| Colombia | |
| Flag of Colombia | |
| ICC membership granted | n/a |
| ICC member status | Non-member |
| ICC development region | Americas |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| Captain | n/a |
| Coach | {{{current_coach}}} |
| First recorded match | 1958 v Venezuela |
| As of 1 October 2008 | |
The Colombian national Cricket team is the team that represents Colombia in the international cricket matches.
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Cricket was played in Bogotá since the beginning of the 20th century. There are reports of cricket matches played at La Magdalena Jocking Club in years 1905, 1907 and 1909.[1][2][3]
Cricket in Colombia received a boost on 20 May 1955 with the creation of the Bogotá Cricket Club. The first chairman of the club was Englishman Reginald Brand.
The first club's match was played in Cali in December 1957 against a rival team gathered by a former B.C.C. member representing Cali Shell. These matches were the first of a series of tests played between Bogotá against Cali and/or the Rest of Colombia for the "H.E.'s Bat", a prize donated by British Ambassador and Honorary President of the Club Sir James Joint.
The first international match was played against Maracaibo (Shell) in Bogotá in February 1958. The return game was played in June of the same year. These series continued successfully until 1961.
In 1961 the Bogota Cricket Club was merged into the Bogotá Sports Club.
In March 1970, the New Zealand Ambassador’s Cricket team visited the B.S.C. and was nearly beaten. That team included future internationals J.F.M. Morrison and A. Roberts.
Other matches were played against Cali, Medellín, Caracas (team included ex-West Indies Test cricketer Tony White), Curaçao, Lima, the Banks, BEA Silver Wing Club, the California Cricket Club (on their South American Tour), the Quidnuncs (including Dudley Owen Thomas, David Hays and Derek George), and finally in February 1979 Derrick Robins’ XI.
The B.S.C. (with Tony White) was the only side to bowl them out (for 184) during their South American tour. Norman Bracht took 5-74 in 20 overs and White 3-70 in 22. Their side was managed by Peter Parfitt (with Henry Blofeld), captained by Chris Cowdrey and included Bill Athey, Graham Stevenson, Tim Lloyd and other good young county cricketers.
In the eighties there were limited cricket appearances in Colombia and internationally due to the decline in the number of cricketers in Colombia.
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