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A Timeline of Bermuda Cricket

1844 First recorded cricket match in Bermuda.
1855 Bermuda Cricket Club formed.
1891 First match for Bermuda national side against Philadelphia Zingari.
1902 The annual Cup Match between Somerset and St George's is played for the first time. The match is now played over a public holiday
1905 Hamilton Cricket Club tour the USA, playing in New York and Philadelphia
1912 Australia visit Bermuda - Australia bowled out for 112 and 102, but still win by 57 runs
1913 Australia visit Bermuda again - Australian 10th wicket puts on 200 as they win by an innings, also beat Bermuda "Coloured" XI, and a win and a draw against Hamilton
1933 Only significant tour of inter-war years by Sir Julien Cahn's XI.
Alma Hunt plays in a West Indies trial match but doubts are brought up over his eligibility. He later played as a professional for Aberdeenshire, and played twice for Scotland
1960 First tour of England by Bermuda.
1966 Bermuda elected to associate membership of the International Cricket Council.
1970 Glamorgan visit Bermuda on pre-season tour - lose against St George's in two day match
1972 Bermuda play their first first-class match against New Zealand, but lose by an innings.
1979 Bermuda reach semi finals of ICC Trophy
1982 Bermuda are runners up to Zimbabwe in ICC Trophy final
1986 Bermuda finish fourth in ICC Trophy
1990 Bermuda have their worst ICC Trophy performance, only making the group stage of the plate tournament
1992 Bermuda tour England
1993 Pakistan visit Bermuda - win both matches against national side.
Derbyshire visit Bermuda on pre-season tour - win both matches against national side, also beat Under-25s, Somerset and St Georges
West Indies Select XI visit Bermuda - beat Board President's XI, Board XI, Under-25s, Somerset and national side (twice)
1994 Bermuda finish fourth in ICC Trophy
1996 Bermuda play in West Indian domestic cricket for the first time, losing all six of their games
1997 Bermuda win the ICC Trophy plate competition
Bermuda reach the quarter finals of the Red Stripe Bowl
India visit Bermuda - beat national side and Select XI
1998 Bermuda lose all three matches in the Red Stripe Bowl
1999 Bermuda again lose all three matches in the Red Stripe Bowl
2000 Bermuda are runners up to Canada in the Americas Championship
Bermuda pick up their first win in the Red Stripe Bowl (against the Cayman Islands) but again fail to get past the first round
2001 Bermuda finish ninth in the ICC Trophy
2002 Bermuda finish fourth in the Americas Championship
2003 Under-19s finish third in Americas World Cup Qualifiers
2004 Bermuda play in the first Intercontinental Cup, losing against Canada and drawing with the USA.
Bermuda host the Americas Championship for the first time, finishing third behind Canada and the USA
2005 Bermuda win regional group matches in the Intercontinental Cup against Canada and Cayman Islands but lose to Kenya in semi-final.
Bermuda reach semi finals of ICC Trophy and qualify for the 2007 World Cup, and also gain ODI status until 2009.
Two matches against Namibia turn ugly when Namibia's bowlers bowl several bouncers, and are accused of racist abuse towards the Bermudian players.
Under-19s finish third in Americas World Cup Qualifiers
2006 Bermuda play their first ODI against Canada. They win, making them only the fourth team to win their debut ODI.
Bermuda take part in the first Stanford 20/20 tournament, but are knocked out by Jamaica at the first hurdle
Bermuda tour Canada, winning two ODIs but losing in the Intercontinental Cup. Whilst there, they also win their first Americas Championship title.
Bermuda tour Kenya, losing all three ODIs and drawing a rain affected Intercontinental Cup game, putting them out of the running for the final
Bermuda's women's team play for the first time in a three match series against Canada. They win the series 2-1 to qualify them for the World Cup qualifying tournament.
David Hemp scores a then-record innings of 247 not out against Netherlands in Intercontinental Cup
Bermuda finish third in ODI tri-series against Canada and the Netherlands in South Africa


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