| 1858 | A group of British and American residents form a cricket club in Berlin, the first mention of cricket in Germany. |
| 1864 | First international against France. Germany lose by an innings and 41 runs. |
| 1913 | With the Berlin Cricket League now consisting 14 teams, the first Duetsche Cricket Bund (German Cricket Board) is formed. |
| 1918 | Cricket recovers quickly after the war thanks to the presence of the British Army of the Rhine. Clubs from England, the Netherlands and Denmark begin to tour. |
| 1930 | United Berliners tour England. Included in the side are A. Schmidt, goal-tender of the German ice-hockey team for 27 years, and Pastor Harold Polchau, who later became a prominent anti-Nazi campaigner. |
| 1937 | Gentlemen of Worcestershire tour Germany. |
| 1945 | Most cricket grounds are destroyed during the second world war, but the game is again rebuilt with the help of the British Army. |
| 1949 | New Zealand play a British military side in Germany. |
| 1961 | Construction of the Berlin wall sees most cricket players leave the cricket heartlands of Berlin and the number of clubs drops to just one. |
| 1974 | Essex CCC tour Germany, but only play British military sides. |
| 1980 | By this time, Indian and Pakistani students have helped reintroduce cricket, with some Germans also playing the game. |
| 1988 | The DCB is reformed. |
| 1989 | Internationals restart with a visit to Denmark. West Germany lose both matches. |
| 1990 | West Germany finish fifth in the European Nations Cup in Germany. |
| 1991 | Germany becomes an affiliate member of the ICC.
Germany tour Austria. |
| 1992 | Germany win the ECF Nations Cup in England before playing a match against the MCC at Lord's. Footballer Gary Lineker scores one run for the MCC, remarking after the game that he always scores one against Germany. |
| 1995 | Germany are runners-up to Portugal in the European Nations Cup in Oxford. |
| 1996 | Germany host the European Nations Cup but fail to progress past the first round. |
| 1997 | Germany are runners-up to France in the European Nations Cup in Switzerland. The final against France was eventually named by Wisden as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.
The Dutch and Danish women's teams play two ODIs in Germany. |
| 1998 | Germany take part in the European Championship for the first time, finishing 7th out of 10 teams.
The Dutch and Danish women's teams play two further ODIs in Germany. |
| 1999 | Germany becomes an associate member of the ICC. |
| 2000 | European Division 2 Championship sees Germany finish as runners-up. |
| 2001 | Germany play in their first ICC Trophy. They beat Gibraltar but lose to Namibia and Nepal, failing to progress from the first round. |
| 2002 | Germany are again runners-up in the European Division 2 Championship. |
| 2004 | Germany finish third in the European Division 2 Championship. |
| 2006 | Germany finish third behind Norway and Jersey in Division 2 of the European Championship, qualifying for Division 5 of the World Cricket League in 2008. |
| 2007 | Germany tour England, playing club teams in West Yorkshire. |
| 2008 | Germany finish seventh in Division 5 of the World Cricket League in Jersey.
Germany finish fifth in Division 2 of the European Championship. |
| 2009 | Germany are runners-up to the Dutch A side at the Continental Twenty20 in the Netherlands. |
| 2010 | Germany are runners-up to hosts Guernsey in Division Two of the European Championship.
Germany are runners-up to hosts Kuwait in Division Eight of the World Cricket League, promoting them to Division Seven. |
| 2011 | Germany finish third in Division Seven of the World Cricket League in Botswana.
Germany finish tenth in the European Twenty20 Championship in the Channel Islands. |
A Timeline of German Cricket
Wisden, the world's most famous sports book, published the 150th edition of the Almanack on 11 April. 
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