The Argentina national cricket team is the team that represents the country of

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

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. The team is organised by the

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(ACA), which became an associate member of the

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(ICC) in 1974. With the sport having been introduced by

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immigrants, Argentina played its first international cricket match in 1868, against

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, with fixtures against

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and

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following in 1888 and 1893, respectively. Beginning in 1912, there were regular visits from English teams, including the

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(MCC) on two occasions. On four of those tours, matches between the Argentine national side and the visiting team were accorded first-class status, making for 13 first-class matches in total between 1912 and 1938. Argentina,

, and

, the mainstays of South American cricket, commenced regular international matches in the 1920s, which have continued into the present-day (outside the period surrounding

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). The

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was created in 1995 by those three teams and

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, and is now held annually. Argentina has been the dominant team at the championship, winning ten out of the sixteen tournaments held, and consequently has sent only development sides since 2000 (until 2019 when the matches in the event were eligible for

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status for the first time). Argentina made its ICC tournament debut at the

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in England, which was the first event staged only for associate members. The team failed to appear at the subsequent 1982 edition, but from 1986 to 2001 appeared in five consecutive tournaments. However, Argentina only won its first match at the 1990 tournament, when it defeated East and Central Africa. The team won four matches in division two at the 2001 edition, but has made no further appearances in what has now been renamed the

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. In the early 2000s, Argentina was one of the leading associates in the

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region, and in 2007, when the

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(WCL) was established, the side was placed into

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. Promoted into Division Two later in the year, it was immediately relegated, and continued to drop divisions over the following years. Finally, after placing fourth at the 2013 Division Six event, Argentina lost its place in the global tournament system. The team is yet to re-qualify, instead competing only in regional tournaments.

History

Background

Cricket has been played in Argentina since 1806, with the international side making its first appearance in 1868 against

. Argentina faced Uruguay 29 times up until

, winning 21 of the matches. The team had previously played against

in 1888 and then against

in 1893. For its first match against Chile, the national team had to travel to

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by crossing the

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, which took three and a half days.

First-class cricket

Argentina first played

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in 1912 against the

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The national team played a three match series against the visitors, winning the first game, but losing the second and third. The teams were made up almost exclusively of British expatriates who were mostly employed on the

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, in export or in farming.KR Bridger. North v South 1974 Between the wars, infrequent fixtures were played against Brazil and Argentina, and were at that time included in Wisden's cricket records. First-class matches were played against an elderly MCC side in 1926/27, Sir Julien Cahn's XI in 1930 and Sir Theodore Brinckman's XI in 1937/38. The four-match series against the MCC was lost 2–1, with one game drawn. The three-match series against Sir Julien Cahn's XI finished with two draws, Cahn's XI winning the first game and the series against Brinkman's XI was drawn 1–1. That series was Argentina's last involvement in first-class cricket to date.

Players and clubs

In 1932 a South American team consisting mainly of Argentine-based players toured England. It played seven first class matches and twelve other fixtures. A two match series against Chile in December 1938 was won by Argentina, the second match of which saw the interesting occurrence of Argentina's Alfred Jackson playing against his brother John Jackson. Leading players during this period were the Ayling brothers, K. Bush (who also played for Brazil), D. Cavanagh,

Herbert Dorning Herbert Dorning (1874 — 2 February 1955) was an Anglo-Argentine first-class cricketer and footballer. Background Dorning was born in Lancashire in England in 1874. Having emigrated to Argentina, Dorning was an important figure in the early ...

(the so-called "Grand Old Man of Argentine Cricket") and

Donald Forrester Donald Forrester (born 11 August 1969) is an Argentine cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who has played for Argentina since 1990. Forrester debuted in the 1990 ICC Trophy, playing six games as an upper-mid ...

