The West African cricket team was a team representing the countries of Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone in international cricket whilst they were an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) between 1976 and 2003.[1] They played in the ICC Trophy on three occasions, in 1982, 1994 and 1997, withdrawing shortly before the start of the 2001 tournament. The team was broken up into its constituent parts in 2003, with Nigeria becoming an associate member of the ICC, the other three affiliates.
Tournament history
ICC Trophy
- 1979: Did not participate
- 1982: First round
- 1986: Did not participate
- 1990: Did not participate
- 1994: 17th place
- 1997: 18th place
- 2001: Withdrew
Related teams
A West Africa under-19 team contested the 2001 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship in Uganda, which was the inaugural edition of the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships.[2] The squad included Nigerians, Ghanaians, and Gambians, but no Sierra Leoneans.[3] West Africa lost their opening match against Uganda by 278 runs,[4] but rebounded to narrowly win their next fixture against Namibia by 10 runs.[5] This was followed by a 178-run loss to Kenya and a five-wicket loss to East and Central Africa.[6][7]
See also
References
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1 For Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Montserrat, Nevis, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands the national team is the West Indies. 2 For England and Wales, the national team is England. 3 For the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the national team is Ireland. |