Cricket is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. It first appeared at the 1998 Games, with a men's tournament seeing South Africa defeat Australia by 4 wickets in the final. Matches were played over 50 overs and had List A status rather than being full One Day Internationals.
The sport returned to the Games' programme at the 2022 Games, with a women's tournament taking place. Matches were played under the Twenty20 format, with the tournament won by Australia. A women's Twenty20 tournament had been planned to be included in the 2026 Games, with a men's tournament also considered. However the withdrawal of original hosts Victoria, led replacement hosts Glasgow to announce only a streamlined event with cricket one of several sports removed from the program.
As is normal at the multi-sport events, Caribbean countries that enter participate as separate nations rather than the amalgamated West Indies team. The England team likewise represents only England and not Wales.
Venues
- Kuala Lumpur 1998: PKNS (Finals), Tenaga National Sports Complex (Heats, Bronze playoff), Kelab Aman (Heats), Royal Military College (Heats), Rubber Research Institute Ground (Heats), Victoria Institution (Heats)
- Birmingham 2022: Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Men's tournament
Results
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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host
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!colspan=3|Final
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!colspan=3|Bronze medal match
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!width=4% rowspan=2|Number of teams
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!width=14%|Gold medal
!width=10%|Score
!width=14%|Silver medal
!width=14%|Bronze medal
!width=10%|Score
!width=14%|Fourth place
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|1998 <br /> Details
|Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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|South Africa won by 4 wickets Scorecard
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|New Zealand won by 51 runs Scorecard
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|16
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Performance by nation
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! Nation
! 1998 !! Years
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
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|align=left| ||bgcolor=silver|2nd|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||bgcolor=gold|1st|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||4th|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|Nations || 16 || 16
|}
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
Women's tournament
Results
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|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host
! rowspan="4" width="1%" |
!colspan=3|Final
! rowspan="4" width="1%" |
!colspan=3|Bronze medal match
! rowspan="4" width="1%" |
!width=4% rowspan=2|Number of teams
|-
!width=14%|Gold medal
!width=10%|Score
!width=14%|Silver medal
!width=14%|Bronze medal
!width=10%|Score
!width=14%|Fourth place
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|2022<br/>Details
|Birmingham, England
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|Australia won by 9 runs
Scorecard
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|New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Scorecard
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|8
|}
Performance by nation
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Nation
! 2022 !! Years
|-
|align=left| ||bgcolor=gold|1st|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||4th|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||bgcolor=silver|2nd|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|align=left| ||GP|| 1
|-
|Nations || 8 || 8
|}
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
Medal table
Total
Men
Women
See also
- Cricket at the Asian Games
- Cricket at the Summer Olympics