Ghana national cricket team
Samson Awiah | ||||||||||
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ICC status | Associate member[2] (2017) | |||||||||
ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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Achimota Oval B, Accra ; 20 March 2024 | ||||||||||
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As of 20 March 2024 |
The Ghana national cricket team represents Ghana in men's international cricket. It is an associate member[2] of the International Cricket Council, which it joined as an affiliate member in 2002, and mainly plays matches in Africa Cricket Association tournaments.[6] Ghana Cricket Association promotes the sport in the country.[7]
A team representing the British Gold Coast played its first recorded match in 1904, and international matches from 1907. Known as Ghana after independence in 1957, until recent times the majority of the team's matches came against other West African teams, and occasionally against touring English teams. In 1976, Ghana joined the West Africa Cricket Council, with Ghanaian players representing the West African cricket team in international tournaments.
Following the breakup of the council, the
History
Colonial era
CricketArchive records a team representing the
After a long gap, inter-colonial matches resumed in April 1926, when the Gold Coast played the
West African era
A Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) side toured West Africa during the 1975–76 season, and played two matches at Accra's Achimota School in January 1976 – one against an Accra side and one against the Ghanaian national side.[17] The West Africa Cricket Council was formed later in 1976, with The Gambia and Sierra Leone joining Ghana and Nigeria as members. Consequently, with the exception of the quadrangular West African Championships, first held in 1976,[18] Ghanaian cricketers played international matches only for the combined West African team, which made its international debut at the 1982 ICC Trophy.[19] The West African side at the 1997 ICC Trophy was captained by Edinam Nutsugah, a Ghanaian.[20] At that tournament, another Ghanaian, Daniel Vanderpuje-Orgle, took 5/31 against Israel, one of only four five-wicket hauls at the tournament.[21][22] However, the West Africa Cricket Council lost significance in 2000, when Nigeria applied for separate membership of the ICC.[23] The council was disbanded in 2003, with its members having become ICC members the previous year – Gambia, Ghana, and Sierra Leone were made affiliate members, and Nigeria an associate member.[24]
2000-2018
A 2000
Ghana won the
In international
In August 2018, they were included in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup tournament.[38][39] However, Ghana declined Cricket South Africa's invite to compete in the tournament, and were replaced by Uganda.[40]
2018-Present
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Ghana.
In 2021 Ghana was among five teams excluded from the
Grounds
Tournament history
World Cricket League
- 2006 Africa Division Three: 3rd (8 teams)
- 2008 Africa Division Three: 1st (8 teams) – promoted
- 2008 Africa Division Two: 5th (6 teams)
- 2010 Africa Division Two: 2nd (6 teams)
- 2012 Global Division Eight: 2nd (8 teams) – promoted
- 2013 Global Division Seven: 5th (6 teams) – relegated
- 2017 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Qualifiers: 1st (6 teams)
- 2017 Global Division Five: 7th (8 teams) – relegated
ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship
- 2011 Division Two: 2nd (9 teams) – promoted
- 2011 Division One: 5th (5 teams) – relegated
- 2012 Division Two: 4th (8 teams)
- 2013 Division One: did not qualify
- 2014 Division Two: 1st (6 teams) – promoted
- 2015 Division One: 4th (6 teams)
Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Ghana in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad.
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||
Kevin Awala | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
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Alex Osei | 24 | Right-handed | ||
James Vifah | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Devender Singh | 33 | Right-handed | ||
All-rounders | ||||
Rexford Bakum | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Obed Harvey | 34 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Captain |
Samson Awiah | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
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Richmond Baaleri | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
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Philip Yevugah | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||
Joseph Theodore | 24 | Right-handed | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||
Michael Aboagye | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
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Pace Bowlers | ||||
Godfred Bakiweyem | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Kofi Bagabena | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Daniel Anefie | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Syed Aqeel Israr | 36 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Lee Nyarko | 15 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Updated as of 20 March 2024
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Ghana[44]
Last updated 20 March 2024
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 42 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 20 May 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 239/5 v.
- Highest individual score: 107*, Obed Harvey v. Gambia, 8 December 2022 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[46]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/9,
Most T20I runs for Ghana[48]
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Most T20I wickets for Ghana[49]
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T20I record versus other nations[44]
Records complete to T20I #2532. Last updated 20 March 2024.
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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Botswana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 September 2022 | |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 December 2022 | 6 December 2022 |
Eswatini | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 October 2021 | 20 October 2021 |
Gambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 December 2022 | 8 December 2022 |
Kenya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 May 2019 | |
Lesotho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | 17 October 2021 |
Malawi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2021 | 19 October 2021 |
Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 September 2022 | 16 September 2022 |
Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 May 2019 | |
Nigeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 May 2019 | |
Rwanda | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 August 2021 | 18 August 2021 |
Seychelles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2021 | 16 October 2021 |
Sierra Leone | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2022 | 4 October 2023 |
Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 December 2022 | |
Uganda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 May 2019 |
Other matches
For a list of selected international matches played by Ghana, see Cricket Archive.
See also
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