Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket/missing countries
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[edit] Countries for which no cricket article has yet been created
- Cricket in Albania
- Cricket in Algeria
- Cricket in American Samoa
- Cricket in Andorra
- Cricket in Angola
- Cricket in Armenia
- Cricket in Aruba
- Cricket in Ascension Island
- Cricket in Azerbaijan
- Cricket in the Azores
- Cricket in Benin
- Cricket in Bolivia
- Cricket in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cricket in the British Indian Ocean Territory
- Cricket in Burkina Faso
- Cricket in Burundi
- Cricket in Cambodia
- Cricket in the Canary Islands
- Cricket in Cape Verde
- Cricket in the Central African Republic
- Cricket in Chad
- Cricket in Christmas Island
- Cricket in Clipperton Island
- Cricket in Colombia
- Cricket in the Comoros
- Cricket in the Congo Democratic Republic (Zaire)
- Cricket in the Congo Republic
- Cricket in Côte d'Ivoire
- Cricket in Cyprus (Turkish-controlled)
- Cricket in Djibouti
- Cricket in the Dominican Republic
- Cricket in East Timor
- Cricket in Ecuador
- Cricket in El Salvador
- Cricket in Equatorial Guinea
- Cricket in Eritrea
- Cricket in Ethiopia
- Cricket in the Faroe Islands
- Cricket in the Federated States of Micronesia
- Cricket in French Guiana
- Cricket in French Polynesia
- Cricket in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories
- Cricket in Gabon
- Cricket in the Gaza Strip
- Cricket in Georgia
- Cricket in Greenland
- Cricket in Guadeloupe
- Cricket in Guam
- Cricket in Guatemala
- Cricket in Guinea
- Cricket in Guinea-Bissau
- Cricket in Haiti
- Cricket in Honduras
- Cricket in Hungary
- Cricket in Iraq
- Cricket in Jordan
- Cricket in Kazakhstan
- Cricket in Kiribati
- Cricket in Kosovo
- Cricket in Kyrgyzstan
- Cricket in Laos
- Cricket in Lebanon
- Cricket in Liberia
- Cricket in Libya
- Cricket in Liechtenstein
- Cricket in Macau
- Cricket in Macedonia
- Cricket in Madagascar
- Cricket in Madeira
- Cricket in the Marshall Islands
- Cricket in Martinique
- Cricket in Mauritania
- Cricket in Mauritius
- Cricket in Mayotte
- Cricket in Moldova
- Cricket in Monaco
- Cricket in Mongolia
- Cricket in Montenegro
- Cricket in Nauru
- Cricket in the Netherlands Antilles
- Cricket in Nicaragua
- Cricket in Niger
- Cricket in Niue
- Cricket in Norfolk Island
- Cricket in North Korea
- Cricket in the Northern Mariana Islands
- Cricket in Palau
- Cricket in Paraguay
- Cricket in the Pitcairn Islands
- Cricket in Puerto Rico
- Cricket in Réunion
- Cricket in Romania
- Cricket in Saint Barthélemy
- Cricket in Saint Martin
- Cricket in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Cricket in San Marino
- Cricket in São Tomé and Príncipe
- Cricket in Senegal
- Cricket in Serbia
- Cricket in the Seychelles
- Cricket in the Solomon Islands
- Cricket in Somalia
- Cricket in the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Cricket in Sudan
- Cricket in Syria
- Cricket in Taiwan
- Cricket in Tajikistan
- Cricket in Togo
- Cricket in Tokelau
- Cricket in Tristan da Cunha
- Cricket in Tunisia
- Cricket in Turkmenistan
- Cricket in Tuvalu
- Cricket in Uzbekistan
- Cricket in Venezuela
- Cricket in Vietnam
- Cricket in Wallis and Futuna
- Cricket in the West Bank
- Cricket in Yemen
[edit] Notes about the above
- Azerbaijan - At least one match every weekend between June and November.
- Cambodia - Phnom Penh Cricket Club founded in 1999.
- Christmas Island - played by Australian and New Zealand workers in a ground within the airport.
- Colombia - Bogota Cricket Club founded in 1964
- Congo - Gujurat Cricket Association played a team in Mbole in 1960 [1]
- Dominican Republic - Cricket association founded early last year (see article written by myself here). National side pencilled in for the next Stanford 20/20
- Ecuador - national side came last in the South American Championship last year, see here.
- El Salvador - national side played in Central American Championship last year, see [2]
- Ethiopia - British and Indian embassies play against each other.
- Hungary - Budapest Cricket Club plays regular matches against teams from Austria and Germany.
- Kiribati - Two or three matches played each year, occasionally a national side plays against Tuvalu.
- Liberia - Liberia was part of the West African Cricket Conference, but never provided any players for the West Africa cricket team. The game now seems to have died out.
- Libya - Cricket Association formed in 2001, clubs in Tripoli and Benghazi.
- Mauritius - Four clubs, but limited mostly to the wealthy Indian population.
- Monaco - There is a Monte Carlo Cricket Club, but since their ground was demolished to make way for a supermarket, they now play their games near Nice.
- Mongolia - Mongolian Cricket Club founded in 1995 - another MCC!
- Nauru - Game declining due to equipment shortages.
- Netherlands Antilles - Sint Maarten are officially part of the West Indies Cricket Board and play in the Stanford 20/20, Curacao played against Venezuela two years ago.
- Nicaragua - Played against Costa Rica in 2002, and against El Salvador and Costa Rica earlier this year.
- Norfolk Island - Cricket Association formed in mid 1990s, hope to gain ICC affiliate membership in next few years.
- North Korea - Pyongyang Cricket Club played against teams from Shanghai earlier this year, see [3]
- Paraguay - Cricket association formed in 2002
- Puerto Rico - officially covered by the USACA, but national side were runners-up in South American Championship in 2004. Pencilled in for next Stanford 20/20 and Cricket Federation hope to gain affiliate membership in their own right.
- Romania - cricket was played between 1893 and 1930, but no current signs.
- Seychelles - A small club plays occasional matches against teams in Mauritius.
- Solomon Islands - played since 1870s, international played against Fiji in 1977. Played in 1991 South Pacific Games. Current Cricket Association formed in 2000 though coup that year caused many players to leave the country.
- Sudan - No cricket played in last twenty years. Combined Egypt/Sudan team played against MCC at Lord's in 1914. See here.
- Syria - One of the first references to cricket outside England was to it being played there on 6 May 1676. No record of cricket there ever since though!
- Taiwan - Three clubs playing in a 15 over tournament each year.
- Tuvalu - Occasional matches played against Kiribati, played in 1979 South Pacific Games.
- Uzbekistan - Some matches played amongst the expatriate communities.
- Venezuela - National side played in South American Championship in 1999 and 2000.
- Vietnam - Hanoi Cricket Club formed in 1993.
- Wallis and Futuna - Cricket Association formed recently, being assisted by New Caledonia Cricket Federation. Hope to compete in 2011 South Pacific Games.
- Yemen - As one would suspect cricket was played when South Yemen was a UK colony (Aden) and they left somewhat of a legacy. South Yemen played against Hyderabad Blues in 1971. Cricket Association formed recently, national league of eight teams.
[edit] Countries which have cricket articles
