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Cricket at the Commonwealth Games

Cricket at the Commonwealth Games
Most recent season or competition:
Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
SportCricket
FoundedM: 1998
W: 2022
First season1998
AdministratorCommonwealth Games Federation (CGF)
No. of teamsM: 16
W: 8
Most recent
champion(s)		M:  South Africa (1st title)
W:  Australia (1st title)
Most titlesM:  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

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Men's tournament

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Results

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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

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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

Women's tournament

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Results

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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

Scorecard

 India  New Zealand New Zealand won by 8 wickets

Scorecard

 England 8

Performance by nation

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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

Medal table

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Total

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1102
2 South Africa1001
3 India0101
4 New Zealand0022
Totals (4 entries)2226

Men

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa1001
2 Australia0101
3 New Zealand0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Women

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1001
2 India0101
3 New Zealand0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Mooney, Gardner and Schutt lead Australia to gold in pulsating final". 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022 – via ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ Masters, Roy (2022-04-28). "Wrestling or men's cricket? Stalemate on new sports for 2026". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  6. ^ Snape, Jack (22 October 2024). "Rugby, hockey and cricket cut from streamlined 2026 Commonwealth Games". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2024.