• 1963 – Birth of Peter Bowler (ACT 1981/82-1990/91)
• 1976 – Death of Barney Lynch (ACT 1948/49)
• 1989 – Birth of Michael Curtale (ACT 2011/12)

• 1912 – Birth of Norman Parkes (ACT 1932/33-1937/38)
• 1943 – Birth of Greg Rouse (ACT Umpire)

• 1978 – Birth of Daniel Mowbray (ACT 2001/02-2005/06)
• 2000 – Mike Veletta awarded Australian Sports Medal
• 2007 – Death of Jim Norrie (ACT 1950/51)

• 1984 – Birth of Aiden Blizzard (ACT 2015/16-2017/18)
• 1989 – Birth of Erin Osborne (ACT Debut 2015/16)

• 1975 – Birth of Steve Butkovic (ACT 1993/94)
• 2016 – Death of Ian Lees (ACT 1956/57-1968/69)
• 2017 – Death of John Gallop (ACT 1962/63-1965/66)

• 1915 – Birth of Cecil Smith (ACT 1936/37-1938/39)
• 1975 – Birth of Adrian Axtill (ACT 1996/97-1998/99)
• 1982 – Birth of Luke Swards (ACT 2007/08)
• 1990 – Birth of Ryan Carters (ACT 2008/09)
• 1994 – Birth of Greg West (ACT 2012/13-2016/17)
• 2014 – Death of Colin Robbie (ACT 1953/54-1954/55)

One of my interests as a cricket statistician has been cricket from emerging nations, ie those nations which are not full members of the ICC. Generating statistics for these matches has been difficult as there is no specific match list of these matches to draw from and also scorecards are additionally difficult to source due to the geographic spread of nations playing cricket. I have now come up with a set of parameters for these matches which I have set out below. I welcome any feedback regarding these definitions which can always be tweaked.

Defining an Emerging Nations Match

What will count

• Matches between National Teams which are not Full Members of the ICC.
• Matches between National Teams and teams which are representative of Full Members of the ICC.
• For Women’s Matches, Full Members shall be defined as those Nations who are part of the ICC Women’s Championship
• Teams which have been elevated to Full Member status will have matches included between National Teams and themselves prior to the date of their elevation to Full Membership of the ICC.
• Matches can be either Multi-Day, Limited Overs or Twenty20.
• Matches against the Marylebone Cricket Club will only count when that touring side is the main English International Touring Side (between 1903/04 and 1976/77).
• National Teams do not have to be an Associate Member of the ICC to be included in the definition of an Emerging Nations Match.
• Some matches included already have First-Class, List A or Twenty20 Status.

What matches will not count

• Matches between National Teams and Youth Teams of either National Teams or Full Members of the ICC.
• Matches played by combined sides or festival sides against National Teams are not included except in the case of East/East & Central Africa and West Africa including matches played as part of a tournament.
• Matches played by South Africa during their period of isolation from world cricket.
• Warm up matches between National Teams prior to the start of a tournament.
• Fill-up matches between sides as defined in section one.

Notes on the Nations

• Afghanistan – Matches included against National Teams included up until their elevation to Full Member status on 22 June 2017. Afghanistan is not classed as a Full Member in terms of women’s matches.
• Bangladesh – Matches included against National Teams included up until their elevation to Full Member status on 16 June 2000. Bangladesh is not classed as a Full Member in terms of women’s matches.
• Belize – Includes matches played as British Honduras.
• China – Includes matches played by Shanghai in the Interport Series.
• East Africa – Includes matches played as East & Central Africa.
• Germany – Includes matches played as West Germany.
• Ghana – Includes matches played as Gold Coast.
• Ireland – Includes matches played by Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Games as well as matches played against National Teams prior to their elevation to Full Member status on 22 June 2017. Ireland is not classed as a Full Member in terms of women’s matches.
• Malawi – Includes matches played as Nyasaland.
• Malaysia – Includes matches played as Federated Malay States and Malaya.
• Namibia – Includes matches played as South West Africa.
• Nigeria – Includes matches played as Southern Nigeria.
• Samoa – Includes matches played as Western Samoa.
• South Yemen – Includes matches played as Aden.
• Sri Lanka – Includes matches played as Ceylon and includes matches played against National Teams prior to their elevation to Full Member status on 17 February 1982.
• Tanzania – Does not include matches played by Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Matches played by these teams are included as separate entities.
• Vanuatu – Includes matches played as New Hebrides.
• Zambia – Includes matches played as Northern Rhodesia.
• Zimbabwe – includes matches played against National Teams prior to their elevation to Full Member status on 6 July 1992. It does not include matches played as Rhodesia or Zimbabwe-Rhodesia as they were part of the South Africa Domestic Competition. Zimbabwe is not classed as a Full Member in terms of women’s matches.

Notes on Tournaments

• WCL Africa Region – Matches involving South African sides are not included.
• Commonwealth Games – Match list only includes only matches involving Canada, Kenya, Malaysia, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
• European Championships – Matches involving England representative sides are included as they are a representative side from a Full Member Nation.
• Olympic Games – The match from the 1900 Olympics is not included as the Great Britain side was not a fully representative side.
• Pacifica Championship – Matches involving New Zealand Maori are not included.
• South American Championships – Matches involving Argentina A, Andean Masters, Chile A, or Guyana Masters are not included.
• Triple Crown Tournament – Matches involving England representative sides are included as they are a representative side from a Full Member Nation.

• 1930 – Birth of Richard Hickman (ACT Umpire)

• 1969 – Death of John Anthoney (ACT 1934/35-1937/38)
• 1991 – Death of Gordon Pike (ACT 1946/47-1949/50)

Platform: Databases work with Cricket Statz XI software (now available for free) on a Windows platform.

Cost: A$75 which includes 2 years of free updates. Usually 12 months but due to the lack of cricket being played due to COVID-19, I have extended the updates to 24 months.

Databases Available:

1. Afghanistan (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Afghanistan)
2. Australia (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Australia)
3. Bangladesh (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Bangladesh)
4. England First-Class (First-Class matches played in England from 1979, further seasons will be included)
5. England List A (All List A matches played in England)
6. India (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in India)
7. Ireland (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Ireland)
8. New Zealand (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in New Zealand)
9. Pakistan (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Pakistan)
10. South Africa (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in South Africa)
11. Sri Lanka (All First-Class (until 2000/01 plus 2019/20), List A & Twenty20 matches played in Sri Lanka)
12. UAE (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in UAE)
13. West Indies (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in West Indies, also includes Argentina, Canada and USA)
14. Zimbabwe (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Zimbabwe)
15. Internationals – Female (All Female Tests, One Day Internationals and International T20s)
16. Internationals – Male (All Male Tests, One Day Internationals and International T20s)
17. Twenty20 (All Twenty20 matches played)
18. Womens Tier One (Women’s First-Class, List A and T20 matches – *Work in Progress)
19. Youth Internationals (Male Youth Tests, One Day Internationals and International T20s)

Other databases can be created upon request.

Updates: Databases and updates provided through Dropbox and updated usually done within 24 hours of matches being completed. When time permits, databases will be updated with further information which is not yet contained in them.

Errors: As with all databases, all effort is made to make sure the databases are accurate but there may be errors as there are millions of pieces of data contained in them. If you find any data which you believe is incorrect, please contact me and I will update the database.

Purchasing: Can be done through my website, www.actcricketstats.org or through email adammorehouse@bigpond.com. Payment can be completed via Paypal or through direct bank transfer.