The West African cricket team was a team representing the countries of Gambia, Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

 and Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

 in international cricket matches whilst they were an associate member of the International Cricket Council

International 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...

 between 1976 and 2003. They played in the ICC Trophy on three occasions, in 1982, 1994 and 1997, withdrawing shortly before the start of the 2001 tournament

2001 ICC Trophy

The 2001 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001. It was the qualifying tournament for the 2003 Cricket World Cup...

. The team was broken up into its constituent parts in 2003, with Nigeria

Nigerian cricket team

The Nigeria national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Nigeria in international cricket matches. Cricket has been played in the country since the late 19th century, and the national team played their first match in 1904...

 becoming an associate member of the ICC, the other three affiliates.

ICC Trophy

• 1979
  1979 ICC Trophy
  Canada proved too strong for Malaysia, Rasiah Ratnalingham's excellent analysis of 12-5-18-3 not enough to stop the Canadians winning by 44 runs thanks to 77 from Cecil Marshall and 4-33 from John Vaughan...
  
  : Did not participate
• 1982
  1982 ICC Trophy
  The 1982 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 16 June and 10 July 1982. It was the second ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, with matches between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls...
  
  : First round
• 1986
  1986 ICC Trophy
  The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. It was the third ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and as with the previous two tournaments, games between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and...
  
  : Did not participate
• 1990
  1990 ICC Trophy
  The 1990 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in the Netherlands between 4 June and 23 June 1990. It was the fourth ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and the first to be held outside England. It was also the first ICC Trophy competition to have a title sponsor, being known...
  
  : Did not participate
• 1994
  1994 ICC Trophy
  The ABN-AMRO 1994 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament that took place in Kenya in February/March 1994. It was the qualifying tournament for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The UAE defeated the host nation Kenya in the final and the Netherlands finished 3rd with all 3 sides qualifing for their first...
  
  : 17th place
• 1997
  1997 ICC Trophy
  The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March/April 1997. It was the qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Kenya and for the first time Bangladesh and Scotland all Qualified.-First round:...
  
  : 18th place
• 2001
  2001 ICC Trophy
  The 2001 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001. It was the qualifying tournament for the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
  
  : Withdrew

See also

• Gambian cricket team
  Gambian cricket team
  The Gambian cricket team is the team that represents the country of Gambia in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2002. Their international debut came at the African affiliate championship in 2004 where they finished sixth...
  
  
• Ghanaian cricket team
  Ghanaian cricket team
  The Ghanaian cricket team is the team that represents the country of Ghana in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2002 , having previously been part of the combined West Africa team....
  
  
• Nigerian cricket team
  Nigerian cricket team
  The Nigeria national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Nigeria in international cricket matches. Cricket has been played in the country since the late 19th century, and the national team played their first match in 1904...
  
  
• Sierra Leone cricket team
  Sierra Leone cricket team
  The Sierra Leone cricket team is the team that represents the country of Sierra Leone in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2002. They made their international debut at the 2004 African Affiliates Championship, where they finished...