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Canada national cricket team

The Canada national cricket team (French: équipe du Canada de cricket) represents Canada in international cricket. The team is administered by Cricket Canada, which became an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1968.

Canada
Nickname(s)Maple Leafers
AssociationCricket Canada
Personnel
CaptainSaad Bin Zafar
CoachPubudu Dassanayake
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member with ODI status (1968)
ICC regionAmericas
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
ODI 20th 11th (01-Jan-2007)
T20I 18th 18th (19-Sep-2023)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv  Pakistan at Headingley, Leeds; 9 June 1979
Last ODIv  Papua New Guinea at United Ground, Windhoek; 5 April 2023
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 82 20/60
(0 ties, 2 no results)
This year[3] 5 3/2
(0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances4 (first in 1979)
Best resultFirst round (1979, 2003, 2007, 2011)
World Cup Qualifier appearances10 (first in 1979)
Best resultRunner-up (1979, 2009)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Netherlands at Stormont, Belfast; 2 August 2008
Last T20Iv  Bermuda at Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton; 7 October 2023
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 54 30/21
(2 ties, 1 no result)
This year[5] 5 4/1
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances1 (first in 2024)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances6[a] (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions (2023)

List A and T20I kit

As of 7 October 2023

With the United States, Canada was one of the two participants in the first ever international cricket match, played in New York City in 1844. The annual Canada–U.S. fixture is now known as the Auty Cup. Canada's first international match against a team other than the U.S. came in 1932, when Australia toured.[6] As with the ICC associate members, the team's first major international tournament was the 1979 ICC Trophy in England, where they qualified for the 1979 World Cup after placing second to Sri Lanka. After that, Canada did not make another World Cup until 2003, although they remained one of the leading associate teams. From 2006 to 2013, Canada had both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International status, making appearances at the 2007 and 2011 World Cups. However, since the introduction of the new World Cricket League divisional structure, the team has been less successful – they placed amongst the bottom teams at the 2014 World Cup Qualifier and the 2015 WCL Division Two tournaments, and were consequently relegated to the 2017 Division Three event.

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Canada and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches.[7] Canada regained ODI status by finishing above PNG in 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, and will play the 2023–2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.

History edit

Early days edit

It is generally thought that cricket was introduced to Canada by British soldiers after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759, although the earliest confirmed reference to cricket is of matches played on Saint Helen's Island, Quebec in 1785 on what later became the site of Expo 67.

The roots of modern Canadian cricket though come from the regions of Upper Canada, in particular Toronto, then known as York. During the early years of the nineteenth century, a schoolmaster by the name of George Anthony Barber encouraged the game there, and founded the Toronto Cricket Club in 1827. Barber instigated a game played between the Toronto Cricket Club and the cricket team of Upper Canada College in 1836, a game won by the college team.[8] This game has been played annually ever since. As already mentioned, Canada played its first international against the USA in 1844 in New York at St George's Cricket Club, now the site of the New York University Medical Center.

Late 19th century edit

George Parr led an English team to Canada in 1859, which was the first ever international cricket tour. A product of the tour was a book by Fred Lillywhite entitled The English Cricketers' Trip to Canada and the United States, published the following year. On the tour, which also ventured into the US, the team won all five official matches against a 22 of Lower Canada (by 8 wickets at Montreal, Quebec on 26 October – 27 September), a 22 of the United States (by an innings and 64 runs at Hoboken, New Jersey on 3–5 October), a different 22 of the United States (by 7 wickets at Philadelphia on 10–12 October), a 22 of Lower Canada (by 10 wickets at Hamilton, Ontario on 17–19 October) and a further 22 of the United States (by an innings and 68 runs at Rochester, New York on 21–25 October). There were also some exhibition matches and two excursions to view the Niagara Falls.

When Canada became a nation in 1867, cricket was so popular it was declared the national sport by John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada.[9][10] The influence of baseball from the United States saw a decline in the popularity of cricket, despite tours from English and Australian teams. The third tour by an English team in 1872 featured none other than the famous W. G. Grace. The first Australian team to tour came in 1877, and they returned in 1893 beating Canada by an innings.[11] Three games were played against Ireland between 1888 and 1890, Ireland winning one, with the other two drawn. A tour of North America by the Australians in 1913 saw two first-class games (both won by the tourists) against a combined Canada–USA team.[Note 1][12][13] The second of these, played at Rosedale, Toronto, was the first first-class match played in Canada.

1887 England tour edit

The first official tour of the United Kingdom by a Canadian team took place in 1887: an unofficial tour in 1880 had been abandoned after Canadian captain Thomas Dale (playing under the alias Thomas Jordan) was arrested on charges of desertion and fraud during a match against Leicestershire.

The tour started with two matches against Ireland, against whom Canada drew one game and lost the other, followed by two matches against Scotland with the same result. The tour then ventured into the north east of England with a defeat against the Gentlemen of Northumberland and a draw against Durham.

The tour then continued with various matches against county sides and others, with wins coming against the Gentlemen of Derbyshire and the Gentlemen of Warwickshire. The Canadian team finished the tour with a win–loss record of 2/5 with the remaining twelve games all drawn.

1950s edit

The Marylebone Cricket Club visited Canada in 1951, the highlight of which was the first first-class game played by the Canadian national team, played in Armour Heights, Toronto, which was won by the visiting side.[14] This was followed in 1954 by a tour to England on which Canada played eighteen games, four of which were given first-class status, including one against Pakistan who were also touring England at the same time.[15] The MCC again visited Canada in 1959 under Dennis Silk, and played a 3-day game against a Canada XI in Toronto which they won by 10 wickets. They were undefeated throughout the tour, winning most of their matches by wide margins, but had a closely fought draw against the Toronto Cricket Club.[16] This was the decade when the Imperial Cricket Conference had plans to grant Canada Test status, but Canada themselves postponed the idea as they felt that the Canadian national team was not of sufficient standard, and that competing against full-members' sides needed some time as they wanted to improve their cricket even domestically. However, things did not go as planned and it would be fifty years before Canada next played a first-class match.

1960s edit

The annual series of matches between Canada and the USA continued, alternating between the countries. In the 1963 match in Toronto, Ray Nascimento scored 176, then a record for the series.

1970s edit

Canada drew a game against Ireland in 1973,[17] and the following year again embarked on a tour of England. The tour was a much lower profile than the 1954 tour, with the games being against club sides, county second XIs, and minor counties. Canada had a 4/6 win–loss record on the tour, with a further six games being drawn.[18] In 1979, Canada participated in the first ICC Trophy. They reached the final of the competition, which qualified them for the 1979 World Cup, where they played their first One Day Internationals.

9 June 1979
Scorecard
Canada  
139/9 (60 overs)
v
  Pakistan
140/2 (40.1 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Headingley, Leeds, England
(First ever ODI match for Canada)

The World Cup was not a successful tournament for the Canadians though, and they failed to progress beyond the first round, losing all three games.

