Hong Kong Cricket Timeline

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A Timeline of Hong Kong Cricket

1841	The first recorded match in Hong Kong takes place.
1851	The Hong Kong Cricket Club is formed.
1866	Hong Kong's first match, an innings win against Shanghai in the first of the interport matches.
1890	Hong Kong played the Straits Settlements for the first time, winning both matches, the first by an innings.
1891	Hong Kong played Ceylon for the first time, losing by ten wickets in Singapore.
1892	The SS Bokhara, carrying the Hong Kong team back from Shanghai, where they had lost by 157 runs, sank in a typhoon. 125 lives were lost, including 11 of the 13 Hong Kong players on the tour.
1897	Hong Kong's interport matches resume after a five year break. Playing at home, they lost to the Straits Settlements by an innings, but beat Shanghai by 1 wicket. A combined Hong Kong/Shanghai side also lost to the Straits Settlements by an innings.
1920	Hong Kong played Malaya for the first time, losing by 35 runs.
1926	Hong Kong played the Federated Malay States for the first time, losing by an innings.
1948	The last game against Shanghai took place.
1957	First match between Hong Kong and Singapore ended in a draw.
1965	Worcestershire toured Hong Kong, playing once against the national side. First match between Hong Kong and Malaysia ended in a draw in Kuala Lumpur.
1966	The MCC visited Hong Kong, beating the national side by 74 runs.
1969	The Hong Kong Cricket Association became an associate member of the ICC.
1970	The MCC visited again, drawing against the national side.
1971	Hong Kong toured Ceylon, losing their match against the Ceylon Board President's XI.
1980	Papua New Guinea toured Hong Kong, drawing the two-match one-day series.
1982	Hong Kong, featuring future England player Dermot Reeve, play in the ICC Trophy for the first time. They fail to go past the first round.
1984	Hong Kong are runners-up to Bangladesh in the first South East Asian tournament.
1986	Hong Kong again failed to progress beyond the first round in the ICC Trophy.
1987	The final Interport match saw Hong Kong beat Singapore by 149 runs.
1988	Australia played in Hong Kong, beating a Hong Kong Cricket Association team by 179 runs. D Paull took 6/124 (from 14.1 overs) in the Australian innings. Hong Kong are again runners-up to Bangladesh in the South East Asian tournament.
1990	Hong Kong reached the plate round in the ICC Trophy. Hong Kong played Thailand for the first time in the first Volvo Cup. The two-day match in Bangkok was drawn.
1991	Former Hong Kong player Dermot Reeve made his ODI debut for England. He made his Test debut the following year. Hong Kong won the first Tuanku Ja'afar Cup.
1992	The Hong Kong Sixes took place for the first time. It is now the world's premier sixes tournament. Hong Kong are again runners-up to Bangladesh in the South East Asian tournament. The Volvo Cup, now a one-day tournament, sees Hong Kong finish as runners-up to Thailand. Hong Kong retained the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup.
1993	Bangladesh toured Hong Kong, winning all three matches against the national side. Hong Kong won the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup for the third consecutive year.
1994	Hong Kong reached the second round of the ICC Trophy.
1995	Hong Kong toured Bangladesh, losing both matches against the national side.
1996	Hong Kong take part in the first ACC Trophy, failing to go past the first round. Hong Kong won the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup for the fourth time.
1997	Hong Kong returns to Chinese control, but Hong Kong has continued to play in international cricket in its own right. Hong Kong finished eighth in the ICC Trophy, their best result in the tournament.
1998	Hong Kong reached the semi-finals of the ACC Trophy, losing to Malaysia. Hong Kong won the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup for the fifth time.
1999	Hong Kong retained the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup.
2000	Hong Kong were runners-up in the ACC Trophy, thus qualifying for the next Asia Cup. New Zealand toured Hong Kong.
2001	Hong Kong again failed to progress beyond the first round in the ICC Trophy. The MCC toured Hong Kong. As part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Hong Kong Cricket Club, they took part in a triangular tournament also involving the Melbourne Cricket Club. The MCC won the tournament. Hong Kong won the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup for the seventh time.
2002	Hong Kong lost to the UAE in the semi-finals of the ACC Trophy. Hong Kong retained the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup.
2003	Hong Kong won the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup for the third consecutive year. It was their ninth and last title overall.
2004	Hong Kong played their first ODIs, losing to Bangladesh and Pakistan in the first round of the Asia Cup. Hong Kong failed to progress beyond the first round of the ACC Trophy, thus missing out on qualification for the 2005 ICC Trophy. Hong Kong were runners-up to Malaysia in the last Tuanku Ja'afar Cup to date.
2005	Hong Kong lost to the UAE in the final of the 2004 ACC Fast Track Countries tournament. Hong Kong played first-class cricket for the first time, losing to the UAE and drawing with Nepal in the Intercontinental Cup. Hong Kong finished last in the ACC Fast Track Countries tournament.
2006	Hong Kong were again runners-up to the UAE in the ACC Trophy. Hong Kong finished fourth in the ACC Premier League. Hong Kong's women make their international debut on a tour of Pakistan. They lost all three matches.
2007	Hong Kong finished fifth in Division 3 of the World Cricket League in Darwin. Hong Kong played in the first ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait. They finished fourth in their group and failed to reach the semi-finals. Hong Kong's women play twice against China. They beat them by ten wickets in Shenzhen and also won the return match in Kowloon a fortnight later, this time by 115 runs. Hong Kong's women reached the semi-finals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to eventual winners Bangladesh.
2008	Hong Kong's women toured Bangladesh, losing all four matches against the national side. Warming up for the Asia Cup, Hong Kong toured Pakistan. They won one of their five matches Ð against Punjab University. Hong Kong played in the Asia Cup again, losing to India and Pakistan in the first round. Hong Kong won the ACC Trophy, beating the UAE in the final. Hong Kong are runners-up to Afghanistan in Division 4 of the World Cricket League in Tanzania, gaining promotion to Division 3.
2009	Hong Kong finish fourth in Division Three of the World Cricket League in Argentina. At the Hong Kong Sixes, in a remarkable run, Hong Kong beat South Africa twice, New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka and England to reach the final, where they lose to South Africa. Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed was named player of the tournament. Hong Kong's women win the ACC Women's Twenty20, beating Thailand in the final. Hong Kong finish tenth in the ACC Twenty20. Their only win in the tournament came against Hong Kong.
2010	Australia win the Hong Kong Sixes, beating Pakistan in the final. Hong Kong were runners-up to New Zealand in the plate competition, losing to New Zealand in the final. They beat England earlier in the tournament, and also beat China by one run in a non-tournament match. Hong Kong Under-19s play in their first World Cup, finishing 14th. Hong Kong finish third in the ACC Trophy. At the Asian Games cricket tournaments, Hong Kong's men are eliminated in the quarter finals by Afghanistan, whilst the women are knocked out in the first round after defeats to Bangladesh and Nepal. Hong Kong are runners-up to New Zealand in the plate competition at the Hong Kong Sixes. They beat England in the first round.
2011	Hong Kong host and win Division Three of the World Cricket League, beating Papua New Guinea in the final and gaining promotion to Division Two. Hong Kong's women win the ACC Women's Twenty20 in Kuwait, beating China in the final. Hong Kong finish fourth in Division Two of the World Cricket League in Dubai.