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Papua New Guinea
Nickname(s)Barramundis
AssociationCricket PNG
Personnel
CaptainAssad Vala
CoachTatenda Taibu
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate Member (1973)
ICC regionEast Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
ODI --- 16th(23 May 2019)
T20I 20th 15th(9 Sep 2016)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv.Hong KongatTony Ireland Stadium,Townsville;8 November 2014
Last ODIv.CanadaatUnited Ground,Windhoek;5 April 2023
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 66 14/51
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year[3] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup Qualifierappearances10 (first in1979)
Best result3rd (1982)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv.IrelandatStormont,Belfast;15 July 2015
Last T20Iv.New ZealandatBrian Lara Cricket Academy,San Fernando;17 June 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 65 35/29
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[5] 12 4/8
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cupappearances2 (first in2021)
Best resultFirst round (2021,2024)
T20 World Cup Qualifierappearances5[a](first in2012)
Best resultChampions (2023)

ODI and T20I kit

As of 23 June 2024

ThePapua New Guinea men's national cricket team,nicknamed theBarramundis,is the team that represents the country ofPapua New Guineaininternational cricket.The team is organised byCricket PNG,which has been an associate member of theInternational Cricket Council(ICC) since 1973.[6][7]Papua New Guinea previously hadOne-Day International(ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in2014 World Cup Qualifier.[8]Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match againstNepalduring the2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier,a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, Papua New Guinea defeatedOmanto secure a top-four finish in the2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Twoand reclaim theirODIstatus.[9]

Papua New Guinea is the strongest team in theICC East Asia-Pacificregion, winning most ICC regional tournaments and having a similar record in thecricket tournamentat thePacific Games.[7][10]The team has also played in every edition of theWorld Cup Qualifier(previously the ICC Trophy).[11]Papua New Guinea holds the world record for the highest score in a one-day match, making 572/7 againstNew Caledoniain 2007.[12]

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International(T20I) status to all its Members. Therefore, allTwenty20matches played between Papua New Guinea and otherICC memberssince 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[13]

History

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Beginnings

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Cricket was introduced to theTerritory of Papuaby 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 theTerritory of New Guineauntil Australia took over the administration of the territory under a United Nations mandate.[7]

Cricket in rural areas tended to be played mostly by the indigenous population, whilst in urban areas such asPort Moresbythe game was played mostly by the British and Australianexpatriatepopulation, 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[7]in 1972.[14]

Since its beginnings cricket was picked up naturally in theMotuanareas ofPapua New Guinea,most recognisably the village ofHanuabada.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

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Papua New Guinea became an associate member of the ICC in 1973,[15]shortly before the country gained independence in 1975.[7]TheWest Indies cricket teamvisited the country that year, beating the national side by four wickets.[16]The team for that match contained six indigenous players, and from this point on, indigenous players began to dominate the national team.[7]

They played in the firstICC Trophyin 1979, though they failed to progress beyond the first round.[17]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.[7][10]After a tour of Australia in 1981,[18]Papua New Guinea had their best international performance in the1982 ICC Trophywhere they finished third after beatingBangladeshin a play-off.[19]

Papua New Guinea again failed to progress beyond the first round at the1986 ICC Trophy,[20]though they did record the highest total in the tournament's history in their match againstGibraltar.[21]They bounced back to win the gold medal at the South Pacific Games inNew Caledoniathe following year.[7]They reached the second round of the1990 ICC Trophyin theNetherlands[22]and the gold medal when they hosted the South Pacific Games in 1991.[7]

They reached the plate final of the1994 ICC Trophy,but did not play the match as they had already booked a flight home, not expecting to qualify.[23]This has been an occasional problem for Papua New Guinea, as flights to and from the country are infrequent. They also left the 1998ACC Trophyin Nepal early after losing their first two games, forfeiting their match against theMaldivesas 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 toFijiin 1977, a tour of Hong Kong in the early 1980s and the aforementioned tour of Australia.[7]

Modern era

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Another international outlet for Papua New Guinea team opened up in 1996 when they participated in the firstACC TrophyinKuala Lumpur.They reached the semi-final, where they lost to Bangladesh.[24]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.[7]Between the two ACC Trophy tournaments, Papua New Guinea finished 13th in the1997 ICC Trophy.[25]They failed to progress beyond the first round of the2001 tournamentin Ontario.[26]They finished third in the 2001Pacifica Cup[27]and won the same event in 2002, beatingTongain the final.[28]

They again won the gold medal atcricket tournamentof the2003 South Pacific Games,[29]and in 2005 played in therepêchage tournamentof the2005 ICC Trophy.They won the tournament, beating regional rivalsFijiin the final.[30]This qualified them for the2005 ICC Trophy,where they finished 11th.[31]In 2007, Papua New Guinea played inDivision Threeof theWorld Cricket LeagueinDarwinwhere they finished third.[32]They played in thecricket tournamentof the2007 South Pacific Games,where they again won the gold medal.[10]

In late January 2009, Papua New Guinea travelled toBuenos Airesto take part inDivision Threeof the World Cricket League where they playedArgentina,theCayman Islands,Ugandaand the top two teams fromDivision Fourin 2008. A top-two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for the2009 ICC World Cup Qualifierin South Africa later in 2009, from which they could have qualified for the2011 World Cup.[33]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 inDivision Twoof theWorld Cricket League,held in theUnited Arab Emiratesand came third, thus qualifying for the2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifierin New Zealand.