1980s edit

Canada participated in the ICC Trophy again in 1982 and 1986. They could not repeat their success of 1979 though, and failed to progress beyond the first round on both occasions. Other internationals in the 1980s include a no result game against Ireland in 1981,[19] and a 3 wicket loss to Barbados.[20]

1990s edit

The 1990s saw Canada progress up the international ladder, playing in three further ICC Trophy tournaments, their best being a seventh-place finish in 1997. They also began competing in West Indian domestic one-day cricket in 1996, and competed in the Commonwealth Games cricket tournament in 1998, though they did not progress beyond the first round.

2000s edit

2000 saw Canada host the first ICC Americas Championship, a tournament which they won. The following year they embarked on a tour to Sri Lanka, but the highlight of 2001 was their hosting of the ICC Trophy. They finished third in the tournament, which qualified them for the 2003 World Cup. It was this ICC Trophy tournament that first saw the emergence of John Davison, who was to become one of Canada's most successful players.

Canada played various matches in the buildup to the World Cup, visiting Argentina in April 2002, finishing as runners up to longtime rivals the US in the Americas Championship, swiftly followed by a fifth-place finish in the ICC 6 Nations Challenge in Namibia. The West Indian A team toured Canada later in the year, and Canada won the one-day series 2–1, and drew a two-day game. This was followed by Canada's best performance to date in West Indian domestic one-day cricket, winning two games in their first round group, just missing out on qualification for the semi-finals.

The World Cup itself was a tournament of contrasting fortunes for the Canadians. They started with their first ODI win, over Bangladesh. Two games later saw them dismissed for 36 against Sri Lanka, then the lowest score in One Day International history. The next game against the West Indies saw John Davison score the fastest ever World Cup century, although Canada lost that game, and did not progress past the first round.

11 February 2003
Scorecard
Canada  
180 (49.1 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
120 (28 overs)
Canada won by 60 runs
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa

2004–2008 edit

2006 started badly for Canada, with a last place finish in the Six Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates after Canada lost all their games. They had improved significantly by the time of the ICC Americas Championship in Bermuda, which they won. Also in 2004, Canada participated in the first ICC Intercontinental Cup, finishing as runners up to Scotland. The highlight of this tournament was the game against the US in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when John Davison recorded the best match bowling figures since Jim Laker's 19 wickets against Australia in 1956.

In 2005, Canada again finished third in the ICC Trophy, which gained them official ODI status from 2006 until the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier, as well as qualifying them for the 2007 World Cup. Their performance in the Intercontinental Cup that year was not as good as in 2004 however, as they did not make it past the first round.

In 2006, Canada put in good performances in the four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup, beating Kenya by 25 runs and Bermuda by nine wickets, but their one-day form was a complete reversal, losing three times to Bermuda and Kenya, and a further loss to Zimbabwe.

In August, Canada took part in the first Division of the Americas Championship. They beat Argentina and longtime rivals the USA, but lost to the Cayman Islands and eventual winners Bermuda, and finished third, their worst performance so far in this tournament.

2010–2014 edit

In June and July 2008, Canada hosted Bermuda for three ODIs and Intercontinental Cup matches against Bermuda and Scotland.

In August, Canada travelled to Ireland for the World Twenty20 Qualification Tournament. Canada did not qualify for the World Twenty20, finishing 5th ahead of Bermuda. The ODIs and an Intercontinental Cup match were hampered by rain.

In late summer of 2008, West Indies and Bermuda came to Canada to play in the Scotiabank One-Day Series against Canada. Canada defeated Bermuda, to face West Indies in the Final. West Indies captain Chris Gayle smashed his sixteenth ODI century and led his side to an easy seven-wicket victory against Canada in the finals of the Scotiabank ODI Series at King City.

During the Scotiabank Series the talents of Rizwan Cheema were discovered – he would become the star of the first Al-Barakah T20 Canada. The tournament involved Canada, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Canada lost both and tied one match, however in the tie with Zimbabwe, Canada lost by points in a bowl-out. Sri Lanka were eventual winners, defeating Pakistan in the Final. The tournament was expected to be played annually for the following four years.

In late November 2008, Canada participated in the Americas Championship in Florida, USA. The United States, after years of disarray, pulled together and won the championship. Canada finished 3rd on Net Run Rate behind Bermuda, as their match was washed out by rain.

In April 2009 Canada participated in the 2009 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualification Tournament. Assembling the best Canadian team in many years, Canada rolled through the opening stages of the event and eventually finished second in the tournament. The impressive display earned Canada a berth in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

The ICC announced that the 2015 Cricket World Cup will only have 10 participating teams – this makes it difficult for the Associate Countries to qualify for the world cup. Cricket Canada expressed its unhappiness with the reduced world cup[21]

In January 2014, Canada lost ODI & T20I status and with no prospect of big-stage international cricket to come until next qualifier, owing to a poor performance at the World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand.

2015 edit

The big event for Canada to make a mark in the year 2015 was the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland. Canada failed to win a single match and finished at the bottom of Group B.

In the first match, against Kenya in the picturesque Edinburgh, Canada put together 143 runs in 20 overs with the loss of 5 wickets. In response, Irfan Karim's 54-ball 74 led Kenya to a convincing seven-wicket win.[22]

The second match for Canada was against Oman, and was played in Stirling, Scotland. This game was reduced to 13 overs a side, down from 20 due to inclement weather. Batting first, Canada's Nitish Kumar scored a 25-ball 52 with four fours and three sixes. In response, Zeeshan Maqsood's unbeaten 86 powered Oman to a seven-wicket win with 10 balls to spare.[23]

Canada played their third match of the tournament at the same venue in Stirling, Scotland against United Arab Emirates. Canada, batting first, lost their first 2 wickets within the first 8 balls. It was followed by a solid partnership between Hiral Shah and Nitish Kumar who plundered 58 runs between them. However, UAE picked up several wickets to reduce Canada down to 109 for the loss of 9 wickets. Navneet Dhaliwal came in with an unbeaten 39 to raise the total to 132 runs at the end of 20 overs. In response, UAE lost their first wicket in the third over but good partnerships for the second (25 runs), third (40 runs) and fourth (19 runs) wickets kept them on track. The match seemed level when the target was whittled down to 33 runs required in three overs which came down to 25 runs required off 12 balls. But, Shakoor and Patil brought UAE home in the last over after plundering Cecil Parvez for 21 runs in his final over.[24]

