Papua New Guinea national cricket team

Papua New Guinea
Nickname Barramundis
Association Cricket PNG
ICC status Associate (1973)
ICC region ICC East Asia-Pacific
WCL WCL Championship
Coach Dipak Patel
Captain Jack Vare
First international
Papua New Guinea PNG v. Australia 
(Port Moresby; 30 March 1972)
First-class debut
Papua New Guinea PNG v. Netherlands 
(Amstelveen, Netherlands; 16 June 2015)
List A debut
Papua New Guinea PNG v. Netherlands 
(Belfast, Northern Ireland; 1 July 2005)
Twenty20 debut
Papua New Guinea PNG v. Afghanistan 
(Dubai, UAE; 13 March 2012)
World Cup Qualifier
Appearances 10 (first in 1979)
Best result 3rd place (1982)
World Twenty20 Qualifier
Appearances 3 (first in 2012)
Best result 8th place (2012, 2013, 2015)
As of 14 September 2015

The Papua New Guinea national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket matches. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973.[1][2] Papua New Guinea currently has One Day International (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier.[3]

Papua New Guinea is the strongest team in the ICC East Asia-Pacific region, winning most ICC regional tournaments and having a similarly record in the cricket tournament at the Pacific Games.[2][4] The team has also played in every edition of the World Cup Qualifier (previously the ICC Trophy).[5] Papua New Guinea holds the world record for the highest score in an one-day match, making 572/7 against New Caledonia in 2007.[6]

History

Beginnings

Cricket was introduced to the Territory of Papua by missionaries in the 1890s, and the local population soon took up the game. Matches were not always played to strict rules, with teams of more than fifty players a common occurrence. Cricket did not arrive in the Territory of New Guinea until Australia took over the administration of the territory under a United Nations mandate.[2]

Cricket in rural areas tended to be played mostly by the indigenous population, whilst in urban areas such as Port Moresby the game was played mostly by the British and Australian expatriate population, and a competition for clubs in the city was started in 1937. A team of nine expatriate and two indigenous players played in Papua New Guinea's first international, against Australia[2] in 1972.[7]

Since its beginnings cricket was picked up naturally in the Motuan areas of Papua New Guinea, most recognisably the village of Hanuabada. Hanuabada village is located on the outer suburbs of Port Moresby, here cricket is played everyday from small children to their national stars, every afternoon the streets are flooded with boys playing cricket, this was also where the Liklik Kricket Competition was started in PNG. It may be for these reasons more than half of the PNG national cricket team is from Hanuabada village.

ICC membership

Papua New Guinea became an associate member of the ICC in 1973,[1] shortly before the country gained independence in 1975.[2] The West Indies cricket team visited the country that year, beating the national side by four wickets.[8] The team for that match contained six indigenous players, and from this point on, indigenous players began to dominate the national team.[2]

They played in the first ICC Trophy in 1979, though they failed to progress beyond the first round.[9] They won the gold medal at the first South Pacific Games cricket tournament later in the year and have won the gold medal every time since.[2][4] After a tour of Australia in 1981,[10] Papua New Guinea had their best international performance in the 1982 ICC Trophy where they finished third after beating Bangladesh in a play-off.[11]

Papua New Guinea again failed to progress beyond the first round at the 1986 ICC Trophy,[12] though they did record the highest total in the tournament's history in their match against Gibraltar.[13] They bounced back to win the gold medal at the South Pacific Games in New Caledonia the following year.[2] They reached the second round of the 1990 ICC Trophy in the Netherlands[14] and the gold medal when they hosted the South Pacific Games in 1991.[2]

They reached the plate final of the 1994 ICC Trophy, but did not play the match as they had already booked a flight home, not expecting to qualify.[15] This has been an occasional problem for Papua New Guinea, as flights to and from the country are infrequent. They also left the 1998 ACC Trophy in Nepal early after losing their first two games, forfeiting their match against the Maldives as otherwise they would have had to have waited more than a week for the next flight. This has also meant they have rarely played overseas outside of official tournaments, the only exceptions being a visit to Fiji in 1977, a tour of Hong Kong in the early 1980s and the aforementioned tour of Australia.[2]

Modern era

Another international outlet for Papua New Guinea team opened up in 1996 when they participated in the first ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. They reached the semi-final, where they lost to Bangladesh.[16] They played in the tournament again in 1998, but left the tournament early. They have not played in the tournament since due to the establishment of the ICC's East Asia/Pacific development region.[2] In-between the two ACC Trophy tournaments, Papua New Guinea finished 13th in the 1997 ICC Trophy.[17] They failed to progress beyond the first round of the 2001 tournament in Ontario.[18] They finished third in the 2001 Pacifica Cup[19] and won the same event in 2002, beating Tonga in the final.[20]

They again won the gold medal at cricket tournament of the 2003 South Pacific Games,[21] and in 2005 played in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy. They won the tournament after beating regional rivals Fiji in the final.[22] This qualified them for the 2005 ICC Trophy, where they finished 11th.[23] In 2007, Papua New Guinea played in Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin where they finished third.[24] They played in the cricket tournament of the 2007 South Pacific Games, where they again won the gold medal.[4]

In late January 2009, Papua New Guinea travelled to Buenos Aires to take part in Division Three of the World Cricket League where they played Argentina, the Cayman Islands, Uganda and the top two teams from Division Four in 2008. A top two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier in South Africa later in 2009, from which they could have qualified for the 2011 World Cup.[25] Papua New Guinea narrowly missed qualification, ending up in third place behind Afghanistan and Uganda.

