Estonian cricket league
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The Estonian Cricket League was formed in 2007 and takes place in Tallinn
, Estonia
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The league currently consists of four teams in one division, but there are plans to expand the league to six or possibly eight teams in the next four years. The four teams are as follows:
The four teams are all based in Tallinn and play each other in a round robin format over the course of the Estonian cricket season. This years winner of the Estonian Cricket League was Kalev Cricket Club whose captain Andres Burget led them to a remarkable first season victory.
Players from the Estonian Cricket League are picked to play international cricket for the Estonia national cricket team
. Players must be attached to a club team before they are eligible for selection to the national side. Being such a young cricket playing country, most of the players qualify for national selection under the ICC rules. The Estonian Cricket League has many players from many nationalities, but the majority have all lived in Estonia for four years or more.
The formation of an Estonian cricket league was an essential requirement for acceptance to ICC affiliate member status.
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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The league currently consists of four teams in one division, but there are plans to expand the league to six or possibly eight teams in the next four years. The four teams are as follows:
- Kalev Cricket Club Captain: Andres Burget.
- Rocca Al Mare Rocks Cricket Club Captain: Andrew Meek.
- Tallinn Hippos Cricket Club Captain: Rob Brookes.
- Pikk Hermann Cricket Club Captain: Shivalingam Arunachalam.
The four teams are all based in Tallinn and play each other in a round robin format over the course of the Estonian cricket season. This years winner of the Estonian Cricket League was Kalev Cricket Club whose captain Andres Burget led them to a remarkable first season victory.
Players from the Estonian Cricket League are picked to play international cricket for the Estonia national cricket team
Estonia national cricket team
The Estonian Cricket Team is a fairly young team which represents the nation of Estonia in International Cricket competitions. . Granted Affiliate Status in June 2008. Estonian cricket relies upon the support of touring sides from Britain and other European nations to get matches to play...
. Players must be attached to a club team before they are eligible for selection to the national side. Being such a young cricket playing country, most of the players qualify for national selection under the ICC rules. The Estonian Cricket League has many players from many nationalities, but the majority have all lived in Estonia for four years or more.
The formation of an Estonian cricket league was an essential requirement for acceptance to ICC affiliate member status.