Gambia national cricket team
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| Association | Gambia Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Captain | Peter Campbell | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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Benoni ; 10 December 2023 | ||||||||||
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| As of 1 January 2024 | ||||||||||
The Gambia national cricket team is the team that represents The Gambia in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002[6] and an associate member in 2017.[1]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Gambia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[7]
History
Cricket was introduced to the Gambia by the British during the colonial period.[8] Gambia played against other British West African colonies from 1927, when they faced Sierra Leone for the first time.[3] From the 1960s Gambia also played regularly against Nigeria, and later in the West African Championships.[9]
Gambia was a member of the
In 2021 Gambia was among five teams excluded from the
Records
International Match Summary — Gambia[12]
Last updated 10 December 2023
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 December 2021 |
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations[12]
Records complete to T20I #2390. Last updated 10 December 2023.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Cameroon |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 December 2022 | 9 December 2022 |
 Eswatini |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 December 2022 | |
 Ghana |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 December 2022 | |
 Mozambique |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 December 2022 | |
 Nigeria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 December 2022 | |
 Sierra Leone |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 December 2022 | |
 Rwanda |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 December 2023 | |
 Tanzania |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 December 2022 | |
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Gambia, see Cricket Archive.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ a b c "Gambia Cricket Association". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Cricket in The Gambia". The Chronicle. Gambia. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Gambia". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ Nepal, Netherlands gain in annual rankings update
- ^ a b "Records / Gambia / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
Further reading
- The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Cricket in The Gambia by Omar Jarju, 2019
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