Canada shifted back to Edinburgh for their fourth match of the tournament against hosts Scotland. Canada had lost the coin-toss again in this match and the home team inserted Canada into batting first. They got off to a quick start, racing to 24 in 2.3 overs before Alasdair Evans dismissed Ruvindu Gunasekara. The other bowlers too did not allow any meaningful partnerships to develop between any of the Canadian batsmen, reducing them to 87 for the loss of 8 wickets by the 16th over. A 48-run, ninth-wicket partnership between Navneet Dhaliwal (34*) and No. 10 Junaid Siddiqui, who scored 28 off 16, took them past the triple-figure mark to help them finish on 135 for 8. In response, Scotland started off brightly – at a stunning rate of 10 runs per over until the sixth over – even as Satsimranjit Dhindsa got rid of Calum MacLeod for a 15-ball 29. The wicket didn't cost Scotland much as they went about with the same momentum despite losing Matthew Cross to Dhindsa as well, and cruised to a comfortable win with 32 balls to spare.[25]

Canada played their fifth and final match of the tournament at the same venue in Edinburgh against Netherlands. They lost the toss again and were inserted to bat again. This time though, the batting showed resilience and the team put together a total of 172 for the loss of 8 wickets which came on the back of a half-century from Ruvindu Gunasekera (51) and late blitzes from team captain Rizwan Cheema and wicket-keeper batsman Hamza Tariq. In response, the Netherlands batsmen, particularly Steven Myburgh, Wesley Barresi and Michael Swart led an attacking display of powerful batting to record a solid win for their team with 15 balls to spare. Thus, ending a dismal 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier for the Canada national cricket team.[26]

Following the dismal performance at the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 qualifier, some positive news followed for the Canada national cricket team players. Twenty one players from Canada along with USA, Bermuda and Suriname were shortlisted to play for an 'ICC Americas' regional team to take part in West Indies' Nagico Super50 tournament in January 2016.[27] By the end of the process, Jeremy Gordon was the only Canada bowler to be included and Canadian Hamza Tariq was brought in as a specialist wicket keeper in the final 15 man ICC Americas squad declared to participate in West Indies' Nagico Super50 in January 2016.[28]

International grounds edit

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Canada

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following is a list of players were named in the most recent One-day or T20I squad. Updated 13 December 2022

Key

  • C/G = Contract grade
  • S/N = Shirt number
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes
Batters
Ravinderpal Singh 35 Right-handed Right-arm off break One-day & T20I
Matthew Spoors 24 Right-handed Right-arm leg break One-day
Aaron Johnson Right-handed Right-arm off break One-day & T20I
Navneet Dhaliwal 35 Right-handed Right-arm medium One-day & T20I
Pargat Singh 31 Right-handed Right-arm off break One-day & T20I
Nicholas Kirton 25 Left-handed Right-arm off break One-day
All-rounders
Saad Bin Zafar 37 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One-day & T20I Captain
Rayyan Pathan 31 Right-handed Right-arm medium T20I
Wicket-keepers
Shreyas Movva 30 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One-day
Srimantha Wijeyeratne 34 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One-day & T20I
Hamza Tariq 33 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox T20I
Armaan Kapoor 28 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox T20I
Spin Bowlers
Nikhil Dutta 29 Right-handed Right-arm off break One-day & T20I
Salman Nazar 32 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One-day & T20I
Pace Bowlers
Dillon Heyliger 34 Right-handed Right-arm medium One-day & T20I
Jeremy Gordon 36 Right-handed Right-arm fast One-day & T20I
Kaleem Sana 29 Right-handed Left-arm medium One-day & T20I
Ammar Khalid Right-handed Right-arm medium One-day & T20I

Tournament history edit

World Cup edit

  • 1975: Did not participate
  • 1979: First round
  • 1983 to 1999 inclusive: Did not qualify
  • 2003: First round
  • 2007: First round
  • 2011: First round
  • 2015 to 2023 inclusive: Did not qualify
World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
  1975 Did not participate
  1979 Group Stage 8/8 3 0 3 0 0
  1983 Did not qualify
    1987
    1992
     1996
  1999
  2003 Group stage 12/14 6 1 5 0 0
  2007 14/16 3 0 3 0 0
      2011 12/14 6 1 5 0 0
    2015 Did not qualify
    2019
  2023
Total 4/12 18 2 16 0 0

T20 World Cup edit

T20 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009
  2010
  2012
  2014
  2016
   2021
  2022
    2024 Qualified

World Cricket League edit

Intercontinental Cup edit

Commonwealth Games edit

ICC 6 Nations Challenge edit

  • 2002: 5th place
  • 2004: 6th place

ICC World Cup Qualifier edit

ICC Americas Championship edit

  • 2000: Champions
  • 2002: Runners up
  • 2004: Champions
  • 2006: 3rd place
  • 2008: 3rd place
  • 2010: Champions
  • 2011: Champions

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier edit

Records edit

International Match Summary – Canada[29][30]

Playing record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural match
One Day Internationals 82 20 60 0 2 9 June 1979
Twenty20 Internationals 54 30 21 2 1 2 August 2008

Last updated 7 October 2023.

One Day Internationals edit

ODI record versus other nations[29]

Records complete to ODI 4567. Last updated 5 April 2023.

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First win
v Test nations
  Afghanistan 5 1 4 0 0 16 February 2010 18 February 2010
  Australia 2 0 2 0 0 16 June 1979
  Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 0 11 February 2003 11 February 2003
  England 2 0 2 0 0 13 June 1979
  Ireland 8 2 6 0 0 4 February 2007 4 February 2007
  New Zealand 3 0 3 0 0 3 March 2003
  Pakistan 2 0 2 0 0 9 June 1979
  South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 27 February 2003
  Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 0 19 February 2003
  West Indies 4 0 4 0 0 23 February 2003
  Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0 0 16 May 2006
v Associate Members
  Bermuda 11 6 5 0 0 17 May 2006 27 November 2006
  Jersey 1 1 0 0 0 27 March 2023 27 March 2023
  Kenya 15 5 9 0 1 15 February 2003 24 January 2007
  Namibia 1 0 1 0 0 4 April 2023
  Netherlands 9 0 8 0 1 26 November 2006
  Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 0 5 April 2023 5 April 2023
  Scotland 9 2 7 0 0 18 January 2007 8 April 2009
  United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 1 April 2023
  United States 1 1 0 0 0 29 March 2023 29 March 2023

Twenty20 Internationals edit

T20I record versus other nations[30]

Records complete to T20I #2304. Last updated 7 October 2023.