In February 2013, Papua New Guinea travelled to Auckland, New Zealand, for theEAP Championshipand went through the group stages unbeaten before defeating Vanuatu in the final.[34]As a result, they participated in the2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifierin theUAEin October.

ODI and T20I status

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Papua New Guinea finished 4th in thefinal qualifying tournamentfor the2015 ICC Cricket World Cup,inNew Zealandin 2014. While missing out on qualification for the World Cup, their final position allowed them to gainOne Day International(ODI) status for the first time.[35]By having ODI status, theInternational Cricket Council(ICC) also granted Papua New GuineaTwenty20 International(T20I) status.[36]

The team played their first ODI match in a two-match seriesagainst Hong Kongin Australia in November 2014.[37]

8 November 2014
Scorecard
Hong Kong
202 (48.3)
v
Papua New Guinea
203/6 (40 overs)
Jamie Atkinson59 (79)
Assad Vala2/17 (5 overs)
Charles Amini61*(67)
Irfan Ahmed3/51 (8 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 4 wickets
Tony Ireland Stadium,Townsville
Umpires:Phil Jones(NZ) andPaul Wilson(Aus)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bat.
  • First ever ODI match for Papua New Guinea.

They won the first by 4 wickets, the second by 3 wickets. As on date (November-2016), they are the only country that has won its first two ODIs.[38]

Papua New Guinea's first scheduled T20I match was against Hong Kong on 13 July 2015 at the2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.However the match was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain, with no toss taking place.[39]They played their first full match two days later, against Ireland, beating them by 2 wickets.[40]With their victory against Nepal on 17 July, they became the first team to qualify for the play-off section of the tournament.[41]

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20matches played between Papua New Guinea and otherICC memberssince 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[42]

Papua New Guinea crashed out early from the race of qualification for the2016 ICC World Twenty20slated to be held in India. They finished eighth during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland.

In September 2017, then team coachJason Gillespiesuggested that Papua New Guinea should be added to theAustralian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament.[43][44]

Papua New Guinea qualified for2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cupto be held in India.

On the 30th of March 2021, it was announced thatCarl Sandriwas to be the new national coach and high performance manager for all three national squads and will oversee the high performance department and the development of talent in PNG.[45]

Papua New Guinea won the2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier,defeating theJapan national cricket teamin the final. Subsequently, Papua New Guinea qualified for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cupthat was co-hosted by the United States and the West Indies. They were drawn in group C, along with Uganda, New Zealand, Afghanistan and West Indies. They crashed out after losing every game, ending the tournament with a net run rate of -1.268.

Papua New Guinea Cricket Board

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Papua New Guinea Cricket Boardis the officialgoverning bodyof the sport ofcricketinPapua New Guinea.Its current headquarters is inPort Moresby,Papua New Guinea.Papua New Guinea Cricket Board is Papua New Guinea's representative at theInternational Cricket Counciland is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 1973. It is also a member of theEast Asia-Pacific Cricket Council.

Home ground

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within Papua New Guinea

Amini Park

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Amini Parkis acricketground inPort Moresby,Papua New Guinea.[46][47] The ground -- named after the Amini family, several of whose members have played cricket for Papua New Guinea[48]-- has seen the men's team playAustralia,theWest IndiesandVictoria.

The women's team playedJapanin a three match series at the ground in September 2006.[49]

Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Papua New Guinea in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest ODI or T20I squad. Updated as of 5 April 2023.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes
Batters
Sese Bau 32 Left-handed Right-armmedium ODI & T20I
Tony Ura 34 Right-handed ODI & T20I
Lega Siaka 31 Right-handed Right-armleg break ODI & T20I
Hiri Hiri 29 Right-handed Right-armoff break ODI
Gaudi Toka 30 Left-handed Right-armmedium ODI
All-rounders
Assad Vala 37 Right-handed Right-armoff break ODI & T20I Captain
Norman Vanua 30 Right-handed Right-armmedium ODI & T20I
Charles Amini 32 Left-handed Right-armleg break ODI & T20I Vice-captain
Chad Soper 32 Right-handed Right-armmedium ODI & T20I
Simon Atai 24 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox T20I Also wicket-keeper
Wicket-keepers
Kiplin Doriga 28 Right-handed ODI
Hila Vare 23 Left-handed T20I
Spin Bowler
John Kariko 20 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ODI
Pace Bowlers
Riley Hekure 29 Right-handed Right-armmedium ODI & T20I
Semo Kamea 23 Left-handed Left-armfast ODI & T20I
Kabua Morea 30 Right-handed Left-armmedium ODI & T20I
Alei Nao 30 Right-handed Right-armmedium ODI & T20I
Damien Ravu 30 Right-handed Right-armmedium T20I

