The Canada cricket team is the team that represents Canada in international cricket. Cricket has had its existence in the country since the 1750s, the sport gained a lot of popularity through the decades. But cricket has seen decline over the years, however it remains popular among the South Asian population of the country. The team is governed by Cricket Canada, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1968. They qualified for their first World Cup at 1979 Cricket World Cup, after finishing as runners up of the 1979 ICC Trophy.[1][2] The team did not play in the tournament again till 2003,[3] they moved on to play in three editions in a row in 2003, 2007[4] and 2011.[5]
Cricket World Cup Record
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 1975 |
Did not participate | ||||||
| 1979 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1983 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
  1987
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  1992
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 1996
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   1999
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   2003 |
Group Stage | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
 2007 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
 2011 |
Group Stage | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2015 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2019
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| 2023
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| Total | Group Stage | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | ||
World Cup Record (By Team)
edit| Cricket World Cup matches (By team) | ||||
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| Total : 2 Win – 0 Ties – 16 Losses – 18 games played | ||||
| Against | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total |
| Australia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bangladesh |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| England |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kenya |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| South Africa |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| West Indies |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1979 World Cup
editAfter finishing as the runners-up of the 1979 ICC Trophy, Canada qualified for the World Cup alongside Sri Lanka. Led by Bryan Mauricette, the team lost all of their group stage matches. They played their first-ever ODI and World Cup match on 9 June against Pakistan which they lost by 8 wickets. In their second match, England defeated them by 8 wickets after restricting them to a low total of 45 runs.[6] In their final match, Australia defeated Canada by 7 wickets.
13–14 June 1979
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Reserve day was used due to rain.
2003 World Cup
editCanada qualified for the 2003 tournament along with Namibia and the Netherlands after finishing third place in the 2001 ICC Trophy. Joe Harris led the team at the World Cup, though they did not advance to the second round, they handed a shocking defeat to a full member nation—Bangladesh in their first group stage match.[7] But this was their sole victory throughout the tournament.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
19 February 2003
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Prabath Nissanka recorded his best bowling figures in ODIs.
- Canada posted the lowest ever score in a One Day International.
- Marvan Atapattu (SL) scored his 6,000th ODI run.
2007 World Cup
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Prudential World Cup 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "ICC Trophy 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "ICC World Cup 2002/03". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "ICC World Cup 2006/07". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "ICC World Cup 2010/11". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Abhishek Mukherjee (13 June 2016), World Cup 1979: Canada skittled for 45 by England, Cricketcountry Retrieved 5 November 2008.
- ^ Abhishek Mukherjee (11 February 2016), On this day in 2003: Canada beat Bangladesh in their first World Cup match in 24 years, Firstpost, retrieved 27 April 2024