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The Falklands will participate in their first ICC-sanctioned international tournament when they take part in the inaugural ICC Americas Championship Division Four tournament in Mexico from 13-19 June 2010.<ref>[http://static.icc-cricket.yahoo.net/ugc/documents/DOC_D845C8A46622C9946AD46376D0DC734D_1271824405991_863.pdf]</ref> |
The Falklands will participate in their first ICC-sanctioned international tournament when they take part in the inaugural ICC Americas Championship Division Four tournament in Mexico from 13-19 June 2010.<ref>[http://static.icc-cricket.yahoo.net/ugc/documents/DOC_D845C8A46622C9946AD46376D0DC734D_1271824405991_863.pdf]</ref> |
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The team won its first match in the tournament, beating Costa Rica by 39 runs in a 50 over match - |
The team won its first match in the tournament, beating Costa Rica by 39 runs in a 50 over match (Falkland Islands 131 all out in 38.3 overs - Costa Rica 92 all out in 28.5 overs). Team captain, Elliott Taylforth, was Man of the Match, taking 6 wickets for 14 runs (including a hat-trick).<ref>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/icc_members/americas/newsdetails.php?newsId=10524_1276669080]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 13:35, 16 June 2010
| International Cricket Council | |
|---|---|
| ICC status | Affiliate member (2007) |
| ICC region | Americas |
| WCL | n/a |
| International cricket | |
| First international | February 2004 v Chile |
| As of 14 December 2009 | |
The Falkland Islands cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands in international cricket matches. They played their first international against Chile in February 2004,[1] and gained affiliate membership of the International Cricket Council on 29 June 2007.[2] The decision to admit them was not unanimous, with Argentina abstaining from the vote.[3]
The Falklands will participate in their first ICC-sanctioned international tournament when they take part in the inaugural ICC Americas Championship Division Four tournament in Mexico from 13-19 June 2010.[4]
The team won its first match in the tournament, beating Costa Rica by 39 runs in a 50 over match (Falkland Islands 131 all out in 38.3 overs - Costa Rica 92 all out in 28.5 overs). Team captain, Elliott Taylforth, was Man of the Match, taking 6 wickets for 14 runs (including a hat-trick).[5]
References
- ^ Falkland Islands Government
- ^ New members for the ICC at CricketEurope
- ^ Changes afoot as ICC realise errors by Jonathan Agnew at the BBC
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
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