. A strong club scene existed until the 1950s with clubs

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Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

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, and Hurlingham This resulted in a relatively strong national side. Railway and Bank teams disbanded after the war along with the formerly strong San Isidro side. The national side sank to a low level, being heavily beaten by MCC in 1958–59. By 2010, cricket had made some positive strides in Argentina even if the national side was struggling somewhat.

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, Lomas, Belgrano, Hurlingham, and San Albano were as strong as they had been for some time along with Buenos Aires CRC, which was once again fielding sides after a long absence. Bedes Grammar School and Atlético del Rosario were both working their way through the lower divisions of the domestic league and supplying many players to the national age group squads, while an Academy side had been introduced into the First Division in response to the growing number of young players from the Italian/Spanish majority that were taking up the sport. Previously the club competition had been kept alive largely by Anglo-Argentines – many of whom were descendants of well known cricketing identities in the country going right back to the early 20th century. In all, more than 30 teams at senior level comprised from the eight clubs were competing in four divisions and there was also a quickly growing ladies league.

ICC Trophy

Argentina participated in the first

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1979 ICC Trophy
at Cricinfo but missed the second in

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which was played in England and started only two days after the conclusion of

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.1982 ICC Trophy
at Cricinfo They returned for the

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1986 ICC Trophy
at Cricinfo and played in every one following that until the 2001 event. They did not qualify for the 2005 tournament.2005 ICC Trophy
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Americas Championship

Argentina hosted and won the first

in 1995 and still play in the tournament today, though they now send an "A" team. They also participated in the first

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in 2000, finishing 5th.2000 Americas Championship points table
at Cricinfo MCC visited again in March 2001, winning both matches. Argentina hosted the Americas Championship in 2002, finishing sixth.
at Cricket Archive MCC toured again in 2004, drawing the series 1–1. Later that year, Argentina finished 5th in the Americas Championship.
at Cricket Archive In 2006, the Americas Championship was split into two divisions and Argentina were placed in Division Two. They won the Division Two tournament and were promoted to Division One in Canada that August,
at Cricket Archive where they finished 5th.
at Cricket Archive In 2008 they finished 5th with only one victory coming against newcomers Suriname. The inclusion of coach Hamish Barton in the team proved successfully specially when he scored 99 not out against

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. Argentina ended being beaten in a nail-biting finish by 1 wicket.

World Cricket League

This originally qualified them for Division Five of the

, but they were placed in

following the suspension of the

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from international cricket. They finished as runners-up to

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in the tournament and qualified for Division Two in

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, Namibia. Following their promotion, in November 2007, Argentina traveled to

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to take part in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League. They played

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, the hosts,

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and the

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in addition to the other qualifier from

;

. Division Two proved to be a step too far for Argentina, as they lost all their group matches and then lost to Uganda in a positional playoff and finished sixth. On the basis of their sixth-place finish in this tournament, Argentina were relegated back to

for the 2009 tournament which Argentina hosted from 24 to 31 January 2009. However, Argentina again struggled, losing all five of their games to finish bottom of the table and were relegated to the

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. In Division 4 their downfall continued and lost all the games thus relegated to Division Five. Then again in Division 5 they lost all the matches and have now been relegated to Division Six. Argentina have lost considerable form over time and with present ways they may go down the WCL structure. In 2013, Argentina took part in Division Six of the World Cricket League and came fourth. In normal circumstances it meant they will play Div 6 in 2015 but ICC is going for a change of structure of

and Argentina might go out of the WCL Structure unless they fight back which looks tough.

2018–present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Argentina and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status. Argentina played their first T20I match against

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on 3 October 2019 during the

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in Peru In October 2019, Argentina won

after defeating Mexico by four wickets in the final

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup

Cricket at Summer Olympics Games

ICC World Cricket League

ICC World Cricket League Division Two

ICC World Cricket League Division Three

ICC World Cricket League Division Four

ICC World Cricket League Division Five

ICC World Cricket League Division Six

ICC Trophy

ICC Americas Championship

South American Championship

ICC T20 World Cup Americas Sub Regional Qualifier

Squad

Argentina's squad for the 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Sub-regional Qualifier: *

Hernán Fennell Hernán Fennell (born 2 February 1988) is an Argentine cricketer. He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament and the 2019 South American Cricket Championship, a Twenty20 International (T20I) tournament at El Cortijo P ...

