Hungary national cricket team
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The Hungary Cricket Team is a fledgling team which represents the nation of Hungary
in International Cricket competitions. They are not officially endorsed by the International Cricket Council
and are therefore not entitled to participate in ICC Official events, however they do have an application to the European Cricket Council
pending, which should see them granted Affiliate Status in the near future. An ICC delegation visited Hungary in summer 2011 to assess the facilities, leadership and energy in Hungarian cricket and were impressed by what they saw. A decision is expected in mid 2012.
In 2010, the team won the 2010 European Twenty20 Championship
which was held in Skopje
, Macedonia
beating a strong Russian side in the final off the last ball.
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2011: A year after the success detailed above, the team defended its crown in the same event, this time held on home soil at the new Szodliget GB Oval cricket ground. Having beaten Lithuania, Bulgaria and Macedonia in the group stages, Hungary then beat Croatia A in the semi-final before another convincing win against Bulgaria in the final, a match in which Haroon Abel starred with the ball and Eddie Allnutt with the bat. The leading Hungarian run-scorer over the seven days was Shiraz. Other successful new-comers to the side were native Hungarian all-rounder Tamas Torok and top-order batsman Marc Ahuja, Mike Glover and Mahesh Singh.
Also competing in the tournament were a Hungary A XI captained by Janos Matyasfalvi. Hungary A finished 6th out of the eight teams with Robin Sperling and Viktor Agoston being their best batsmen and Hungary Women's National player Brigi Hotea proving to be their most useful bowler.
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In July 2011, the teams were delighted with the opening of the purpose-built full-sized pitch (with artificial wicket) 20km north of Budapest at Szodliget and look forward to hosting more international matches there. Various Hungarian league and cup fixtures have also been played at the ground in 2011 with the stand-out achievement so far being Guru's 142 not out for Baggy Blues against Phoenix, including 13 sixes, hit off around 50 balls.
The Szodliget cricket ground is the official home of the newly formed Spartans cricket club.
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The Hungarian T35 Cricket league 2011:
Winners: Budapest Falcons (capt: Habib Deldar), Runners-Up: Baggy Blues (capt: Andrew Leckonby). The title came down to a final matchday head-to-head between these two teams with the Falcons winning by the narrowest of margins in the final over. Challengers came third in the league and Debrecen Falcons 4th. Spartans CC leapfrogged DCC in the final week to avoid the wooden-spoon. Guru of the Baggies may have hit some explosive runs but player of the season was arguably Abhishek of Budapest Falcons for his destructive bowling (twice claiming 6-fors) and for his useful runscoring.
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The Hungarian T20 Cup 2011:
Budapest Falcons beat Phoenix CC in a fairly one-sided final to complete the league and cup double for 2011.
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Women's Cricket in 2011:
Szekesfehervar remains the capital of Hungarian Women's cricket, mostly due to the efforts of local Englishman Andy Grieve. The national side, almost exclusively from that town and mostly younger than 20 years old, were runners-up in a competitive 4-nation tournament in Belgium in the summer of 2011 involving Germany, Belgium, Hungary and a Netherlands Select XI. The Hungarian women will compete in a tournament in Vienna in early October 2011.
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Youth Cricket in Hungary 2011:
Youth cricket continues to grow in Hungary with several schools running cricket clubs and more initiatives due to be launched in 2012. The culmination of the season was the good-spirited youth tournament in mid-September held at Szodliget's GB Oval which saw around 90 under-19 players (some as young as 9) from all the leading youth cricket clubs taking part. The 'Bat and Ball' club of Budapest may have lifted the trophy but, arguably, the game itself was the clear winner.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in International Cricket competitions. They are not officially endorsed by the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
and are therefore not entitled to participate in ICC Official events, however they do have an application to the European Cricket Council
European Cricket Council
The European Cricket Council is an international body which oversees cricket in European countries other than the Test-playing cricketing nation of England and Wales.-Activities:...
pending, which should see them granted Affiliate Status in the near future. An ICC delegation visited Hungary in summer 2011 to assess the facilities, leadership and energy in Hungarian cricket and were impressed by what they saw. A decision is expected in mid 2012.
In 2010, the team won the 2010 European Twenty20 Championship
European Twenty20 Championship
The European Twenty20 Championship is a cricket tournament played for the first time in July 2007 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was be the first international Twenty20 tournament ahead of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship later in the same year....
which was held in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
beating a strong Russian side in the final off the last ball.
