Welcome to Cricket Peru!

Welcome to the official website of Cricket Peru containing everything you need to know about cricket in, for and against Peru.

Cricket has been played in Peru for 150 years, at the splendid Lima Cricket & Football Club, and is now undergoing resurgence as a recently-admitted Affiliate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and a founder member of Cricket South America, along with Argentina, Brazil and Chile.

We currently boast:

  • A long-established outdoor season running from January to April which includes:
    • A thriving domestic Twenty20 Competition
    • Numerous ‘friendly’ matches, ideal for the occasional cricketer to hone his skills
    • Visits by touring teams, keen to enjoy Lima’s hospitality and Peru’s tourist attractions
  • Schools Cricket :
    • Both boys and girls from age 9 upwards
    • A new cricket facility at Cambridge School, Chorrillos
  • International Cricket:
    • Peru participates in the ICC World Cricket League and The Llamas made their second appearance in the ICC Americas Division III Championship in Santiago, Chile in October, 2009
    • Bi-annual South American Championship: in April 2009, this was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil and featured teams from Brazil, Chile and Argentina

So, there are lots of opportunities to play, umpire, score, coach or just spectate, at the level which suits you.  If you would like to get involved, please don’t hesitate to get in touch using the details below.  You will be made most welcome … and you could be an international athlete, before you know it!

News

  • Where are they now? Matt Spry.:Ex-Peruvian Llama, Cricket Peru coach, and self-confessed ‘top three fielder’ in Peru, Matthew Spry, has bought a Mexican catering van, in partnership with a friend, and will be spending the British summer selling Mexican food at motor sports events in the UK.
  • Commemoration to Tim Bayly at Lima Cricket & Football Club:Wednesday 4th Aug, 2010, at 7.30pm, The Cricketers pub at Lima Cricket & Football Club will be the scene of an informal commemoration to Tim Bayly, one of the greatest stalwarts and champions of Peruvian cricket in recent decades.
  • Dazzling Iquique outshine Tacna in tape-ball thriller:Tacna, Peru: A brilliant display of all-round cricket by skipper Saif Cheema, Mudassar, Shahid and Arsalan led the visitors Iquique of Chile to a thrilling 2-1 series win over Tacna, over the July 18th, 2010 weekend, at the Zofratacna ground, writes Usman Sherazi.
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