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											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	—N/a		134	73	51	0	10

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

Squad

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]

Scorecards

Group stage (Group A)

9 June 1979 Scorecard Canada  139/9 (60 overs) v  Pakistan 140/2 (40.1 overs) Glenroy Sealy 45 (110) Sarfraz Nawaz 3/26 (10 overs) Sadiq Mohammad 57* (122) John Valentine 1/18 (9 overs) Pakistan won by 8 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng) Player of the match: Sadiq Mohammad (Pak) 14 June 1979 Scorecard Canada  45 (40.3 overs) v  England 46/2 (13.5 overs) Franklyn Dennis 21 (99) Chris Old 4/8 (10 overs) Graham Gooch 21* (31) Robert Callender 1/14 (6 overs) England won by 8 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England Umpires: John Langridge (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) Player of the match: Chris Old (Eng) Reserve day used; June 13 washed out. 16 June 1979 Scorecard Canada  105 (33.2 overs) v  Australia 106/3 (26 overs) John Vaughan 29 (43) Alan Hurst 5/21 (10 overs) Kim Hughes 27 (40) Cornelius Henry 2/27 (10 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: David Constant (Eng) and John Langridge (Eng) Player of the match: Alan Hurst (Aus)

Squad

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]

Scorecards

Group stage (Group A)

11 February 2003 (D/N) Scorecard Canada  180 (49.1 overs) v  Bangladesh 120 (28 overs) Ian Billcliff 42 (63) Sanwar Hossain 2/26 (10 overs) Sanwar Hossain 25 (24) Austin Codrington 5/27 (9 overs) Canada won by 60 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: Austin Codrington (Can) Canada won the toss and elected to bat. 15 February 2003 (D/N) Scorecard Canada  197 (49 overs) v  Kenya 198/6 (48.3 overs) Ian Billcliff 71 (100) Thomas Odoyo 4/28 (10 overs) Ravi Shah 61 (95) John Davison 3/15 (10 overs) Kenya won by 4 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) Player of the match: Thomas Odoyo (Ken) Canada won the toss and elected to bat. 19 February 2003 Scorecard Canada  36 (18.4 overs) v  Sri Lanka 37/1 (4.4 overs) Joe Harris 9 (13) Prabath Nissanka 4/12 (7 overs) Marvan Atapattu 24* (14) Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/22 (2.4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Prabath Nissanka (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Canada posted the lowest ever score in a One Day International. 23 February 2003 Scorecard Canada  202 (42.5 overs) v  West Indies 206/3 (20.3 overs) John Davison 111 (76) Vasbert Drakes 4/55(9.5 overs) Brian Lara 73 (40) John Davison 1/36 (5 overs) West Indies won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match: John Davison (Can) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. 27 February 2003 Scorecard South Africa  254/8 (50 overs) v  Canada 136/5 (50 overs) Boeta Dippenaar 80 (118) Ashish Patel 3/41 (7 overs) Ishwar Maraj 53* (155) Makhaya Ntini 2/19 (10 overs) South Africa won by 118 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Kevan Barbour (Zim) Player of the match: Boeta Dippenaar (SA) Canada won the toss elected to field. 3 March 2003 Scorecard Canada  196 (47 overs) v  New Zealand 197/5 (23 overs) John Davison 75 (62) Jacob Oram 4/52 (10 overs) Scott Styris 54* (38) John Davison 3/61 (10 overs) New Zealand won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: John Davison (Can) New Zealand won the toss elected to field.

Squad

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]

Scorecards

Group stage (Group C)

14 March Scorecard Canada  199 (50 overs) v  Kenya 203/3 (43.2 overs) Geoff Barnett 41 (50) Jimmy Kamande 2/25 (10 overs) Steve Tikolo 72* (76) Anderson Cummins 1/32 (8 overs) Kenya won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Ken) Kenya won the toss and elected to field first. 18 March Scorecard England  279/6 (50 overs) v  Canada 228/7 (50 overs) Ed Joyce 66 (103) Sunil Dhaniram 3/41 (10 overs) Ashif Mulla 58 (60) Ravi Bopara 2/43 (9 overs) England won by 51 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Paul Collingwood (Eng) Canada won the toss and elected to field. 22 March Scorecard New Zealand  363/5 (50 overs) v  Canada 249 (49.2 overs) Lou Vincent 101 (117) Kevin Sandher 2/58 (10 overs) John Davison 52 (31) Jeetan Patel 3/25 (9.2 overs) New Zealand won by 116 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Billy Doctrove (WI) Player of the match: Lou Vincent (NZ) Canada won the toss and elected to field.

Squad

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]

Scorecards

Group stage (Group C)

20 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  332/7 (50 overs) v  Canada 122 (36.5 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 100 (81) John Davison 2/56 (8 overs) Rizwan Cheema 37 (35) Nuwan Kulasekara 3/16 (6 overs) Sri Lanka won by 210 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. 28 February 2011 09:30 Scorecard Zimbabwe  298/9 (50 overs) v  Canada 123 (42.1 overs) Tatenda Taibu 98 (99) Balaji Rao 4/57 (10 overs) Zubin Surkari 26 (48) Ray Price 3/16 (8 overs) Zimbabwe won by 175 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Tatenda Taibu (Zim) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. 3 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard Pakistan  184 (43 overs) v  Canada 138 (42.5 overs) Umar Akmal 48 (68) Harvir Baidwan 3/35 (8 overs) Jimmy Hansra 43 (75) Shahid Afridi 5/23 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 46 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. 7 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard Kenya  198 (50 overs) v  Canada 199/5 (45.3 overs) Thomas Odoyo 51 (62) Henry Osinde 4/26 (10 overs) Jimmy Hansra 70 (99) Nehemiah Odhiambo 2/45 (10 overs) Canada won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Billy Doctrove (WI) Player of the match: Henry Osinde (Can) Kenya won the toss and elected to bat. 13 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard New Zealand  358/6 (50 overs) v  Canada 261/9 (50 overs) Brendon McCullum 101 (109) Harvir Baidwan 3/84 (9.1 overs) Ashish Bagai 84 (87) Jacob Oram 3/47 (10 overs) New Zealand won by 97 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (NZ) Canada won the toss and elected to field. 16 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard Canada  211 (45.4 overs) v  Australia 212/3 (34.5 overs) Hiral Patel 54 (45) Brett Lee 4/46 (8.4 overs) Shane Watson 94 (90) John Davison 1/29 (4 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus) Canada won the toss and elected to bat.

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]

Lowest completed innings

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
36 (18.4 overs)	Sri Lanka	Paarl	2003
45 (40.3 overs)	England	Manchester	1979
105 (33.2 overs)	Australia	Birmingham	2015
122 (36.5 overs)	Sri Lanka	Hambantota	2011
123 (42.1 overs)	Zimbabwe	Nagpur	2011
(unfinished innings excluded from this list) Last updated: 16 March 2011[11]

Most runs

Highest individual innings

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
111	John Davison	West Indies	Centurion	2003
84	Ashish Bagai	New Zealand	Wankhede, Mumbai	2011
75	John Davison	New Zealand	Benoni	2003
71	Ian Billcliff	Kenya	Cape Town	2003
70*	Jimmy Hansra	New Zealand	Wankhede, Mumbai	2011
Last updated: 16 March 2011[13]

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[14]

Most wickets

Best bowling figures

Bowling Figures	Overs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
5/27	9.0	Austin Codrington	v  Bangladesh	Durban	2003
4/26	10.0	Henry Osinde	v  Kenya	Delhi	2011
4/57	10.0	Balaji Rao	v  Zimbabwe	Nagpur	2011
3/15	10.0	John Davison	v  Kenya	Cape Town	2003
3/35	8.0	Harvir Baidwan	v  Pakistan	Colombo	2011
Last updated: 16 March 2011[16]

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