Cricket at the Commonwealth Games
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 will be part of the Games' programme for a second time at the 2022 Games, with a women's tournament scheduled to take place.[2] Matches will be played under the Twenty20 format.[3]
As is normal at the multi-sport events, Caribbean countries that enter participate as separate nations, not as the combined West Indies team.
Venues
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
Results
| 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 |
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 New Zealand |
New Zealand won by 51 runs Scorecard |  Sri Lanka |
16 | |||
Performance by nation
| Nation | 1998 | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda | GP | 1 |
| Australia | 2nd | 1 |
 Bangladesh | GP | 1 |
 Barbados | GP | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | GP | 1 |
 India | GP | 1 |
 Jamaica | GP | 1 |
 Kenya | GP | 1 |
| Malaysia | GP | 1 |
| New Zealand | 3rd | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2022 Details |
Birmingham, England | 8 | |||||||||
Performance by nation
| Nation | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Q | 1 |
| Barbados | Q | 1 |
| England | Q | 1 |
| India | Q | 1 |
| New Zealand | Q | 1 |
| Pakistan | Q | 1 |
| South Africa | Q | 1 |
| TBA | Q | 1 |
| Nations | 8 | 8 |
Legend
- Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
All-time medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
References
- "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- "Commonwealth Games 2022: More women's medals as T20 cricket, beach volleyball & Para-table tennis included". 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021 – via BBC Sport.
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