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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 Ferenc Zsigri - to read about the HCA, including its key aims and objectives, 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 two 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 new executive board and its aims
Calendar
Match results and fixtures, meetings, etc in 2009
National
The Hungarian senior teams (ICC and native) play regularly
Senior
Info on all the teams, fixtures, results, rules and code of conduct for the Hungarian Cricket League 2009
Junior
Read about Hungary's two 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 two seasons

Learn
Find out how to coach in Hungary, read about our schools and universitries program, 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 using info@hungary4cricket.com
Magyarul
Soon this website will be fully available in Hungarian...
 

Latest news
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
HCA: Following hard on the heels of this fantastic development is the news that Gábor Török, one of the pioneers of the game's development in Hungary and current HCA Vice-President, will succeed Ferenc Zsigri as the President of the HCA with immediate effect... read more
TV coverage: Hungary 's sport fans had their first experience of cricket being beamed live into their living rooms in June when the specialist sports channel Eurosport 2 screened full match coverage of the Twenty20 World Cup group and final stages
Women: Hungary Women beat Thoiry Falcons from Paris twice during the Anita Hungaria Women's Cricket Festival... report and photos
HCL 2009 underway
11 teams, 7 venues

Eleven teams have confirmed their participation in the third edition of the Hungarian Cricket League (HCL); six teams in the Hungarian Premier League and a further five in the Development Division, which is designed to accommodate occasional cricketers and improve the skills of the substantial number of newcomers to the sport - go to the Senior page for more info

Happily, two of the three principal venues for the 2009 Hungarian Premier League are in Budapest: last season’s HCL Final pitch, RAFC, and Óbuda. In addition an agreement with Gödöllő university has been reached to stage matches on their main football pitch at Gödöllő, thirty minutes from Budapest, with use of all surrounding facilities such as bars and changing rooms. Development division matches will also take place at these three venues when time allows, as well as at any of four, slightly smaller or more remote locations: Seregelyes and Iszkaszentgyörgy in Fejer county, plus Pomáz and Szentendre to the north of Budapest.

 
Hungarian cricketers get in Wisden!

An article about the native Hungarian players has been included in the 2009 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, the most famous cricket book in the world which has been published since 1864.
We're on page 1425 - it's a very big book!
Buy your copy online

 

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.
 

Tigers crush Slovakians...

Hungarian champions Royal Tigers travelled to Slovakia on Saturday 13th June and cruised to a 186-run victory over the home team
Captain Tushar Gandhi (pictured, right) top-scored with 53 and Suman Manuel returned figures of 6-23

Scorecard
Report

... Comenius crush Slovenians

The following weekend, on Sunday 21st June, Comenius travelled to Slovenia and cruised to an 84-run victory over Maribor
Captain Andy Grieve's 35 and Krisztian Szabo's 23 helped put on 65 for the first wicket in a total of 122-9 off 30 overs
Kristof Noll-Batek then took 5 wickets
as the Slovenians were bowled out for just 38
Report

... Baggies lose twice in a weekend

Over the weekend of 20th-21st June, the two Baggy Blues teams fell to defeats
On Saturday the 2nd XI couldn't reach their target against the Danubian Kangaroos, thanks to Viktor Agoston's all-round performance
Then on Sunday in a repeat of last season's final, the Royal Tigers chased down the BB 1st XI to win by three wickets

Report of BB 2nd XI vs Kangaroos
Report of BB 1st XI vs Tigers

 


 

Anita-Hungaria Women's Cricket Festival, Szent Istvan University, Gödöllő, 13-14 June 2009

The first-ever women's cricket matches in Hungary were played on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June as part of the Anita-Hungaria Women's Cricket Festival.
Hungary were successful in both matches against Thoiry Falcons from Paris - they won by 4 wickets on Saturday and by 11 runs on Sunday
Many thanks are due to the main sponsors Anita-Hungaria, as well as to Kancellar.hu Zrt, Comenius School and Szent Istvan University for allowing the matches to be played there
More matches are being planned for the women's team, including a trip to Paris in September or October
Report and photos
Riport és fotók magyarul
Slideshow/Képsorozatok

For more info on women's cricket in Hungary click here or contact Andy Grieve (+36 70 702 2364)

 

Shiraz scores 103 not out!

The HCA wishes to extend its biggest CONGRATULATIONS to Shiraz of Kohinoor, who created Hungarian cricketing history on Sunday 3rd May 2009 by becoming the first ever Centurion in the game's history in this country.
Shiraz batted at 3 for Kohinoor in their friendly match against the Baggy Blues, and began his innings in the first over of the match. The 18-year-old was still there at the end of the 30th over, having reached his century in the last over of the innings and finishing on 103 not out.
The highlight of his innings was 5 sixes in a row (in an over in which he did not face the first ball)!
report + card


Coverage grows as cricket grows

The first article about cricket has been placed on the Nemzeti Sport website and more are in the pipeline
Read the article (in Hungarian)


Primary schools get learning and playing cricket

50 primary school kids in Tiszakürt got their first taste of cricket in April and now they have won their first matches after just three training sessions - the first-ever inter-school matches in Hungarian cricket history!
Robin Sperling, a Brit whose sons attend the school, was aided by HCA President Ferenc Zsigri and newly-appointed Youth Development Officer Jerry Bloemsma in the hour-long demonstration, which revealed some talented and enthusiastic kids.
On Friday 24th April two teams from Szanda CC in Szolnok (coached by Jerry at their primary school since September 2008) travelled to Tiszakürt and played two matches, which were both won by the new kids in front of around 30 spectators - read the report and view the scorecards.
After the matches both schools were presented with KwikCricket sets (thanks to sponsorship by Kancellar.hu)
Do you want to coach in a school? Go to the Learn page to find out how.
Junior cricket in Hungary


Media coverage
Fokusz on RTL Klub
A reporter and camera crew came to film Danubian Kangaroos vs Comenius and interview some players on 19th April for a report on the popular show - once edited it will be broadcast on TV and then we will get a copy to place on this website...

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

Sky News blog
An article by Greg Milam, who came to Hungary in July and played at RAFC against a Hungary XI
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
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

Coming up...
3rd-5th July
F - Hungary Select and Baggy Blues play in Viennese World Cup

Latest results
Sat 27th June
F - Baggy Blues Mixed XI (59-2) beat Invincible Indians (58 a/o) by 8 wickets report + photos
Sun 21st June
F - Comenius (122-9) beat Maribor (Slovenia) (38 a/o) by 84 runs report + photos
Sun 21st June
PL - Royal Tigers (157-7) beat Baggy Blues 1st XI (156-9) by 3 wickets card + report
Sat 20th June
PL - Danubian Kangaroos (162 a/o) beat Baggy Blues 2nd XI (124 a/o) by 38 runs card + report







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