Mexico national cricket team
Nickname(s) | Cricket Vultures | |||||||||
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Association | Mexico Cricket Association | |||||||||
Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Tarun Sharma | |||||||||
Coach | Jon Bonfiglio | |||||||||
Manager | Jack Little | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
ICC region | Americas | |||||||||
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Los Reyes Polo Club, Guácima ; 14 April 2024 | ||||||||||
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As of 14 April 2024 |
The Mexican national cricket team represents the country of
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mexico and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[6]
History
Mexico became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2004. Their first international match was played on 19 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Costa Rica who they beat. Prior to this there had been teams based in Mexico City that had played against Belize but these were not recognised as international fixtures.[7][8] Having beaten Costa Rica in the tournament they then lost to Belize finishing second.
In 2007, Mexico hosted the Central American Cricket Championship and won it by defeating
In 2008, Mexico travelled to El Salvador to take part in the 2nd Easter Cup. They finished second, losing to Belize but winning easily against El Salvador.
Mexico took part in the 3rd Central American Championship in 2009 in Panama under the new Twenty20 format. Mexico performed well in the tournament, winning all but one of their matches and even defeating close rivals Belize in a close fought match. As a result, they finished 2nd in the tournament.
In 2011, Mexico competed in the ICC Division 3 Americas tournament in Costa Rica finishing in 4th place.[9]
In 2012, a youthful Mexico team participated in the 4th Volcano Cup in El Salvador finishing runners up to the hosts after defeating Guatemala.
2018-Present
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mexico and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[6]
Mexico played their first ever Twenty20 International match against Belize in the 2019 Central American Cricket Championship.
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Pradeep Chandran 23 (28)
Aaron Muslar 3/18 (4 overs) |
Bernan Stephenson 48 (27)
Rama Inampud 2/29 (4 overs) |
- Belize won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Mexico.
Grounds
- Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
- Las Cabellerizas Cricket Ground, Dos Ríos, Mexico
Tournament history
ICC Americas Championship
- 2011: Division 3 – 4th place
- 2010: Division Four – Won
Central American Championship
South American Championship
Easter Cup
- Mar 2008: Did not participate
- Dec 2008: 2nd place
The Volcano Cup
- Dec 2021: 2nd place
Players
Records
International Match Summary — Mexico[15]
Last updated 14 April 2024
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 134/7 v
- Highest individual score: 49
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/16, Shashikant Hirugade v Brazil on 5 October 2019 at El Cortijo Polo Club, Lima.[18]
Most T20I runs for Mexico[19]
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Most T20I wickets for Mexico[20]
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T20I record versus other nations[15]
Records complete to T20I #2564. Last updated 14 April 2024.
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 October 2019 | |
Belize | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2019 | |
Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2019 | 5 October 2019 |
Chile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 October 2019 | 18 October 2023 |
Costa Rica | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 April 2019 | 26 April 2019 |
Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2019 | |
Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2019 | 5 October 2019 |
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Mexico, see Cricket Archive.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Mexico at CricketArchive.com
- ^ a b "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Mexico City to host game with Belize at cricinfo.com
- ^ It's Hard to Belize, but the Mexico City Mariachis Host an 'International' at cricinfo.com
- ^ ICC Americas Division 3 Table Archived 23 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Central American Championship, Panama City, 2015" – Cricket Peru. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "2014 « Cricket Peru".
- ^ "CricHQ - Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "SAC Mens Standings Table". CricHQ. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "SAC 2022 Men´s". CricClubs. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.