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Welcome to Cricket Peru!
Welcome to the award-winning, 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
- A 6-a-side season from September to December culminating in the:
- Schools Cricket :
- Both boys and girls from age 9 upwards
- A new cricket facility at Cambridge School, Chorrillos
- A new artificial pitch at Markham College, Miraflores
- International Cricket:
- Peru participates in the ICC World Cricket League and The Llamas made their third appearance in the ICC Americas Division III Championship in San Jose, Costa Rica in March, 2011, coming second with four wins out of five.
- 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
- Senior Llama nominated for award:It is with great pleasure that we can report that the oldest man to represent Peru at an ICC tournament, John Bell, has been nominated for the ICC Americas Volunteer of the Year Award, having dedicated many years – and countless bottles of wine – to the cause of promoting cricket in Peru.
- Peruvian juniors attend High Performance Camp in Argentina:Monday, 16th Jan is the first day of the week-long ICC Americas High Performance Camp, being held at St. George’s College in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, in association with Cricket Argentina.
- Cricket Peru celebrates another great year at 2011 AGM:Cricket Peru celebrated a highly successful year at its recent AGM, held as usual at the Lima Cricket & Football Club, on Weds, 16th Nov, and accompanied by their signature dish … fish and chips.
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