Bahamas national cricket team
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The Bahamas national cricket team represents The Bahamas in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bahamas Cricket Association (BCA), which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1987 and an associate member in 2017.[1] The national team is first recorded as playing in 1983, but did not feature in an international tournament until 2001, when it played in the inaugural Americas Affiliates Championship.[5] Since then, the Bahamas have regularly participated in ICC Americas tournaments, as well as on one occasion in a World Cricket League event (the 2010 Division Eight tournament).[5] The team was also invited to the 2006 and 2008 Stanford 20/20 tournaments, where matches had full Twenty20 status.[6]
Cayman Islands at Antigua; 11 July 2006 | ||||||||||
| Association | Bahamas Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Twenty20 debut | v Cayman Islands at Antigua; 11 July 2006 | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Americas | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  Turks and Caicos Islands at Jamaica; August 2001 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Canada at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; 7 November 2021 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Cayman Islands at Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City; 22 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 22 June 2025 | ||||||||||
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Bahamas and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[7]
History
The Bahamas became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1987,[8] although they didn't appear in international competition until the ICC Americas Championship in 2002. They came fifth in that tournament, gaining a surprise win over hosts Argentina. They again played in the tournament in 2004, this time coming through a qualifying tournament. They finished last in the main tournament though, which meant they played in Division Two of the new divisional system in 2006. They finished second in that tournament, which wasn't good enough to qualify for Division One. They will remain in Division two in 2008.
In 2006, The Bahamas were one of the teams invited to take part in the Stanford 20/20. They got $100,000 for participating in the tournament, but were eliminated at the first hurdle by the Cayman Islands.
Bahamas played in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier, its first official ICC tournament in twelve years. Andy Moles was appointed as the team's head coach for the tournament.[9] The Cricketer reported that the team went "without an international fixture for a staggering eight and a half years due to a combination of lack of funding and ICC cutbacks on tournaments at this level of associate cricket".[10]
Home stadium
The home stadium of the national team is the Haynes Oval in Nassau.
Tournament history
T20 World Cup Americas Regional Final
- A - Advanced to global qualifier
- Q - Qualified for T20 World Cup
North American Cup
| 2025 North American Cup records | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2025 | Group Stage | 5/5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Title | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Other tournaments
| T20WC Americas Sub-regional Qualifiers | World Cricket League | ICC Americas Championship |
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Records
International Match Summary — Bahamas[11]
Last updated 22 June 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 36 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 November 2021 |
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations[11]
Records complete to T20I #3262. Last updated 22 June 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 November 2021 | 8 November 2021 |
 Belize | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 November 2021 | 11 November 2021 |
 Bermuda | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 November 2021 | |
 Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 December 2024 | 6 December 2024 |
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 November 2021 | |
| Cayman Islands | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 April 2022 | |
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 December 2024 | 16 December 2024 |
 Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 November 2021 | 26 February 2023 |
 Suriname | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 December 2024 | 14 December 2024 |
 United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 November 2021 | |
Current squad
Updated as on 15 June 2025
This lists all the active players who played for Bahamas in the recently concluded 2025 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Regional Final.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Last T20I | Notes | ||||||
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| Batters | |||||||||||
| Marc Taylor | 35 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | Captain | ||||||
| Eugene Duff | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |||||||
| Javelle Gallimore | 21 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |||||||
| Everette Haven | 51 | Right-handed | N/a | 2025 | |||||||
| Ashok Nair | 46 | Right-handed | N/a | 2025 | |||||||
| Dwight Wheatley | 29 | Right-handed | N/a | 2025 | |||||||
| All-rounders | |||||||||||
| Jonathan Barry | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |||||||
| Festus Benn | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | |||||||
| Shawn Fowler | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |||||||
| Sandeep Goud | 42 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2025 | |||||||
| Kervon Hinds | 25 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2025 | |||||||
| Dwight Weakley | 56 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2025 | |||||||
| Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||
| Julio Jemison | 32 | Right-handed | N/a | 2025 | |||||||
| Gregory Taylor | 38 | Left-handed | N/a | 2025 | |||||||
| Pace bowlers | |||||||||||
| Antonio Harris | 21 | Right-handed | N/a | 2025 | |||||||
| Spin bowlers | |||||||||||
| Akash Gulati | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreak | 2025 | |||||||
| Keith Burrows | 31 | Right-handed | Unknown | 2025 | |||||||
See also
Notes
- Regional Final of the ICC Americas region is the final stage of qualification for T20 World Cup from 2023 edition.