United States men's cricket team

The United States men's cricket team represents the United States in International Cricket.

In the sport of cricket, the United States men's team is administered by USA Cricket, which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1965. The team played their first One Day International (ODI) in 2004, having qualified for that year's edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. They now hold ODI status within the ICC.

The United States hosted cricket's first-ever international match, which was against Canada in 1844.It was a significant event, billed as "United States of America versus the British Empire's Canadian Province," and marked the first time two nations played each other in any sport, the match resulted Canada winning by 23 runs. 

This marked the long going rivalry between USA and Canada in International cricket history. 
The Ashes and USA-Canada cricket rivalry
The Ashes

T20 World Cup history
USA´s history in T20 World Cup.

References


Category:Men's international cricket teams
Cricket