spain Triangular T20I Series

Iberia Cup

Squad

Spain's squad for the tour of Finland in 17-18 August 2019 were the following players:-

  • Christian Munoz-Mills (c)
  • Faran Afzal
  • Awais Ahmed
  • Yasir Ali
  • Muhammad Asjed
  • Hamza Dar
  • Zulqarnain Haider
  • Paul Hennessy
  • Kuldeep Lal
  • Vinod Kumar
  • Atif Mehmood
  • Ravi Panchal
  • Tom Vine

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Spain[11]

Last updated 8 March 2020

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals11920029 March 2019

Twenty20 International
  • Highest team total: 206/2 v Malta, 30 March 2019 at La Manga Club, Murcia[12]
  • Highest individual score: 102*, Awais Ahmed v Malta, 30 March 2019 at La Manga Club, Murcia[13]
  • Best individual bowling figures: 4/28, Tom Vine v Malta, 30 March 2019 at La Manga Club, Murcia[14]

T20I record versus other nations[11]

Records complete to T20I #1081. Last updated 8 March 2020.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Finland3210017 August 201917 August 2019
 Germany211008 March 20208 March 2020
 Gibraltar2200026 October 201926 October 2019
 Malta2200029 March 201929 March 2019
 Portugal2200025 October 201925 October 2019

See also

References
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  2. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "T20I matches - 2020 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. "History".
  7. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. "Malta vs Spain, Men's European T20I Tournament (Match-3)". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. "ICC unveils Global Men's T20I Rankings Table featuring 80 teams". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  10. "Tournament".
  11. "Records / Spain / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  12. "Records / Spain / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  13. "Records / Spain / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  14. "Records / Spain / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  15. "Records / Spain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  16. "Records / Spain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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