Malaysia national cricket team

Malaysia
ICC status Associate member (1967)
ICC region Asia
WCL Three
Coach Bilal Asad
Captain Ahmad Faiz
First international
7 March 1970 v MCC at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Cup Qualifier
Appearances 7 (first in 1979)
Best result Plate competition, 1990 and 1994
As of 29 March 2010

The Malaysia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Malaysia in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1967.[1]

History

Early days

Cricket has been played in what is now Malaysia since the 1880s.[2] Various teams represented Malaya, the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements, formed in 1884 by the British, Royal Selangor Club (RSC) is the first cricket club founded in present Malaysia (locally called a padang also in Singapore e.g. Padang, Singapore). The Singapore Cricket Club, a former affiliate of the Malayan Cricket Association, is the oldest cricket club in the region (founded in 1852).

The first recorded match was between Selangor and Malacca in 1887. The Selangor-Singapore series was played in 1891. Cricket in Johor was played in the early 20th century, but the first recorded cricketing event is the visit of the Australian team led by C. G. Macartney in 1927. Penang is another historical cricket venue in Malaysia where cricket has been played from British times. The Penang Sports Club was established in the early 1900s. On 6 June 1927 Malaya beat Australia by 39 runs to make history. Lall Singh became the first Malaysia born test player (played for India in their debut Test at Lord's against England in 1932). The spreading of cricket led to the founding of the Malayan Cricket Association in 1948. With more regional cricket association like Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joining it, the Malaysian Cricket Association was founded in 1963, although Singapore broke away in 1965 after its independence.

Thus the first team to represent Malaysia was in 1970, three years after they became an ICC associate member,[1] when they played an MCC side captained by Tony Lewis in a two-day match, losing by 230 runs.[3] The same year, Malaysia played the first Saudara Cup match against Singapore, drawing the three-day match.[4]

The Saudara Cup match continued annually, and in 1979 Malaysia participated in the first ICC Trophy, failing to progress beyond the first round,[5] a performance they repeated in 1982[6] and 1986.[7] They reached the plate competition in 1990[8] and 1994.[9]

1990s

The first Stan Nagaiah Trophy was played in Singapore in February 1995 with Singapore beating Malaysia 2–1 in the three match one-day series.[10] After winning the Stan Nagaiah Trophy[11] and drawing the Saudara Cup match in 1996[12] Malaysia hosted the first ACC Trophy tournament, finishing third in their first round group.[13]

Malaysia began to host major international tournaments in 1997, starting with the 1997 ICC Trophy in which Malaysia finished 16th after losing a play-off to Namibia.[14] They played one season in Pakistani domestic cricket in 1998, losing all four of their preliminary round matches.[15] Cricket made its first and, to date, only appearance in the Commonwealth Games later that year, with Malaysia hosting that year's games. The cricket tournament saw Malaysia participate as hosts though they lost all three of their first round matches.[16] They reached the final of the ACC Trophy that same year, losing to Bangladesh.[17]

21st century

2000–2009

In 2000, Malaysia reached the semi-final of the ACC Trophy before losing to hosts the UAE.[18] They failed to progress beyond the first round of the 2001 ICC Trophy[19] and lost to Nepal in the semi-finals of the 2002 ACC Trophy.[20]

Malaysia played their first first-class matches in 2004 as part of that year's ICC Intercontinental Cup. They lost to both Nepal and the UAE and failed to reach the semi-final stage of the tournament.[21] Malaysia hosted the ACC Trophy in 2004, which was the first stage of qualification for the 2005 ICC Trophy and the 2007 World Cup, finishing joint seventh with Bhutan.[22] They finished last in the ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament in 2004, thus failing to qualify for the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[23] They played in the tournament again in 2005, this time finishing third.[24]

In 2006, Malaysia competed in the ACC Premier League, finishing fourth.[25] They again hosted the ACC Trophy that year, again finishing seventh after beating Qatar in a play-off.[26]

Malaysia have played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup thrice. They did not win a match in 2007[27] but finished seventh in 2009 after winning 3 Group B matches and a positional playoff against Saudi Arabia.[28]

2010–present

In 2011, they finished sixth after winning 4 Group A matches and losing a positional playoff against UAE.

