Morocco national cricket team

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Morocco
Flag of Morocco
Flag of Morocco
ICC membership granted 1999
ICC member status Affiliate member
ICC development region Africa
World Cricket League division n/a
Captain Mohammed Ennaoui
Coach Unknown
First recorded match 23 April 2006 v Rwanda at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa
As of 17 February 2010

The Moroccan cricket team is the team that represents the country of Morocco in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1999. [1] The team is operated by Moroccan Cricket Association.

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[edit] International history

Their international debut came in 2006 when they took part in Division Three of the African region of the ICC World Cricket League. They finished fifth in the eight team tournament. [2]

Morocco boasts an ICC approved ground capable of hosting full internationals, the National Cricket Stadium in Tangier. It has so far hosted one One Day International triangular tournament, the Morocco Cup in 2002, where Sri Lanka won ahead of South Africa and Pakistan.

[edit] The future

Morocco were due to take part in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three held in South Africa in April 2010,[3] but once again were unable to take part.

[edit] Current squad

  • Younes el Abassi (Captain)
  • Salah El Mouridi
  • Anas lakhrissi (wk)
  • Ghelzim Redouane
  • Rachid El Harmaoui
  • Said Nekrou
  • Soufiane Essayeh
  • Ibrahim Bekkouri
  • Mountassir Lakhrissi
  • Ismail Kettani
  • Youssef Bouhemouch
  • Zakaria Zaki
  • Rachid Aboukis
  • Tarik El Ghani

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