Nigeria national cricket team
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| Nigeria | |
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| ICC membership granted | 2002 |
| ICC member status | Associate member |
| ICC development region | Africa |
| Captain | Thomas Ezeh |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| World Cricket League Africa Region division | Three |
| First recorded match | 22 March 1939 v Ghana (then Gold Coast) at Kumasi, Ghana |
| As of 11 September 2006 | |
The Nigerian cricket team is the team that represents Nigeria in international cricket matches.
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[edit] History
As is often the case, it was the British who introduced cricket to Nigeria, originally playing amongst themselves. The locals soon picked up the basics of the game, and it began to blossom. [1]
The expatriate population founded the Nigeria Cricket Association in 1932, and the local population founded the Nigerian Cricket Association in 1933. Cricket continued to be divided along racial lines until 1951, when the two bodies formed a joint Board of control. The modern Nigeria Cricket Association was then formed in 1957. Nigeria then became founding members of the West African Cricket Conference in 1965. [2]
Nigeria were part of the West Africa team that gained associate membership of the ICC in 1976. [3]. They competed in the ICC Trophy in 1982, 1994 and 1997, with little success.
Nigeria then became an associate member of the ICC in their own right in 2002. [4] They competed in the African associates championship in 2004, finishing 5th out of 6 teams, missing out on qualification for the 2005 ICC Trophy.
[edit] Tournament History
[edit] World Cup
- 1975: Not eligible - Not an ICC member
- 1979 to 2003: See West African cricket team
- 2007: Did not qualify
[edit] ICC Trophy
- 1979 to 2001: See West African cricket team
- 2005: Did not qualify
[edit] ICC World Cricket League Africa Region
- 2006: 5th place (Division Two)
