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Welcome
This website is the home of Hungarian cricket
Created in October 2006, it has so far helped coordinate over a hundred cricket matches in Hungary and for Hungarian teams abroad
Hungarian cricket is run by the Hungarian Cricket Association led by Gabor Torok - to find out more about the HCA and to read all the press releases go to the About HCA page
On this website you can find out how to play and how to coach cricket, you can read all the reports and see the scorecards from three highly successful seasons
Hungary is currently a prospective member of the International Cricket Council, but we are one of the most positive and active cricket countries in Europe - we have senior cricket, national teams, junior cricket and coaching for women
Click on the links at the top to find out more about cricket in Hungary and how to get involved
Any questions? Write to info@hungary4cricket.com
 

 
Site map
About HCA
Read about the Hungarian Cricket Association's personnel and their press releases
Pitches
Maps and directions to the cricket pitches used in Hungary
National
The Hungarian senior teams (ICC and native) play regularly
Senior
Info about adult cricket in Hungary
Junior
Read about Hungary's junior clubs, the national youth teams and the plans to expand
Women
Any females out there wanting to play cricket?
History
Read about the history of cricket in Hungary, then click to read about the past (first) three seasons

Learn
Watch coaching videos from Australia on all aspects of the game, plus learn the rules of cricket
Photos
 An online photo gallery, which grows as Hungarian cricket grows
Tours
 Bring your team to Hungary to enjoy some wonderful experiences and take on the mighty Magyars!
Links
Links to forums, cricket info sites, official organisations and cricket games
Shop
 Go directly to the only cricket-specific online shop in Hungary for all your cricketing needs
Contact
Email us with your comments, questions, photos, etc
Magyarul
One page in Hungarian for now, with lots of info, but soon this website will be fully available in Hungarian...
 


For more info on any of these locations email info@hungary4cricket.com
 
Training in Budapest
Various clubs are now practising indoors in Budapest, including Baggy Blues in the XI district and Danubian Kangaroos in the VI district
 








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Important info
HCA: The Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA) and Hungarian Cricket Sports Association (HCSA) are delighted to announce that they are uniting their resources to move forward with one governing body. The Executive Board will consist of 5 members. Gabor Torok will lead the organisation as President and he will be supported by Andrew Leckonby, David Brown, Mike Glover and Benjamin LeBor. read more
Pitches: Members of the HCA have completed the purchase of 2.5 hectares of land that is immediately available for use and will in the near future be developed into Hungary's first-ever dedicated cricket facility
TV coverage: Hungary's sport fans had lots of cricket on their screens in 2009, with specialist sports channel Eurosport2 screening 12 matches live from the Champions League Twenty20 in India in October, as well as full match coverage of the Twenty20 World Cup group and final stages in June
Women: Hungary Women beat Thoiry Falcons from Paris twice during the Anita-Hungaria Women's Cricket Festival, marking the first-ever women's cricket match in Hungarian history! report and photos


Can you help?
Sponsor
Want to get your company's message to expats in Hungary and abroad, while helping Hungarian senior, junior and women's cricket? We need sponsors for matches and cup competitions, as well as for travel to European tournaments
We can guarantee media coverage (TV, print, online) and arrange a package suitable to your company's needs.

Donate
If you would like to donate (money or goods or services) to help the development of cricket in Hungary we would be very grateful.

Teach
Teach cricket to your friends, your colleagues, children in a local school - we can help you with advice and even some equipment.
Spread the word
Please tell everyone you know about this website. If you are a webmaster or an active member of a forum, please add a link to us.
Media
Do you work in the media or have any media contacts? Cricket is a colourful and cultural sport of unique interest which is gaining popularity among Hungarians, as well as within the expat community.

 

2009 is now history!

To read about how Royal Tigers and Comenius Boys won the two divisions of the Hungarian Cricket League by remaining unbeaten throughout the season, click here to go to the 2009 archive
 You can also find out which Hungarian team got to the final of the Viennese World Cup...

National teams gearing up

Despite a quiet 2009 with only one tournament, the Hungary national teams are getting ready for 2010 - a trip to Macedonia is already lined up, and plans are in place to tackle Serbia and Slovenia...
 

Watch cricket at Legends!
Legends Sports Bar in Budapest's Vth district shows cricket on its screens - www.legends.hu


Coverage grows in Hungarian media
A song by a band called The Duckworth-Lewis Method has been in the Hungarian pop charts for weeks and the media are talking about it, including MR2-Petofi Radio

The first articles about cricket has been placed on the Nemzeti Sport website and more are in the pipeline
Viennese World Cup
 Danubian Kangaroos
Index.hu has started reporting on cricket on their sports portal, SportGeza
Mi az a krikett, és mire jó?
A reporter and camera crew came to film Danubian Kangaroos vs Comenius and interview some players on 19th April 2009 for a report on the popular show Fokusz on the RTL Klub channel

A big article in Hungarian about cricket in Hungary was put on the popular portal Index.hu

Other media coverage
Budapest Times
Regular HCA press releases and reports appears on the Budapest Times website and in the newspaper
Xpatloop
Cricket is regularly reported on xpatloop.com
Caboodle.hu
Two articles on expat portal Caboodle - at the beginning and the end of the 2007 season
Sky News blog
An article by Greg Milam, who came to Hungary in July 2008 and played at RAFC against a Hungary XI
Comenius CC
Article from Yorkshire about the Comenius tour to Settle CC
Articles in Fejer Megyei Hirlap
Regular articles in local newspaper 7nap

Quality cricket equipment from CA and Woodworm, with cheap delivery to all parts of Europe

 



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