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First win
v Test nations
  Afghanistan 2 0 2 0 0 4 February 2010
  Ireland 4 2 2 0 0 3 February 2010 3 February 2010
  Pakistan 1 0 1 0 0 10 October 2008
  Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 0 12 October 2008
  Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1 0 11 October 2008
v Associate Members
  Argentina 1 1 0 0 0 13 November 2021 13 November 2021
  Bahamas 1 1 0 0 0 7 November 2021 7 November 2021
  Bahrain 3 2 1 0 0 24 February 2022 24 February 2022
  Belize 1 1 0 0 0 8 November 2021 8 November 2021
  Bermuda 6 4 1 0 1 5 August 2008 5 August 2008
  Cayman Islands 4 4 0 0 0 18 August 2019 18 August 2019
  Germany 1 1 0 0 0 22 February 2022 22 February 2022
  Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 0 24 October 2019
  Jersey 1 1 0 0 0 20 October 2019 20 October 2019
  Kenya 5 1 4 0 0 3 August 2008 15 March 2013
    Nepal 1 0 1 0 0 21 February 2022
  Netherlands 3 1 2 0 0 2 August 2008 2 August 2008
  Nigeria 1 1 0 0 0 21 October 2019 21 October 2019
  Oman 5 3 2 0 0 25 October 2019 16 November 2022
  Panama 2 2 0 0 0 14 November 2021 14 November 2021
  Philippines 1 1 0 0 0 18 February 2022 18 February 2022
  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 0 15 November 2022 15 November 2022
  Scotland 1 0 1 0 0 23 March 2012
  United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 27 October 2019
  United States 3 2 0 1 0 21 August 2019 21 August 2019

Other records edit

ICC Trophy edit

Other cricket edit

  • Batting
    • Ray Nascimento 176 runs – Canada vs United States at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Ground Toronto, 1963
    • Ken Trestrail 175 runs – Canada vs Combined Services at Chatham, England, 1954
    • Qaiser Ali 174 runs – Canada vs Netherlands at Pretoria, South Africa, 2006
    • John Davison 165 runs – Canada vs Bermuda at King City, Ontario, 2006
    • Paul Prashad 164 runs not out – Canada vs Papua New Guinea at (ICC Trophy) England, 1986
    • John Davison 131 runs – Canada vs Namibia at Pretoria, South Africa, 2009
  • Bowling
    • Joel Bradbury 9 wkts for 6 – Canada vs United States at Toronto, Ontario, 1854
    • Brian Christen 9 wkts for 38 – Canada vs United States at Toronto, Ontario, 1952
    • John Davison 9 wkts for 76 – Canada vs United States at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2004
    • Edward Ogden 9 wkts for 83 – Canada vs MCC at Lord's, England, 1887
    • Edward Ogden 8 wkts for 27 – Canada vs Warwickshire at Birmingham, England, 1887

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Combined Canada/USA players included:
  1. ^ T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Americas region from the 2023 edition.

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External links edit

  • Cricket Canada official website
  • Canada at CricketArchive
  • Independent website covering Canadian cricket
  • Cricinfo article on the history of Canadian cricket
  • Fan blog covering national team matches
  • Cricket Highlights

