Malta national cricket team

Malta
Flag of Malta
ICC membership granted	1998
ICC member status	Affiliate member
ICC development region	Europe
World Cricket League division	N/A
Regional tournament	European Cricket Championship
European Cricket Championship division	3
Captain	Michael Caruana
Manager	{{{manager}}}
Coach	Sarfraz Ali
First recorded match	18 August 1997 v Austria at Zuoz, Switzerland
As of 2 September 2009

The Maltese cricket team is the team that represents the country of Malta in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1998. ^[1]

International Competition

Malta competed in every edition of the European Affiliates Championship from 1999 to 2005, their best result coming in 2001 when they reached the semi finals. They competed in the tournament predecessor, the European Nations Cup in 1997, and will compete in its successor, Division Three of the European Championship in 2007.

Domestic cricket

Malta boasts a climate that enables cricket to be played all year round ^[2] and encourages visiting teams to come and play on the island. ^[3] There is only one ground, in existence for over a century ^[3] and there are four local teams.

Current squad

The following list contains the 14 players in Malta's squad for the European Cricket Championship Division 3:^[4]

• Michael Caruana (Captain)
• Tony Azzopardi
• David Newton
• John Callus
• Balakrishnan Dhandapani
• John Grima
• Christopher Naudi
• Andrew Naudi
• Mark George Sacco
• Ronnie Sacco
• Javeed Shah
• Michael John Smith
• Frankie Spiteri
• Angelo Frank Paul Spiteri

External links

• Official Site

References

1. ^ Cricket Archive
2. ^ Malta Cricket Association
3. ^ ^{a b} Info
4. ^ "Malta squad for the European Cricket Championship Division 3". European Cricket Council. 2 September 2009. http://www.icc-europe.org/EURODIV3/squads.shtml. Retrieved 2 September 2009.