| Most recent season or competition: Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
| Sport | Cricket |
|---|---|
| Founded | M: 1998 W: 2022 |
| First season | 1998 |
| Administrator | Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) |
| No. of teams | M: 16 W: 8 |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  South Africa (1st title) W:  Australia (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: South Africa (1 title) W: Australia (1 title) |
| Part of a series on the |
| International cricket competitions |
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| ICC Competitions |
| Men's |
| Women's |
| Multi-sport competitions |
| Regional competitions |
| Note: Defunct competitions are listed in italics. |
Cricket is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games . [1] It first appeared at the 1998 Games, with a men's tournament seeing South Africa defeat Australia by 4 wickets in the final. Matches were played over 50 overs and had List A status rather than being full One Day Internationals.
Contents
- Venues
- Men's tournament
- Results
- Performance by nation
- Women's tournament
- Results 2
- Performance by nation 2
- Medal table
- Total
- Men
- Women
- See also
- References
The sport returned to the Games' programme at the 2022 Games, with a women's tournament taking place. [2] Matches were played under the Twenty20 format, with the tournament won by Australia. [3] [4] A women's Twenty20 tournament had been planned to be included in the 2026 Games, with a men's tournament also considered. [5] However the withdrawal of original hosts Victoria, led replacement hosts Glasgow to announce only a streamlined event with cricket one of several sports removed from the program. [6]
As is normal at the multi-sport events, Caribbean countries that enter participate as separate nations rather than the amalgamated West Indies team. The England team likewise represents only England and not Wales.
