United States national cricket team
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| Association | USACA |
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| ICC status | Associate member (1965) |
| ICC region | ICC Americas |
| WCL | Division 3 |
| Coach | Pubudu Dassanayake |
| Captain | Steven Taylor |
| First international | |
 United States v. Canada  (New York; September 24, 1844) |
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| World Cup Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1979) |
| Best result | Seventh (2001) |
| World Twenty20 Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2010) |
| Best result | Sixth (2010) |
| As of 10 September 2016 | |
The United States national cricket team represents the United States in international cricket. The team is organised by the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA), which became a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1965. However, the organisation has had its membership suspended since 2015 following the ICC's concerns about the USACA's governance and finances.
A U.S. representative team was a participant in the first international cricket match, played against Canada in 1844. However, until the late 20th century the U.S. national team made only infrequent appearances against other international teams, generally only playing against Canada (in the annual Auty Cup) or against touring teams. The U.S. made its international tournament debut at the 1979 ICC Trophy in England, and since then has missed only two editions of the tournament (now known as the World Cup Qualifier). After winning the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge, the team qualified for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, playing its sole One Day International (ODI) matches to date. In the World Cricket League, the U.S. has qualified for the 2017 Division Three tournament. The team's current head coach is Pubudu Dassanayake.
The British brought cricket to the Thirteen Colonies in the early 18th century. Cricket further grew in the 18th century. It is understood from anecdotal evidence that George Washington was a strong supporter of cricket, participating on at least one occasion in a game of cricket with his troops at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.John Adams was recorded as saying in Congress that if leaders of cricket clubs could be called "presidents", there was no reason why the leader of the new nation could not be called the same.
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