Vatican City cricket team
Nickname(s) | St. Peter's Cricket Club |
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Team information | |
City | Vatican City |
The Vatican Cricket Team is an
History
Prior to the official establishment of the Vatican Cricket Team, an ad hoc Vatican team played its first (international) match against the Dutch Fellowing Of Oddly Odd Countries Cricket Club. The match-date was 13 September 2008 and the venue being the Stadio dei Marmi. Using an impromptu pitch the Vatican team scored 107 runs for just one wicket. FFOP C.C. was all out for 58, in a 35 over match. The first cricket match played by the Vatican Cricket Team was in May 2008, a friendly match against Roma Capannelle Cricket Club, with the Serie A club winning the match.[2]
In 2013, the "St Peter's Cricket Club", initially the idea of
The team itself was established in June 2014, with the initial player list consisting of "priests, deacons and seminarians", primarily recruited from India.[6] A small number of players from England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan were also included.[7] The team is sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture.[citation needed]
Tour of England
The Vatican Cricket Team will undertake their Fourth "Light of Faith Tour" in
The team, made up of priests, deacons and seminarians studying and working in Rome and at the Vatican, will also play their first match at Lord's. Its opponents at Lord's will be an interfaith team, while other matches will include one against a Commonwealth of Nations XI, and against the British Royal Household Cricket Club at Windsor. The tour begins at Stonyhurst on 4 July 2018.[10]
The team last toured England in September 2014, playing a team representing the
Tour of Portugal
In 2017, the team visited a cricket stadium in Miranda do Corvo for the 3rd official 'Light of Faith Tour', where the team was greeted at the stadium gates with a Fire Brigade Salute.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
See also
- Sport in Vatican City
- Vatican City national football team
- Index of Vatican City-related articles
References
- ^ Pullella, Philip (20 December 2013). "Cricket holy war on as Anglicans accept Vatican challenge". Reuters.
- ^ "Roma Capannelle Cricket Club".
- ^ "Vatican launches its first official cricket club". BBC News. 22 October 2013.
- ^ McKenna, Josephine (15 June 2014). "Archbishop of Canterbury meets Pope's cricket team". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Roma Capannelle Cricket Club".
- ^ Harris, Elise (24 June 2014). "Vatican cricket team to play Church of England in first tour". Catholic News Agency.
- ^ a b Hooper, John (24 June 2014). "Vatican cricket team to go head-to-head with Anglican rivals on UK tour". The Guardian.
- ^ "Stonyhurst Enterprises".
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- ^ "Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Corvo". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Vatican cricket team tour Portugal before Pope visit - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Vatican cricketers head to Fatima for interfaith tournament". Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Vatican cricket club takes interreligious tournament to Fatima". Crux. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Corvo". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Vatican cricket team heads overseas for interfaith tournament". 20 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Vatican's cricketers prepare for interfaith tournament". euronews. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.