Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, was held from 6–18 July 2015.[1] A women's tournament was held for the first time, and Samoa won the event to become the first country other than Papua New Guinea to win a gold medal in Pacific Games cricket. In the men's tournament (held the week after the women's event), Vanuatu won the gold medal. The shorter Twenty20 form of the game was used for both the men's and women's competitions.[2]
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
|---|---|
| Host(s) |  Papua New Guinea |
| Champions |  Vanuatu (men's) Samoa (women's) |
| Participants | 4 teams (men's) 6 teams (women's) |
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Samoa (SAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vanuatu (VAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tonga (TON) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Results edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |
Vanuatu
|
Papua New Guinea
|
 Tonga
|
| Women |
Samoa
|
Papua New Guinea
|
 Fiji
|
Participating teams edit
Six women's teams and four men's teams played in the respective tournaments:[2]
Because Papua New Guinea's men's team was competing at the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier at the same time, they were represented by an "A" team at the Pacific Games, captained by Chris Amini.[3]
Standings edit
Men edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vanuatu
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Papua New Guinea
|
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
Tonga
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 |  New Caledonia
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Women edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Samoa
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
Fiji
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Vanuatu
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 |  Cook Islands
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | New Caledonia
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Cricket: Pace, Spin, Drive". Sporting Pulse. Port Moresby 2015 XV Pacific Games Organising Committee. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b "PNG women's cricket team selections". Port Moresby 2015. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Cricket PNG announces National Cricket Teams and new PNG Barramundis Captain for 2015". Cricket PNG. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.