It was third time lucky for Papua New Guinea when they contested Division Three of the World Cricket League in January 2011. Winning their first 4 matches of the tournament, they had assured themselves a top two finish, before losing the final round robin match and then the final, both against Hong Kong.

In April 2011, Papua New Guinea took part in Division Two of the World Cricket League, held in the United Arab Emirates and came third, thus qualifying for the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand.

In February 2013, Papua New Guinea travelled to Auckland, New Zealand for the EAP Championship and went through the group stages unbeaten before defeating Vanuatu in the final.[26] As a result, they participated in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE in October.

ODI and T20I status

Papua New Guinea finished 4th in the final qualifying tournament for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, in New Zealand in 2014. While missing out on qualification for the World Cup, their final position allowed them to gain One Day International (ODI) status for the first time.[27] By having ODI status, the International Cricket Council (ICC) also granted Papua New Guinea Twenty20 International (T20I) status.[28]

The team played their first ODI match in a two-match series against Hong Kong in Australia in November 2014.[29] They won the first by 4 wickets, the second by 3 wickets.

Papua New Guinea's first scheduled T20I match was against Hong Kong on 13 July 2015 at the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. However the match was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain, with no toss taking place.[30] They played their first full match two days later, against Ireland, beating them by 2 wickets.[31] With their victory against Nepal on 17 July, they became the first team to qualify for the play-off section of the tournament.[32]

Papua New Guinea crashed out early from the race of qualification for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 slated to be held in India. They finished eighth during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland.

Current international rankings

ICC T20I Championship
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  India 20 2439 122
2  South Africa 27 3210 119
3  West Indies 19 2249 118
4  New Zealand 24 2787 116
5  Sri Lanka 22 2549 116
6  Pakistan 30 3375 113
7  England 22 2462 112
8  Australia 20 2197 110
9  Afghanistan 22 1692 77
10  Bangladesh 16 1028 64
11  Scotland 14 876 63
12  Netherlands 16 939 59
13  Zimbabwe 22 1190 54
14  Hong Kong 15 767 51
15  Ireland 15 680 45
16  United Arab Emirates 12 525 44
17  Oman 9 327 36
Insufficient matches
 Papua New Guinea 6 — 51
Reference: ICC Rankings, 22 February 2016
"Matches" is the no. matches played in the 12-24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.

Papua New Guinea Cricket Board

Papua New Guinea Cricket Board is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Papua New Guinea. Its current headquarters is in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea Cricket Board is Papua New Guinea's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 1973. It is also a member of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council.

Home ground

Amini Park

Amini Park is a cricket ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[33][34] The ground is named for the Amini family, several of whom have played cricket for Papua New Guinea,[35] the ground has seen the men's team play Australia, the West Indies and Victoria.

The women's team played Japan in a three match series at the ground in September 2006.[36]

Tournament history

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 1975Did not qualify
England 1979 Did not qualify
England 1983 Did not qualify
IndiaPakistan 1987 Did not qualify
Australia New Zealand 1992 Did not qualify
India Pakistan Sri Lanka 1996 Did not qualify
England 1999Did not qualify
South Africa 2003Did not qualify
West Indies Cricket Board 2007Did not qualify
India Sri Lanka Bangladesh 2011Did not qualify
Australia New Zealand 2015Did not qualify
England 2019-––––––
Total0 Titles0/1000000

ICC World Twenty20

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
South Africa 2007Did not qualify
England 2009Did not qualify
West Indies Cricket Board 2010Did not qualify
Sri Lanka 2012Did not qualify
Bangladesh 2014Did not qualify
India 2016Did not qualify
Total0 Titles0/1000000

ICC World Cricket League

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy)

ICC EAP Cricket Trophy

Pacifica Cup

South Pacific Games

ACC Trophy

Records

International Match Summary – Papua New Guinea[41][42]

Playing Record
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural Match
One Day Internationals 2 2 0 0 0 8 November 2014
Twenty20 Internationals 6 3 3 0 0 15 July 2015
Last updated 9 February 2016.

