Falkland Islands cricket team
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The Falkland Islands cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands
in international cricket
matches. They played their first international against Chile in February 2004, and gained affiliate membership of the International Cricket Council
on 29 June 2007. The decision to admit them was not unanimous, with Argentina abstaining from the vote.
The Falklands participated in their first ICC-sanctioned international tournament when they took part in the inaugural ICC Americas Championship Division Four tournament in Mexico from 13-19 June 2010.
The team won its first match in the tournament, beating Costa Rica by 39 runs in a 50 over match (Falkland Islands 131 all out in 38.3 overs - Costa Rica 92 all out in 28.5 overs). Team captain, Elliott Taylforth, was Man of the Match, taking 6 wickets for 14 runs (including a hat-trick).
There are plans to construct the Islands' second cricket pitch, which will be built in Stanley
, which will be in addition to the existing one at RAF Mount Pleasant
. This will allow a weekday Twenty20
league and under-15 and under-17 competitions to start in the 2010-11 season.
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
in international cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
matches. They played their first international against Chile in February 2004, and gained affiliate membership 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...
on 29 June 2007. The decision to admit them was not unanimous, with Argentina abstaining from the vote.
The Falklands participated in their first ICC-sanctioned international tournament when they took part in the inaugural ICC Americas Championship Division Four tournament in Mexico from 13-19 June 2010.
The team won its first match in the tournament, beating Costa Rica by 39 runs in a 50 over match (Falkland Islands 131 all out in 38.3 overs - Costa Rica 92 all out in 28.5 overs). Team captain, Elliott Taylforth, was Man of the Match, taking 6 wickets for 14 runs (including a hat-trick).
There are plans to construct the Islands' second cricket pitch, which will be built in Stanley
Stanley, Falkland Islands
Stanley is the capital and only true cityin the Falkland Islands. It is located on the isle of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2006 census, the city had a population of 2,115...
, which will be in addition to the existing one at RAF Mount Pleasant
RAF Mount Pleasant
RAF Mount Pleasant is a military base for the Royal Air Force in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The facility is part of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands...
. This will allow a weekday Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
league and under-15 and under-17 competitions to start in the 2010-11 season.