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| Association | Belgian Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Davinder Singh | |||||||||
| Coach | Davinder Singh | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2005) Affiliate member (1991) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international |  France atBrussels; 19 June 1910 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Germany atRoyal Brussels Cricket Club,Waterloo; 11 May 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Serbia atBayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground,Krefeld; 12 July 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 12 July 2024 | ||||||||||
TheBelgium national cricket team is the team that representsBelgium ininternational cricket. The team is organised by theBelgian Cricket Federation, which has been an associate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) since 2005 (and previously an affiliate member, from 1991).[4] Belgium played its first international match in 1910, in an exhibition tournament inBrussels that also featuredFrance, theNetherlands, and theMarylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[5] Since the 1990s, the team has regularly competed inEuropean Cricket Council (ECC) tournaments, usually in the lower divisions.[6]
The first game of modern cricket in Belgium appears to have been a match played by British soldiers before theBattle of Waterloo in 1815,[7] though research has suggested that cricket may be related to a game exported fromFlanders to England in the Sixteenth Century.[8] The first record of organised cricket is a painting dated 1870 that hangs in the pavilion ofLord's Cricket Ground in London that depicts the opening of the Brussels cricket ground in 1866 by mayorJules Anspach.[9]
The national team first played a match in 1905 when they played against theNetherlands. The match was played almost every year until 1986.[9] Belgium hosted a tournament as part of the 1910 Brussels Exhibition also involvingFrance, theMCC and the Netherlands.[10] Belgium lost their match against the MCC by an innings[11] and lost to the Netherlands by 116 runs.[12]
Belgium became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991.[4] They began to play in European tournaments, playing in theECC Trophy for the first time in 1999 when they finished last.[13] They fared better in the next tournament, reaching the semi-finals of the 2001 ECC Trophy inAustria.[14]
They finished sixth in the ECC Trophy in 2003,[15] and gainedassociate membership of the ICC two years later.[4] Belgium finished fourth in theEuropean Affiliates Championship in 2005[16] and both played and hosted Division Three of the newly restructured European Championship in August 2007, they finished fifth.[17]
In 2009, Belgium played inLa Manga Club Ground, again in Division 3. Richard Nash captained the team and finished fourth. In 2011, Belgium hosted the new2011 ICC European T20 Championship Division Two where they won the championship undefeated.[18] The captain for the T20 squad was André Wagener.Belgium got promoted to Division 1 where they finished a credible 7th out of 12 teams having fielded a weakened team because of visa issues. Their performance qualified them for the WCL 8 qualifier the following year.
In 2012, Belgium played theWorld Cricket League 8 Qualifier inLa Manga Club Ground where they beat Gibraltar, Austria and France to qualify for the World Cricket league for the first time. Captained by Sheriyar Butt and Simon Newport in this tournament, they will travel toSamoa in September. On July 31, the Under-19 Belgium Cricket Team (Aadit Sheth, Aaryan Mehta, Raj Sanghvi, Sabhya Jain, Burhan Niaz, Shaan Shah, Dev Jogani, Aarjav Jain, Alex Uzupris, Theodore Develodore, Aamad Ali Rehman, Rehaan Shah, and Zeeshan Diwan Ali), travelled to Essex to participate in the U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Europe Division 2.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Belgium and otherICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[19] Belgium played their firstTwenty20 International on 11 May 2019 againstGermany.[20]
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Germany won by 9 runs Royal Brussels Cricket Club,Waterloo Umpires: Mark Jameson (Ger) and Andrew Scott (Bel) Player of the match:Ahmed Wardak (Ger) |
In August 2020, Belgium won the2020 Luxembourg T20I Trophy tournament, after winning all four matches they played in.[21]
Updated as of 26 May 2024
This lists all the players who have played for Belgium in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Shaheryar Butt | 43 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Muhammad Muneeb | 27 | Left-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Manzoor Malangzai | 27 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Saber Zakhil | 28 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Burhan Niaz | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Sheraz Sheikh | 37 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Vice-captain |
| Faisal Khaliq | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Dumon Dewald | 24 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Ali Raza | 41 | Right-handed | Captain | |
| Omid Rahimi | 32 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowler | ||||
| Ravi Thapliyal | 34 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Khalid Ahmadi | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Sajad Ahmadzai | 22 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Adnan Razzaq | 38 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Zaki Shah | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Abduljabar Jabarkhail | 23 | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | |
One-Day
T20
International Match Summary — Belgium[23]
Last updated 12 July 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 44 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 11 May 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Belgium[27]
| Most T20I wickets for Belgium[28]
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T20I record versus other nations[23]
Records complete to T20I #2755. Last updated 12 July 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Austria | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 July 2021 | 24 July 2021 |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2024 | |
 Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2020 | 29 August 2020 |
 Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 July 2022 | 1 July 2022 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 May 2024 | 12 May 2024 |
| Germany | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 | |
 Gibraltar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 June 2022 | 28 June 2022 |
 Guernsey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 June 2024 | 8 June 2024 |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 June 2022 | 29 June 2022 |
 Jersey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 July 2024 | |
 Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2020 | 29 August 2020 |
 Malta | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2021 | 8 July 2021 |
 Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 July 2022 | |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 July 2024 | 12 July 2024 |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 July 2022 | 4 July 2022 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 July 2024 | 7 July 2024 |
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