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.
| Most recent season or competition: Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
| Sport | Cricket |
|---|---|
| Founded | M: 1998 W: 2022 |
| First season | 1998 |
| 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) |
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 is planned to be included in the 2026 Games, with a men's tournament still pending confirmation.[5]
As is normal at the multi-sport events, Caribbean countries that enter participate as separate nations rather than the amalgated West Indies team. The England team likewise represents only England and not Wales.
Venues edit
Kuala Lumpur 1998: PKNS (Finals), Tenaga National Sports Complex (Heats, Bronze playoff), Kelab Aman (Heats), Royal Military College (Heats), Rubber Research Institute Ground (Heats), Victoria Institution (Heats)
Birmingham 2022: Edgbaston Cricket Ground
2026:
Men's tournament edit
Results edit
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1998 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | South Africa
|
South Africa won by 4 wickets Scorecard | Australia
|
 New Zealand
|
New Zealand won by 51 runs Scorecard |  Sri Lanka
|
16 | |||
| 2026 Details |
TBC | ||||||||||
Performance by nation edit
| Nation | 1998 | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda |
GP | 1 |
| Australia |
2nd | 1 |
 Bangladesh |
GP | 1 |
 Barbados |
GP | 1 |
 Canada |
GP | 1 |
 India |
GP | 1 |
 Jamaica |
GP | 1 |
 Kenya |
GP | 1 |
 Malaysia |
GP | 1 |
| New Zealand |
3rd | 1 |
 Northern Ireland |
GP | 1 |
 Pakistan |
GP | 1 |
 Scotland |
GP | 1 |
| South Africa |
1st | 1 |
| Sri Lanka |
4th | 1 |
 Zimbabwe |
GP | 1 |
| Nations | 16 | 16 |
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
Women's tournament edit
Results edit
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2022 Details |
Birmingham, England | Australia
|
Australia won by 9 runs | India
|
New Zealand
|
New Zealand won by 8 wickets |  England
|
8 | |||
| 2026 Details |
TBC | ||||||||||
Performance by nation edit
| Nation | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Australia |
1st | 1 |
| Barbados |
GP | 1 |
| England |
4th | 1 |
| India |
2nd | 1 |
| New Zealand |
3rd | 1 |
| Pakistan |
GP | 1 |
| South Africa |
GP | 1 |
| Sri Lanka |
GP | 1 |
| Nations | 8 | 8 |
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
Medal table edit
Total edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Men edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Women edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: More women's medals as T20 cricket, beach volleyball & Para-table tennis included". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Mooney, Gardner and Schutt lead Australia to gold in pulsating final". 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Masters, Roy (2022-04-28). "Wrestling or men's cricket? Stalemate on new sports for 2026". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-28.