( c) * Bruno Angeletti * Pedro Arrighi * Pedro Baron * Ramiro Escobar ( wk) *

Alejandro Ferguson Alejandro "Alec" Ferguson (born July 19, 1978) is an Argentine cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who has played for Argentina since 1994. Ferguson made his debut as a fifteen-year-old lower-middle order batsman, though he ...

* Agustin Husain * Alan Kirschbaum * David Mauro *

Lautaro Musiani Lautaro Agustín Musiani (born 8 February 1996) is an Argentine cricketer. He played in the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five and the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournaments. Following the 2013 Division Six tournament, M ...

* Augusto Mustafa * Agustin Rivero * Santiago Rossi * Tomas Rossi Reserves: * Guido Angeletti * Pedro Bruno * Santiago Duggan

Records & Statistics

International Match Summary — Argentina ''Last updated 16 December 2024''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 171/4 v.

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on 10 November 2021 at

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. * Highest individual score: 86 *,

on 10 November 2021 at

. * Best individual bowling figures: 6/18,

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on 10 November 2021 at

. Most T20I runs for Argentina Most T20I wickets for Argentina T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #3068. Last updated 16 December 2024.''

Other records

Performances by Argentina cricketers in

matches since 2007 Performances by Argentina cricketers in

matches since 2007

Highest Scores

Matias Paterlini Matías Paterlini (born 31 December 1977) is an Argentine cricketer who plays as an opening batsman. Paterlini has represented his national team since the mid-1990s. Growing up he has played cricket in his home country Argentina, as well as over ...

– 114* vs

at United Cricket Club,

on 25 November 2007 *

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– 78 vs

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– 71 vs

at Trans Namib Ground,

on 1 December 2007 *

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– 70 vs

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at Belgrano ACG,

on 28 January 2009 *

– 66* vs

at Trans Namib Ground,

on 24 November 2007 Best bowling figures *

Esteban Nino Esteban Nino (born May 5, 1986) is an Argentine cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Buenos Aires. Nino's debut cricket match was contested between the North and South of Argentina, in 2002, ...

– 4/16 vs Fiji at Kahlin Oval, Darwin on 30 May 2007 *

Esteban MacDermott Esteban Alberto "Billy" MacDermott (born November 2, 1981) is an Argentine cricketer. He played for Argentina between 1997 and 2014, including six matches in 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two with List A status. He is a lower-order bats ...

– 4/20 vs

at Gardens Oval, Darwin on 31 May 2007 *

– 4/22 vs

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at Gardens Oval, Darwin on 28 May 2007 *

Diego Lord Diego Lord (born 26 September 1977) is an Argentine cricketer who plays for Lomas Athletic Club. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played for Argentina since 1997. He was born in Buenos Aires. Lord made hi ...

– 4/34 vs

at St Albans Club,

on 25 January 2009 *

– 4/45 vs

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at Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin on 24 July 2013

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Argentina National Cricket Team Cricket in Argentina National cricket teams Cricket, Men's Argentina in international cricket

History

Background

First-class cricket

Players and clubs

ICC Trophy

Americas Championship

World Cricket League

2018–present

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup

Cricket at Summer Olympics Games

ICC World Cricket League

ICC World Cricket League Division Two

ICC World Cricket League Division Three

ICC World Cricket League Division Four

ICC World Cricket League Division Five

ICC World Cricket League Division Six

ICC Trophy

ICC Americas Championship

South American Championship

ICC T20 World Cup Americas Sub Regional Qualifier

Squad

Records & Statistics

Twenty20 International

Other records

Highest Scores

See also

References

External links