The 2019 Central American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament held in Mexico from 25 to 28 April 2019. It was the seventh edition of the Central American Championship and the first since the ICC granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status to matches between all of its Members.[1]
| Dates | 25 – 28 April 2019 |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round Robin, Final |
| Host(s) |  Mexico |
| Champions |  Belize |
| Runners-up |  MCC |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 11 |
| Most runs |  Yusuf Ebrahim (145) |
| Most wickets | Aaron Muslar (13) |
Men's championship
editThe five participating teams were the national sides of Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama, as well as a side representing the MCC.[2] The matches were played at the Reforma Athletic Club in the city of Naucalpan, just to the northwest of Mexico City.[3] All participating nations made their T20I debuts during the tournament (matches involving the MCC did not have T20I status).[4] MCC were the defending champions,[5] but were defeated by five wickets in the final by Belize.[6]
Squads
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 Costa Rica[8]
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MCC[9]
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Mexico[10]
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Panama[11]
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Points table
edit| Team[12] | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| MCC
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.893 |
| Belize
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.192 |
| Panama
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.346 |
| Mexico
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.182 |
| Costa Rica
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.255 |
Round-robin
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Pradeep Chandran 23 (28)
Aaron Muslar 3/18 (4 overs) |
Bernan Stephenson 48 (27)
Rama Inampud 2/29 (4 overs) |
- Belize won the toss and elected to field.
- Revanakumar Ankad, Buddhadeb Banerjee, Pradeep Chandran, Gaurav Dutta, Shashikant Laxman, Rama Inampud, Shantanu Kaveri, Kaushal Kumar, Ashwin Sathya, Tarun Sharma, Jagdeesh Umanath (Mex), Andrew Banner, Glenford Banner, Herbert Banner, Keenan Flowers, George Hyde, Gareth Joseph, Aaron Muslar, Glenroy Reynolds, Kenroy Reynolds, Bernan Stephenson and Kenton Young (Blz) all made their T20I debuts.
- Belize and Mexico both played their first men's T20I match.
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Joel Cutinho 32 (37)
Dilip Dahyabhai Ahir 2/11 (2 overs) |
Yusuf Ebrahim 35* (23)
Zain ul Tashnam 1/16 (4 overs) |
- Costa Rica won the toss and elected to bat.
- Joel Cutinho, Oscar Fournier, Nanda Kumar, Daniel Mejia, Gopinath Murali, Sham Murari, Sudesh Pillai, Christopher Prasad, Sachin Ravikumar, Oswald Sam Arthur, Zain ul Tashnam (Crc), Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir, Dilip Dahyabhai Ahir, Khengar Ahir, Imran Bulbulia, Vimal Chandra, Mahmad Data, Yusuf Ebrahim, Dipakkumar Patel, Mitulkumar Patel, Parish Bharat Patel and Vijay Sachdev (Pan) all made their T20I debuts.
- Costa Rica and Panama both played their first men's T20I match.
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Aaron Muslar 35 (44)
Clint McCabe 4/24 (4 overs) |
James Hawley 29 (37)
Aaron Muslar 2/16 (2 overs) |
- Belize won the toss and elected to bat.
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Joel Cutinho 46 (40)
Sanjay Zargar 2/22 (3 overs) |
Revanakumar Ankad 40* (38)
Sudesh Pillai 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Costa Rica won the toss and elected to bat.
- Puneet Arora, Shahzad Muhammad, Nithin Shetty and Sanjay Zargar (Mex) all made their T20I debuts.
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Glenford Banner 47 (38)
Dipakkumar Patel 2/17 (4 overs) |
Mohmad Sohel Patel 40 (33)
Kenroy Reynolds 3/26 (4 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to field.
- Travis Stephenson (Blz), Parth Jayeshbhai Patel and Mohmad Sohel Patel (Pan) all made their T20I debuts.
