Luxembourg national cricket team

Infobox non test cricket team
country_name = Luxembourg

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image_caption = Flag of Luxembourg
icc_member_year = 1998
icc_status = Affiliate member
icc_region = Europe
current_captain = Romesh Paul
WCL_division = n/a
regional_tournament = European Cricket Championship
regional_tournament_division = Four
first_match = 10 August 2003 v Switzerland at Seebarn Cricket Centre, Austria
world_ranking = not ranked
regional_ranking = 21st
asofdate = 31 July 2007

The Luxembourgian cricket team is the team that represents the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1998. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/111.html |title=Luxembourg |accessdate=2006-09-21 |date= |publisher=CricketArchive ]

Their international debut came in 2003, when they participated in the European Affiliates championship, finishing last in the eleven team tournament. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/ECCTROPHY/about.shtml |title=ECC Trophy 2003 |accessdate=2006-09-21 |date= |publisher=European Cricket Council ] The following year, they took part in the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia, finishing in fifth place, nearly upsetting Croatia, and completing their first international win, against Bulgaria. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/EUROREPCHAMS/about.shtml |title=European Representative Championship 2004 |accessdate=2006-09-21 |date= |publisher=European Cricket Council ]

In 2006, Luxembourg took part in Division Four of the European Championship in Belgium, beating Finland, losing narrowly to Slovenia, and losing in the last over against Cyprus. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/European_Championship_Division_Four_2006.html |title=European Championship Division Four 2006 Points Table |accessdate=2006-09-21 |year=2006 |publisher=CricketArchive ] Having narrowly missed out on promotion in 2006, they will play in Division Four again in 2009.

The team has up to now played its home matches at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange, home of the Optimists Cricket Club. There is a second ground, the Schuman Oval, in Evrange with a Notts Sport pitch funded by the E.C.C. in late 2005. The ground was not used in 2006 due to the terrible weather and lack of a groundsman. Five matches were played here in 2007, however, and the facilities are set to improve (the E.C.C. funded a moveable cage for 2008).

ee also

* Cricket in Luxembourg

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