Cricket is setting its roots in Europe faster than it has ever been. A total of 34 countries in the continent have an ICC Status meaning these countries have a proper structure for playing cricket at the international level. Cricket in Europe is managed by the European cricket council formed in 1997 and its headquarters are in London, England. Today we have brought you a list of the 10 best cricket teams in Europe or countries in Europe.
10. Guernsey
Guernsey national cricket team is one of the fastest-growing cricket teams in Europe. They have a T20I status from ICC their current T20i ranking is 38th and their best ranking was 35th on 2nd May 2019. Guernsey’s current coach and captain are Andrew Cornford and Jamie Nussbaumer.
9. Denmark
Denmark’s national cricket team is one of the fastest-growing cricket teams in Europe. They have a T20I status from ICC; their current T20i ranking is 37th and their best ranking was 24th on 2nd May 2019. Denmark’s current coach and captain are Keith Dabengwa and Frederik Klokker.
8.Spain
Spain’s national cricket team is one of the best-growing cricket teams in Europe. They have a T20I status from ICC, their current T20i ranking is 35th and their best ranking was 35th on 11th June 2022. Spain’s current coach and captain are Corey Rutgers and Christian Munoz-Mills.
7.Germany
Germany’s national cricket team is one of the most rapidly growing cricket teams in Europe. They have a T20I status from ICC and their current T20i ranking is 36th and their best ranking has been 30th on 26th June 2019. Germany’s current coach and captain are Steven Knox and Venkatraman Ganesan.
6.Italy
Italy’s national cricket team is one of the rapidly growing cricket teams in Europe. They have a T20I status from ICC, their current T20i ranking is 28th and their best ranking was 22nd on 16th June 2019. Italy’s current coach and captain are Gareth Berg and Gayashan Munasinghe.
5.Jersey
Jersey national cricket team is one of the high pace growing cricket teams in Europe. They have a T20I status from ICC and their current T20i ranking is 21st and their best ranking has been 21st on 21st May 2022. Jersey’s current coach and captain are Neil MacRae and Charles Perchard.
4.Netherlands
Netherlands national cricket team is one of the fast pace growing cricket teams in Europe. They have a T20I and ODI status from ICC and their current T20i ranking is 17th their best ranking has been 10th on 8 June 2009. Their current ODI ranking is 14th and their best ranking was 11th on 2 May 2021. Netherlands’s current coach and captain are Ryan Campbell and Scott Edwards.
3.Scotland
Scotland’s national cricket team is one of the high pace growing cricket teams in Europe. They have a T20I and ODI status from ICC and their current T20i ranking is 16th their best ranking was 11th on 2 May 2017. Their current ODI ranking is 12th and their best ranking was 12th on 16 April 2022. Scotland’s current coach and captain are Shane Burger and Richie Berrington.
2.Ireland
Ireland’s national cricket team is one of the best cricket teams in Europe. They have a full member status from ICC and their current T20i ranking is 14th their best ranking was 9th on 15 May 2013. Their current ODI ranking is 11th and their best ranking was 10th on 23 April 2007. Their current test ranking is 12th and their best ranking was 12th on 1 May 2020. Ireland’s current coach and captain are Heinrich Malan and Andrew Balbirnie.
1.England
England’s national cricket team is the best in Europe. They have a full member status from ICC, their current T20i ranking is 2nd and their best ranking was 1st on 24 October 2011. Their current ODI ranking is 2nd and their best ranking was 1st on 1 January 1981. Their current test ranking is 4th and their best ranking was 1st on 1 June 1955. England’s current white ball coach and captain are Matthew Mott and Jos Buttler. England’s current test coach and captain are Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes. England won the T20 world cup in 2010 and the World Cup in 2019.
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This was the list of the 10 best cricket-playing countries in Europe out of these 10 countries top 4 have shown their power on the world stage. England is one of the best cricket teams in Europe and the world. England and Ireland have full member status and in the coming years, many new countries from Europe can show their real value in terms of cricket on the world stage.
For compiling this list we have used the ICC Team Rankings as our basis which you can find by clicking here.
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