Mozambique cricket team
Encyclopedia
The Mozambique cricket team is the team that represents the country of Mozambique
in international cricket
matches.
in 2003. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/112.html Their international debut came the following year, when they played in the African affiliates championship, where they finished in 6th place. Two years later, they participated in the equivalent tournament, Division Three of the Africa region
of the World Cricket League
, this time winning the tournament and gaining promotion to Division Two. They played that tournament in August 2006, finishing third, thus retaining their Division Two place.
World Cricket League
World Cricket League Africa Region
.
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
in international cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
matches.
History
Mozambique became an affiliate member of the International Cricket CouncilInternational Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
in 2003. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/112.html Their international debut came the following year, when they played in the African affiliates championship, where they finished in 6th place. Two years later, they participated in the equivalent tournament, Division Three of the Africa region
World Cricket League Africa Region
The World Cricket League Africa Region or Africa World Cricket League is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the African Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in Africa...
of the World Cricket League
World Cricket League
The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All associate and affiliate members of the ICC are eligible to compete in the league system, which features a promotion...
, this time winning the tournament and gaining promotion to Division Two. They played that tournament in August 2006, finishing third, thus retaining their Division Two place.
World Cricket LeagueWorld Cricket LeagueThe ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All associate and affiliate members of the ICC are eligible to compete in the league system, which features a promotion...
- 2008: Division Five2008 ICC World Cricket League Division FiveThe 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament that took place between 23 and 31 May 2008 in Jersey. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.-Teams:...
8th place
World Cricket League Africa RegionWorld Cricket League Africa RegionThe World Cricket League Africa Region or Africa World Cricket League is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the African Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in Africa...
- 2006: Division Three 1st place, Division Two 3rd place
- 2008: Division Two2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division TwoThe 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two was a cricket tournament in Benoni, South Africa, taking place between 4 August and 9 October 2008...
4th place
The future
In 2010, Mozambique will again take part in Division Two of the World Cricket League Africa RegionWorld Cricket League Africa Region
The World Cricket League Africa Region or Africa World Cricket League is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the African Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in Africa...
.
Squad
| Mozambique | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Born | Batting Style | Bowling Style |
| Muhammad Shoaib Younus(c Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... ) |
 Mozambique |
Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
| Jayesh Mohanlal Khorova | Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Spin bowling Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the... |
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| Bineesh Vadavathi | Mozambique |
Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
| Innocent Rodrigues | Left Handed Batsmen | ??? Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Mohmed Aasif Aiyub Koliya | Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Spin bowling Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the... |
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| Imran Ismail | Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Muhammad Ikheriya | Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Spin bowling Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the... |
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| Zainulbidin Gulam Patel | Mozambique |
Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
| Giovanni Florentino | Right Handed Batsmen | ??? | |
| Surya Narayanan | Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Spin bowling Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the... |
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| Chandra Shekhar | Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Spin bowling Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the... |
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| C Puspussen | Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? | |
| Nadir Gafar Karim | Mozambique |
Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
| Mohammed Zulficar Sidat | Mozambique |
Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
| Muhammad Kamran Qadir | Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Spin bowling Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the... |
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| Syed Kaleem Raza Shah | Mozambique |
Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Spin bowling Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the... |
| Wayne P Smith | Left/Right Handed Batsmen | ??? Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Ismail Hassan | Coach | Carlos Jaime Mandlate | Manager |