One Day Internationals

ODI records versus other nations
Opposition M W L Tie NR Win% First Win
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 100.00% 8 November 2014

Twenty20 Internationals

Most T20I runs for Papua New Guinea[49]

PlayerRunsAverageCareer span
Assad Vala 116 23.20 2015–2016
Charles Amini 90 22.50 2015–2016
Norman Vanua 83 41.50 2015–2016
Sese Bau 47 15.66 2016–2016
Mahuru Dai 45 9.00 2015–2016

Most T20I wickets for Papua New Guinea[50]

PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
Norman Vanua 8 15.50 2015–2016
Assad Vala 6 8.83 2015–2016
Charles Amini 5 12.60 2015–2016
Mahuru Dai 4 25.75 2015–2016
Pipi Raho 3 6.66 2016–2016

T20I records versus other nations
Opposition M W L Tie+W Tie+L NR Win% First Win
 Afghanistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00%
 Ireland 4 2 2 0 0 0 100.00% 15 July 2015
   Nepal 1 1 0 0 0 0 100.00% 17 July 2015

ICC Trophy

Overall

Players

Current squad

The following table lists the 14 players in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Name Age Batting style Bowling style ODI matches Notes
Batsmen
Chris Amini 31 RHB RM 2
Mahuru Dai 31 RHB RM 2
Christopher Kent 24 RHB LB 0
Vani Morea 22 RHB RM 2
Kila Pala 29 LHB LM 0 Occasional WK
Assad Vala 28 LHB OB 2
All-rounders
Charles Amini 23 LHB LB 2
Lega Siaka 23 RHB RFM/LB 2
Norman Vanua 22 RHB RM 1
Wicket-keepers
Geraint Jones 39 RHB 51 49 while playing for England
Tony Ura 26 RHB 2
Jack Vare 30 RHB 2
Bowlers
Willie Gavera 27 RHB RF 2
Raymond Haoda 24 RHB RMF 0
Pipi Raho 27 RHB RFM 1

Other players

In addition to those listed above, the following Papua New Guinea players have played List A cricket:

Future tournaments

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Papua New Guinea at CricketArchive
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sportsbooks Publishing, 2007
  3. ↑ "Scotland and UAE battle lock horns in final of ICC CWCQ 2014". International Cricket Council. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 2007 South Pacific Games cricket tournament at CricketEurope
  5. ↑ List of Papua New Guinea ICC Trophy matches at CricketArchive
  6. 1 2 Papua New Guinea run riot by Andrew Nixon, 1 September 2007 at CricketEurope
  7. ↑ Australia XI in Papua New Guinea 1971/72 at CricketArchive
  8. ↑ Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v West Indies, 23 October 1975 at CricketArchive
  9. 1 2 1979 ICC Trophy at CricketArchive
  10. ↑ Papua New Guinea in Australia 1980/81 at CricketArchive
  11. 1 2 Scorecard of Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, 9 July 1982 at CricketArchive
  12. 1 2 1986 ICC Trophy at CricketArchive
  13. 1 2 Team totals of 300 and more in an innings in the ICC Trophy at CricketArchive
  14. 1 2 1990 ICC Trophy at CricketArchive
  15. 1 2 Scorecard of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994 at CricketArchive
  16. 1 2 Scorecard of Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, 13 September 1996 at CricketArchive
  17. 1 2 Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Singapore, 5 April 1997 at CricketArchive
  18. 1 2 2001 ICC Trophy at CricketArchive
  19. 1 2 Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 8 February 2001 at CricketArchive
  20. 1 2 Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 5 June 2002 at CricketArchive
  21. 1 2 2003 South Pacific Games cricket tournament official website
  22. ↑ Scorecard of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 27 February 2005 at CricketArchive
  23. 1 2 Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Uganda, 11 July 2005 at CricketArchive
  24. 1 2 Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Papua New Guinea, 2 June 2007 at CricketArchive
  25. ↑ World Cricket League Structure 2006–2009
  26. 1 2 , Accessed 29 March 2013
  27. ↑ "Netherlands, Kenya and Canada lose ODI status". ESPN Cricinfo. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status". ESPN Cricinfo. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  29. ↑ "Papua New Guinea set to make ODI debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  30. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 17th Match, Group A: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Bready, Jul 13, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  31. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  32. ↑ "Dominant PNG progress to knockouts with easy win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  33. ↑ Amini Park at cricinfo
  34. ↑ Amini Park at CricketArchive
  35. ↑ Papua New Guinea players (A) at CricketArchive
  36. ↑ Other matches played on Amini Park, Port Moresby at CricketArchive
  37. ↑ Cricinfo, Accessed 29 March 2013
  38. ↑ 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
  39. ↑ 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
  40. ↑ Cricinfo, Accessed 29 March 2013
  41. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  42. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  43. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  44. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  45. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  46. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  47. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  48. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  49. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  50. ↑ "Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  51. ↑ Individual scores of 100 and more in an innings for Papua New Guinea in the ICC Trophy at CricketArchive
  52. ↑ Five or more wickets in an innings for Papua New Guinea in the ICC Trophy at CricketArchive
  53. ↑ Inoa Baeau at CricketArchive
  54. ↑ Toka Gaudi at CricketArchive
  55. ↑ Gima Keimolo at CricketArchive
  56. ↑ Kauna Vagi at CricketArchive
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