The Turkish national cricket team is a fledgling team, which represents Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 in international cricket competitions. They were granted affiliate status by the International Cricket Council

International Cricket Council

The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...

 in June 2008.

History

In September 2009 Turkey took part in the 2009 European Cricket Championship Division 5 in Corfu

Corfu

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. This was their first international cricket tournament. Turkey recorded their first win in international cricket against Bulgaria

Bulgaria national cricket team

The Bulgarian Cricket Team is a fledgling team which represents the nation of Bulgaria in International Cricket competitions.The game is well supported by ex-pats from the United Kingdom, and is becoming more popular with the locals...

 during the tournament, although this could not stop them finishing sixth and last.

Squad

The following list contains the 14 players in Turkey's squad for the European Cricket Championship Division 5:

• Jonathan Clarkson (Captain
  Captain (cricket)
  The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
  
  )
• Hüseyin Şener Şen
• Mubashir Khan
• Athar Imran Opal
• Mohammad Razak
• Abdul Hamid Chohan
• Muhammad Aasim
• Colin Sutcliffe
• Imran Sharif
• Syed Ateeq Ahmad
• Christopher Wade
• Sajjad Haider
• Stephen Bryant
• Hunnain Durrani

Records

• Highest team total: 129 all out v Czech Republic, 8 September 2009 at Corfu
  Corfu
  Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
  
  , Greece
  Greece
  Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
  
  
• Lowest team total: 41 all out v Greece, 11 September 2009 at Corfu, Greece
• Highest individual innings: 39, Muhammad Aasim v Czech Republic, 8 September 2009 at Corfu, Greece
• Best innings bowling: 5/8, Mohammad Razak v Bulgaria
  Bulgaria national cricket team
  The Bulgarian Cricket Team is a fledgling team which represents the nation of Bulgaria in International Cricket competitions.The game is well supported by ex-pats from the United Kingdom, and is becoming more popular with the locals...
  
  , 12 September 2009 at Corfu, Greece

External links

• Turkish Cricket Board