[1] A previous national governing body had been established in the early 20th century, but fell away during the Second World War.

[3] Although cricket is thought to have originated in what is now Belgium in about the 14th century, the first recorded match was played at Enghien six days before the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

In addition, there are a number of teams representing businesses and other organizations playing in a mid-week T20 competition and other non-League events.

Belgium hosted 12 countries for the ICC-Europe T20 Championships Division 2 in June 2013 and 5 nation European Cricket One-day U19 Tournament in August 2015.

[3] A women’s cricket competition is held at Royal Brussels CC each year with a team selected to play home and away matches against Thoiry (Paris).