The Hong Kong cricket men's team is the official men's cricket team of Hong Kong and is governed by the Hong Kong Cricket Federation. The Hong Kong team first played in 1866 and became an Associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1969.
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The Hong Kong team made their first appearance in the One Day Internationals in 2004 and finished third in the 2014 Cricket World Cup qualifiers. The Hong Kong team qualified for the one-day international competition (ODI Status) in January 2014 [2], only to be disqualified after being defeated against the Netherlands in March 2018 [3]. After qualifying for the final week of the 20-round World Championship, the Hong Kong team also qualified for the 20-round International Championship[4].
Early History:
After the Opium War, the British introduced cricket from England to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong's first recorded cricket match was played in 1841. The match between Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1866 was the first time the Hong Kong team played against a team from other places. In 1892, after the Hong Kong team visited Shanghai, the boat on the return trip encountered a typhoon, killing 125 people. Among the 23 surviving people, 2 were members of the Hong Kong team, while the other 11 members died unfortunately.
Since 1982, the Hong Kong team has played in the International Cricket Association Champions Cup (ICC), only to be eliminated in the first round.
"Best Sports Team in Hong Kong" (2006, 2017 - 2 times in total)
Hong Kong Cricket:
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