Italy national cricket team
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| Association | Federazione Cricket Italiana |
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| ICC status | Affiliate (1984) Associate (1995) |
| ICC region | ICC Europe |
| WCL | 2016 Division Four |
| Coach |
 Joe Scuderi
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| Captain | Damian Crowley |
| First international | |
 Italy v. Denmark  (Bagsværd, Denmark; 15 July 1989) |
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| Twenty20 debut | |
Italy v. Oman  (Dubai, UAE; 13 March 2012) |
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| World Cup Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1997) |
| Best result | First round (1997, 2001) |
| World Twenty20 Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2012) |
| Best result | 9th place (2013) |
| As of 17 December 2016 | |
The Italy national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Italy in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1995, having previously been an affiliate member since 1984. The Italian national cricket team is administered by the Federazione Cricket Italiana (Italian Cricket Federation).
They are currently ranked 28th in the world by the ICC, and are ranked fifth amongst European non-Test teams. They are in Division Four of the World Cricket League and Division One of the European Championship. Italy won their first major international tournament when they won the 2013 ICC European T20 Championship Division One, and in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier Italy made history after beating a much higher ranked team the UAE.
The earliest mention of cricket in Italy is of a match played by Captain Morgan's sailors in Bayside, NY in 1793 during a stop in Naples harbour. Around the end of the 19th century, several combined cricket and association football clubs formed, including the world famous A.C. Milan, which was originally the Milan Cricket and Football Club and the first Italian football team Genoa Cricket and Football Club, which was originally the Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club. But these clubs soon forgot about cricket and concentrated on football. Cricket started to be revived after the Second World War.
The "Federazione Cricket Italiana" (Italian Cricket Federation) was formed in 1980, and they became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1984, and were promoted to associate member in 1995.
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