Chile national cricket team facts for kids
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| Association | Chilean Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Captain | Alexander Carthew | |||||||||
| Coach | Interim | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Americas | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Argentina at Santiago, Chile; 1893 |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v.  Brazil at El Cortijo Polo Club, Lima; 3 October 2019 |
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| Last T20I | v. Argentina at St. George's College Ground 1, Quilmes; 20 October 2023 |
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| As of 1 January 2024 | ||||||||||
The Chile national cricket team represents Chile in international cricket matches. The team is managed by the Chilean Cricket Association. This association became a part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001. They became an "associate member" in 2017. Being an associate member means they are a country where cricket is played, but not yet one of the top teams.
Chile's national team played its first match way back in 1893. This game was against Argentina in Santiago. Since the early 1920s, Chile has played international matches regularly. They only stopped for a short time during World War II. For a long time, they mostly played against other South American teams.
In 2006, Chile joined its first ICC tournament. This was the Division Three of the 2006 ICC Americas Championship. They have also played in every South American Cricket Championship since it started in 1995. Chile has won this championship twice, in 2011 and 2016.
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Cricket in Chile: A Look Back
Cricket first came to Chile in 1829. The very first cricket club, the Valparaíso Cricket Club, was formed in 1860. Their first international game was in 1893 against Argentina.
Two Chilean players joined a special South American team in 1932. This team toured England and played several important matches. These players were Alfred Jackson and Charles Sutton.
After World War II, fewer people were interested in cricket in Chile. Even so, the national team kept playing matches. Chile officially became a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002.
Early Tournaments and Successes
Chile's first ICC tournament was in February 2006. It was the Division Three tournament of the ICC Americas Championship in Suriname. Chile finished in third place. Their only win was against Brazil.
In February 2008, the Division 3 tournament was held in Argentina. Chile did well, beating Belize, Turks & Caicos Islands, and Peru. They lost only to Brazil. Chile ended up in second place in the tournament.
Chile has played in every South American Cricket Championship since 1995. They have also hosted the event twice. They won the championship in 2011 and 2016. They have also been the runner-up six times.
Twenty20 International Matches
In April 2018, the ICC made an important decision. They gave "full Twenty20 International" (T20I) status to all their member teams. This means that any Twenty20 match played between Chile and other ICC members after January 1, 2019, counts as an official T20I match.
Chile played its first T20I match on October 3, 2019. This game was against Brazil. It happened during the 2019 South American Cricket Championship in Peru.
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3 October 2019
11:45 Scorecard |
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Brazil
96/5 (12 overs) |
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 Chile61/8 (12 overs) |
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Muhammad Saleem 52 (40)
Major Mandy 1/5 (1 over) |
Hirenkumar Patel 20 (19)
Kevin Silva 2/1 (1 over) |
- Chile won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 12 overs per side.
- First ever T20I match for Chile.
Tournament Results
Here are Chile's results in major cricket tournaments:
ICC Americas Championship
- 2006: 3rd place (Division Three)
- 2008: 2nd place
- 2009: 3rd place
South American Championship
- 1995: 2nd place
- 1997: 4th place
- 1999: 3rd place
- 2000: 2nd place
- 2002: 2nd place
- 2004: 4th place
- 2007: 3rd place
- 2009: 2nd place
- 2011: 1st place
- 2013: 2nd place
- 2014: 2nd place
- 2015: 3rd place
- 2016: 1st place
- 2017: 2nd place
- 2018: 8th place
- 2019: 7th place
- 2022: 3rd place
- 2023: 8th place
- 2024: 6th place
Team Records
Here are some of the records for the Chile national cricket team.
International Match Summary — Chile Last updated October 20, 2023
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 October 2019 |
Twenty20 International Records
- Highest team score: 104 runs for 6 wickets (in 17.3 overs) against Mexico on October 4, 2019, in Lima.
- Highest individual score: 32 runs by Major Mandy against Peru on October 5, 2019, in Lima.
- Best bowling figures: 4 wickets for 21 runs by Hirenkumar Patel against Mexico on October 4, 2019, in Lima.
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Most T20I Runs for Chile
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Most T20I Wickets for Chile
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T20I Record Against Other Nations Records updated as of October 20, 2023.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| Argentina |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2019 | |
| Brazil |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 October 2019 | |
 Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 October 2019 | 4 October 2019 |
 Peru |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2019 | |
Players
Current Squad
The following 17 players were chosen for the team in the 2023 Men's South American Cricket Championship matches:
- Alexander Carthew (captain)
- Alfredo Valdés Puentes
- Amit Uniyal
- Anthony Glynn Roe
- Benjamín Figueroa Constanzo
- Edward Gareth Taylor
- Eduardo Carrasco Leal
- Guillermo Aburto Contreras
- Ignacio Lisboa Miranda
- John William Bartlett (wicket-keeper)
- Jack Inglis
- James Miley
- Joseph Head
- Mario Pavez Ovalle (wicket-keeper)
- Michael Roe Espinoza
- Nelson Navarrete Aburto
- Simon Peter Shalders
See also
In Spanish: Selección de críquet de Chile para niños
- List of Chile Twenty20 International cricketers
