Cricket at the Commonwealth Games
Cricket is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.[1] It first appeared at the 1998 Games, with a men's tournament seeing South Africa defeat Australia by 4 wickets in the final. Matches were played over 50 overs and had List A status rather than being full One Day Internationals.
The sport will be part of the Games' programme for a second time at the 2022 Games, with a women's tournament scheduled to take place.[2] Matches will be played under the Twenty20 format.[3]
As is normal at the multi-sport events, Caribbean countries that enter participate as separate nations, not as the combined West Indies team.
Venues[]
- Kuala Lumpur 1998: PKNS (Finals), Tenaga National Sports Complex (Heats, Bronze playoff), Kelab Aman (Heats), Royal Military College (Heats), Rubber Research Institute Ground (Heats), Victoria Institution (Heats)
- Birmingham 2022: Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Men's tournament[]
Results[]
Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
1998 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | South Africa |
South Africa won by 4 wickets Scorecard | Australia |
New Zealand |
New Zealand won by 51 runs Scorecard | Sri Lanka |
16 |
Performance by nation[]
Nation | 1998 | Years |
---|---|---|
Antigua and Barbuda | GP | 1 |
Australia | 2nd | 1 |
Bangladesh | GP | 1 |
Barbados | GP | 1 |
Canada | GP | 1 |
India | GP | 1 |
Jamaica | GP | 1 |
Kenya | GP | 1 |
Malaysia | GP | 1 |
New Zealand | 3rd | 1 |
Northern Ireland | GP | 1 |
Pakistan | GP | 1 |
Scotland | GP | 1 |
South Africa | 1st | 1 |
Sri Lanka | 4th | 1 |
Zimbabwe | GP | 1 |
Nations | 16 | 16 |
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
Women's tournament[]
Results[]
Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
2022 Details |
Birmingham, England | 8 |
Performance by nation[]
Nation | 2022 | Years |
---|---|---|
Australia | Q | 1 |
Barbados | Q | 1 |
England | Q | 1 |
India | Q | 1 |
New Zealand | Q | 1 |
Pakistan | Q | 1 |
South Africa | Q | 1 |
TBA | Q | 1 |
Nations | 8 | 8 |
Legend
- Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
All-time medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: More women's medals as T20 cricket, beach volleyball & Para-table tennis included". 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021 – via BBC Sport.
Categories:
- Cricket at the Commonwealth Games
- Sports at the Commonwealth Games
- Cricket at multi-sport events