The German national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of

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. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the

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(ICC) since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991.Germany
at CricketArchive The national team made its international debut against

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in 1989, playing as

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.Other matches played by West Germany
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015. It has since played regularly in

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tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the

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. In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time. In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.

History

Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991. As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against

. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against

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, and Sweden, and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to

by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a

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. The

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later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century. In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh.1998 European Championship
at CricketEurope They became an associate member of the ICC the following year and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to

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.2000 European Championship
at CricketEurope They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy. They failed to progress beyond the first round2001 ICC Trophy
at Cricinfo and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year. They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third,2004 European Division Two Championship
at the official website of the European Cricket Council and in 2006, again finishing third.2006 European Division Two Championship
at CricketEurope

2018–Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Germany and other

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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament. Germany played their first Twenty20 Internationals in May 2019, when they travelled to

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for three matches against Belgium, and then two matches against Italy in the Netherlands later the same month. These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.

Tournament history

T20 World Cup Qualifier

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: 7th place

World Cricket League

*2008: 7th place ( Division Five) *2010: 2nd place ( Division Eight) *2011: 3rd place ( Division Seven) *2013: 6th place ( Division Seven) *2017: 5th place ( Division Five)

ICC Trophy

*1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible – not an ICC member *

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: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member *

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: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member * 2001: First round * 2005: Did not qualify

European Championship

*1996: Did not participate *1998: Last place *2000: Division Two runners up *2002: Division Two runners up *2004: 3rd place (Division Two) *2006: 3rd place (Division Two) *2008: 5th place (Division Two)

Germany Tri-Nation Series

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: Champions

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Germany in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. ''Updated as of 6 November 2022.''

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Germany ''Last updated 15 August 2023''

Twenty20 International

* Germany's highest score: 181/5 (18.2 overs) v.

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on 10 June 2023 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground,

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. * Highest individual score: 81 *,

Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah (born 16 June 1987) is a German cricketer who plays for the national team. In May 2019, he was named in Germany's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their three-match series against Belgium. The matches were the fi ...

on 7 August 2021 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground,

. * Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/23, Ghulam Ahmadi v.

on 10 June 2023 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground,

. Most T20I runs for Germany Most T20I wickets for Germany T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #2197. Last updated 15 August 2023.''

References

External links

Official site
– in German. {{National sports teams of Germany Cricket in Germany National cricket teams

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Germany in international cricket