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Team manager
Head coach Tatenda Taibu
Batting coach
Bowling coach
Fielding coach
Physiotherapist
Strength and conditioning coach
Analyst
Specialist coach / Consultant Phil Simmons

Coaching history

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Tournament history

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ICC Cricket World Cup

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World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England1975 did not participate
England1979 did not qualify
England1983
IndiaPakistan1987
AustraliaNew Zealand1992
IndiaPakistanSri Lanka1996
England1999
South Africa2003
Cricket West Indies2007
IndiaSri LankaBangladesh2011 Not eligible
AustraliaNew Zealand2015 did not qualify
England2019
India2023
Total 0 Titles 0/10 0 0 0 0 0

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy)

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ICC T20 World Cup

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Main article:Papua New Guinea at the T20 World Cup
ICC T20 World Cup
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
South Africa2007 did not qualify
England2009
Cricket West Indies2010
Sri Lanka2012
Bangladesh2014
India2016
United Arab EmiratesOman2021 First round 16/16 3 0 3 0 -2.655
Australia2022 did not qualify
United StatesCricket West Indies2024 First round 19/20 4 0 4 0 -1.268
Total 0 Titles 2/9 7 0 7 0 0

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

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ICC World Cricket League

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ICC EAP Cricket Trophy

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Pacifica Cup

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(South) Pacific Games

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ACC Trophy

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  • 1996: Semi-final[24]
  • 1998: First round[7]
  • 2000 onwards: Not taken part as now part of the East Asia/Pacific region[7]

Records and statistics of international matches

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International match summary – Papua New Guinea[61][62]

Playing record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural match
One-Day Internationals 66 14 51 1 0 8 November 2014
Twenty20 Internationals 65 35 29 0 1 15 July 2015

Last updated 17 June 2024

One-Day Internationals

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ODI record versus other nations[61]

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
v. Full Members
Ireland 1 0 1 0 0 6 March 2018
West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 8 March 2018
v. Associate Members
Canada 1 0 1 0 0 5 April 2023
Hong Kong 8 4 4 0 0 8 November 2014 8 November 2014
Jersey 1 0 1 0 0 1 April 2023
Namibia 7 0 7 0 0 22 September 2019
Nepal 10 2 8 0 0 7 September 2021 25 March 2022
Oman 6 0 6 0 0 14 August 2019
Scotland 10 1 9 0 0 6 October 2017 8 October 2017
United Arab Emirates 11 5 6 0 0 31 March 2017 2 April 2017
United States 10 2 7 1 0 27 April 2019 27 April 2019

Records complete to ODI #4567. Last updated 5 April 2023.

Twenty20 Internationals

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T20I record versus other nations[62]

Opposition M W L T NR First Match First Win
v. Full Members
Afghanistan 2 0 2 0 0 23 July 2015
Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 21 October 2021
Ireland 4 2 2 0 0 15 July 2015 15 July 2015
New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 17 June 2024
West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 2 June 2024
Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 15 July 2022
v. Associate Members
Bermuda 1 1 0 0 0 19 October 2019 19 October 2019
Hong Kong 4 3 1 0 0 14 July 2022 22 September 2023
Japan 2 2 0 0 0 25 July 2023 25 July 2023
Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 27 October 2019 27 October 2019
Malaysia 6 4 2 0 0 29 March 2022 1 April 2022
Namibia 3 2 1 0 0 20 October 2019 20 October 2019
Nepal 6 2 4 0 0 17 July 2015 17 July 2015
Netherlands 3 1 2 0 0 24 October 2019 24 October 2019
Oman 4 1 3 0 0 17 October 2021 7 March 2024
Philippines 4 3 0 0 1 22 March 2019 22 March 2019
Samoa 2 2 0 0 0 8 July 2019 8 July 2019
Scotland 3 0 3 0 0 21 October 2019
Singapore 3 2 1 0 0 25 October 2019 25 October 2019
Uganda 2 1 1 0 0 12 July 2022 12 July 2022
United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 0 0 12 April 2017
United States 1 1 0 0 0 17 July 2022 17 July 2022
Vanuatu 7 7 0 0 0 22 March 2019 22 March 2019

Records complete to T20I #2702. Last updated 17 June 2024.

Other records and statistics

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First-class matches

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ICC Trophy

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  • Highest team total: 455/9 v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986 (Tournament record)[21]
  • Highest individual score: 162 by T Souter v.Israel,20 June 1986[73]
  • Best innings bowling: 5/12 by W Maha v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986[74]

Overall

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  • Highest team total: 572/7 v. New Caledonia, 31 August 2007 (world record)[75]
  • Highest individual score: 162 by B Harry v.Israel,20 June 1986[7]
  • Best innings bowling: 8/27 by Mea Steven v.New Hebrides,1979[7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region from the 2023 edition.

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