General Information

The Austrian Cricket Association (ACA), or Österreichischer Cricket Verband (ÖCV) to give it its German name, was founded in 1981, to act as the govening body for cricket in Austria and to oversee competitive cricket in Austria, having been founded by Kerry Tattersall, who had re-introduced the game to Austria in 1975, when Austria's oldest current club, Vienna Cricket Club was founded.

The Association has also invested a great deal of time in ensuring the improvement of cricket facilities in Austria - when the ACA was founded, a dedicated cricket ground was a mere dream, but one which has become reality, with four dedicated cricket grounds currently in operation in Austria, all of which are capable of staging international cricket matches - indeed the ACA has organised three international outdoor tournaments, having hosted the ECC Trophy (now the ECC Affiliate Championships) in 2001 and 2003 and the ECC Representative Festival (now the ECC Representative Championships) in 2000.

The Austrian Cricket Association also oversees the running of the Austrian National Team, Youth Teams, Coaching Initiatives, as well as administrative duties involved with the game in Austria. It is reponsible for organising all competitive cricket in Austria and its role extends beyond the borders of Austria in trying to ensure that neighbouring countries' efforts are assisted.