Helsinki Cricket Club

History Of The Club:-

                    Helsinki Cricket Club is the oldest cricket club in Finland, It (HCC) has been graced with a history of fine cricketers who have not only contributed to the sport of cricket in Finland but have passed on the mantle of the undying spirit of cricket down to the present day HCC ‘tigers’.Its no wonder that with such a fine pedigree of players in the past, the Club continues to draw on their experience and churn out champions of the game, whether on the field or off the field.
                  HCC got the official club status in 1972and since then there is no looking back. HCC has a reputation of being a multicultured club with the members from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.It has been served by members of nationalities like Finland, India, Pakistan, England, Australia, West Indies, Sri Lanka etc.

What Is Cricket

                   Cricket is a sport played with bat and ball, in an open ground, between two teams of 11 players. There are three forms of the game. T20 , One Day Internationals ( ODI ) and Test Matches.Test matches are the traditional form of the game.  ODI's are also called limited overs cricket and is usually played for 50 overs by each side.. T20 is the modern adaptation of Cricket and is played only twenty overs by each side. Cricket probably originated in England in he 1300's. In the 1700's , it became a mainstream sport in England.
                    The first rules were printed in 1744.The first ODI was played in 1961. Today the World Presiding body is the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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