This fourth-place finish was sufficient to earn the country a place in 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, in which all the team's matches would carry ODI status.

[12] 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 wicket with his troops at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.

This was played against Canada at the St George's Cricket Club Ground, Bloomingdale Park, New York.

[17][18] Sides from England toured North America (taking in both the U.S. and Canada) following the English cricket seasons of 1859, 1868 and 1872.

[21] In addition, when the first international body for the sport, the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) was formed in 1909, membership was restricted to countries in the British Empire.

Even though the United States had played the first international cricket match against Canada in 1844, the sport began a slow decline in the country.

Players from smaller clubs, such as Tioga and Moorestown, and local colleges, such as Haverford and Penn, also played for the Philadelphians.

He dismissed batsmen with his unique delivery, which he called "the angler", and helped to perfect swing bowling in the sport.

[27] Sir Pelham Warner described Bart King as one of the finest bowlers of all time,[28] and Donald Bradman called him "America's greatest cricketing son.

Cricket remained a minor pastime in the United States until the mid-1960s, when ICC reforms allowed associate members to join.

A year later in the return contest at the C. Aubrey Smith Field in Los Angeles, the USA won by 54 runs.

[32] In 2004, the United States cricket team played a first-class match as part of the first ICC Intercontinental Cup.

This failure robbed the USA of the prize of full One Day International status on offer to the World Cup qualifiers.

[36] The United States made their return to international cricket in August 2006 when they participated in Division One of the ICC Americas Championship in Canada.

[38] In 2007 the United States were to visit Darwin, Australia to take part in Division Three of the ICC World Cricket League.

This suspension will be upheld until USACA can show the ICC that "conditions relating to governance, finance and its cricket activities" have improved.

On June 22, 2017, at the ICC Annual Conference in London, the ICC Full Council voted unanimously to expel the USACA over governance and finance issues, following a Board recommendation in April, and a recent Dispute Resolution Committee hearing before Michael Beloff, which concluded in June 2017.

[45] In January 2019, a new sanctioning body known as USA Cricket was officially admitted by the ICC as a new associate member.

[51][52] The series began with two T20Is; after a slow start, a high-scoring partnership of Sushant Modani and Gajanand Singh bolstered the team during the second half of its innings, contributing to a total haul of 188 runs.

With Ireland falling short by 26 runs, the United States achieved its first-ever victory in an international match against a Test nation.

[53][54] Ireland split the T20I series in the second match; batting first, the team was bowled out at 150, but the United States fell short in their innings by nine runs.

[56] In December 2022, following its tour of Namibia, USA Cricket announced that Jagadeesh Arunkumar had been released as head coach of the men's national team.

[59]Following a 4-0 whitewash of Canada in April, the United States played the Bangladeshi cricket team in a 3-game T20I series for first time.

[64] The games were played as preparation ahead of their debut at the 2024 T20 World Cup, which the United States co-hosted alongside the West Indies.

[65] In their debut World Cup game, the United States defeated rivals Canada by seven wickets.

[66] During their second match on June 6, the Americans upset heavily favored Pakistan in a Super Over for their second win of the tournament.

[67] The United States' shock defeat of Pakistan brought about widespread media exposure and also sparked optimism about the win potentially reflecting a "cricket transformation" in the U.S.[68][69][70] The team's final group stage match against Ireland was rained out with no result, with both teams therefore receiving one point.

In 2016, Steven Taylor was named as captain of the team, he led the U.S. to WCL Division four title on home soil in Los Angeles.

[85] In May 2024, Monank Patel was named as a captain in USA squad for 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Tournament.

Patel was injured during a group stage match, and Aaron Jones took over the captaincy for the rest of the tournament.