Sources
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Argentina national cricket team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Argentina | |
 |
|
| ICC membership granted | 1974 |
| ICC member status | Associate Member |
| ICC development region | Americas |
| Captain | Esteban Macdermott |
| World Cricket League division | Two |
| ICC Americas Championship division | Two |
| First recorded match | 1868 v Uruguay |
| World ranking | 22nd |
| Regional non-test ranking | 3rd |
| ICC Trophy | |
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1979) |
| Best result | Plate competition, 1990 and 1994 |
| First class cricket | |
| First class matches played | 13 |
| First class wins/losses | 3/6 |
| As of 15 July 2007 | |
The Argentina national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Argentina in international cricket matches. They are currently an associate member of the International Cricket Council.
Contents |
Cricket has been played in Argentina since 1806, with the international side making its first appearance in 1868 against Uruguay, and played them 29 times up until World War II, winning 21 of the matches. They first played Brazil in 1888 and Chile in 1893. For their first match against Chile, they had to travel to Santiago by crossing the Andes by mule, taking three and half days. They first played first-class cricket in 1912, against the MCC.[1] They played a three match series against the visitors, winning the first game,[2] but losing the second[3] and third.[4]
The 1920s and 1930s were a busy period for the Argentine national side, playing various matches against the likes of Brazil and Chile. First-class cricket also continued, with visits from the MCC in 1926/27, Sir Julien Cahn's XI in 1930 and Sir Theodore Brinckman's XI in 1937/38.[1] The four match series against the MCC was lost 2-1, with one game drawn,[5] the three match series against Sir Julien Cahn's XI finished with two draws, Cahn's XI winning the first game[6] and the series against Brinkman's XI was drawn 1-1.[7] That series saw their last first-class games to date.[1]
A two match series against Chile in December 1938 was won by Argentina,[8] the second match of which saw the interesting occurrence of Argentina's Alfred Jackson playing against his brother John Jackson.[9] This was the last appearance of the Argentine national side until January 1959, when they played two matches against the MCC in Buenos Aires, losing both.[10]
Argentina participated in the first ICC Trophy in 1979,[11] but missed the second in 1982 which was played in England, starting only two days after the conclusion of Falklands War.[12] They returned for the 1986 ICC Trophy,[13] and played in every one following that until the 2001 event. They did not qualify for the 2005 tournament.[14]
Argentina hosted and won the first South American Championship in 1995[15] and still play in the tournament today, though they now send an "A" team.[16] They also participated in the first ICC Americas Championship in 2000, finishing 5th.[17] The MCC visited again in March 2001, winning both matches.[18]
Argentina hosted the Americas Championship in 2002, finishing sixth.[19] The MCC toured again in 2004, drawing the series 1-1.[20] Later that year, they finished 5th in the Americas Championship.[21]
In 2006, the Americas Championship was split into two divisions and Argentina were placed in Division Two. They won the Division Two tournament and were promoted to Division One in Canada that August,[22] where they finished 5th.[23] This originally qualified them for Division Five of the World Cricket League, but were placed in Division Three following the suspension of the USA from international cricket.[24] They finished as runners-up to Uganda in the tournament and qualified for Division Two in Windhoek, Namibia later in 2007 where they will play against Denmark, Namibia, Oman and the UAE in addition to Uganda.[25]
2007: Division Three runners-up[25]
- 1979: First round[11]
- 1982: Did not participate[12]
- 1986: First round[13]
- 1990: Plate competition[26]
- 1994: Plate competition[27]
- 1997: 20th place[28]
- 2001: First round[29]
- 2005: Did not qualify[14]
- 2000: 5th place[17]
- 2002: 6th place[19]
- 2004: 5th place[21]
- 2006: Division Two winners,[22] 5th place (Division One)[23]
- ^ a b c Cricket in Argentina at Cricinfo
- ^ Scorecard of Argentina v MCC, 18 February 1912 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of Argentina v MCC, 24 February 1912 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of Argentina v MCC, 2 March 1912 at Cricket Archive
- ^ MCC in South America 1926/27 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Sir J Cahn's XI in South America 1929/30 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Sir TEW Brinkman's XI in South America 1937/38 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Argentina in Chile 1938/39 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of Chile v Argentina, 29 December 1938 at Cricket Archive
- ^ MCC in Argentina 1958/59 at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b 1979 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
- ^ a b 1982 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
- ^ a b 1986 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
- ^ a b 2005 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
- ^ South American Championship history
- ^ Guyana Masters win South American Championship by Andrew Nixon, 12 April 2007 at CricketEurope
- ^ a b 2000 Americas Championship points table at Cricinfo
- ^ MCC in Argentina 2000/01 at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b 2002 Americas Championship points table at Cricket Archive
- ^ Report of first and second match on 2004 MCC tour of Argentina
- ^ a b 2004 Americas Championship points table at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b Argentina Triumph in Americas Division Two at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b 2006 Americas Championship Division One points table at Cricket Archive
- ^ Argentina to play in WCL Division Three by Andrew Nixon, 11 April 2007 at CricketEurope
- ^ a b Uganda lift Division Three title by Andrew Nixon, 2 June 2007 at CricketEurope
- ^ 1990 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
- ^ 1994 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
- ^ 1997 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
- ^ 2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo