The West African cricket team was a team representing the countries of Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone in international cricket whilst they were an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) between 1976 and 2003. They played in the ICC Trophy on three occasions, in 1982, 1994 and 1997, withdrawing shortly before the start of the 2001 tournament. The team was broken up into its constituent parts in 2003, with Nigeria becoming an associate member of the ICC, the other three affiliates.
Tournament history
ICC Trophy
1979: Did not participate 1982: First round 1986: Did not participate 1990: Did not participate 1994: 17th place 1997: 18th place 2001: Withdrew
Related teams A West Africa under-19 team contested the 2001 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship in Uganda, which was the inaugural edition of the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships.Other matches played by West Africa – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016. The squad included Nigerians, Ghanaians, and Gambians, but no Sierra Leoneans.Ronnie Kintu (30 December 2000). "West Africa lines stars for tournament" – New Vision. Retrieved 9 April 2016. West Africa lost their opening match against Uganda by 278 runs,Kenya Under-19s v West Africa Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2000/01 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016. but rebounded to narrowly win their next fixture against Namibia by 10 runs.Namibia Under-19s v West Africa Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2000/01 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016. This was followed by a 178-run loss to Kenya and a five-wicket loss to East and Central Africa.Kenya Under-19s v West Africa Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2000/01 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.East and Central Africa Under-19s v West Africa Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2000/01 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
See also West Africa Cricket Council Gambia national cricket team Ghana national cricket team Nigeria national cricket team Sierra Leone national cricket team
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