Cricket was so popular it was declared the national sport by John A. Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister.

[4][5] While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International (ODI) matches and also in first-class games (in the ICC Intercontinental Cup) against other non-Test-playing opposition, with the rivalry against the United States being as strong in cricket as it is in other team sports.

At the 2003 World Cup, Davison hit the fastest century in tournament history against the West Indies in a losing cause.

In the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies, John Davison scored the second-fastest half-century against New Zealand.

The highlight of this tournament was the game against the US in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when John Davison recorded the best match bowling figures since Jim Laker's 19 wickets against Australia in 1956.

In 2006, Canada put in good performances in the four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup, beating Kenya by 25 runs and Bermuda by nine wickets.

They beat Argentina and long-time rivals the USA, but lost to the Cayman Islands and eventual winners Bermuda, and finished third, their worst performance so far in this tournament.

For the likes of Rizwan Cheema, who had been working in a fast-food restaurant called Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, quitting the day job to play cricket was an easy decision; others, such as investment banker Ashish Bagai, had to mull it over before signing, even with the global financial crisis raging.

Following this, the team headed to Sri Lanka for a training camp that would forever change the face of Canadian Cricket.

For the first time in its history, the players were exposed to a first-class environment and responded by dominating the opening stages of the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

This led to a second-place finish and an invitation to the 2011 Cricket World Cup In late January, the Canadian team embarked for Sri Lanka to play some warm-up matches ahead of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers in the UAE, which were to be followed by two ODIs and a four-day Intercontinental Cup match against Afghanistan.

In January 2010, Canada's u19 team also made history as they upset heavily favored Zimbabwe in the first match of the 2010 u19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

In February 2010 Canada participated in the 2010 ICC T20 Cricket World Cup qualification tournament in which they failed to register a win and were eliminated after the first round.

Participating for the second time in the West Indies domestic T20 competition, Canada defeated heavily favored Hampshire before fighting Trinidad and Tobago to the last ball in the opening two matches of the tournament.

From the West Indies, Canada traveled to Dubai, splitting matches with Netherlands and Afghanistan before arriving at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

At this tournament, Canada recorded great performances from skipper Ashish Bagai, Henry Osinde, Jimmy Hansra, WD Balaji Rao, Hiral Patel and others as they won only their second ever match at a Cricket World Cup.

Hansra was named captain of the team following Bagai's retirement Canada finished 2011 with a string of losses in both ODI's and Intercontinental Cup Matches to Afghanistan (in Toronto) and Ireland (in Dublin).

Thousands of Canadian's watched the matches on Rogers Sportsnet ONE giving the team unprecedented domestic exposure.

Moorthy was joined on the board by Vimal Hardat, Amit Joshi, Charles Pais and Calvin Clarke.

This tournament served as the preliminary round of the ICC T20 Women's Cricket World Cup, which will be played in 2014 in India.

The trophy has been contested between Canada and USA since 1844, and it remains the world's oldest ongoing international sporting fixture The Canada men's cricket team played in 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off and gained One Day International (ODI) status after 9 years.

Cricket Canada also has necessary sponsorship arrangements with Mercury Communications Group (web based marketing and communications), Sports Performance Centres (Athletic Therapy Services), Accent Impressions (Printing Services), Amino Vital (sports drinks), TitanGS (web design and marketing).

Teacher's Whisky also joined Cricket Canada in 2010 and has been featured prominently in the Caribbean T20 Tournament and the Etihad Summer Festival.