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The Costa Rica national cricket team represents Costa Rica in
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. The team is organised by the Costa Rica Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the
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(ICC) in 2002 and an associate member in 2017. Costa Rica's first recorded international match came in April 2002, when it toured
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and played against the Panamanian national side. The team's first international tournament was the inaugural edition of the Central American Championships, played in
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in 2006. It has since regularly fielded teams in that tournament, and also made its debut in
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tournaments in 2010, at the 2010 Division Four event in Mexico. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full
Twenty20 International A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...
(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all
Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...
matches played between Costa Rica and other
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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.


History

Cricket was introduced in Costa Rica during the late 1800s by Jamaican immigrants coming to construct the country's railways. The sport continued to be played among the Afro-Caribbean population in the Caribbean coastal areas but its popularity began to decline. In recent years, however, more Costa Ricans are being introduced to the game and interest in the game is starting to grow. Costa Rica became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2002. Their first international match was played on 18 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against
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to whom they lost. They also lost their game against
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finishing third in the tournament. Costa Rica also took part in the 2007 Central American Cricket Championship, losing to
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but recording their first international win against El Salvador and finishing second in the competition. In 2008, Costa Rica took part in the inaugural Easter Cup, an international Twenty20 tournament, against hosts Nicaragua and El Salvador. Costa Rica dominated the tournament defeating both of the other sides. The second Easter Cup was held in the December of the same year. Costa Rica finished third beating El Salvador but losing to
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. The following year, Costa Rica took part in the third Central American Championship, which they also hosted. They finished fourth out of the five participating teams. Their only win in the new
Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...
format was against El Salvador who they beat by 10 wickets. The official site for the Costa Rican cricket organisation can be found at http://www.costaricacricket.org


2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full
Twenty20 International A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...
(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all
Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...
matches played between Costa Rica and other
ICC members The International Cricket Council (ICC) was founded at Lord's on 15 June 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference, with Australia, England, and South Africa as its founding members. In the beginning, only countries within the Commonwealth could ...
after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Costa Rica played their first ever
Twenty20 International A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...
match against
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in 2019 Central American Cricket Championship.


Grounds


Tournament history

Central American Championship *2006: 3rd place *2007: 2nd place *2009: 4th place *2015: 6th place *
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: 5th place Easter Cup *Apr 2008: 1st place *Dec 2008: 3rd place
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*Aug 2018: 3rd place


Players

Costa Rica's squad for 2019 Central American Cricket Championship from 25-28 April 2019. * Christopher Prasad ( c) * Oswald Sam Arthur * Joel Cutinho * Prajwel Cutinho * Oscar Fournier * Nanda Kumar * Rodrick McClean * Daniel Mejia * Gopinath Murali * Sham Murari * Sudesh Pillai * Sachin Ravikumar * Deepak Rawat * Esteban Segura Soto * Zain ul Tashnam


Records

International Match Summary — Costa Rica ''Last updated 27 April 2019''


Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 133/7 v.
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on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club,
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* Highest individual score: 46, Joel Cutinho v.
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club,
Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is one of 125 municipalities located just northwest of Mexico City in the adjoining State of Mexico. The municipal seat is the city of Naucalpan de Juárez, which extends into the neighboring municipa ...
* Best individual bowling figures: 3/14, Sudesh Pillai v.
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club,
Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is one of 125 municipalities located just northwest of Mexico City in the adjoining State of Mexico. The municipal seat is the city of Naucalpan de Juárez, which extends into the neighboring municipa ...
Most T20I runs for Costa Rica Most T20I wickets for Costa Rica T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #771. Last updated 27 April 2019.''


See also

* Costa Rica women's national cricket team * List of Costa Rica Twenty20 International cricketers


References

{{National sports teams of Costa Rica Cricket in Costa Rica National cricket teams
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Costa Rica in international cricket