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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Canada women s national cricket team The Canada national cricket team French equipe du Canada de cricket represents Canada in international cricket The team is administered by Cricket Canada which became an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council ICC in 1968 CanadaNickname s Maple LeafersAssociationCricket CanadaPersonnelCaptainSaad Bin ZafarCoachPubudu DassanayakeInternational Cricket CouncilICC statusAssociate member with ODI status 1968 ICC regionAmericasICC RankingsCurrent 1 Best everODI20th11th 01 Jan 2007 T20I18th18th 19 Sep 2023 One Day InternationalsFirst ODIv Pakistan at Headingley Leeds 9 June 1979Last ODIv Papua New Guinea at United Ground Windhoek 5 April 2023ODIsPlayedWon LostTotal 2 8220 60 0 ties 2 no results This year 3 53 2 0 ties 0 no results World Cup appearances4 first in 1979 Best resultFirst round 1979 2003 2007 2011 World Cup Qualifier appearances10 first in 1979 Best resultRunner up 1979 2009 Twenty20 InternationalsFirst T20Iv Netherlands at Stormont Belfast 2 August 2008Last T20Iv Bermuda at Bermuda National Stadium Hamilton 7 October 2023T20IsPlayedWon LostTotal 4 5430 21 2 ties 1 no result This year 5 54 1 0 ties 0 no results T20 World Cup appearances1 first in 2024 T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances6 a first in 2008 Best resultChampions 2023 List A and T20I kitAs of 7 October 2023With the United States Canada was one of the two participants in the first ever international cricket match played in New York City in 1844 The annual Canada U S fixture is now known as the Auty Cup Canada s first international match against a team other than the U S came in 1932 when Australia toured 6 As with the ICC associate members the team s first major international tournament was the 1979 ICC Trophy in England where they qualified for the 1979 World Cup after placing second to Sri Lanka After that Canada did not make another World Cup until 2003 although they remained one of the leading associate teams From 2006 to 2013 Canada had both One Day International ODI and Twenty20 International status making appearances at the 2007 and 2011 World Cups However since the introduction of the new World Cricket League divisional structure the team has been less successful they placed amongst the bottom teams at the 2014 World Cup Qualifier and the 2015 WCL Division Two tournaments and were consequently relegated to the 2017 Division Three event In April 2018 the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International T20I status to all its members Therefore all Twenty20 matches played between Canada and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches 7 Canada regained ODI status by finishing above PNG in 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play off and will play the 2023 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early days 1 2 Late 19th century 1 3 1887 England tour 1 4 1950s 1 5 1960s 1 6 1970s 1 7 1980s 1 8 1990s 1 9 2000s 1 10 2004 2008 1 11 2010 2014 1 12 2015 2 International grounds 3 Players 4 Current squad 5 Tournament history 5 1 World Cup 5 2 T20 World Cup 5 3 World Cricket League 5 4 Intercontinental Cup 5 5 Commonwealth Games 5 6 ICC 6 Nations Challenge 5 7 ICC World Cup Qualifier 5 8 ICC Americas Championship 5 9 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 6 Records 6 1 One Day Internationals 6 2 Twenty20 Internationals 7 Other records 7 1 ICC Trophy 7 2 Other cricket 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksHistory editEarly days edit It is generally thought that cricket was introduced to Canada by British soldiers after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759 although the earliest confirmed reference to cricket is of matches played on Saint Helen s Island Quebec in 1785 on what later became the site of Expo 67 The roots of modern Canadian cricket though come from the regions of Upper Canada in particular Toronto then known as York During the early years of the nineteenth century a schoolmaster by the name of George Anthony Barber encouraged the game there and founded the Toronto Cricket Club in 1827 Barber instigated a game played between the Toronto Cricket Club and the cricket team of Upper Canada College in 1836 a game won by the college team 8 This game has been played annually ever since As already mentioned Canada played its first international against the USA in 1844 in New York at St George s Cricket Club now the site of the New York University Medical Center Late 19th century edit George Parr led an English team to Canada in 1859 which was the first ever international cricket tour A product of the tour was a book by Fred Lillywhite entitled The English Cricketers Trip to Canada and the United States published the following year On the tour which also ventured into the US the team won all five official matches against a 22 of Lower Canada by 8 wickets at Montreal Quebec on 26 October 27 September a 22 of the United States by an innings and 64 runs at Hoboken New Jersey on 3 5 October a different 22 of the United States by 7 wickets at Philadelphia on 10 12 October a 22 of Lower Canada by 10 wickets at Hamilton Ontario on 17 19 October and a further 22 of the United States by an innings and 68 runs at Rochester New York on 21 25 October There were also some exhibition matches and two excursions to view the Niagara Falls When Canada became a nation in 1867 cricket was so popular it was declared the national sport by John A Macdonald the first Prime Minister of Canada 9 10 The influence of baseball from the United States saw a decline in the popularity of cricket despite tours from English and Australian teams The third tour by an English team in 1872 featured none other than the famous W G Grace The first Australian team to tour came in 1877 and they returned in 1893 beating Canada by an innings 11 Three games were played against Ireland between 1888 and 1890 Ireland winning one with the other two drawn A tour of North America by the Australians in 1913 saw two first class games both won by the tourists against a combined Canada USA team Note 1 12 13 The second of these played at Rosedale Toronto was the first first class match played in Canada 1887 England tour edit The first official tour of the United Kingdom by a Canadian team took place in 1887 an unofficial tour in 1880 had been abandoned after Canadian captain Thomas Dale playing under the alias Thomas Jordan was arrested on charges of desertion and fraud during a match against Leicestershire The tour started with two matches against Ireland against whom Canada drew one game and lost the other followed by two matches against Scotland with the same result The tour then ventured into the north east of England with a defeat against the Gentlemen of Northumberland and a draw against Durham The tour then continued with various matches against county sides and others with wins coming against the Gentlemen of Derbyshire and the Gentlemen of Warwickshire The Canadian team finished the tour with a win loss record of 2 5 with the remaining twelve games all drawn 1950s edit The Marylebone Cricket Club visited Canada in 1951 the highlight of which was the first first class game played by the Canadian national team played in Armour Heights Toronto which was won by the visiting side 14 This was followed in 1954 by a tour to England on which Canada played eighteen games four of which were given first class status including one against Pakistan who were also touring England at the same time 15 The MCC again visited Canada in 1959 under Dennis Silk and played a 3 day game against a Canada XI in Toronto which they won by 10 wickets They were undefeated throughout the tour winning most of their matches by wide margins but had a closely fought draw against the Toronto Cricket Club 16 This was the decade when the Imperial Cricket Conference had plans to grant Canada Test status but Canada themselves postponed the idea as they felt that the Canadian national team was not of sufficient standard and that competing against full members sides needed some time as they wanted to improve their cricket even domestically However things did not go as planned and it would be fifty years before Canada next played a first class match 1960s edit The annual series of matches between Canada and the USA continued alternating between the countries In the 1963 match in Toronto Ray Nascimento scored 176 then a record for the series 1970s edit Canada drew a game against Ireland in 1973 17 and the following