Cricket in Russia

Cricket in Russia is a sport played at the amateur, club, intercollegiate, and international competition levels.
Russia has a national team for international cricket. In 2012, they were officially endorsed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as an Affiliate member In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Russia and other ICC Members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
History.
The game was played in St. Petersburg as ahead of schedule as the 1870s. In 1875, the British inhabitants of the city tested the mariners of the Prince of Wales' Royal Yacht Osbourne to a match. The Communist Revolution of 1917 put paid to the spread of cricket in Russia as it was viewed as a round of the "middle class" and playing it was debilitated. With the British moving out of St. Petersburg following the Revolution, the game rapidly kicked the bucket with them.
The Russia national cricket team played their first home representative match against a touring side from North Wales – Carmel & District Cricket Club – at the Moscow State University Baseball Stadium in 2007. There were also sporadic games of cricket played in St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia.
Quick forward to 1995 the primary cricket coordinate was played in Russia, where two groups made up of ostracizes took an interest in a coincidental match. Regardless of two or three coincidental matches throughout the following couple of years it wasn't until 1997 when a match was played to praise the autonomy of India and Pakistan, that a look at the possibility to build up cricket in Russia was appeared.
In 2004 the United Cricket League was enrolled as a lawful substance, presently renamed Cricket Russia. Cricket Russia is the main enrolled National Governing Body for Cricket in Russia. 
Cricket in Russia is perceived by the Multisport Association of Russia; this is the relationship for all authority brandishing associations inside Russia which are not yet Olympic perceived games. In 2012 Cricket Russia were allowed enrollment to the ICC.
In July 2019, cricket was not included on Russia's list of official sports. It meant that Cricket Russia did not receive government funding over the year. However, in May 2020, the Russian Government reversed its decision, recognising cricket as a sport, and therefore eligible for funding.