Bahamas national cricket team
| The Bahamas | |
 | |
| ICC membership granted | 1987 |
| ICC member status | Affiliate member |
| ICC development region | Americas |
| World Cricket League division | Eight |
| Captain | Gregory Taylor |
| Coach | Reginald Benjamin |
| First recorded match | 12 March 2002 v Argentina at Belgrano Athletic Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Twenty20 cricket | |
| Twenty20 matches played | 2 |
| Twenty20 wins/losses | 0/2 |
| As of 31 July 2007 | |
The Bahamas cricket team is the team that represents the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in international cricket matches.
A brief outline
The Bahamas became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1987,[1] although they didn't appear in international competition until the ICC Americas Championship in 2002. They came fifth in that tournament, gaining a surprise win over hosts Argentina. They again played in the tournament in 2004, this time coming through a qualifying tournament. They finished last in the main tournament though, which meant they played in Division Two of the new divisional system in 2006. They finished second in that tournament, which wasn't good enough to qualify for Division One. They will remain in Division two in 2008.
In 2006, The Bahamas were one of the teams invited to take part in the Stanford 20/20. They got $100,000 for participating in the tournament, but were eliminated at the first hurdle by the Cayman Islands.
Tournament history
World Cup
- 1975 to 1987: Not eligible, not an ICC member
- 1992 to 2003: Not eligible, ICC affiliate member
- 2007: Did not qualify
World Cricket League
- 2008: Division Five Eleventh place
ICC Trophy
- 1979 to 1986: Not eligible, not an ICC member
- 1990 to 2001: Not eligible, ICC affiliate member
- 2005: Did not qualify
ICC Americas Championship
- 2000: Did not participate
- 2002: 5th place
- 2004: 6th place
- 2006: Division Two runners up
- 2008: Division Two runners up
- 2010: Division Two champions
- 2010: Division One 6th place
The future
In 2010, the Bahamas will take part in the World Cricket League, competing in Division-eight in Kuwait.
They will also compete in Division One of the ICC Americas Championship in 2010.
Players
Current squad
- The following list contains the players in the Bahamas squad for the 2010 ICC Americas Championship:[2]
- Gregory Taylor (Captain)
- Jermaine Adderley
- Whitcliff Atkinson
- Jonathan Barry
- Narendra Ekanayake
- Mario Ford
- Hamilton Gilliard
- Dereck Gittens
- Gregory Irvin
- Rohan Parkes
- Albert Peters
- Ryan Tappin
- Marc Taylor
- Dwight Weakley
References
- ↑
- ↑ Bahamas squad, Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 28 May 2010.
