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Aaron Johnson (cricketer)
Aaron Orlando Johnson is a Jamaican-born cricketer who represents the Canada national cricket team. He made his international debut for Canada in 2022. He is a right-handed batsman. Early life and education Johnson was born in Jamaica. He was educated at St. Catherine High School in Spanish Town. His family moved to Canada when he was in his late teens, settling in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Later, he attended Keyano College on a scholarship. Domestic and franchise career AJ played for two seasons at Shepherds Bush Cricket Club, in the Middlesex League. Johnson represented British Columbia at the 2022 national twenty20 championships. For the 2023 Global T20 Canada tournament he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves. International career Johnson made his international debut for Canada in a 50-over series against Nepal in July 2022. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Bahrain in the 2022 Desert Cup T20I Series in Oman. Two matches later he recorded his maid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain National Cricket Team
The Bahrain national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bahrain in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bahrain Cricket Association (BCA), which became an ICC affiliate member in 2001 and an associate member in 2017. History Early History Cricket has been played in Bahrain since the early 20th century. The earliest instance of Cricket was recorded in 1932 when a match was played between Royal British Airforce and Royal British Navy. In 1935, the Awali Cricket Club was formed by the then British Oil Company which is now BAPCO – Bahrain Petroleum Company. The Bahraini national side made its first international appearance in 1979, at an invitational tournament with Kuwait, Qatar, and Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates). 20th Century Its first appearance in an Asian Cricket Council tournament came at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia; since then, Bahrain has regularly appeared in ACC events. Bahrain has also made several appearances in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada One Day International Cricketers
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western Canada–United States border, border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British colonization of the Americas, British and French colonization of the Americas, French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of Military history of Canada, various armed conflicts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaican Cricketers
Jamaican may refer to: * Something or someone of, from, or related to the country of Jamaica * Jamaicans, people from Jamaica * Jamaican English, a variety of English spoken in Jamaica * Jamaican Patois, an English-based creole language * Culture of Jamaica * Jamaican cuisine See also * *Demographics of Jamaica *List of Jamaicans *Languages of Jamaica This is a demography of the population of Jamaica including population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Population According to the total population w ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pakistan National Cricket Team
The Pakistan national cricket team or Pak cricket team, often referred to as the Shaheens (), Green Shirts, Men in Green and Cornered Tigers is administered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The team is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council, and participates in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket matches. Pakistan has played 449 Test matches, winning 146, losing 139 and drawing 164. Pakistan was given Test status on 28 July 1952 and made its Test debut against India at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs. The team has played 945 ODIs, winning 498, losing 418, tying 9 with 20 ending in no-result. Pakistan was the 1992 World Cup champion, and was the runner-up in the 1999 tournament. Pakistan, in conjunction with other countries in South Asia, has hosted the 1987 and 1996 World Cups, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team has also play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland Cricket Team
The Ireland cricket team represents all of Ireland in international cricket. The Irish Cricket Union, operating under the brand Cricket Ireland is the sport's governing body in Ireland, and organises the international team. Ireland participate in all three major forms of the international game; Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. They are the 11th Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and the second Full Member from Europe, having been awarded Test status, along with Afghanistan, on 22 June 2017. Cricket was introduced to Ireland in the 19th century, and the first match played by an Ireland team was in 1855. Ireland toured Canada and the United States in the late 19th century, and occasionally hosted matches against touring sides. Ireland's most significant international rivalry, with the Scotland national cricket team, was established when the teams first played each other in 1888. Ireland's maiden first-class matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Cricket
USA Cricket (USAC) is the governing body of cricket in the United States. USA Cricket operates all of the United States national representative cricket sides, including the men's and women's national teams and youth teams, as well as Minor League Cricket, which is the highest level of domestic American Twenty20 cricket. The body was unveiled on September 24, 2017, as a proposed successor to the United States of America Cricket Association, which had been expelled from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in June 2017 due to governance issues. In January 2019, it was approved as an associate member of the ICC. History Background In June 2017, the ICC voted to expel the USACA from the ICC, due to issues with governance of the sport in the United States. Control of the United States national team was handed over to ICC Americas until a new board was formed. Creation and first years On September 24, 2017 (the anniversary of the 1844 Canada-United States cricket match, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup (earlier known as ICC World Twenty20) is the international championship of Twenty20. Organised by cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament consists of 16 teams, comprising the top ten teams from the rankings at the given deadline and six other teams chosen through the T20 World Cup Qualifier. The event has generally been held every two years. In May 2016, the ICC put forward the idea of having a tournament in 2018, with South Africa being the possible host, but the ICC later dropped the idea of a 2018 edition at the conclusion of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. The 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled to take place in 2020 in Australia but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed until 2021, with the intended host changed to India. The tournament was later relocated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman due to problems relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, taking place 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier (previously the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier) was a Twenty20 International tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament served as the final qualifying event for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The first edition was held in 2008, with only six teams. This was increased to eight teams for the 2010 tournament and to 16 teams for the 2012 and 2013 editions, but reduced to 14 for the 2015 and 2019 editions. For the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the ICC opted to conduct two separate qualifiers at different venues, Group A and Group B, of eight teams each. The number of teams qualifying to the World Cup from the Qualifier has varied based on the tournament model. Ireland and the Netherlands have each won the Qualifier on three occasions. Ireland has the unique distinction of appearing in every tournament, and qualifying for the T20 World Cup from every tournament; as of 2022, Ireland has qualified to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier is an upcoming edition of the ICC World Cup Qualifier, Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a cricket tournament, scheduled to take place in June and July 2023 in Zimbabwe. It will serve as part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process, and will decide the final two participants for the 2023 Cricket World Cup, 2023 World Cup. It will feature ten teams in total, the bottom five teams from the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020–23 World Cup Super League (excluding World Cup hosts India national cricket team, India), the top three teams from the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, 2019–23 World Cup League 2, and the top two teams from the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, 2023 World Cup Qualifier Play-off. Two sides will qualify from this tournament to complete the ten-team World Cup field. Originally, it was intended that the top ranked team in the CWC League 2 would be promoted to the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey National Cricket Team
The Jersey national cricket team is the team that represents the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2005, and an associate member in 2007.Jersey at CricketArchive History Jersey first played international cricket against neighbouring of in the inaugural annual[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
