[1] Costa Rica's first recorded international match came in April 2002, when it toured Panama and played against the Panamanian national side.

[8] Cricket was introduced in Costa Rica during the late 1800s by Jamaican immigrants coming to construct the country's railways.

[9] The sport continued to be played among the Afro-Caribbean population in the Caribbean coastal areas but its popularity began to decline.

Costa Rica also took part in the 2007 Central American Cricket Championship, losing to Mexico but recording their first international win against El Salvador and finishing second in the competition.

In 2008, Costa Rica took part in the inaugural Easter Cup, an international Twenty20 tournament, against hosts Nicaragua and El Salvador.