Question: has cricket ever been in the commonwealth games

Answer: Yes, Cricket was included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. This is the only time cricket was played at a Commonwealth Games. Matches were played over 50 overs, and had List A status rather than full One Day Internationals. As is normal at the Commonwealth Games, the Caribbean islands that entered participated as separate nations, not as the combined West Indies team. Indeed, the Games were the first occasion on which an Antigua and Barbuda side competed at a senior level. Northern Ireland also entered, this occurrence being noteworthy because Irish cricket is usually represented by an all-island Irish cricket team.