On the first full day of play at the 2nd Americas Cricket Championships, hosts Argentina performed respectably against World Cup qualifiiers Canada, restricting the Canadians to 182 in their 50 overs, and mustering 142 in reply.

The Caymans pulled off an upset, beating Bermuda by 4 wickets in a low scoring game. Bermuda were skittled for just 59, but the Caymans lost 6 wickets in passing their total.

The USA crushed the Bahamas, despite a fine bowling performance from Armstrong, who had the US in trouble at 115/5 before captain Bacchus provided an unbeaten 83 to raise the total to 255. The Bahamian batting crumbled against the US bowlers, managing just 78.

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