year again embarked on a tour of England The tour was a much lower profile than the 1954 tour with the games being against club sides county second XIs and minor counties Canada had a 4 6 win loss record on the tour with a further six games being drawn 18 In 1979 Canada participated in the first ICC Trophy They reached the final of the competition which qualified them for the 1979 World Cup where they played their first One Day Internationals 9 June 1979 ScorecardCanada nbsp 139 9 60 overs v nbsp Pakistan 140 2 40 1 overs Pakistan won by 8 wicketsHeadingley Leeds England First ever ODI match for Canada The World Cup was not a successful tournament for the Canadians though and they failed to progress beyond the first round losing all three games 1980s edit Canada participated in the ICC Trophy again in 1982 and 1986 They could not repeat their success of 1979 though and failed to progress beyond the first round on both occasions Other internationals in the 1980s include a no result game against Ireland in 1981 19 and a 3 wicket loss to Barbados 20 1990s edit The 1990s saw Canada progress up the international ladder playing in three further ICC Trophy tournaments their best being a seventh place finish in 1997 They also began competing in West Indian domestic one day cricket in 1996 and competed in the Commonwealth Games cricket tournament in 1998 though they did not progress beyond the first round 2000s edit 2000 saw Canada host the first ICC Americas Championship a tournament which they won The following year they embarked on a tour to Sri Lanka but the highlight of 2001 was their hosting of the ICC Trophy They finished third in the tournament which qualified them for the 2003 World Cup It was this ICC Trophy tournament that first saw the emergence of John Davison who was to become one of Canada s most successful players Canada played various matches in the buildup to the World Cup visiting Argentina in April 2002 finishing as runners up to longtime rivals the US in the Americas Championship swiftly followed by a fifth place finish in the ICC 6 Nations Challenge in Namibia The West Indian A team toured Canada later in the year and Canada won the one day series 2 1 and drew a two day game This was followed by Canada s best performance to date in West Indian domestic one day cricket winning two games in their first round group just missing out on qualification for the semi finals The World Cup itself was a tournament of contrasting fortunes for the Canadians They started with their first ODI win over Bangladesh Two games later saw them dismissed for 36 against Sri Lanka then the lowest score in One Day International history The next game against the West Indies saw John Davison score the fastest ever World Cup century although Canada lost that game and did not progress past the first round 11 February 2003 ScorecardCanada nbsp 180 49 1 overs v nbsp Bangladesh 120 28 overs Canada won by 60 runsSahara Stadium Kingsmead Durban South Africa 2004 2008 edit 2006 started badly for Canada with a last place finish in the Six Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates after Canada lost all their games They had improved significantly by the time of the ICC Americas Championship in Bermuda which they won Also in 2004 Canada participated in the first ICC Intercontinental Cup finishing as runners up to Scotland The highlight of this tournament was the game against the US in Fort Lauderdale Florida when John Davison recorded the best match bowling figures since Jim Laker s 19 wickets against Australia in 1956 In 2005 Canada again finished third in the ICC Trophy which gained them official ODI status from 2006 until the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier as well as qualifying them for the 2007 World Cup Their performance in the Intercontinental Cup that year was not as good as in 2004 however as they did not make it past the first round In 2006 Canada put in good performances in the four day ICC Intercontinental Cup beating Kenya by 25 runs and Bermuda by nine wickets but their one day form was a complete reversal losing three times to Bermuda and Kenya and a further loss to Zimbabwe In August Canada took part in the first Division of the Americas Championship They beat Argentina and longtime rivals the USA but lost to the Cayman Islands and eventual winners Bermuda and finished third their worst performance so far in this tournament 2010 2014 edit This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2015 In June and July 2008 Canada hosted Bermuda for three ODIs and Intercontinental Cup matches against Bermuda and Scotland In August Canada travelled to Ireland for the World Twenty20 Qualification Tournament Canada did not qualify for the World Twenty20 finishing 5th ahead of Bermuda The ODIs and an Intercontinental Cup match were hampered by rain In late summer of 2008 West Indies and Bermuda came to Canada to play in the Scotiabank One Day Series against Canada Canada defeated Bermuda to face West Indies in the Final West Indies captain Chris Gayle smashed his sixteenth ODI century and led his side to an easy seven wicket victory against Canada in the finals of the Scotiabank ODI Series at King City During the Scotiabank Series the talents of Rizwan Cheema were discovered he would become the star of the first Al Barakah T20 Canada The tournament involved Canada Pakistan Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe Canada lost both and tied one match however in the tie with Zimbabwe Canada lost by points in a bowl out Sri Lanka were eventual winners defeating Pakistan in the Final The tournament was expected to be played annually for the following four years In late November 2008 Canada participated in the Americas Championship in Florida USA The United States after years of disarray pulled together and won the championship Canada finished 3rd on Net Run Rate behind Bermuda as their match was washed out by rain In April 2009 Canada participated in the 2009 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualification Tournament Assembling the best Canadian team in many years Canada rolled through the opening stages of the event and eventually finished second in the tournament The impressive display earned Canada a berth in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup The ICC announced that the 2015 Cricket World Cup will only have 10 participating teams this makes it difficult for the Associate Countries to qualify for the world cup Cricket Canada expressed its unhappiness with the reduced world cup 21 In January 2014 Canada lost ODI amp T20I status and with no prospect of big stage international cricket to come until next qualifier owing to a poor performance at the World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand 2015 edit The big event for Canada to make a mark in the year 2015 was the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland Canada failed to win a single match and finished at the bottom of Group B In the first match against Kenya in the picturesque Edinburgh Canada put together 143 runs in 20 overs with the loss of 5 wickets In response Irfan Karim s 54 ball 74 led Kenya to a convincing seven wicket win 22 The second match for Canada was against Oman and was played in Stirling Scotland This game was reduced to 13 overs a side down from 20 due to inclement weather Batting first Canada s Nitish Kumar scored a 25 ball 52 with four fours and three sixes In response Zeeshan Maqsood s unbeaten 86 powered Oman to a seven wicket win with 10 balls to spare 23 Canada played their third match of the tournament at the same venue in Stirling Scotland against United Arab Emirates Canada batting first lost their first 2 wickets within the first 8 balls It was followed by a solid partnership between Hiral Shah and Nitish Kumar who plundered 58 runs between them However UAE picked up several wickets to reduce Canada down to 109 for the loss of 9 wickets Navneet Dhaliwal came in with an unbeaten 39 to raise the total to 132 runs at the end of 20 overs In response UAE lost their first wicket in the third over but good partnerships for the second 25 runs third 40 runs and fourth 19 runs wickets kept them on track The match seemed level when the target was whittled down to 33 runs required in three overs which came down to 25 runs required off 12 balls But Shakoor and Patil brought UAE home in the last over after plundering Cecil Parvez for 21 runs in his final over 24 Canada shifted back to Edinburgh for their fourth match of the tournament against hosts Scotland Canada had lost the coin toss again in this match