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| Hungary4cricket was founded in November 2006 to organise and spread cricket in Hungary |
| Six senior teams played friendly and Hungarian Cricket League matches in 2007 (scoring 6449 runs and taking 488 wickets!); 8 teams have played matches in 2008, including friendlies against touring teams and the second season of the HCL, which was won by the Royal Tigers - click on Senior |
| There is one junior team, Comenius Juniors, who now have nets installed at their school in Szekesfehervar, and national youth teams represent Hungary abroad - click on Junior |
| Our plans include organising indoor cricket and installing outdoor nets in Budapest, introducing cricket into schools and universities, hosting touring teams and playing international matches - click on About |
| Any questions? Want to play? Contact Andy Grieve: info@hungary4cricket.com or +36 70 702 2364 |
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About
Read about the aims and plans of Hungary4cricket, as well as the history of cricket in Hungary |
Pitches
Info about the three locations we play at |
Senior
Info about the teams, results and fixtures for 2008 |
National teams
Info and squad lists for Hungary's official and native teams |
Junior
Read about Hungary's first youth cricket team, the national youth teams and the plans to expand |
Women
Any females out there wanting to play cricket? |
2007
All the results, tables, stats and award winners from 2007, our first amazing season! |
Learn
Watch coaching videos from Australia on all aspects of the game, plus check out some useful websites |
Photos
An online photo gallery, which will grow as Hungarian cricket grows |
Links
Links to forums, cricket info sites, official organisations and cricket games |
Tours
An invitation to foreign teams to come to Hungary and play matches in a new cricketing country... |
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Latest news |
  HCA Awards Evening: Celebrations at Taj Mahal
The year's best performances were again rewarded and acknowledged with a fantastic evening at Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant, with individual and team prizes once again given out by the Ambassadors of Australia and India.
Best Female Player: Brigi Hotea (Comenius)
Best Young Player: Zoltan Mago (Comenius)
Best Wicket-keeper: Mike Glover (Baggy Blues)
Highest Innings: Habib Khan (Kohinoor)
Best Batsman: Tushar Gandhi (Royal Tigers)
Best Bowling Figures: Amandeep Singh (Royal Tigers)
Best Bowler: Mark Bownas (Baggy Blues)
Click here for all the season's stats and best averages |
HCL: Second season comes to a close
After 27 league matches, semi-finals and the final, as well as 26 friendly matches (total = 56 matches!), Royal Tigers were crowned HCL champions. In the final they held off the admirable challenge of Baggy Blues to register a four-wicket victory. Without star bowler Mark Bownas, the underdogs were unable to stop Lucky Singh and Rajvir Singh putting on 51 for the sixth wicket to avoid an upset and keep the Tigers unbeaten record intact... card + photos
final HCL standings and table + results |
Coaching: Lots of students introduced to cricket
Three of Hungary's qualified coaches recently visited the Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi University (Budapest University of Technology and Economics), one of the best and largest universities in Hungary, to promote the sport to hundreds of students. Meanwhile, Pazmany Peter university students are enjoying their cricket course with coach Gabor Torok and in Szekesfehervar Andy Grieve recently held an Autumn Girls Cricket Week...
read more about coaching in Hungary |
National team: Hungary fall flat in Prague
A disappointing joint 5th place was all the official Hungary cricket team could manage in the Prague International Cricket Cup, despite two quarter centuries and a 5-wicket haul
squad and results + reports
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 Shop: Buy in Hungary online!
Visit Krikett Sport's all-singing, all-dancing website to order bats, gloves, pads, everything for pick-up or delivery in Hungary - www.cricketshop.extra.hu |
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| Management restructuring |
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| In order to move Hungarian cricket forward and achieve its aims of ICC affiliation and greater participation in cricket in Hungary, the interim Hungarian Cricket Association Management Committee has taken the first steps in a management restructuring. As part of this restructuring nominations are now being sought for various management positions. |
Positions available
Chairperson
Vice-chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Director, Youth Cricket Development
Special Advisor to the Chairperson
Manager, Website Development and Maintenance
Manager, Umpiring and Disciplinary Issues
Manager, Fundraising and Outreach
Manager, League and Competitive Fixtures
If you are interested in any of the positions, please email nominations@hungary4cricket.com for job descriptions and more info. Then you will be required to email a brief statement on why you are suited to the role. You may nominate yourself for up to two positions, giving your first and second preferences. The deadline for nominations is 2pm on Monday 24th November 2008. Nominees will be posted on the About page of the hungary4cricket website and the interim HCA Management Committee will vote on them within two weeks of the above-mentioned deadline. |
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