United Arab Emirates national cricket team
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{{Infobox non test cricket team
| country_name = [[United Arab Emirates]]
| image_file = Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
| image_caption = Flag of the UAE
| icc_member_year = [[1989]]
| icc_status = Associate member
| icc_region = Asia
| current_captain = [[Arshad Ali]]
| WCL_division = Two
| regional_tournament = ACC Trophy
| regional_tournament_division = Champions
| first_match = [[13 February]] [[1994]] v [[East and Central African cricket team|East & Central Africa]] at Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
| world_ranking = 17th
| regional_ranking = 1st
| icc_trophy_apps = 4
| icc_trophy_first = [[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]
| icc_trophy_best = Won, 1994
| odi_matches = 11
| odi_win_loss_record = 1/10
| fc_matches = 6
| fc_win_loss_record = 2/1
| la_matches = 33
| la_win_loss_record = 10/20
| asofdate = [[27 June]] [[2008]]}}
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==
Although the grass-roots level of cricket was spread due to the British army. The game really grew when people from India and Pakistan started to settle in the newly formed oil-rich nation. They formed fifty percent of the population. Thus a cricket board was formed (Emirates cricket board) and was elected to ICC in 1990 as an associate member.
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 (city)|Sharjah]] - and also a [[Test cricket|Test match]] series between [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Australian cricket team|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 [[Nepali cricket team|Nepal]] and [[Malaysian cricket team|Malaysia]]. They then progressed to the semi-finals, which were held at [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], but lost to [[Canadian cricket team|Canada]]. These matches were accorded [[first-class cricket|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 [[Nepali cricket team|Nepal]] and [[Hong Kong cricket team|Hong Kong]]. They qualified for the semi final, but were eliminated by eventual winners [[Irish cricket team|Ireland]]. They also competed in the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], finishing sixth. Their loss to the [[Dutch cricket team|Netherlands]] in the fifth-place playoff meant that the UAE missed out on a place in the [[2007 cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]] and full ODI status for the next four years.
===Tournament History===
====[[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]]====
*1975 to 1987: Not eligible - not an ICC member
*[[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]: Did not participate
*[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]: First round
*1999 to 2007: Did not qualify
====[[ICC Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]]====
*2004: Semi Finals
*[[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2005]]: Semi Finals
====[[ICC Trophy]]====
*1979 to 1986: Not eligible - Not an ICC member
*[[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]]: Did not participate
*[[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]: Won
*[[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: 10th place
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: 5th place
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|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 Asia Cup|2004]]: First round
*[[2008 Asia Cup|2008]]: First round
====[[ACC Trophy]]====
*1996: Runners up
*1998: Semi Finals
*2000 to 2006: Won
==Cricket in 2006/07==
In August 2006, 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 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2006 Intercontinental Cup]]. They will visit [[Namibian cricket team|Namibia]] sometime in December, and will host [[Irish cricket team|Ireland]] and [[Scottish cricket team|Scotland]] in early [[2007]].
In October/November 2007, the UAE took part in the inaugural [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]] held in [[Kuwait]], where they played in Group B against; [[Hong Kong cricket team|Hong Kong]], [[Kuwaiti cricket team|Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabian cricket team|Saudi Arabia]] and [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]]. The UAE won their group, but finished fourth overall after they were beaten at the semi-final stage by [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] and then lost to Kuwait in the 3rd place play-off.
In November 2007, the UAE participated in the [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[ICC World Cricket League]]. They played [[Danish cricket team|Denmark]], hosts Namibia and [[Omani cricket team|Oman]] in addition to the two qualifers from the [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]]; [[Ugandan cricket team|Uganda]] and [[Argentine cricket team|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]].
==See also==
*[[United Arab Emirati national cricket captains]]
*[[United Arab Emirates national women's cricket team]]
==References==
*[http://www.cricketlovers.com/ Website of the UAE cricket team]
==External links==
*[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/UAE.html List of one-day tournanments held in the UAE]
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