HISTORY OF GIBRALTAR CRICKET TEAM

Gibraltar started to play cricket by the British servicemen from the last 18^th century. A cricket ground existed in the north of the Rock of Gibraltar from 1888. There playing cricket between the civilian personnel and servicemen in 1822. In 1883 Gibraltar Cricket club established, until 20^th century they formed the backbone of cricket by civilian personnel.

Australian national cricket team was carrying by a ship in the way to England which was collision with another ship, so the ship docked in Gibraltar there a cricket match conducted between Gibraltar Garrison team and Australian national team. The local team ware all out by 25 runs, Australian score 150/8.

In 1930 the cricket was flourishing by the local borne players produced of Gibraltar. Due to Second World War break the game because many cricket ground given to military even one converted to airfield.

They found increasing in clubs in 1950s. Gibraltar established the Cricket Association in 1960, associate member of ICC was elected in 1969. After the end English domestic season, Essex Country Cricket Club visited in 1973. There played a one day match against Rock XI, They won the match by 178 runs. Then English various sides started to visit to country.

In the second ICC Trophy Gibraltar participated in 1982 but they did not win any match. In 1986 they improved their performance; they won the first international tournament against Israel. They also show better performance in the next tournament by beating East and central Africa, Singapore and Israel. In 1992 Israel toured in Gibraltar and played against national team, they won the match.

In the ICC Trophy 1994 they finished 20^th place and took part first in the European Championship in Copenhagen in the year of 1996, due to lost to Scotland they secure 6^th place. The next year ICC Trophy they secured 19^th and played in the European Championship in 1998 but finished the last in ten team tournament.

Gibraltar organized a quadrangular tournament, there involving Italy, Israel and France.  In the final they lost against Italy. In 2000 the European Championship divided into two divisions. Gibraltar placed in 2^nd division where they won. The next year they toured to Canada for participating in the 2001 ICC Trophy, but there they could not progress in the first round.

European Division two Gibraltar defended their match in 2002, but they did not maintained their success in 2004, secured fifth place of six team. They unable to qualify for ICC Trophy2005 and secured fourth in Division Two of European Championship in the year of 2006. At the 2009 Global Division seven Gibraltar secured the 6^th place in the tournament and relegated in the Division eight.