Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games

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 at the 2015 Pacific Games
Cricket formatTwenty20
Host(s) Papua New Guinea
Champions Vanuatu (men's)
 Samoa (women's)
Participants4 teams (men's)
6 teams (women's)

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Samoa (SAM)1001
 Vanuatu (VAN)1001
3 Papua New Guinea (PNG)0202
4 Fiji (FIJ)0011
 Tonga (TON)0011
Totals (5 nations)2226

Results
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
  Vanuatu  Papua New Guinea  Tonga
Women
  Samoa  Papua New Guinea  Fiji

Participating teams

Six women's teams and four men's teams played in the respective tournaments:[2]

Women:

Men:

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

Men
Further information: Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament
Rank Team Pld W T L NR
 Vanuatu 77000
 Papua New Guinea 85030
 Tonga 83050
4  New Caledonia 70070

Women
Further information: Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games – Women's tournament
Rank Team Pld W T L NR
 Samoa 76010
 Papua New Guinea 65010
 Fiji 63030
4  Vanuatu 73040
5  Cook Islands 62040
6  New Caledonia 60060

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "PNG women's cricket team selections". Port Moresby 2015. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. "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.
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