Sponsored.Ads
GreatCricket.com
Welcome to GreatCricket.com, your International Cricket Site.
The United Arab Emirates cricket team represents the United Arab Emirates at the sport of cricket. The UAE joined the International Cricket Council as an affiliate member in 1989, and were elected to associate membership in 1990.
History
They won the ICC Trophy in 1994, which carried with it a place in the 1996 cricket World Cup, but they were elimated in the first round. The team was dominated by ex-patriates from the Test playing nations of South Asia who make up a large part of the United Arab Emirates population. After the 1996 World Cup, the rules were changed requiring a set number of players to be native-born, and the team has never been so strong since. They only managed to win the ICC Plate (a competition for teams eliminated early from the ICC Trophy) in 1997.
The ruling families for the UAE have invested substantially in cricket. Many One Day International matches between the leading cricket nations have been played in Sharjah - and also a Test match series between Pakistan and Australia when security reasons prevented Pakistan from hosting the matches. The International Cricket Council has recently relocated their headquarters to Dubai.
In 2004 the team competed in the ICC Intercontinental Cup for the first time. This competition meant that they played two three-day matches against Nepal and Malaysia. They then progressed to the semi-finals, which were held at Sharjah, but lost to Canada. These matches were accorded first-class status, making them the first first-class games they had played. They also competed in the 2004 Asia Cup, which was granted official ODI status.
In 2005 they competed in the ICC Intercontinental Cup for the second time; this time they took on Nepal and Hong Kong. They qualified for the semi final, but were eliminated by eventual winners Ireland. They also competed in the 2005 ICC Trophy, finishing sixth. Their loss to the Netherlands in the fifth-place playoff meant that the UAE missed out on a place in the 2007 World Cup and full ODI status for the next four years.
Tournament History
World Cup
1975 to 1987: Not eligible - not an ICC member
1992: Did not participate
1996: First round
1999 to 2007: Did not qualify
Intercontinental Cup
2004: Semi Finals
2005: Semi Finals
ICC Trophy
1979 to 1986: Not eligible - Not an ICC member
1990: Did not participate
1994: Won
1997: 10th place
2001: 5th place
2005: 6th place
Asia Cup
1983 to 1988: Not eligible - Not an ACC member
1990/91: Did not participate
1995: Did not participate
1997: Did not qualify
2000: Did not qualify
2004: First round
ACC Trophy
1996: Runners up
1998: Semi Finals
2000 to 2006: Won
Cricket in 2006/07
In August, the UAE participated in the ACC Trophy, where they won for the fourth consecutive time. After this, they will play their group games in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup. They will visit Namibia sometime in December, and will host Ireland and Scotland in early 2007.
In November 2007, the UAE participated in the Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League. They will play Denmark, hosts Namibia and Oman in addition to the two qualifers from the Division Three, Uganda and Argentina. The UAE won tournament, beating Oman in the final. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, the UAE qualified for the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier.