The 2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (International Cricket Council East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy) is an international cricket tournament that forms part of the ICC World Cricket League. It was played in Auckland, New Zealand from 2 to 8 December 2007, and formed part of the qualification structure for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
The top two teams from the tournament will qualify for Division Five of the World Cricket League in Jersey in May 2008. [1]
Cook Islands | Indonesia | Japan |
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Patiia Ataeara Chris Brown Dunu Eliaba Tino Etita Pita Glassie Joseph Joe John Kairua Mou Maururai Teanini Raumea Dawn Tare Enuake Tare Rusan Tare Davis Teinaki Daniel Webb Grant Bradburn (Coach) Retire Puapili (Manager) | Chad Jeremy Paull (Captain) Pratyush Chaturvedi Putra Dharmawan Marten Eddy Mohammad Imran Srinivas Subramanian Krishnan Subhash Modgil Rajeev Kumar Radhakrishnan Nair Fernandes Nato Rajeev Rajeshwaran Yesemberti O Rosongna I Wayan Suandi Simon Turnbull Courtenay Werleman Robert Hindmarsh (Coach) Prakash Vijaykumar (Manager) | Ko Irie (Captain) Masanori Abe Gavin Beath Tatsuro Chino Tatsuo Fuji Patrick Giles-Jones Takuro Hagihara Shunsuke Hashiba Courtney Jones Masaomi Kobayashi Naoki Miyaji Ahmed Munir Kenji Murata Kazuya Shibata Richard Laidler (Coach) Kenta Yagi (Manager) |
Samoa | Tonga | Vanuatu |
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Niko Apa Alton Carmine Geoffrey Clarke Faavae Faaofo Konelio Faiilagi Lautala Fuimaono Itugia Ieremia Uala Kaisara Ake Lotoalofa Ben Mailata Winston Mariner Pritchard Pritchard Uilisone Taisala Sipiliano Tua Murphy Su'a (Coach) Tavita Talapusi Tuisila (Manager) | Maunaloa Faivakimoana Faka'osita'u Hala Aisake Haukinima Sione Hakaumotu Holi Simione Latu 'Efalame Laumape Mafi Matapule Langi Mafi Matapule Laumape Kaluseti 'Ofahulu Livi'aetau Pese Ivan Ta'akimoeaka Tevita Po'uli Taulani Salesi Mafi Tu'akoi Sione Loutalo Vite S U Selusalema Vite (Coach) Siale 'Ataongo Puloka (Manager) | Patrick Haines (Captain) Pierre Chilia Jonathon Dunn Selwyn Garae Aby Joel Ben Kingsbury Trevor Langa Andrew Mansale Edy Mansale Kenneth Natapei Manu Nimoho Simpson Obed Richard Tatwin Frederick Timakata Tim Curran (Coach) Nick Cassidy (Manager) |
Match Officials |
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Geoff Clelland (Vanuatu) Clive Elly (Papua New Guinea) Neil Harrison (Japan) Tony Hill (New Zealand) Grant Johnston (Vanuatu) Kevin Manley (New Zealand) Lakani Oala (Papua New Guinea) |
Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.132 |
Vanuatu | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.344 |
Cook Islands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.837 |
Samoa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.461 |
Tonga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1.277 |
Indonesia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1.942 |
2 December 2007 scorecard |
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Simon Turnbull 17 Chris Brown 3/25 | Joseph Joe 44* Pratyush Chaturvedi 2/23 |
2 December 2007 scorecard |
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Andrew Mansale 79 Naoki Miyaji 4/56 | Masaomi Kobayashi 33 Andrew Mansale 3/9 |
2 December 2007 scorecard |
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Uilisone Taisala 54 Mafi Matapule Langi 3/38 | Mafi Matapule Langi 19* Winston Mariner 3/33 |
3 December 2007 scorecard |
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Sione Hakaumotu Holi 31 Dunu Eliaba 4/15 | Pita Glassie 31 Simione Latu 1/20 |
3 December 2007 scorecard |
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Courtenay Werleman 37* Patrick Giles-Jones 3/15 | Gavin Beath 53 Subhash Modgil 1/5 |
3 December 2007 scorecard |
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Frederick Timakata 44 Konelio Faiilagi 3/23 | Ben Mailata 55 Andrew Mansale 3/23 |
4 December 2007 scorecard |
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Richard Tatwin 51 Tino Etita 5/16 | Joseph Joe 34 Patrick Haines 4/27 |
4 December 2007 scorecard |
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Livi'aetau Pese 69 Courtenay Werleman 3/44 | Pratyush Chaturvedi 75 Mafi Matapule Langi 5/65 |
4 December 2007 scorecard |
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Courtney Jones 72 Faavae Faaofo 3/43 | Sipiliano Tua 92 Naoki Miyaji 5/32 |
6 December 2007 |
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Patrick Giles-Jones 3/11 |
7 December 2007 scorecard |
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John Kairua 50 Winston Mariner 5/24 | Ben Mailata 9 Tino Etita 3/8 |
7 December 2007 scorecard |
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Simpson Obed 74* Courtenay Werleman 3/49 | Rajeev Rajeshwaran 16 Simpson Obed 3/6 |
7 December 2007 scorecard |
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Courtney Jones 27 Sione Hakaumotu Holi 1/18 | Maunaloa Faivakimoana 32 Gavin Beath 3/30 |
8 December 2007 scorecard |
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Tino Etita 47 Masanori Abe 3/1 | Gavin Beath 38 Mou Maururai 2/26 |
8 December 2007 scorecard |
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Chad Jeremy Paull 56 Winston Mariner 3/48 | Ben Mailata 72* Pratyush Chaturvedi 2/3 |
8 December 2007 scorecard |
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Andrew Mansale 79 Tevita Po'uli Taulani 3/32 | Ivan Ta'akimoeaka 40 Simpson Obed 4/54 |
The final and playoffs originally scheduled for 8 December were cancelled, in favour of replaying abandoned matches from 6 December.
Pos | Team | Promotion/Relegation |
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1st | Japan | Promoted to 2008 Global Division Five |
2nd | Vanuatu | |
3rd | Cook Islands | Remain in EAP group |
4th | Samoa | |
5th | Tonga | |
6th | Indonesia |
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