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The sport was introduced to Hong Kong by the British, with the first recorded game taking place in 1841, and the Hong Kong Cricket Club being founded ten years later. The Cricket Club (playing as Hong Kong) played a number of Interport matches against sides on the Chinese mainland, the first taking place against Shanghai in 1866, and in 1890 played Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) for the first time.
In 1992, the first Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament was contested, [1] and was won by Pakistan. By finishing as runners-up in the 2000 ACC Trophy, Hong Kong qualified for the 2004 Asia Cup. At the 2004 competition, Hong Kong played their first One Day International (ODI) matches, suffering heavy losses to Bangladesh and Pakistan. [8]
Cricket Hong Kong, China (Chinese: 中國香港板球), previously known as the Hong Kong Cricket Association and Cricket Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港板球), is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Hong Kong. Its current headquarters is in So Kon Po, Causeway Bay.
The Hong Kong Cricket Club (Chinese: 香港木球會) is situated in the heart of Hong Kong Island surrounded by the hills and greenery of Wong Nai Chung Gap. [ 1 ] History
The 2024 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes was the 20th edition of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes that took place at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. The tournament consisted of 12 nations that competed across three days from 1 to 3 November 2024. This marked a return of the tournament after a 7-year hiatus. [1] [2]
A Twenty20 International is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having T20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC), and is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket. [1] Hong Kong's first T20I was the second match of group A in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 against Nepal, [2] which they ...
Hong Kong played its first ODI against Bangladesh at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (pictured), in the 2004 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. A One Day International (ODI) is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). [ 1 ]
Hong Kong national cricket team; Hong Kong T20 Blitz; Hong Kong women's national cricket team; L. List of Hong Kong first-class cricketers This page was last ...