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Nepal

Cricket Association of Nepal, Dillibazaar, PO Box 20291, Kathmandu, Nepal

Name Nepal
ICC Status Associate member
Elected to ICC 1996
ICC development zone Asia
Number of players Unknown
Number of clubs Unknown
Achievements - World Cup Never appeared ICC Trophy 2001

Profile
Cricket was introduced into Nepal by the early twentieth century by the ruling Rana clan who returned from studies in India and England enthused with the game, establishing a number of grounds near the royal palaces. The Cricket Association of Nepal was founded in 1946, and became a member of the Asian Cricket Council in 1994. Nepal participated in the Under-19 World Cup in 1999, 2002 and 2004, and the ICC Trophy for the first time in 2001.

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