# Canada at the Cricket World Cup

The Canada cricket team is the team that represents Canada in international cricket. Cricket has had its existence in the country since the 1750s, the sport gained a lot of popularity through the decades. But cricket has seen decline over the years, however it remains popular among the South Asian population of the country. The team is governed by Cricket Canada, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1968. They qualified for their first World Cup at 1979 Cricket World Cup, after finishing as runners up of the 1979 ICC Trophy. The team did not play in the tournament again till 2003, they moved on to play in three editions in a row in 2003, 2007 and 2011.

## Cricket World Cup Record

| Year | Round | Games | Won | Tied | Lost |
| 1975 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1979 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Group Stage | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | Group Stage | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | Group Stage | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 |

### World Cup Record (By Team)

Cricket World Cup matches (By team) :
| Total : 2 Win – 0 Ties – 16 Losses – 18 games played |||||
| Against | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| England | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| West Indies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## 1979 World Cup

After finishing as the runners-up of the 1979 ICC Trophy, Canada qualified for the World Cup alongside Sri Lanka. Led by Bryan Mauricette, the team lost all of their group stage matches. They played their first-ever ODI and World Cup match on 9 June against Pakistan which they lost by 8 wickets. In their second match, England defeated them by 8 wickets after restricting them to a low total of 45 runs. In their final match, Australia defeated Canada by 7 wickets.
* 9 June 1979 Scorecard
| Canada 139/9 (60 overs) | v | Pakistan 140/2 (40.1 overs) |
| Glenroy Sealy 45 (110) Sarfraz Nawaz 3/26 (10 overs) | | Sadiq Mohammad 57 (122) John Valentine 1/18 (9 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 8 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng) Player of the match: Sadiq Mohammad (Pak)
* Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–14 June 1979 Scorecard
| Canada 45 (40.3 overs) | v | England 46/2 (13.5 overs) |
| Franklyn Dennis 21 (99) Chris Old 4/8 (10 overs) | | Graham Gooch 21 (31) Robert Callender 1/14 (6 overs) |
* England won by 8 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: John Langridge (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) Player of the match: Chris Old (Eng)
* Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
* Reserve day was used due to rain.
* 16 June 1979 Scorecard
| Canada 105 (33.2 overs) | v | Australia 106/3 (26 overs) |
| John Vaughan 29 (43) Alan Hurst 5/21 (10 overs) | | Kim Hughes 27 (40) Cornelius Henry 2/27 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: David Constant (Eng) and John Langridge (Eng) Player of the match: Alan Hurst (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.

## 2003 World Cup

Canada qualified for the 2003 tournament along with Namibia and the Netherlands after finishing third place in the 2001 ICC Trophy. Joe Harris led the team at the World Cup, though they did not advance to the second round, they handed a shocking defeat to a full member nation—Bangladesh in their first group stage match. But this was their sole victory throughout the tournament.
* 11 February 2003 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canada 180 (49.1 overs) | v | Bangladesh 120 (28 overs) |
| Ian Billcliff 42 (63) Sanwar Hossain 2/26 (10 overs) | | Sanwar Hossain 25 (24) Austin Codrington 5/27 (9 overs) |
* Canada won by 60 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: Austin Codrington (Ken)
* Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 February 2003 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canada 197 (49 overs) | v | Kenya 198/6 (48.3 overs) |
| Ian Billcliff 71 (100) Thomas Odoyo 4/28 (10 overs) | | Ravi Shah 61 (95) John Davison 3/15 (10 overs) |
* Kenya won by 4 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) Player of the match: Thomas Odoyo (Ken)
* Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 February 2003 Scorecard
| Canada 36 (18.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 37/1 (4.4 overs) |
| Joe Harris 9 (13) Prabath Nissanka 4/12 (7 overs) | | Marvan Atapattu 24* (14) Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/22 (2.4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Prabath Nissanka (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Prabath Nissanka recorded his best bowling figures in ODIs.
* Canada posted the lowest ever score in a One Day International.
* Marvan Atapattu (SL) scored his 6,000th ODI run.
* 23 February 2003 Scorecard
| Canada 202 (42.5 overs) | v | West Indies 206/3 (20.3 overs) |
| John Davison 111 (76) Vasbert Drakes 4/55(9.5 overs) | | Brian Lara 73 (40) John Davison 1/36 (5 overs) |
* West Indies won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match: John Davison (Can)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 February 2003 Scorecard
| South Africa 254/8 (50 overs) | v | Canada 136/5 (50 overs) |
| Boeta Dippenaar 80 (118) Ashish Patel 3/41 (7 overs) | | Ishwar Maraj 53* (155) Makhaya Ntini 2/19 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 118 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Kevan Barbour (Zim) Player of the match: Boeta Dippenaar (SA)
* Canada won the toss elected to field.
* 3 March 2003 Scorecard
| Canada 196 (47 overs) | v | New Zealand 197/5 (23 overs) |
| John Davison 75 (62) Jacob Oram 4/52 (10 overs) | | Scott Styris 54* (38) John Davison 3/61 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: John Davison (Can)
* New Zealand won the toss elected to field.

