Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

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Men's cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games
Dates14 – 18 July 2015
Administrator(s) Pacific Games Council
Cricket format20-over
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin, playoffs
Host(s)Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
ChampionsFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (1st title)
Participants4
Matches15
Most runs Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Riley Hekure (386)
Most wickets Flag of Vanuatu.svg Patrick Matautaava (15)
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2019

A men's 20-over cricket tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, was held from 14 to 18 July 2015. Played at Amini Park and the Colts Cricket Ground, it was preceded by the women's tournament at the same venues the previous week.

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Vanuatu were undefeated throughout the tournament, defeating Papua New Guinea in the final to win the gold medal for the first time (and become the first country other than PNG to win a gold medal in men's Pacific Games cricket). Tonga defeated New Caledonia in the bronze-medal play-off. Only four teams participated in the tournament, the same as at the 2011 tournament and two less than in the women's tournament. Because the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier was held at the same time, Papua New Guinea fielded a development squad at the Pacific Games, [1] coached by John Ovia. [2] Fiji and Samoa did not send men's teams, despite both their women's teams competing in the games. Cricket Fiji cited logistical reasons for not sending a team, stating their need to focus on their participation at the 2015 WCL Division Six tournament. [3]

Group stage

    Qualified for the final.
    Qualified for the preliminary final.
TeamPldWLTPtsNRR
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 660018+4.238
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 642012+4.485
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 62406–2.256
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 60600–6.607
14 July
Scorecard
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg
172/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
144/6 (20 overs)
Vanuatu won by 28 runs
Amini Park, Port Moresby
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.

14 July
Scorecard
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg
176 (19.4 overs)
v
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
139/6 (20 overs)
Tonga won by 37 runs
Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
  • Tonga won the toss and elected to bat.

14 July
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
259/3 (20 overs)
v
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
34 (9.4 overs)
PNG won by 225 runs
Amini Park, Port Moresby

14 July
Scorecard
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg
55 (15.4 overs)
v
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
58/0 (3.1 overs)
Vanuatu won by 10 wickets
Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bowl.

15 July
Scorecard
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg
285/7 (20 overs)
v
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
51 (14.2 overs)
Vanuatu won by 234 runs
Amini Park, Port Moresby
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.

15 July
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
190/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
76 (20 overs)
PNG won by 114 runs
Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
  • PNG won the toss and elected to bat.

15 July
Scorecard
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg
115/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
108/9 (20 overs)
Vanuatu won by 7 runs
Amini Park, Port Moresby
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.

15 July
Scorecard
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg
222/3 (20 overs)
v
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
162 (19.3 overs)
Tonga won by 60 runs
Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
  • Tonga won the toss and elected to bat.

17 July
Scorecard
New Caledonia  Flags of New Caledonia.svg
40 (15.3 overs)
v
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
41/0 (3.2 overs)
PNG won by 10 wickets
Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
  • New Caledonia won the toss and elected to bat.

17 July
Scorecard
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg
108/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
110/7 (16.3 overs)
Vanuatu won by 3 wickets
Amini Park, Port Moresby
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bowl.

17 July
Scorecard
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg
83 (19.3 overs)
v
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
84/2 (10.2 overs)
PNG won by 8 wickets
Amini Park, Port Moresby
  • Tonga won the toss and elected to bat.

17 July
Scorecard
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg
195/9 (20 overs)
v
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
122/8 (20 overs)
Vanuatu won by 73 runs
Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

Preliminary final (2nd vs 3rd)

18 July
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
176/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
108/5 (20 overs)
PNG won by 68 runs
Amini Park, Port Moresby
  • PNG won the toss and elected to bat

Bronze-medal playoff

18 July
Scorecard
New Caledonia  Flags of New Caledonia.svg
163/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
164/3 (19.2 overs)
Tonga won by 7 wickets
Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
  • New Caledonia won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

18 July
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
98 (19.3 overs)
v
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
101/6 (17.1 overs)
Vanuatu won by 4 wickets
Amini Park, Port Moresby
  • PNG won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Riley HekureFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 386755.1413920
Aloisio Pau'u Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 261834.336001
Nalin Nipiko Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 219636.5010510
Jason Kila Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 187731.177401
Chris Amini Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 177535.408002

Source: CricHQ

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Patrick Matautaava Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 19.0156.207.604.894/25
Kabua Morea Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 24.01210.6712.005.334/20
Jason Kila Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 17.3108.6010.504.913/7
Alei Nao Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 23.0109.2013.804.004/0
Nosaina Pokana Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 14.497.119.784.363/11

Source: CricHQ

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