Malawi national cricket team

Malawi
First international

ICC status	Affiliate member (2003)
ICC region	Africa
WCL	n/a
Captain	Zafarullah Sukhera
21 March 2004 v Gambia at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa
As of 30 Sep 2009

The Malawian cricket team is the team that represents the country of Malawi in international cricket.

History

In 2002 Malawi participated in the Africa Cup in which 10 nations took part. They came last in the group, losing all 4 matches.

They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2003.^[1] Their international debut came the following year in the African affiliates championship, where they came fourth. They participated in the equivalent tournament in 2006, Division Three of the African region of the World Cricket League, once again coming fourth.^[2]

In Oct 2009 Malawi hosted the WCL Africa Div 3 tournament, beating all participants to win the tournament. They were promoted to WCL Africa Div 2 for the next tournament in Benoni, SA. They struggled at this level, however, finishing last.

Tournament history

World Cricket League Africa Region

References

National cricket teams

Full members (10)

Associate members (39)

ODI and T20I only	Afghanistan Hong Kong Ireland³ Papua New Guinea Scotland United Arab Emirates

T20I only	Netherlands Oman

Other associate members	Argentina Belgium Bermuda Botswana Canada Cayman Islands Denmark Fiji France Germany Gibraltar Guernsey Israel Italy Japan Jersey Kenya Kuwait Malaysia Namibia Nigeria Nepal Saudi Arabia Singapore Suriname Tanzania Thailand Uganda United States (suspended) Vanuatu Zambia

Affiliate members (56)

Former members (6)

Non-members

¹ For Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Montserrat , Saint Kitts, Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands the national team is the West Indies. ² For England and Wales, the national team is England. ³ For Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the national team is Ireland.

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