The Turks and Caicos Islands cricket team is the team that represents the

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of the

Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and n ...

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. 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 the Turks and Caicos Islands and other

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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.

History

Cricket is the

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of the Turks and Caicos Islands. They became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2002 and an associate member in 2017. Their international debut following their membership came in the Americas Affiliates Championship in 2004 when they played the

Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...

. They finished the tournament in fourth place, with their only win coming against

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. They played in Division Three of the

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in 2006, finishing as runners up to Suriname, just missing out on promotion to Division Two. They were invited to take part in the 2008 Standford 20/20, playing one match in a preliminary round against

Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...

. The match, which held official

status, resulted in a Montserrat victory by 9 wickets, resulting in their elimination from the tournament.

Donovan Matthews Donovan Anthony Matthews (born 29 October 1971) is a Guyanese-born cricketer who played for the Turks and Caicos Islands. Matthews was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. Matthews played a single Twenty20 match for the Turks ...

top-scored for the team with 25, while no other batsman reached double figures. Henry Saunders took the only wicket to fall in Montserrat's innings. Shortly after, they took part in the 2008 ICC Americas Championship Division Three, which they won to gain promotion to Division Two. In 2010, they took part in the ICC Americas Championship Division Two, finishing fourth but retaining their status in Division Two. This was the team's last appearance to date in international cricket.

Records

For a list of selected international matches played by Turks and Caicos Islands, se
Cricket Archive

Notable players

:''See :Turks and Caicos Islands cricketers''

References

External links

Turks and Caicos Islands official website

Turks and Caicos Islands member profile
at the

Turks and Caicos Islands
at CricketArchive Cricket in the Turks and Caicos Islands National cricket teams

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