Bulgaria women's national cricket team

Summary

The Bulgaria women's national cricket team represents the country of Bulgaria in international Women's cricket. The team is organised by the Bulgarian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008.[2]

Bulgaria
Flag of Bulgaria
AssociationBulgarian Cricket Federation
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2008)
ICC regionEurope
As of 6 January 2023

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bulgaria women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[3]

History edit

The game of cricket was introduced into Bulgaria in the early 20th century by English diplomats and was played in the American college in the centre of Southwest Bulgaria – Blagoevgrad. The new history of Bulgarian cricket began in 2002 with the official foundation of the Bulgarian Cricket Federation with the efforts of a few enthusiastic sportsmen, captivated by the game. At the same meeting members appointed prof. Nikolay Kolev as a president of the federation. Based at Bulgaria's National Sports Agency in the capital city of Sofia, the BCF has ten member clubs with juniors, seniors and universities male and female teams, which compete in an annual league and other national and regional tournaments.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ Bulgaria Archived 2015-03-28 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Bulgarian Cricket History". Retrieved 28 September 2016.

External links edit

  • Official Site
  • Cricinfo Bulgaria