The Belize national cricket team represents the country of

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

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. The team is organised by the

Belize National Cricket Association The Belize National Cricket Association is the national governing body of cricket in Belize, established in 1997. It gained affiliation with the International Cricket Council in 1997, the Belize National Sports Council in 2016, and the Belize O ...

, which has been an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) since 1997 and an associate member since 2017. A team representing

British Honduras British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973,

had debuted in 1960, when

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visited after its 1959–60 tour of the West Indies. Belize's first international tournament was a qualifier for the 2004 ICC Americas Championship, and the team has competed regularly in

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tournaments since then. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Belize and other

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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.

History

Belize became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1997. Their first international match after affiliating was played against

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on 23 March 2004, in the 2004 Americas Affiliate Tournament – a match which they won. In 2006, they hosted the first ever Central American Cricket Championship, where they won the tournament that also featured

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and

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. Later in the year, they played in the second division of the ICC Americas Championship, finishing fifth of five teams. As a result, they were relegated to 2008 Division Three. Belize were intended to play in the 2007 Central American Cricket Championship, but pulled out at the last minute giving

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the chance to participate. In the 2008 Division Three tournament, although they were favourites to win, Belize finished third of five teams. Later that year, they took part in the 2nd Easter Cup held in El Salvador. Belize beat

and

to finish in first place in the Twenty20 competition. Belize took part in the 2009 Central American Championship, finishing third of five teams. They were beaten by close rivals

in the new

format of the competition. At the 2011 Americas Twenty20 Division Two tournament, held in Suriname in April 2011, Belize were coached by Barbadian

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, who was funded by ICC Americas.

2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

matches played between Belize and other

after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. In September 2018, Belize took part in 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier, finished on 4th place. Belize played their first ever

match against

in 2019 Central American Cricket Championship. In April 2019, Belize won 2019 Central American Cricket Championship, after beating MCC by 5 wickets in final.

Tournament history

ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier

2018-19-:4th place (Northern Sub Region)

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* 2000–2004: Did not participate *

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: 5th place (Division Two) *

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: 3rd place (Division Three)

Central American Championship

*2006: Winners *2007: Did not participate *2009: 3rd place *2015: Did not participate *

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: Winners

Easter Cup

*Mar 2008: Did not participate *Dec 2008: Winners

Players

Belize's squad for 2019 Central American Cricket Championship from 25–28 April 2019. * Kenton Young ( c) * Aaron Arnold * Andrew Banner * Garrett Banner Jr. * Glenford Banner * Herbert Banner * Ian Broaster * Keenan Flowers * George Hyde * Gareth Joseph * Aaron Muslar * Glenroy Reynold * Kenroy Reynolds * Bernan Stephenson * Travis Stephenson

Records

International Match Summary — Belize ''Last updated 13 November 2021''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 157/5 v

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on 26 April 2019 at

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* Highest individual score: 69, Bernan Stephenson v

on 8 November 2021 at

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* Best bowling figures in an innings: 3/18, Aaron Muslar v

on 26 April 2019 at

Most T20I runs for Belize Most T20I wickets for Belize T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1424. Last updated 13 November 2021.''

References

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Belize in international cricket