Canada at the Cricket World Cup
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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]
World Cup Record (By Team)
| Cricket World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | 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 |
Tournament results
1979 World Cup
- 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) |
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2003 World Cup
- 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 World Cup
- 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) |
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2011 World Cup
- 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Records and statistics
Team records
- 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] | |||
Batting statistics
- Most runs
| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343 | Ashish Bagai | 15 | 15 | 26.38 | — | 2 | 2003–2011 | |
| 340 | John Davison | 14 | 14 | 26.15 | 1 | 2 | 2003–2011 | |
| 251 | Ian Billcliff | 9 | 9 | 27.88 | — | 2 | 2003–2007 | |
| 215 | Jimmy Hansra | 6 | 6 | 43.00 | — | 2 | 2011–2011 | |
| 104 | Zubin Surkari | 6 | 6 | 17.33 | — | — | 2011–2011 | |
| Last updated: 16 March 2011[12] | ||||||||
- 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] | ||||
Bowling statistics
- Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | 4W | 5W | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | John Davison | 14 | 30.23 | 4.84 | 0 | 0 | 2003–2011 | |
| 13 | Harvir Baidwan | 6 | 23.61 | 5.58 | 0 | 0 | 2011–2011 | |
| 9 | Balaji Rao | 6 | 33.22 | 5.53 | 1 | 0 | 2011–2011 | |
| 6 | Austin Codrington | 5 | 21.50 | 5.12 | 0 | 1 | 2003–2003 | |
| Henry Osinde | 7 | 40.33 | 5.33 | 1 | 0 | 2007–2011 | ||
| Rizwan Cheema | 6 | 41.33 | 6.07 | 0 | 0 | 2011–2011 | ||
| Last updated: 16 March 2011[15] | ||||||||
- 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] | |||||