Belize national cricket team

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Belize
Flag of Belize
Flag of Belize
ICC membership granted 1997
ICC member status Affiliate member
ICC development region Americas
Captain Dirk Sutherland
World Cricket League division n/a
ICC Americas Championship division Three
First recorded match 23 March 2004 v Suriname at Panama
As of 31 July 2007

The Belizean national cricket team is represents the country of Belize in international cricket matches. Belize has been an affiliate member of the ICC since 1997 [1] but did not make their international cricket debut until 2004, playing in the qualifying tournament for the ICC Americas Championship.

In 2006, they hosted the first ever Central American Cricket Championship, where they won a tournament that also featured Costa Rica and Mexico. [2]. Later in the year, they played in the second division of the ICC Americas Championship, finishing fifth of five teams. [3] This means that they will play in Division Three in 2008.

In the 2008 Division Three tournament, Belize finished third of five teams.