and the home team inserted Canada into batting first They got off to a quick start racing to 24 in 2 3 overs before Alasdair Evans dismissed Ruvindu Gunasekara The other bowlers too did not allow any meaningful partnerships to develop between any of the Canadian batsmen reducing them to 87 for the loss of 8 wickets by the 16th over A 48 run ninth wicket partnership between Navneet Dhaliwal 34 and No 10 Junaid Siddiqui who scored 28 off 16 took them past the triple figure mark to help them finish on 135 for 8 In response Scotland started off brightly at a stunning rate of 10 runs per over until the sixth over even as Satsimranjit Dhindsa got rid of Calum MacLeod for a 15 ball 29 The wicket didn t cost Scotland much as they went about with the same momentum despite losing Matthew Cross to Dhindsa as well and cruised to a comfortable win with 32 balls to spare 25 Canada played their fifth and final match of the tournament at the same venue in Edinburgh against Netherlands They lost the toss again and were inserted to bat again This time though the batting showed resilience and the team put together a total of 172 for the loss of 8 wickets which came on the back of a half century from Ruvindu Gunasekera 51 and late blitzes from team captain Rizwan Cheema and wicket keeper batsman Hamza Tariq In response the Netherlands batsmen particularly Steven Myburgh Wesley Barresi and Michael Swart led an attacking display of powerful batting to record a solid win for their team with 15 balls to spare Thus ending a dismal 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier for the Canada national cricket team 26 Following the dismal performance at the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 qualifier some positive news followed for the Canada national cricket team players Twenty one players from Canada along with USA Bermuda and Suriname were shortlisted to play for an ICC Americas regional team to take part in West Indies Nagico Super50 tournament in January 2016 27 By the end of the process Jeremy Gordon was the only Canada bowler to be included and Canadian Hamza Tariq was brought in as a specialist wicket keeper in the final 15 man ICC Americas squad declared to participate in West Indies Nagico Super50 in January 2016 28 International grounds edit nbsp nbsp Maple Leaf nbsp Toronto CSCclass notpageimage Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within CanadaPlayers editFor a list of Canada ODI cricketers see List of Canada ODI cricketers For a list of Canada T20I cricketers see List of Canada Twenty20 International cricketers Current squad editThe following is a list of players were named in the most recent One day or T20I squad Updated 13 December 2022Key C G Contract grade S N Shirt numberName Age Batting style Bowling style Forms NotesBattersRavinderpal Singh 35 Right handed Right arm off break One day amp T20IMatthew Spoors 24 Right handed Right arm leg break One dayAaron Johnson Right handed Right arm off break One day amp T20INavneet Dhaliwal 35 Right handed Right arm medium One day amp T20IPargat Singh 31 Right handed Right arm off break One day amp T20INicholas Kirton 25 Left handed Right arm off break One dayAll roundersSaad Bin Zafar 37 Left handed Slow left arm orthodox One day amp T20I CaptainRayyan Pathan 31 Right handed Right arm medium T20IWicket keepersShreyas Movva 30 Right handed Slow left arm orthodox One daySrimantha Wijeyeratne 34 Right handed Slow left arm orthodox One day amp T20IHamza Tariq 33 Right handed Slow left arm orthodox T20IArmaan Kapoor 28 Right handed Slow left arm orthodox T20ISpin BowlersNikhil Dutta 29 Right handed Right arm off break One day amp T20ISalman Nazar 32 Left handed Slow left arm orthodox One day amp T20IPace BowlersDillon Heyliger 34 Right handed Right arm medium One day amp T20IJeremy Gordon 36 Right handed Right arm fast One day amp T20IKaleem Sana 29 Right handed Left arm medium One day amp T20IAmmar Khalid Right handed Right arm medium One day amp T20ITournament history editWorld Cup edit 1975 Did not participate 1979 First round 1983 to 1999 inclusive Did not qualify 2003 First round 2007 First round 2011 First round 2015 to 2023 inclusive Did not qualifyWorld Cup recordYear Round Position GP W L T NR nbsp 1975 Did not participate nbsp 1979 Group Stage 8 8 3 0 3 0 0 nbsp 1983 Did not qualify nbsp nbsp 1987 nbsp nbsp 1992 nbsp nbsp nbsp 1996 nbsp 1999 nbsp 2003 Group stage 12 14 6 1 5 0 0 nbsp 2007 14 16 3 0 3 0 0 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2011 12 14 6 1 5 0 0 nbsp nbsp 2015 Did not qualify nbsp nbsp 2019 nbsp 2023Total 4 12 18 2 16 0 0T20 World Cup edit T20 World Cup recordYear Round Position GP W L T NR nbsp 2007 Did not qualify nbsp 2009 nbsp 2010 nbsp 2012 nbsp 2014 nbsp 2016 nbsp nbsp 2021 nbsp 2022 nbsp nbsp 2024 QualifiedWorld Cricket League edit 2007 Division One 4th place 2010 Division One 5th place 2011 13 Championship 8th place 2015 Division Two Qualified 2018 Division Two 3rd place 2019 Division Two 5th placeIntercontinental Cup edit 2004 Runners up 2005 First round 2006 Runners up 2007 08 Equal 7th 2009 10 7th 2011 13 6thCommonwealth Games edit 1998 First roundICC 6 Nations Challenge edit 2002 5th place 2004 6th placeICC World Cup Qualifier edit 1979 Runners up 1982 First round 1986 First round 1990 Second round 1994 Second round 1997 7th place 2001 3rd place 2005 3rd place 2009 2nd place 2014 8th placeICC Americas Championship edit 2000 Champions 2002 Runners up 2004 Champions 2006 3rd place 2008 3rd place 2010 Champions 2011 ChampionsICC T20 World Cup Qualifier edit 2008 5th place 2010 Group stage 2012 6th place 2013 12th place 2015 14th place 2019 9th place 2022 5th place 2023 T20 WC Americas Qualifier WinnersRecords editInternational Match Summary Canada 29 30 Playing recordFormat M W L T NR Inaugural matchOne Day Internationals 82 20 60 0 2 9 June 1979Twenty20 Internationals 54 30 21 2 1 2 August 2008Last updated 7 October 2023 One Day Internationals edit Highest team total 312 4 v Ireland 4 February 2007 at Jaffery Sports Club Ground Nairobi 31 Highest individual score 137 Ashish Bagai v Scotland 31 January 2007 at Ruaraka Sports Club Ground Nairobi 32 Best individual bowling figures 6 43 Jeremy Gordon v Papua New Guinea 15 April 2023 at Windhoek Windhoek 33 Most ODI runs for Canada 34 Player Runs Average Career spanAshish Bagai 1964 37 76 2003 2013Sunil Dhaniram 915 24 72 2006 2010John Davison 799 26 63 2003 2011Rizwan Cheema 764 24 64 2008 2013Abdool Samad 740 29 60 2003 2009 Most ODI wickets for Canada 35 Player Wickets Average Career spanHenry Osinde 45 30 86 2006 2013Harvir Baidwan 44 30 63 2008 2014Sunil Dhaniram 41 30 24 2006 2010Khurram Chohan 36 28 58 2009 2014John Davison 36 29 63 2003 2011 Highest individual innings in ODI 36 Player Score Opposition Venue YearAshish Bagai 137 nbsp Scotland Nairobi 31 January 2007Abdool Samad 130 nbsp Bermuda King City 1 July 2008Ashish Bagai 122 nbsp Ireland Nairobi 4 February 2007Sandeep Jyoti 117 nbsp Scotland Aberdeen 7 July 2009John Davison 111 nbsp West Indies Centurion 23 February 2003 Best bowling figures in an innings in ODI 37 Player Score Opposition Venue YearJeremy Gordon 6 43 nbsp Papua New Guinea Windhoek 5 April 2023Austin Codrington 5 27 nbsp Bangladesh Durban 11 February 2003Sunil Dhaniram 5 32 nbsp Bermuda King City 29 June 2008Khurram Chohan 5 68 nbsp Scotland Christchurch 23 January 2014Sunil Dhaniram 4 10 nbsp Bermuda Nairobi 2 February 2007 ODI record versus other nations 29 Records complete to ODI 4567 Last updated 5 April 2023 Opponent M W L T NR First Match First winv Test nations nbsp Afghanistan 5 1 4 0 0 16 February 2010 18 February 2010 nbsp Australia 2 0 2 0 0 16 June 1979 nbsp Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 0 11 February 2003 11 February 2003 nbsp England 2 0 2 0 0 13 June 1979 nbsp Ireland 8 2 6 0 0 4 February 2007 4 February 2007 nbsp New Zealand 3 0 3 0 0 3 March 2003 nbsp Pakistan 2 0 2 0 0 9 June 1979 nbsp South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 27 February 2003 nbsp Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 0 19 February 2003 nbsp West Indies 4 0 4 0 0 23 February 2003 nbsp Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0 0 16 May 2006v Associate Members nbsp Bermuda 11 6 5 0 0 17 May 2006 27 November 2006 nbsp Jersey 1 1 0 0 0 27 March 2023 27 March 2023 nbsp Kenya 15 5 9 0 1 15 February 2003 24 January 2007 nbsp Namibia 1 0 1 0 0 4 April 2023 nbsp Netherlands 9 0 8 0 1 26 November 2006 nbsp Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 0 5 April 2023 5 April 2023 nbsp Scotland 9 2 7 0 0 18 January 2007 8 April 2009 