2010 squad
- The following table lists the players on the Hungary squad for the 2010 European Twenty20 ChampionshipEuropean Twenty20 ChampionshipThe European Twenty20 Championship is a cricket tournament played for the first time in July 2007 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was be the first international Twenty20 tournament ahead of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship later in the same year....
:- Adrian Zádor *Andrew Leckonby CaptainCaptain (cricket)The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
*Eddie Allnutt *Chris Priest *Habib Deldar *Haroon Abel *János Mátyásfalvi *Mike Glover *Ranjeet Kumar *Sufiyan Mohammed *Suman Manuel *Mátyás Balogh *Lucky Singh *Mahesh Singh
- Adrian Zádor *Andrew Leckonby Captain
- Leading four bowlers were: Habib Deldar, Ranjit Kumar, Andrew Leckonby and Haroon Abel.
- Leading four batsmen were: Sufiyan Mohammed, Eddie Allnutt, Suman Manuel and Mike Glover.
- Wicketkeeper: Mike Glover
- Best All-Rounder: Habib Deldar
- Most outfield catches: Eddie Allnutt, Chris Priest, Ranjit Kumar and Habib Deldar.
- Official Scorer: Marianna Glover
- Team Managers: Chris Priest and Andrew Leckonby.
- This team was drawn from all 6 leading sides in the Hungarian domestic cricket league. http://www.hungary4cricket.com/
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2011: A year after the success detailed above, the team defended its crown in the same event, this time held on home soil at the new Szodliget GB Oval cricket ground. Having beaten Lithuania, Bulgaria and Macedonia in the group stages, Hungary then beat Croatia A in the semi-final before another convincing win against Bulgaria in the final, a match in which Haroon Abel starred with the ball and Eddie Allnutt with the bat. The leading Hungarian run-scorer over the seven days was Shiraz. Other successful new-comers to the side were native Hungarian all-rounder Tamas Torok and top-order batsman Marc Ahuja, Mike Glover and Mahesh Singh.
Also competing in the tournament were a Hungary A XI captained by Janos Matyasfalvi. Hungary A finished 6th out of the eight teams with Robin Sperling and Viktor Agoston being their best batsmen and Hungary Women's National player Brigi Hotea proving to be their most useful bowler.
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In July 2011, the teams were delighted with the opening of the purpose-built full-sized pitch (with artificial wicket) 20km north of Budapest at Szodliget and look forward to hosting more international matches there. Various Hungarian league and cup fixtures have also been played at the ground in 2011 with the stand-out achievement so far being Guru's 142 not out for Baggy Blues against Phoenix, including 13 sixes, hit off around 50 balls.
The Szodliget cricket ground is the official home of the newly formed Spartans cricket club.
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The Hungarian T35 Cricket league 2011:
Winners: Budapest Falcons (capt: Habib Deldar), Runners-Up: Baggy Blues (capt: Andrew Leckonby). The title came down to a final matchday head-to-head between these two teams with the Falcons winning by the narrowest of margins in the final over. Challengers came third in the league and Debrecen Falcons 4th. Spartans CC leapfrogged DCC in the final week to avoid the wooden-spoon. Guru of the Baggies may have hit some explosive runs but player of the season was arguably Abhishek of Budapest Falcons for his destructive bowling (twice claiming 6-fors) and for his useful runscoring.
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The Hungarian T20 Cup 2011:
Budapest Falcons beat Phoenix CC in a fairly one-sided final to complete the league and cup double for 2011.
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Women's Cricket in 2011:
Szekesfehervar remains the capital of Hungarian Women's cricket, mostly due to the efforts of local Englishman Andy Grieve. The national side, almost exclusively from that town and mostly younger than 20 years old, were runners-up in a competitive 4-nation tournament in Belgium in the summer of 2011 involving Germany, Belgium, Hungary and a Netherlands Select XI. The Hungarian women will compete in a tournament in Vienna in early October 2011.
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Youth Cricket in Hungary 2011:
Youth cricket continues to grow in Hungary with several schools running cricket clubs and more initiatives due to be launched in 2012. The culmination of the season was the good-spirited youth tournament in mid-September held at Szodliget's GB Oval which saw around 90 under-19 players (some as young as 9) from all the leading youth cricket clubs taking part. The 'Bat and Ball' club of Budapest may have lifted the trophy but, arguably, the game itself was the clear winner.