Canada at the Cricket World Cup

This article is about the Canada Men's ODI team at the Cricket World Cup. For Canada Men's T20I team at the T20 World Cup, see Canada at the ICC Men's T20 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. ^{[1] [2]} The team did not play in the tournament again till 2003, ^[3] they moved on to play in three editions in a row in 2003, 2007 ^[4] and 2011. ^[5]

Cricket World Cup Record

Cricket World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ab [a]	Captain		Pld	W	L	T	NR
1975	Did not participate										No qualifiers
1979	Group Stage	8/8	3	0	3	0	0	0	Bryan Mauricette		6	4	2	0	0
1983	Did not qualify										7	3	1	0	3
1987											8	5	3	0	0
1992											6	3	3	0	0
1996											7	3	3	0	1
1999											7	3	2	0	2
2003	Group Stage	12/14	6	1	5	0	0	0	Joe Harris		10	6	4	0	0
2007	Group Stage	14/16	3	0	3	0	0	0	John Davison		12	10	2	0	0
2011	Group Stage	12/14	6	1	5	0	0	0	Ashish Bagai		13	8	5	0	0
2015	Did not qualify										20	3	15	0	2
2019											18	9	8	0	1
2023											20	16	3	0	1
Total	0 Titles	3/13	18	2	16	0	0	0	—		134	73	51	0	10

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

Tournament results

1979 World Cup

Main article: 1979 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Bryan Mauricette (c, wk)
• Charles Baksh
• Robert Callender
• Christopher Chappell
• Franklyn Dennis
• Cornelius Henry
• Tariq Javed
• Cecil Marshall
• Jitendra Patel
• Glenroy Sealy
• Martin Stead
• John Valentine
• John Vaughan
• Garnet Brisbane

Results

Group stage (Group A)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Pakistan L by 8 wickets	England L by 8 wickets	Australia L by 7 wickets	4	Did not advance		Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6]

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2003 World Cup

Main article: 2003 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Joe Harris (c)
• Ashish Bagai (wk)
• John Davison
• Desmond Chumney
• Ian Billcliff
• Nicholas de Groot
• Fazil Samad
• Davis Joseph
• Barry Seebaran
• Ashish Patel
• Abdool Samad
• Austin Codrington
• Sanjayan Thuraisingam
• Nicholas Ifill
• Ishwar Maraj

Results

Pool stage (Pool B)							Super Sixes		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Bangladesh W by 60 runs	Kenya L by 4 wickets	Sri Lanka L by 9 wickets	West Indies L by 7 wickets	South Africa L by 118 runs	New Zealand L by 5 wickets	6	Did not advance				Pool stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7]

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2007 World Cup

Main article: 2007 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• John Davison (c)
• Ashish Bagai (wk)
• Geoff Barnett
• Ashif Mulla
• Qaiser Ali
• Ian Billcliff
• Desmond Chumney
• Austin Codrington
• George Codrington
• Anderson Cummins
• Sunil Dhaniram
• Abdool Samad
• Umar Bhatti
• Henry Osinde
• Kevin Sandher

Results

Group stage (Group C)				Super 8		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Kenya L by 7 wickets	England L by 51 runs	New Zealand L by 114 runs	4	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

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2011 World Cup

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Ashish Bagai (c, wk)
• Rizwan Cheema (vc)
• Harvir Baidwan
• Balaji Rao
• John Davison
• Parth Desai
• Tyson Gordon
• Ruvindu Gunasekera
• Nitish Kumar
• Hiral Patel
• Jimmy Hansra
• Khurram Chohan
• Henry Osinde
• Zubin Surkari
• Karl Whatham
• Hamza Tariq (wk)

Results

Group stage (Group A)							Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Sri Lanka L by 210 runs	Zimbabwe L by 175 runs	Pakistan L by 46 runs	Kenya W by 5 wickets	New Zealand L by 97 runs	Australia L by 7 wickets	6	Did not advance		Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [9]

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Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
261/9 (50 overs)	New Zealand	Mumbai	2011
249 (49.2 overs)	New Zealand	Gros Islet	2007
228/7 (50 overs)	England	Gros Islet	2007
211 (45.4 overs)	Australia	Bengaluru	2011
202 (42.5 overs)	West Indies	Centurion	2003
Last updated: 16 March 2011 [10]

Batting statistics

Most runs

Runs	Player	Mat	Inn	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Period
343	Ashish Bagai	15	15	84	26.38	—	2	2003–2011
340	John Davison	14	14	111	26.15	1	2	2003–2011
251	Ian Billcliff	9	9	7	27.88	—	2	2003–2007
215	Jimmy Hansra	6	6	70*	43.00	—	2	2011–2011
104	Zubin Surkari	6	6	34	17.33	—	—	2011–2011
Last updated: 16 March 2011 [11]

Highest partnerships

Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
132 (4th wicket)	Jimmy Hansra (70) & Ashish Bagai (54)	v   Kenya	New Delhi	2011
125 (4th wicket)	Jimmy Hansra (50) & Ashish Bagai (69)	v   New Zealand	Mumbai	2011
96 (1st wicket)	Ishwar Maraj (16) & John Davison (72)	v   West Indies	Centurion	2003
96 (5th wicket)	Ashif Mulla (58) & Abdool Samad (31)	v   England	Gros Islet	2007
86 (4th wicket)	Joe Harris (31) & Ian Billcliff (53)	v   Kenya	Cape Town	2003
Last updated: 16 March 2011 [12]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets

Wickets	Player	Matches	Avg.	Econ.	BBI	4W	5W	Period
17	John Davison	14	30.23	4.84	3/15	0	0	2003–2011
13	Harvir Baidwan	6	23.61	5.58	3/35	0	0	2011–2011
9	Balaji Rao	6	33.22	5.53	4/57	1	0	2011–2011
6	Austin Codrington	5	21.50	5.12	5/27	0	1	2003–2003
	Henry Osinde	7	40.33	5.33	4/26	1	0	2007–2011
	Rizwan Cheema	6	41.33	6.07	2/30	0	0	2011–2011
Last updated: 16 March 2011 [13]

See also

• Canada national cricket team
• Cricket in Canada

Notes

1. Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

References

1. "Prudential World Cup 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
2. "ICC Trophy 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
3. "ICC World Cup 2002/03". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
4. "ICC World Cup 2006/07". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
5. "ICC World Cup 2010/11". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
6. "Records | Prudential World Cup, 1979 Records | Team Match Results - Canada". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
7. "Records | ICC World Cup, 2002/03 Records | Team Match Results - Canada". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
8. "Records | ICC World Cup, 2006/07 Records | Team Match Results - Canada". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
9. "Records | ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 Records | Team Match Results - Canada". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
10. "Highest totals in World Cup - Canada". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
11. "Most runs in World Cup - Canada". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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