Norway
Postal address:
Sognsveien 75J, 0854 Oslo, Norway
(+47) 21029000
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2020
Year joined ICC Europe:
European Cricket League Representatives:
Bjorvika CK (2022), Fossum (2023), Oslo CK (2024)
History of cricket
Norway is one of cricket's most northern outposts but the sport has a healthy and growing position in a nation of only five million people.
The first cricket match in Norway was played in 1866. Despite efforts to grow the sport at the time, cricket had all but disappeared by the turn of the century. In the 1970s, cricket experienced a rebirth in Norway as Asian immigrants started playing matches in and around Oslo. As a result, the first Norwegian cricket club was founded in 1974.
Cricket grew slowly through the 1980s before interest picked up significantly in the 1990s. The Norwegian Cricket Federation was established in 1994 and, in June 2000, Norway gained affiliate members with the ICC. In May 2007, cricket received confirmation as a recognized sport in Norway when the Federation was granted membership into the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF).
Today, there are 67 cricket clubs in Norway with 5000 active members. League play is organized into six divisions for men and one division for women. Cricket is being played across all ages and is recognized as Norway’s most diverse sport.