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The Costa Rica national cricket team represents the country of Costa Rica in international cricket matches. The team is organised by the Costa Rica Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2002.〔(Costa Rica ) at CricketArchive.com〕 Costa Rica's first recorded international match came in April 2002, when it toured Panama and played against the Panamanian national side.〔(Men's Cricket: 2002 results (ICC associates and affiliates) ). Retrieved 4 September 2015.〕 The team's first international tournament was the inaugural edition of the Central American Championships, played in Belize in 2006. It has since regularly fielded teams in that tournament, and also made its debut in ICC Americas tournaments in 2010, at the 2010 Division Four event in Mexico.〔(Other matches played by Costa Rica ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.〕 ==History== Cricket was introduced in Costa Rica during the late 1800s by Jamaican immigrants coming to construct the country's railways. The sport continued to be played among the Afro-Caribbean population in the Caribbean coastal areas but its popularity began to decline.〔(Englishmen seek to rejuvenate Caribbean cricket ) at A.M. Costa Rica〕 In recent years, however, more Costa Ricans are being introduced to the game and interest in the game is starting to grow. Costa Rica became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2002. Their first international match was played on 18 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Belize to whom they lost. They also lost their game against Mexico finishing third in the tournament. Costa Rica also took part in the 2007 Central American Cricket Championship, losing to Mexico but recording their first international win against El Salvador and finishing second in the competition. In 2008, Costa Rica took part in the inaugural Easter Cup, an international Twenty20 tournament, against hosts Nicaragua and El Salvador. Costa Rica dominated the tournament defeating both of the other sides. The second Easter Cup was held in the December of the same year. Costa Rica finished third beating El Salvador but losing to Belize. The following year, Costa Rica took part in the third Central American Championship, which they also hosted. They finished fourth out of the five participating teams. Their only win in the new Twenty20 format was against El Salvador who they beat by 10 wickets. The official site for the Costa Rican cricket organisation can be found at http://www.costaricacricket.org 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Costa Rica national cricket team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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