nbsp United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 1 April 2023 nbsp United States 1 1 0 0 0 29 March 2023 29 March 2023Twenty20 Internationals edit Highest team total 245 1 v Panama 14 November 2021 at Coolidge Cricket Ground Antigua 38 Highest individual score 121 Aaron Johnson v Panama 3 October 2023 at Bermuda National Stadium Hamilton 39 Best individual bowling figures 5 16 Dillon Heyliger v Argentina 13 November 2021 at Coolidge Cricket Ground Antigua 40 Most T20I runs for Canada 41 Player Runs Average Career spanNavneet Dhaliwal 864 39 27 2019 2023Aaron Johnson 589 58 90 2022 2023Ravinderpal Singh 589 28 04 2019 2022Rayyan Pathan 463 51 44 2021 2022Nitish Kumar 434 31 00 2012 2019 Most T20I wickets for Canada 42 Player Wickets Average Career spanSaad Bin Zafar 38 19 15 2019 2023Dillon Heyliger 35 20 14 2019 2023Kaleem Sana 27 12 48 2022 2023Harvir Baidwan 27 15 22 2008 2013Nikhil Dutta 24 18 50 2019 2023 T20I record versus other nations 30 Records complete to T20I 2304 Last updated 7 October 2023 Opponent M W L T NR First Match First winv Test nations nbsp Afghanistan 2 0 2 0 0 4 February 2010 nbsp Ireland 4 2 2 0 0 3 February 2010 3 February 2010 nbsp Pakistan 1 0 1 0 0 10 October 2008 nbsp Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 0 12 October 2008 nbsp Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1 0 11 October 2008v Associate Members nbsp Argentina 1 1 0 0 0 13 November 2021 13 November 2021 nbsp Bahamas 1 1 0 0 0 7 November 2021 7 November 2021 nbsp Bahrain 3 2 1 0 0 24 February 2022 24 February 2022 nbsp Belize 1 1 0 0 0 8 November 2021 8 November 2021 nbsp Bermuda 6 4 1 0 1 5 August 2008 5 August 2008 nbsp Cayman Islands 4 4 0 0 0 18 August 2019 18 August 2019 nbsp Germany 1 1 0 0 0 22 February 2022 22 February 2022 nbsp Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 0 24 October 2019 nbsp Jersey 1 1 0 0 0 20 October 2019 20 October 2019 nbsp Kenya 5 1 4 0 0 3 August 2008 15 March 2013 nbsp Nepal 1 0 1 0 0 21 February 2022 nbsp Netherlands 3 1 2 0 0 2 August 2008 2 August 2008 nbsp Nigeria 1 1 0 0 0 21 October 2019 21 October 2019 nbsp Oman 5 3 2 0 0 25 October 2019 16 November 2022 nbsp Panama 2 2 0 0 0 14 November 2021 14 November 2021 nbsp Philippines 1 1 0 0 0 18 February 2022 18 February 2022 nbsp Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 0 15 November 2022 15 November 2022 nbsp Scotland 1 0 1 0 0 23 March 2012 nbsp United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 27 October 2019 nbsp United States 3 2 0 1 0 21 August 2019 21 August 2019Other records editICC Trophy edit Highest team total 356 5 v Papua New Guinea 16 June 1986 at Walsall England Highest individual score 164 not out Paul Prashad v Papua New Guinea 16 June 1986 at Walsall England Best innings bowling 7 21 B Singh v Namibia 14 February 1994 at Nairobi Club Ground KenyaOther cricket edit Batting Ray Nascimento 176 runs Canada vs United States at Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club Ground Toronto 1963 Ken Trestrail 175 runs Canada vs Combined Services at Chatham England 1954 Qaiser Ali 174 runs Canada vs Netherlands at Pretoria South Africa 2006 John Davison 165 runs Canada vs Bermuda at King City Ontario 2006 Paul Prashad 164 runs not out Canada vs Papua New Guinea at ICC Trophy England 1986 John Davison 131 runs Canada vs Namibia at Pretoria South Africa 2009 Bowling Joel Bradbury 9 wkts for 6 Canada vs United States at Toronto Ontario 1854 Brian Christen 9 wkts for 38 Canada vs United States at Toronto Ontario 1952 John Davison 9 wkts for 76 Canada vs United States at Fort Lauderdale Florida 2004 Edward Ogden 9 wkts for 83 Canada vs MCC at Lord s England 1887 Edward Ogden 8 wkts for 27 Canada vs Warwickshire at Birmingham England 1887See also edit nbsp Canada portal nbsp Cricket portalCricket Canada Sports in Canada Canadian women s cricket team Scotiabank National T20 Championship Canadian national cricket captains List of Canadian first class cricketers List of Canada ODI cricketers List of Canada Twenty20 International cricketersNotes edit Combined Canada USA players included Henry Humphries Canada John Dornan US Arthur Hoskings US Willard Graham US William Newhall US Timothy Bevington Canada Henry Humphries Canada Harold Furness US Robert Anderson US Henry Pearce US Christie Morris US T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Americas region from the 2023 edition References edit ICC Rankings International Cricket Council ODI matches Team records ESPNcricinfo ODI matches 2023 Team records ESPNcricinfo T20I matches Team records ESPNcricinfo T20I matches 2023 Team records ESPNcricinfo Other matches played by Canada Archived 11 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine CricketArchive Retrieved 4 September 2015 All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status International Cricket Council 26 April 2018 Retrieved 1 September 2018 Toronto Cricket Club v Upper Canada College Cricketarchive co uk Retrieved 2 March 2011 Reebok and Cricket Canada Enter into Multi Year Sponsorship Agreement PDF Press release Cricket Canada 23 November 2010 p 2 Archived from the original PDF on 25 July 2011 Retrieved 9 March 2011 Boller Kevin A brief history of cricket Cricket in Canada cricinfo Retrieved 24 March 2014 Canada v Australians 1893 Cricketarchive co uk Retrieved 23 March 2014 Canada and United States of America v Australians Cricketarchive co uk 7 July 1913 Retrieved 2 March 2011 Australia in North America 1913 Cricketarchive co uk 25 August 1913 Retrieved 23 March 2014 Wisden 1952 pp 898 902 Canada in England 1954 Cricketarchive co uk Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 23 March 2014 Wisden 1960 pp 870 71 Canada XI v Ireland 1973 Cricketarchive co uk 16 September 1973 Retrieved 23 March 2014 Canada in England 1974 Cricketarchive co uk Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 23 March 2014 Canada in Ireland 1981 Cricketarchive co uk 7 June 1981 Retrieved 23 March 2014 Canada in Barbados 1987 88 Cricketarchive co uk 5 November 1987 Retrieved 23 March 2014 Canada news Canada unhappy with reduced World Cup Canada Cricket News ESPN Cricinfo ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 2 March 2011 Karim 74 guides Kenya to comfortable win Retrieved 18 August 2016 Maqsood assault gives Oman big win Retrieved 18 August 2016 Shahzad 56 sets up thrilling five wicket win Retrieved 18 August 2016 Coetzer fifty hands Scotland easy win Retrieved 18 August 2016 Myburgh helps Netherlands ace 174 chase Retrieved 18 August 2016 Twenty one players fast tracked to audition for Americas team Retrieved 18 August 2016 Taylor Ghous picked in 15 man ICC Americas squad Retrieved 18 August 2016 a b Records Canada One Day Internationals Result summary ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2014 a b Records Canada Twenty20 Internationals Result summary ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 23 May 2019 Records Canada One Day Internationals Highest totals ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2014 Records Canada One Day Internationals High scores Retrieved 28 January 2014 Records Canada One Day Internationals Best bowling figures Retrieved 5 April 2023 Records Canada One Day Internationals Most runs ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2014 Records Canada One Day Internationals Most wickets ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2014 Records Canada One Day Internationals Highest Scores Cricinfo Records Canada One Day Internationals Best bowling figures Cricinfo Records Canada Twenty20 Internationals Highest totals ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 26 November 2013 Records Canada Twenty20 Internationals High scores ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 21 November 2022 Records Canada Twenty20 Internationals Best bowling figures ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 26 November 2013 Records Canada Twenty20 Internationals Most runs ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 26 November 2013 Records Canada Twenty20 Internationals Most wickets ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 26 November 2013 External links editCricket Canada official website Canada at CricketArchive Independent website covering Canadian cricket Cricinfo article on the history of Canadian cricket Fan blog covering national team matches Cricket Highlights Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canada national cricket team amp oldid 1186164209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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