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RECENT ACTIVITY In January/February 2006, the MCC toured Argentina. They sent a very strong squad, captained by Mike Gatting , and featuring former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower , along with recent England internationals Richard Dawson and Anthony McGrath . Three matches were scheduled against the Argentine national team. The MCC won the first by 138 runs the second was rained off, and Argentina won the final match by 6 wickets. [http://www.lords.org/fixtures/touring-programme/argentine-tour-ends-on-damp-note,614,AR.html Argentina hosted the ICC Americas Championship Division Two tournament in April 2006, which they won to progress to the Division One tournament in Canada in August 2006. A goof finish in this tournament will see them qualify for Division Three of the ICC World Cricket League , and a chance at qualification for the 2011 World Cup . FIRST CLASS CRICKET Argentina is one of the few ICC associate members to have played first class cricket. All the games took place prior to the second world war, and were played against touring English teams: The MCC (twice), Sir J Cahn's XI and Sir TEW Brinckman's XI. Thirteen games were played in all, with Argentina winning 3 of them. ICC MEMBERSHIP Argentina became an associate member of the ICC in 1974. This allowed them to take part in the ICC Trophy for the first time in 1979. They have played in every such tournament since, with the exception of the tournaments of 1982 and 2005. TOURNAMENT HISTORY World Cup Argentina have never qualified for the Cricket World Cup. ICC Trophy
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