The Chilean cricket team is the team that represents the country of Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 in international cricket matches.

History

Cricket was first played in the country in 1829 and the first club, the Valparaíso

Valparaíso

Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...

 Cricket Club was formed in 1860. Their first international fixture was played in 1893 against Argentina

Argentine cricket team

The Argentina national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Argentina in international cricket matches. The team is currently an associate member of the International Cricket Council and coached by Toby Bailey, who is also a writer in cricket magazine All Out...

. http://www.aovt38.dsl.pipex.com/history/history.shtml

Interest in the game had waned after the Second World War, and Chile did not become a member of the International Cricket Council

International Cricket Council

The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...

 until 2002. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/47.html.

Their first international engagement as an ICC affiliate member was the Division Three tournament of the ICC Americas Championship

ICC Americas Championship

The ICC Americas Championship is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Americas Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in the Americas...

, played in Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

 in February 2006. The Chileans finished in third place, their only win coming against Brazil

Brazilian cricket team

The Brazilian cricket team is the team that represents the country of Brazil in international cricket matches.The Indian Test cricketer Ashok Gandotra was born in Rio de Janeiro.-History:...

.

The February 2008 edition of the Division 3 tournament was held in Argentina. Chile defeated Belize, Turks & Caicos Islands and Peru only to lose to Brazil

Brazilian cricket team

The Brazilian cricket team is the team that represents the country of Brazil in international cricket matches.The Indian Test cricketer Ashok Gandotra was born in Rio de Janeiro.-History:...

. Chile finished the tournament second due to net run rate.

ICC Americas Championship

ICC Americas Championship

The ICC Americas Championship is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Americas Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in the Americas...

• 2006: 3rd place (Division Three)
• 2008
  2008 ICC Americas Championship
  The ICC Americas Championship is the continental cricket championship for the Americas region, for Affiliate and Associate members of the International Cricket Council in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Since 2006, the tournament is organized in three divisions.The division...
  
  : 2nd place
• 2009: 3rd place

Current squad

The following list contains the 13 players in Chile's squad for the 2011/12 World Cricket League Americas Division Three:

• Simon Shalders (Captain
  Captain (cricket)
  The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
  
  )
• Ian Walker
• Jean Pierre Le Fort
• Tristan Bradbrook
• Guy Hooper
• John Fecci
• Pablo Meijas
• Stephen Foot
• Cristóbal Castillo
• Joseph Williams (Wk)
• Christian Eyzaguirre
• Tommy Dawes
• Jim Scarborough
• Mike Meade

Craig Andrews ( National Coach )