Grounds

Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Malaysia

Tournament history

World Cricket League

Commonwealth Games

ICC Intercontinental Cup

ICC Trophy

ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament

ACC Trophy

ACC Twenty20 Cup

Asian Games

ACC U/19 Cup

Records and Statistics

Performances by Malaysian cricketers in World Cricket League matches and ACC Premier League matches, as of 29 June 2014

Current players
Name Matches Runs Wickets
Ahmed Faiz 56 1505 0
Suhan Alagaratnam 54 1419 0
Shafiq Sharif 53 1166 0
Anwar Arudin 41 650 0
Suresh Navaratnam 36 371 48
Hassan Ghulam 31 169 36
Suharril Fetri 31 552 25
Shahrulnizam Yusof 29 39 37
Khizar Hayat 29 462 40
Aminuddin Ramly 23 346 6
Nasir Shafiq 17 632 8
Hamadullah Khan 16 159 10
Mohammad Shukri 16 86 8
Pavandeep Singh 8 13 8
Notable former players
Name Matches Runs Wickets
Rakesh Madhavan 30 917 0
Eszrafiq Aziz 19 240 23
Nik Arifin 17 95 17
Hiran Ralalage 14 164 17
Dinesh Sockalingham 12 84 28
Damith Warusavithana 10 139 4
Hassan Mohammed 9 36 23

Centuries

Nasir Shafiq – 151* vs Cayman Islands at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 7 March 2014

Rakesh Madhavan - 129 vs Hong Kong at KOCU Ground, Ahmadi City on 9 April 2010

Suresh Navaratnam - 115 vs Nepal at KOCH Ground, Ahmadi City on 7 April 2010

Rakesh Madhavan – 115* vs Botswana at Kallang Ground, Singapore on 3 September 2009

Suhan Alagaratnam - 107 vs Singapore at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 1 August 2008

Ahmed Faiz – 103 vs Guernsey at Kinrara Academy Ground, Kuala Lumpur on 10 March 2014

Rakesh Madhavan – 102* vs Tanzania at Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur on 9 September 2012

Rakesh Madhavan - 101 vs Saudi Arabia at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 30 July 2008

Suhan Alagaratnam - 100 vs Saudi Arabia at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 30 July 2008

5 wicket hauls

Dinesh Sockalingham - 6/39 vs U.A.E at Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur on 29 July 2008

Nazril Rahman - 5/18 vs Oman at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 6 October 2012

Anwar Rahman - 5/27 vs Maldives at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 7 October 2012

Eszrafiq Aziz – 5/36 vs Fiji at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 20 September 2011

Hassan Mohammed – 5/49 vs Botswana at Kallang Ground, Singapore on 3 September 2009

Shahrulnizam Yusof - 5/49 vs Italy at Indian Association Ground, Singapore on 25 June 2014

Khizar Hayat – 5/62 vs Jersey at Kinrara Academy Ground, Kuala Lumpur on 13 March 2014

Scorer Manogaran Manickam -- Ex-Malaysian Cricket Player and Scorer

Current Squad

The following list contains the final players in Malaysia's squad for the 2015/16 Stan Nagiah Trophy:[30]

Tournaments

See also

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Malaysia at CricketArchive
  2. ↑ Chaturvedi, Ravi (2013). "Malaysian Cricket Poised on the Cusp". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Scorecard of Malaysia v MCC, 7 March 1970 at CricketArchive
  4. ↑ Scorecard of Malaysia v Singapore, 4 September 1970 at CricketArchive
  5. 1 2 "ICC TROPHY, 1979: ENGLAND". cricinfo.com.
  6. 1 2 1982 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  7. 1 2 1986 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  8. 1 2 1990 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  9. 1 2 1994 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  10. ↑ 1995 Stan Nagaiah Trophy at CricketArchive
  11. ↑ 1996 Stan Nagaiah Trophy at CricketArchive
  12. ↑ Scorecard of Singapore v Malaysia, 16 August 1996 at CricketArchive
  13. 1 2 1996 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope
  14. 1 2 Scorecard of Malaysia v Namibia, 4 April 1997 at CricketArchive
  15. ↑ 1997/98 Wills Cup Points Table at CricketArchive
  16. ↑ 1998 Commonwealth Games cricket tournament at CricketEurope
  17. 1 2 1998 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope
  18. 1 2 2000 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope
  19. 1 2 2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  20. 1 2 2002 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope
  21. 1 2 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup at CricketEurope
  22. 1 2 3 Asian qualifying at the official website of the 2005 ICC Trophy
  23. 1 2 3 2004 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament points table at Asian Cricket Council website
  24. 1 2 2005 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament points table at Asian Cricket Council website]
  25. 1 2 2006 ACC Premier League points table at Asian Cricket Council website
  26. 1 2 2006 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope
  27. ↑ CricketEurope, Accessed 14 May 2011
  28. ↑ CricketEurope, Accessed 14 May 2011
  29. ↑ 2006/07 ICC Intercontinental Cup at CricketEurope
  30. ↑ Malaysia Squad
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