# Luxembourg national cricket team

The Luxembourg national cricket team is the team that represents Luxembourg in international cricket. The Luxembourg Cricket Federation became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1998 and an associate member in 2017.

## Ground

Luxembourg's home ground is at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, in Walferdange which belongs to the country's largest club, the Optimists Cricket Club. The ground is named after the late Pierre Werner, a former Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1959–74, 1979–84). Werner had fallen in love with cricket when living in London in 1930, and went on to become the Honorary President of the OCC, which had been established when he was Prime Minister. Werner opened the OCC's new ground in 1992. Widely viewed as one of the best cricket grounds in mainland Europe (excluding grounds in the Netherlands), the ground lies in the picturesque setting just ten minutes from Luxembourg City center. It boasts a large outfield (with two tracks laid on different bases), four practice bays, a clubhouse with catering facilities, a cricket/tennis pavilion and various other amenities.

## History

Luxembourg men's international debut came at the 1990 European Cricketer Cup, a European Cricket Council tournament. Outside of occasional matches against Belgium, the team did not return to international level until 2003, when they finished last in the ECC Trophy, an eleven-team tournament for ICC affiliate members. The following year, they took part in the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia, finishing in fifth place, nearly upsetting Croatia, and completing their first international win, against Bulgaria.
In 2006, Luxembourg took part in Division Four of the European Championship in Belgium, beating Finland, losing narrowly to Slovenia, and losing in the last over against Cyprus. Having narrowly missed out on promotion in 2006, they would play in Division Four again in 2009.
In 2009, Luxembourg again participated in Division Four of the ICC European Championship in Limassol, Cyprus. It won two games, against Slovenia and Finland, and lost three, finishing 4th out of six competing nations. The Luxembourg team won the Spirit of Cricket award.
In 2011, following a restructuring of the ICC European Divisions, Luxembourg participated in the ICC Europe Division 2 (T20) Championship, which took place in Belgium and involved 11 teams. Following a victory over Cyprus in the group stage, Luxembourg advanced to the 5th–8th place play-off where they eventually finished 8th. Belgium beat Austria in the final and both teams were promoted to ICC Europe Division 1.

### 2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Luxembourg and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Luxembourg played their first T20I match against Turkey on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.
* 29 August 2019 12:15 Scorecard
| Turkey 28 (11.3 overs) | v | Luxembourg 29/2 (3.1 overs) |
| Hasan Helva 7 (15) Ankush Nanda 5/6 (2.3 overs) | | Vikram Vijh 11* (3) Serkan Kizilkaya 2/9 (1 over) |
* Luxembourg won by 8 wickets Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County Umpires: Mark Jameson (Ger) and Thomas Kentorp (Den)
* Turkey won the toss and elected to bat.
* First ever T20I match for Luxembourg.
Luxembourg women played as an international team for the first time in September 2021, in a friendly match against Belgium (who were preparing for a series of T20Is against Austria in Vienna). Playing at the Robert Schuman Oval in Évrange, Belgium scored 163 for 7 (Siofra Lawlor 2-24, Lydie Wykes-Templeman 2-30, Stella Wykes-Templeman 1-24). In reply Luxembourg scored 136 for 6, losing by 27 runs. Captain Kerry Fraser (15) and Lydie Wykes-Templeman (49) put on 118 for the second wicket. Lydie Wykes-Templeman went on to play T20Is for France in 2022.

## Tournament history

* 2003: ECC Trophy – 11th Place
* 2004: ECC Representative Tournament – 5th Place
* 2006: ICC European Division 4 Championship – 3rd place
* 2009: ICC European Division 4 Championship – 4th place
* 2011: ICC European Division 2 Championship (T20) – 8th place

## Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Luxembourg in the past 12 months or have been part of the latest T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Timothy Barker | 29 | Left-handed | | |
| Shiv Karan Gill | 39 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| James Barker | 29 | Right-handed | | |
| Girish Venkateswaran | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Anoop Orsu | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Amit Halbhavi | 34 | Right-handed | | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Vikram Vijh | 38 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice-captain |
| William Cope | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Wicket-keeper |||||
| Joost Mees | 46 | Right-handed | | Captain |
| Bowlers |||||
| Mohit Dixit | 32 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Pankaj Malav | 39 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Ankush Nanda | 39 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Amit Dhingra | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Eliyas Jabarkhel | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 16 July 2023

## Records

International Match Summary — Luxembourg
Last updated 16 June 2024.
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 45 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 |

### Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 191/6 (18.5 overs) v. France on 15 July 2023 at Marsa Sports Club, Marsa
* Highest individual score: 85, Joost Mees v. Malta on 13 July 2023 at Marsa Sports Club, Marsa
* Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Ankush Nanda v. Turkey on 29 August 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Timothy Barker | 874 | 22.41 | 2019–2024 |
| Vikram Vijh | 781 | 21.91 | 2019–2024 |
| Joost Mees | 709 | 22.15 | 2019–2024 |
| Shiv Gill | 657 | 24.33 | 2022–2024 |
| James Barker | 519 | 23.59 | 2019–2024 |
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Vikram Vijh | 47 | 21.13 | 2019–2024 |
| Ankush Nanda | 31 | 23.67 | 2019–2024 |
| Pankaj Malav | 28 | 23.00 | 2020–2024 |
| William Cope | 20 | 24.50 | 2020–2024 |
| Mohit Dixit | 20 | 31.15 | 2019–2023 |
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #2691. Last updated 16 June 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| vs Associate Members ||||||||
| Austria | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | 23 May 2021 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2020 | |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 September 2021 | 2 September 2021 |
| Czech Republic | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2019 | 28 August 2020 |
| France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 July 2023 | 15 July 2023 |
| Gibraltar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 October 2023 | 15 October 2023 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 July 2022 | |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2021 | 4 September 2021 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 June 2024 | |
| Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2024 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2024 | |
| Malta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 September 2021 | 2 September 2021 |
| Romania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2019 | 15 July 2023 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2022 | 30 July 2022 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 June 2022 | 11 June 2022 |
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | 29 August 2019 |