## 2007 World Cup

* 14 March 2007 Scorecard
| Canada 199 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 203/3 (43.2 overs) |
| Geoff Barnett 41 (50) Jimmy Kamande 2/25 (10 overs) | | Steve Tikolo 72* (76) Anderson Cummins 1/32 (8 overs) |
* Kenya won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Mike Procter (SA) Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Ken)
* Kenya won the toss elected to field.
* 14 March 2007 Scorecard
| England 279/6 (50 overs) | v | Canada 228/7 (50 overs) |
| Ed Joyce 66 (103) Sunil Dhaniram 3/41 (10 overs) | | Ashif Mulla 58 (60) Ravi Bopara 2/43 (10 overs) |
* England won by 51 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Umpires: Jeff Crowe (NZ) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Paul Collingwood (Eng)
* Canada won the toss elected to field.
* 14 March 2007 Scorecard
| New Zealand 363/5 (50 overs) | v | Canada 249 (49.2 overs) |
| Lou Vincent 101 (117) Kevin Sandher 2/58 (10 overs) | | John Davison 52 (31) Jeetan Patel 3/25 (9.2 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 114 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Mike Procter (SA) Player of the match: Paul Collingwood (Eng)
* Canada won the toss elected to field.

## 2011 World Cup

* 20 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 332/7 (50 overs) | v | Canada 122 (36.5 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 100 (81) John Davison 2/56 (8 overs) | | Rizwan Cheema 37 (35) Nuwan Kulasekara 3/16 (6 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 210 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 February 2011 09:30 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 298/9 (50 overs) | v | Canada 123 (42.1 overs) |
| Tatenda Taibu 98 (99) Balaji Rao 4/57 (10 overs) | | Zubin Surkari 26 (48) Ray Price 3/16 (8 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 175 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Tatenda Taibu (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 184 (43 overs) | v | Canada 138 (42.5 overs) |
| Umar Akmal 48 (68) Harvir Baidwan 3/35 (8 overs) | | Jimmy Hansra 43 (75) Shahid Afridi 5/23 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 46 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kenya 198 (50 overs) | v | Canada 199/5 (45.3 overs) |
| Thomas Odoyo 51 (62) Henry Osinde 4/26 (10 overs) | | Jimmy Hansra 70 (99) Nehemiah Odhiambo 2/45 (10 overs) |
* Canada won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Billy Doctrove (WI) Player of the match: Henry Osinde (Can)
* Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard
| New Zealand 358/6 (50 overs) | v | Canada 261/9 (50 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 101 (109) Harvir Baidwan 3/84 (9.1 overs) | | Ashish Bagai 84 (87) Jacob Oram 3/47 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 97 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (NZ)
* Canada won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canada 211 (45.4 overs) | v | Australia 212/3 (34.5 overs) |
| Hiral Patel 54 (45) Brett Lee 4/46 (8.4 overs) | | Shane Watson 94 (90) John Davison 1/29 (4 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)
* Canada won the toss and elected to bat.