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Austria was elected to the ICC in 1992 and is today an ICC Affiliate Member. The Austrian National Team is composed of players who belong to Austrian cricket clubs and play their cricket either wholly or predominantly in the Austrian cricket leagues. The National Team is selected in line with ICC regulations on player eligibility, with the team composed of a mixture of Austrian citizens, residents and acquired passport holders, and with a maximum of 2 deemed nationals who have been resident for a minimum of 4 years. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION The Austrian National Team has participated in a considerable number of international tournaments. Since 2000 Austria has also hosted three international tournaments: 2000 ECC (European Cricket Council) Representative Festival (5 teams - Norway, Slovenia, Croatia, Finland and Austria} 2001 ECC Trophy in Seebarn and Velden (10 teams - Sweden, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Austria, Croatia and Finland) 2003 ECC Notts Sport Trophy in Seebarn and Markomannenstrasse (11 teams - Malta, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Austria and Norway). CLUB CRICKET IN AUSTRIA There are three club competitons within Austria: the ACA (Austrian Cricket Association) League, and ACA Trophy (north & south). The ACA League comprises (in 2006) 14 teams, 10 of which are based in Vienna . The ACA Trophy sometimes includes teams from outside Austria, for example from Poland and the Czech Republic. REFERENCES
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