The Bulgarian Cricket Federation is the official

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of the sport of

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Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

. The Bulgarian Cricket Federation is Bulgarias's representative at the

International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global Sports governing body, governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body wa ...

and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2008. It is also a member of the

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(earlier

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). The headquarters of Bulgarian Cricket Federation are at 1040

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

.In 2017, became an associate member

History

The game of cricket was introduced into

in the early 20th century by English diplomats and was played in the American college in the centre of Southwest Bulgaria –

Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad ( ) is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, а town in Southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Municipality and of Blagoevgrad Province. With a population of almost inhabitants, it is the economic and cultura ...

. The new history of Bulgarian cricket began in 2002 with the official foundation of the Bulgarian Cricket Federation with the efforts of a few enthusiastic sportsmen, captivated by the game. In June 2008 on its meeting, ICC granted Bulgaria with Affiliate status, and new doors opened for the development of cricket in the country. In 2009 BCF started a project for construction of a National Cricket Base located in the National Sports Academy, Sofia, which will be completed and official opened in September 2012 with hosting of the European T20 Cricket Tournament.

Constitution

For getting information on the

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of Bulgarian Cricket Federation
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References

External links

Official site of Bulgaria Cricket FederationCorrect address to official website
Cricket governing bodies Sports governing bodies in Bulgaria {{Cricket-org-stub

History

Constitution

See also

References

External links