Cameroon national cricket team

The Cameroon national cricket team is the team that represents the Republic of Cameroon in international cricket. The team is organised by the Cameroon Cricket Association, which gained affiliate membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 29 June 2007[3] and became an associate member in 2017.[2] However, the national side did not make its debut until 2011, when it played in the 2011 Africa Division Three tournament in Ghana.[4]

Cameroon
AssociationCameroon Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainSolefack James
CoachAtem Divine Baiyee[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[2] (2017)
ICC regionAfrica
International cricket
First international Cameroon v. Lesotho 
(Accra, Ghana; 25 February 2011)
As of 3 February 2020

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Cameroon and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[5]Cameroon will be playing their first matches with T20I status during 2020 ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals.

Squad

Cameroon announced squad for 2020 ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals.[6]

  • Solefack James (c)
  • Abada Amah
  • Abanda Protais
  • Dipita Loic
  • Mballa Raoul
  • Mpegna Faustin
  • Ndouteng Narcise
  • Ngong Michael
  • Nono Aminou
  • Nseke Toube Bruno
  • Nyoma Abega
  • Ondoa Charles
  • Tchakou Idris

References
  1. "Cameroon announces the team for ACA T20 Africa Cup". African Cricket Association. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. "Cameroon". ICC. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. Other matches played by Cameroon – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. "Cameroon announces the team for ACA T20 Africa Cup". African Cricket Association. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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