The Brazilian Cricket Confederation (; CBC) is the official

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of the sport of

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. Its current headquarters is in Brasilia,

. The association is Brazil's representative at the

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and became an affiliate member of that body in 2002. It is included in the

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region. In 2017, it was upgraded to the status of an ICC associate member

History

Cricket in Brazil began in the mid-1800s in

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, during a period when a portion of the city's population was British or of British descent. By the early 1860s, a number of cricket clubs were in operation, including the British CC, Artisan Amateurs CC, Rio British CC, Anglo-Brazilian CC and the British and American Club. In 1872, George Cox formed the Rio Cricket Club, which soon began using the field as its home. In the early 1880s, George's son Oscar organized Brazil's first football games on this same ground. In 1889, Brazil became a Republic and Princess Isabel was forced to move from her residence. The cricket ground was taken over by the new government, and although the sport was allowed to continue for a time, a permanent facility was now required. In 1922, the Brazil Cricket Association (BCA) was formed, with R.A. Brooking as its first President. As cricket in Rio de Janeiro faded from the scene, it was left to

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to carry the torch at SPAC until 1989, when the Brasília Cricket Association (ABRAC) was formed which fields men's and women's teams. In 1999 in

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, Paraná,

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built a cricket ground at its staff sports facility, which is home to Curitiba cricket. Then in 2011, the Carioca Cricket Club was founded and breathed new life into cricket in Rio. Most recently, the

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Cricket Club in Belo Horizonte, and Poços de Caldas Cricket, also in Minas, both formed in 2013.

References

External links

Cricket Brasil – Brazilian Cricket Association

www.brasilcricket.org
(archived 2013)

at Cricinfo

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