2019 Central American Cricket Championship Explained

2019 Central American Cricket Championship (Men)
Fromdate:	25
Todate:	28 April 2019
Cricket Format:	Twenty20 International
Tournament Format:	Round Robin, Final
Host:	Mexico
Runner Up:	MCC
Participants:	5
Matches:	11
Most Runs:	Yusuf Ebrahim (145)
Most Wickets:	Aaron Muslar (13)
Next Year:	2023
Next Tournament:	Associate international cricket in 2023#Central American Cricket Championship

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]

Men's championship

The 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

width=20%	^[7]	width=20%	^[8]	width=20%	MCC^[9]	width=20%	^[10]	width=20%	^[11]
Kenton Young (c) Aaron Arnold Andrew Banner Garret Banner Glenford Banner Herbert Banner Ian Broaster Keenan Flowers George Hyde Gareth Joseph Aaron Muslar Glenroy Reynolds Kenroy Reynolds Bernan Stephenson Travis Stephenson	Christopher Prasad (c) Joel Cutinho Prajwel Cutinho Oscar Fournier Nanda Kumar Rodrick McClean Daniel Mejia Gopinath Murali Sham Murari Sudesh Pillai Sachin Ravikumar Deepak Rawat Oswald Sam Arthur Esteban Soto Zain ul Tashnam	Storm Green (c) Kez Ahmed Richard Atkins Guy Balmford James Hawley Tom Jenkins Nadeem Khan Dan Lewis-Williams Clint McCabe Rishi Pandya Alistair Ponder Sam Smith Christopher Vernon	Tarun Sharma (c) Revanakumar Ankad Puneet Arora Buddhadeb Banerjee Pradeep Chandran Gaurav Dutta Luis Hermida Shashikant Laxman Rama Inampud Shantanu Kaveri Kaushal Kumar Shahzad Muhammad Ashwin Sathya Nithin Shetty Jagdeesh Umanath Sanjay Zargar	Imran Bulbulia (c) Breeze Ahir Dilip Dahyabhai Ahir Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir Khengar Ahir Vishal Ahir Vimal Chandra Mahmad Data Yusuf Ebrahim Abdullah Jasat Mahmud Jasat Rizwan Mangera Mitulkumar Patel Dipakkumar Patel Parth Jayeshbhai Patel Parish Bharat Patel Mohmad Sohel Patel Vijay Sachdev

Points table

Team^[12]
	4	4	0	0	0	8	+1.893
	4	3	1	0	0	6	+1.192
	4	2	2	0	0	4	+0.346
	4	1	3	0	0	2	–1.182
	4	0	4	0	0	0	–2.255

Round-robin

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Final

Women's championship

A 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]}

Series Name:	2019 Central American Cricket Championship (Women)
Team1 Image:	Flag_of_Mexico.svg
Team1 Name:	Mexico women
Team2 Image:	Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg
Team2 Name:	Costa Rica women
From Date:	26
To Date:	28 April 2019
Team1 Captain:	Caroline Owen
Team2 Captain:	Sofia Martinez
No Of Twenty20s:	3
Team1 Twenty20s Won:	3
Team2 Twenty20s Won:	0
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs:	Ana Montenegro (75)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs:	Melissa Vega (11) Wendy Delgado (11)
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets:	Tania Salcedo (7)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets:	Esteffany Estrada (3)

Squads

width=50%	^[16]	width=50%	^[17]
Caroline Owen (c) Aida Tovar Aileen Fernandez Ana Septien Ana Montenegro Anjuli Ladron Anyel Aguilar Erika Fernandez Gabriela Morales Julieta Marquina Magdalena De Gante Maria Pacheco Tania Salcedo	Sofia Martinez (c) Amanda Martinez Amelia Campos Anasis Castrillo Deborah Clements Esteffany Estrada Irena Guevara Josette Lopez Melissa Vega Nimia Ramirez Odalis Rios Wendy Delgado Yerelin Hernandez

Matches

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External links

• Championships home at Cricclubs.com
• Men's Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
• Women's Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status. International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. 16 April 2019.
2. News: Mexico all set for CAC 2019: 'Cricket is one of the oldest modern sports here' . The Guardian . 23 April 2019 . 25 April 2019 . Ashdown . John .
3. Web site: Central American Championship Men - Fixtures . cricclubs.com. 16 April 2019.
4. Web site: Schedule announced for 7th Central American Championships in Mexico . 12 April 2019. czarsprotzauto.com. 16 April 2019.
5. Web site: MCC honour for Kez Ahmed and Richard Atkins . 18 April 2019. Telegraph and Argus . 20 April 2019.
6. Web site: Belize Won Cricket Central American Championship (CAC) 2019 . 7 January 2021 . Belize National Cricket Association . 30 October 2021 . 4 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104165529/https://www.belizecricket.bz/belize-won-cricket-central-american-championship-cac-2019/#1610048404367-19cb8dcf-7e3e . dead .
7. Web site: Belize Won Cricket Central American Championship (CAC) 2019 . 7 January 2021 . Belize National Cricket Association . 30 October 2021 . 4 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104165529/https://www.belizecricket.bz/belize-won-cricket-central-american-championship-cac-2019/ . dead .
8. Web site: Central American Cricket Championship 2019 – Costa Rica . 20 April 2019. cricclubs.com . 20 April 2019.
9. Web site: MCC travel to Costa Rica & Mexico . 18 April 2019. Lord's . 20 April 2019.
10. Web site: Central American Cricket Championship 2019 – Mexico . 20 April 2019. cricclubs.com . 20 April 2019.
11. Web site: Central American Cricket Championship 2019 – Panama . 20 April 2019. cricclubs.com . 20 April 2019.
12. Web site: 2019 Central American Cricket Championship Points Table . Cricclubs. 27 April 2019.
13. Web site: Central American Championship Women - Fixtures . cricclubs.com. 16 April 2019.
14. Web site: Costa Rica Women in Mexico 2019 . Cricket Archive . 3 May 2019.
15. Web site: Stats: No-balls and Extra runs galore in the Women's T20I series between Mexico and Costa Rica . CricTracker . 2 May 2019 . 3 May 2019.
16. Web site: Central American Cricket Championship Women: Mexico Women. Cricclubs. April 26, 2019.
17. Web site: Central American Cricket Championship Women: Costa Rica Women. Cricclubs. April 26, 2019.