Cricket was recorded as being played in Vienna as far back as the 1890s, traditionally by gardeners of mercantile families.

The league is played as a 50 overs tournament, with the exception of 2009, where due to difficulties in scheduling the League due to the unavailability of Austria CC Wien's ground in the Markomannenstrasse, it has been necessary to reduce the competition to a 35 overs format to ensure that the competition can be played to a conclusion.

In 2009, United Nations CC defeated the reigning champions to win the second Twenty20 tournament, contested by six clubs.

The Austrian national team made its competitive début in 1990 in Guernsey and played regularly until 2003.

In 2006 the national team was revived, playing two international matches against the Czech Republic.

The team's return to competitive cricket was to ICC Europe's European Championships Division 4, held in Cyprus in September 2009,[2] with the team finishing third after wins against Luxembourg, Cyprus, Slovenia and Finland and a loss against Switzerland.