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Richard Atkins 40 (23)
Revanakumar Ankad 3/25 (4 overs) |
Puneet Arora 50 (41)
Richard Atkins 4/19 (4 overs) |
- Mexico won the toss and elected to field.
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Yusuf Ebrahim 72 (53)
Nithin Shetty 3/17 (4 overs) |
Tarun Sharma 49* (42)
Khengar Ahir 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Mexico won the toss and elected to field.
- Vishal Ahir (Pan) made his T20I debut.
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Joel Cutinho 15 (21)
Aaron Muslar 3/10 (3 overs) |
Kenton Young 27* (22)
Oswald Sam Arthur 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Costa Rica won the toss and elected to bat.
- Garret Banner (Blz) and Esteban Soto (Crc) both made their T20I debuts.
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Vishal Ahir 19 (25)
Sam Smith 4/20 (4 overs) |
James Hawley 34 (34)
Khengar Ahir 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
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Guy Balmford 107* (61)
Mattew George 2/49 (4 overs) |
Nanda Kumar 36 (45)
Clint McCabe 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Costa Rica won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editWomen's championship
editA women's championship, consisting of a three-match series between Mexico and Costa Rica, took place alongside the men's event. The final match of the series was played at the Reforma Athletic Club ahead of the men's final.[13] The first two matches had Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.[14][15]
| 2019 Central American Cricket Championship (Women) | |||
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| Mexico women | Costa Rica women | ||
| Dates | 26 – 28 April 2019 | ||
| Captains | Caroline Owen | Sofia Martinez | |
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| Results | Mexico women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ana Montenegro (75) |
Melissa Vega (11) Wendy Delgado (11) | |
| Most wickets | Tania Salcedo (7) | Esteffany Estrada (3) | |
Squads
edit| Mexico[16]
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Costa Rica[17]
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Matches
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Caroline Owen 48* (50)
Nimia Ramirez 2/9 (2 overs) |
Josette Lopez 5 (9)
Tania Salcedo 3/10 (3 overs) |
- Costa Rica won the toss and elected to field.
- Magdalena De Gante, Julieta Marquina, Gabriela Morales (Mex), Amanda Martinez, Amelia Campos, Esteffany Estrada, Josette Lopez, Irena Guevara, Melissa Vega, Nimia Ramirez, Odalis Rios, Yerelin Hernandez, Sofia Martinez and Wendy Delgado (Crc) all made their WT20I debuts.
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Melissa Vega 5 (5)
Tania Salcedo 2/10 (4 overs) |
Ana Montenegro 40* (29)
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- Mexico won the toss and elected to field.
- Anasis Castrillo (Crc) made her WT20I debut.
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Ana Montenegro 34* (49)
Esteffany Estrada 2/22 (3 overs) |
Melissa Vega 6 (18)
Aileen Fernandez 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Costa Rica won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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- ^ "Central American Championship Men - Fixtures". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Schedule announced for 7th Central American Championships in Mexico". czarsprotzauto.com. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "MCC honour for Kez Ahmed and Richard Atkins". Telegraph and Argus. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Belize Won Cricket Central American Championship (CAC) 2019". Belize National Cricket Association. 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Belize Won Cricket Central American Championship (CAC) 2019". Belize National Cricket Association. 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Central American Cricket Championship 2019 – Costa Rica". cricclubs.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "MCC travel to Costa Rica & Mexico". Lord's. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Central American Cricket Championship 2019 – Mexico". cricclubs.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Central American Cricket Championship 2019 – Panama". cricclubs.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "2019 Central American Cricket Championship Points Table". Cricclubs. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Central American Championship Women - Fixtures". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Costa Rica Women in Mexico 2019". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Stats: No-balls and Extra runs galore in the Women's T20I series between Mexico and Costa Rica". CricTracker. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Central American Cricket Championship Women: Mexico Women". Cricclubs. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Central American Cricket Championship Women: Costa Rica Women". Cricclubs. Retrieved 26 April 2019.