Morocco national cricket team

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Morocco
Flag of Morocco
Flag of Morocco
ICC membership granted 1999
ICC member status Affiliate member
ICC development region Africa
Captain Kishour Kirpalani
World Cricket League division n/a
World Cricket League Africa Region division Three
First recorded match 23 April 2006 v Rwanda at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa
As of 31 July 2007

The Moroccan cricket team is the team that represents the country of Morocco in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1999. [1] Their international debut came in 2006 when they took part in Division Three of the African region of the ICC World Cricket League. They finished fifth in the eight team tournament. [2]

Morocco boasts an ICC approved ground capable of hosting full internationals, the National Cricket Stadium in Tangier. It has so far hosted one One Day International triangular tournament, the Morocco Cup in 2002, where Sri Lanka won ahead of South Africa and Pakistan.