In not having adopted cricket as a major sport, Canada is unusual among the former Dominions of the British Empire.

This is in contrast to Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the British West Indies where the sport is still significant.

In 1867, Canadian prime minister John A. Macdonald and his cabinet declared cricket to be Canada’s first official sport.

At the 2003 World Cup, Davison hit the fastest century in tournament history against the West Indies even though Canada lost the ODI.

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

One of the best matches of the tournament was Manitoba defeating British Columbia at Lower Canada College grounds in Montreal.

In 2008, Cricket Canada has introduced two domestic competitions that are Scotia Shield U-19 and National T20 Championship.

Consisting of five franchise teams to represent cricketing regions across the country; Pacific Edge (BC), Western Stallions (AB), Prairie Fire (MB/SK), Central Shield (ON), Eastern Fury (Atlantic – QC, NB, PE, NS, NL).

In February 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned the Global T20 Canada, the first franchise-based Twenty20 league in North America.

[citation needed] The team tends to be composed of expatriates from other cricketing nations e.g. the 2003 World Cup squad for Canada contained players born in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, and the West Indies.

The Canadian women's cricket team made their international debut in September 2006 in a three match series of one-day games against Bermuda to decide which team would represent the Americas region in the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Ireland in 2007.