Cricket at the Commonwealth Games
| Most recent season or competition: Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
| Sport | Cricket |
|---|---|
| Founded | M: 1998 W: 2022 |
| First season | 1998 |
| Administrator | Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) |
| No. of teams | M: 16 W: 8 |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  South Africa (1st title) W:  Australia (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: South Africa (1 title) W: Australia (1 title) |
Cricket is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.[1] It first appeared at the 1998 Games, with a men's tournament seeing South Africa defeat Australia by 4 wickets in the final. Matches were played over 50 overs and had List A status rather than being full One Day Internationals.
The sport returned to the Games' programme at the 2022 Games, with a women's tournament taking place.[2] Matches were played under the Twenty20 format, with the tournament won by Australia.[3][4] A women's Twenty20 tournament had been planned to be included in the 2026 Games, with a men's tournament also considered.[5] However the withdrawal of original hosts Victoria, led replacement hosts Glasgow to announce only a streamlined event with cricket one of several sports removed from the program.[6]
As is normal at the multi-sport events, Caribbean countries that enter participate as separate nations rather than the amalgamated West Indies team. The England team likewise represents only England and not Wales.
Venues
[edit]
Kuala Lumpur 1998: PKNS (Finals), Tenaga National Sports Complex (Heats, Bronze playoff), Kelab Aman (Heats), Royal Military College (Heats), Rubber Research Institute Ground (Heats), Victoria Institution (Heats)
Birmingham 2022: Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Men's tournament
[edit]Results
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1998 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | South Africa
|
South Africa won by 4 wickets Scorecard | Australia
|
 New Zealand
|
New Zealand won by 51 runs Scorecard |  Sri Lanka
|
16 | |||
Performance by nation
[edit]| Nation | 1998 | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda |
GP | 1 |
| Australia |
2nd | 1 |
 Bangladesh |
GP | 1 |
 Barbados |
GP | 1 |
 Canada |
GP | 1 |
 India |
GP | 1 |
 Jamaica |
GP | 1 |
 Kenya |
GP | 1 |
 Malaysia |
GP | 1 |
| New Zealand |
3rd | 1 |
 Northern Ireland |
GP | 1 |
 Pakistan |
GP | 1 |
 Scotland |
GP | 1 |
| South Africa |
1st | 1 |
| Sri Lanka |
4th | 1 |
 Zimbabwe |
GP | 1 |
| Nations | 16 | 16 |
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
Women's tournament
[edit]Results
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2022 Details |
Birmingham, England | Australia
|
Australia won by 9 runs | India
|
New Zealand
|
New Zealand won by 8 wickets |  England
|
8 | |||
Performance by nation
[edit]| Nation | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Australia |
1st | 1 |
| Barbados |
GP | 1 |
| England |
4th | 1 |
| India |
2nd | 1 |
| New Zealand |
3rd | 1 |
| Pakistan |
GP | 1 |
| South Africa |
GP | 1 |
| Sri Lanka |
GP | 1 |
| Nations | 8 | 8 |
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
Medal table
[edit]Total
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Men
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Women
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: More women's medals as T20 cricket, beach volleyball & Para-table tennis included". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Mooney, Gardner and Schutt lead Australia to gold in pulsating final". 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Masters, Roy (2022-04-28). "Wrestling or men's cricket? Stalemate on new sports for 2026". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Snape, Jack (22 October 2024). "Rugby, hockey and cricket cut from streamlined 2026 Commonwealth Games". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2024.