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| Argentina national cricket team | |
|---|---|
| Name | Argentina national cricket team |
| Association | Argentine Cricket Association |
| Icc member year | 1974 |
| Icc status | Associate member |
| First t20i | 3 March 2019 v Mexico national cricket team at La Manga Club, Spain |
Argentina national cricket team
The Argentina national cricket team represents the Argentine Cricket Association in international cricket and is one of the oldest cricketing sides in South America. The team has competed regionally in ICC Americas Championship events and globally in lower divisions of ICC World Cricket League tournaments, featuring players drawn from clubs in Greater Buenos Aires, Rosario, and expatriate communities linked to England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Argentina's cricketing history intersects with tours involving teams from Marylebone Cricket Club, South Africa, New Zealand, and regional neighbours such as Brazil national cricket team and Chile national cricket team.
Cricket in Argentina began in the 19th century with influence from British Empire expatriates, dockworkers from Liverpool, and railway staff connected to firms like Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway. Early fixtures included matches against visiting sides such as Marylebone Cricket Club, combined teams from Montevideo, and touring crews from South Africa and Australia. The Argentine Cricket Association was founded to organise domestic competitions among clubs like Belgrano Athletic Club, Hurlingham Club, and Old Georgian Club. Internationally, Argentina participated in regional contests against Canada national cricket team and United States national cricket team and joined the International Cricket Council as an associate member in 1974. Argentina contested ICC Trophy qualifying events and, in the 2000s and 2010s, took part in divisions of the ICC World Cricket League and the Americas Twenty20 Qualifier pathway to the ICC T20 World Cup.
Argentina stages matches at historic venues such as Hurlingham Club and the Belgrano Athletic Club Ground in Buenos Aires, as well as grounds in Rosario Cricket Club and Lawn Tennis Club facilities adapted for cricket. Investment and upgrades have been intermittent, with pitches prepared to accommodate turf wickets and synthetic surfaces for club and youth play. Occasional international fixtures have been hosted at shared sports complexes in Buenos Aires suburbs and touring neutral venues in Spain for continental qualifiers. Training facilities have benefited from partnerships with schools like St. George's College and clubs with ties to expatriate networks from England and Scotland.
Argentina's squads traditionally blend local Argentine-born cricketers and players of British and Irish descent from families historically associated with clubs such as Belgrano Athletic Club and Hurlingham Club. Notable cricketers include individuals who have played against touring Marylebone Cricket Club sides and in ICC World Cricket League fixtures. The selection pool draws from domestic competitions like the Primera División de Cricket and representative matches against Brazil national cricket team and Chile national cricket team. Captains and leading batsmen and bowlers have often had experience in club cricket in England and regional coaching exchanges with administrators from Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket.
Statistical records for Argentina feature performances in ICC Americas Championship matches, ICC World Cricket League divisions, and Twenty20 internationals since T20I status was applied to matches between ICC members. Team and individual records include highest team totals, leading run-scorers, and wicket-takers compiled across competitions involving sides such as Canada national cricket team, United States national cricket team, Bahamas national cricket team, and Bermuda national cricket team. Historical first-class and non-first-class match records exist from fixtures versus touring Marylebone Cricket Club and early 20th-century encounters with crews from South Africa and Australia.
Argentina has appeared in qualifiers and regional tournaments including the ICC Americas Championship, the ICC World Cricket League (various divisions), and the pathway events for the ICC T20 World Cup. The team has contested promotion and relegation fixtures against teams such as Bermuda national cricket team, Jamaica national cricket team (representative sides), Cayman Islands national cricket team, and Panama national cricket team. Regional rivalries with Brazil national cricket team and Chile national cricket team feature prominently in South American tournaments and friendly series organised by the South American Cricket Association.
The Argentine Cricket Association oversees coaching appointments, development protocols, and international scheduling, liaising with the International Cricket Council and the Americas Cricket Association. Coaching staff have included professionals and consultants with links to England and Wales Cricket Board, Cricket Australia, and former players from South Africa and New Zealand who have worked on technical development, fast-bowling programmes, and spin coaching. Administrative challenges have involved facility maintenance, funding from sporting bodies in Buenos Aires Province, and coordination with schools and community clubs.
Women's and youth cricket in Argentina has expanded through school programmes, club-based junior sections, and participation in regional tournaments against sides such as Brazil women's national cricket team and Chile women's national cricket team. Youth pathways involve under-age squads competing in South American fixtures and ICC Americas age-group events, with talent identification supported by schools like St. George's College and clubs with established junior coaching from links to England and Ireland. The women's setup has aimed to increase participation, secure coaching resources, and enter continental qualifiers under the governance of the Argentine Cricket Association.
Category:Cricket in Argentina