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The sport of cricket has a known history beginning in the late 16th century. Having originated in south-east England,it became an established sport in the country in the 18th century and developed globally in the 19th and 20th centuries. International matches have been played since the 19th-century and formal Test cricket matches are considered to date from 1877. Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport after association football (soccer).
Christopher Henry Gayle,OD is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. A destructive batter,Gayle is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have played Twenty20 cricket,and by some as the best ever. Gayle played a crucial role in the West Indies teams that won 2004 ICC Champions Trophy,2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States in international cricket. The team was formerly organised by the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA),which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1965. In June 2017,the USACA was expelled by the ICC due to governance and financing issues,with the U.S. team being temporarily overseen by ICC Americas until a new sanctioning body was established. In January 2019,associate membership was officially granted to USA Cricket.
The Kenya national cricket team represents the Republic of Kenya in international cricket. Kenya is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has Twenty20 International (T20I) status after the ICC granted T20I status to all of their members.
The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange,Edinburgh,and also some other venues.
The Canada national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Canada in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Canada,which became an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1968.
The Netherlands national cricket team is the men's team that represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is administered by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.
The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the Kingdom of Denmark in international cricket. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1966,and have previously been a part of the ICC's High Performance Programme.
The Cayman Islands national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands in international cricket. The team is organised by the Cayman Islands Cricket Association,which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002,having previously been an affiliate member since 1997.
Abdool Mudassar Samad is a Guyana-born Canadian cricketer. He has played in 7 One Day Internationals for Canada to date. He has also played one first-class match,scoring 119 against Bermuda in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He plays for the Toronto and District Cricket Association. He also coaches young students in Toronto who might become Future Stars. The Former cricket star has 8 siblings one of which is Abdul Sattaur
Sunil Philip Narine is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2011 and Test match debut in June 2012. Primarily an off-spin bowler,he is also a left-handed batsman.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end,each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The game proceeds when a player on the fielding team,called the bowler,"bowls" (propels) the ball from one end of the pitch towards the wicket at the other end. The batting side's players score runs by striking the bowled ball with a bat and running between the wickets,while the fielding side tries to prevent this by keeping the ball within the field and getting it to either wicket,and also tries to dismiss each batter. Means of dismissal include being bowled,when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails,and by the fielding side either catching a hit ball before it touches the ground,or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease line in front of the wicket to complete a run. When ten batters have been dismissed,the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires,aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches.
Christopher Austin Lynn is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for Queensland in Australian domestic cricket. Lynn was born in Brisbane,Queensland,and attended St Joseph's Nudgee College and the Queensland Academy of Sport. He is known for being an explosive batsman capable of hitting big sixes.
Andre Dwayne Russell is a Jamaican professional cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies and for Jamaica in West Indian domestic cricket as an all-rounder. He has played in more than 300 Twenty20 matches for a range of sides in leagues throughout the world. Russell scored a century in a record 40 balls in the 2018 Caribbean Premier League and took a hat-trick in the same match,becoming the second player to take a hat-trick and score a century in the same Twenty20 match.
Nitish Roenik Kumar is a Canadian cricketer who was the former captain of the national team. Kumar was appointed as the national men's team captain in October 2016 at the age of 22. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off spin. After representing the country at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in January,Kumar made his One Day International debut the following month,becoming the second-youngest player in the history of ODIs. When Canada participated in the 2011 World Cup Kumar became the youngest player to feature in the tournament. He played his first Twenty20 International in March 2012.
Najibullah Zadran is an Afghan cricketer and the vice captain of the Afghanistan Twenty20 International (T20I) side. Zadran is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He made his international debut for Afghanistan in July 2012.
Shaiman Anwar Butt is an Emirati former cricketer. A powerful right-handed top-order batsman,he made his debut for the United Arab Emirates national side in December 2010,having previously represented Sialkot and Servis Industries in Pakistani domestic tournaments. In March 2021,Shaiman was found guilty of corruption and banned from all cricket for eight years.
Eustace Jerome Proctor is a former Anguillan cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He was the second Anguillan to play first-class cricket,after Cardigan Connor,and the first to play for the Leewards.
The 2018 Global T20 Canada of the Global T20 Canada,was a 20-over cricket tournament played in Canada. It was the first edition of the tournament and ran from 28 June to 15 July 2018. Six teams took part,with all the matches played at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City,Ontario.
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