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Cricket in Iran is a fledgling sport growing in popularity, especially with youth and women. It is the most popular sport in Sistan and Baluchestan province. Iran has made significant progress in Under-16s and Women's cricket. The Under-16's promoted to and participated at the ACC U-16 Elite Cup in 2012〔http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-u-16-elite-cup-2012〕 followed by a participation at the 2014 event.〔http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-u-16-elite-2014〕 Womens national team promoted to and participated at the ACC Womens Premier Cup in 2014.〔http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-womens-premier-2014〕 Iran's playing season runs from September to April. There are 25 cricket clubs.〔(Asian Cricket: Iran )〕 ==History== According to F S Ashley Cooper〔Ashley Cooper F S, Cricket Highways and Byways, Allen & Unwin 1927, p. 81〕 cricket in Iran has been known since 1856 when was first played in Bushire by the British who seized the town in the Anglo-Persian War. Ever since was played by the local Gymkhana, employees of (Indo-European Telegraph Company ) and teams of Men of War visiting the Persian Gulf. During the first half of the twentieth century, in South Western Iran was played by the British Armed Forces and the employees of Anglo-Persian Oil Company. They setup cricket teams in Abadan, Masjed Soleyman, Aghajari and Haftkel. Later in the 1940s, due to efforts by Seyed Khalil Kazerooni〔http://www.ohiolions.org/PIPLCI/bio/1975.pdf〕〔http://www.squashiran.ir/showpage.php?id=4〕 (an Iranian CEO of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company who as a school boy played Cricket for St Peter's School, York team in between 1930 and 1935)〔http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1095/1095706/1095706.html〕 local Iranian cricket teams were formed by him in Abadan and himself played regularly.〔http://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/assets/0000/9015/46-337_OCT_1954.pdf〕 In Tehran was played by employees of Imperial Bank of Persia, (Indo-European Telegraph Company ) during the late nineteenth century and first half of the tweentieth century, and post-World War Two by the personnel of the embassies of Great Britain, Australia, India and Pakistan and their citizens who resided in the Iranian capital. The game was established in Sistan and Baluchestan province in 1981 by Pakistani nationals who lived in the province and became popular through contact between neighbouring Iranian and Pakistani cities, Chabahar and Gwadar, Saravan and Panjgur, Zahedan and Quetta.〔http://crickets.ir/2014/03/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1/〕 In 2003 Hossein Ali Salimian, a former captain of Pakistani cricket teams such as South East Karachi Club and Sarhind Cricket Club〔http://www.irancc.50megs.com/history.htm〕 and employee of Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, established a governing body for cricket which resulted in ACC and ICC affiliations in 2003 and formation of national team in 2004. After that the game slowly gained popularity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cricket in Iran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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