Cayman Islands national cricket team

Infobox non test cricket team
country_name = Cayman Islands

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image_caption = Flag of the Cayman Islands
icc_member_year = 1997
icc_status = Associate Member
icc_region = Americas
current_captain = Ryan Bovell
WCL_division = Three
regional_tournament = ICC Americas Championship
regional_tournament_division = One
first_match = 7 August 2000 v USA at Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario, Canada
world_ranking = 24th
regional_ranking = 4th
fc_matches = 2
fc_win_loss_record = 0/2
la_matches = 4
la_win_loss_record = 0/4
asofdate = 5 August 2007

The Cayman Islands national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002, having previously been an affiliate member since 1997. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/100.html The Cayman Islands] at Cricket Archive]

They have played in international competition since the year 2000, and played in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2005/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup] at CricketEurope] They are in Division Three of the World Cricket League [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000046/004698.shtml Uganda lift Division Three title] by Andrew Nixon, 2 June 2007 at CricketEurope] and are ranked at 24th in the world by the ICC, the fourth ranked non-test team in the Americas region. [ [http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/one-day_rankings.html One-Day rankings] at the official website of the ICC]

History

The Cayman Islands became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1997 and played their first tournament three years later when they played in the ICC Americas Championship in Canada. They finished fourth in the tournament, their only win coming against Argentina. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/AMERICASCHAMS/about.shtml Americas Cup 2000] at CricketEurope] Later in the year, they played their first List A matches as part of the Red Stripe Bowl in the West Indies. They played against Bermuda, Guyana, the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands in the first round, losing all their games. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Red_Stripe_Bowl_2000-01.html Red Stripe Bowl 2000/01] at Cricket Archive]

The Cayman Islands gained associate membership of the ICC in 2002, a year in which they finished third in the Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina after recording wins against Argentina, the Bahamas and Bermuda. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/AMERICASCHAMS/about.shtml Americas Cup 2002] at CricketEurope] The 2004 Americas Championship served as a qualifying competition for the 2005 ICC Trophy, and a repeat of their third place finish from 2002 would have qualified them for that tournament. Wins against Argentina and the Bahamas meant they could only finish fourth however. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/ICCT2005/DATABASE/QUALIFYING/americas.shtml 2005 ICC Trophy Americas qualifying] at CricketEurope] This did qualify them for a place in a repêchage tournament in early 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They finished fifth in that tournament after beating Kuwait in a play-off match. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102369.html Scorecard] of Cayman Islands v Kuwait, 27 February 2005 at Cricket Archive]

Later in 2005, the Cayman Islands took part in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a tournament for ICC associate members with first-class status. They lost both their first round matches to Bermuda and Canada, thus not qualifying for the semi-finals. In 2006, they first played in the inaugural Stanford 20/20 tournament. They beat the Bahamas in the preliminary round, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/99/99950.html Scorecard] of Bahamas v Cayman Islands, 11 July 2006 at Cricket Archive] but lost to Trinidad & Tobago in the first round proper. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/99/99959.html Scorecard] of Cayman Islands v Trinidad & Tobago, 25 July 2006 at Cricket Archive]

In August 2006, they finished third in Division One of the ICC Americas Championship after wins against Argentina and Canada. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/WCLAMERICAS1/about.shtml 2006 ICC Americas Championship Division One] at CricketEurope] This qualified them for Division Three of the World Cricket League, which was played in May/June 2007 in Darwin, Australia. After beating Hong Kong and Tanzania in the first round, they lost to Argentina in the semi finals, and to Papua New Guinea in the third place play off, thus finishing fourth in the tournament. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WCLDIV3/about.shtml 2007 World Cricket League Division Three] at CricketEurope]

Tournament History

ICC Intercontinental Cup

*2004: Did not participate [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup] at CricketEurope]
*2005: First round
*2006: Did not participate [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup] at CricketEurope]

World Cricket League

*2007: 4th in Division Three

ICC Americas Championship

*2000: 4th place
*2002: 3rd place
*2004: 4th place
*2006: 3rd place (Division One)

The future

In early 2008, the Cayman Islands will again take part in the Stanford 20/20. They have been drawn against St Lucia in the preliminary round. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/WI/2007-08_WI_Stanford_Twenty20_2007-08.html 2007/08 Stanford Twenty20] at Cricket Archive] In 2009, they will again play in Division Three of the World Cricket League, where they will play against Papua New Guinea and four teams still to be decided. A top two finish in that tournament will qualify them for the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, where they must finish in the top six to qualify for the 2011 World Cup. [ [http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/wcl_div1-5_2007-2009.pdf World Cricket League structure] ]

Players

Current squad

The Cayman Islands squad at the World Cricket League Division Three tournament was as follows: [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WCLDIV3/squads.shtml 2007 ICC World Cricket league Division Three squads] at CricketEurope]

Other players

In addition to those listed above, the following Cayman Islands cricketers have played first-class, List A or official Twenty20 cricket: [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/CAY.html Cayman Islands players] at Cricket Archive]

*Marc Chin
*Steadman Gray
*Charles Greaves
*Abali Hoilett
*Carley James
*Oscar Owen
*Christopher Wight
*David Wight
*Philip Wight
*Conroy Wright

References