| Location | Apia, Samoa |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cricket Samoa |
| Tenants | Samoa cricket team Samoa women's cricket team |
There are four cricket grounds at the Apia, Samoa. [1] These are uses in Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games.
| Ground information | |
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| International information | |
| First T20I | 8 July 2019:  |
| Last T20I | 9 July 2019: |
| First WT20I | 9 July 2019: |
| Last WT20I | 12 July 2019: |
| As of 21 October 2020 Source: Cricinfo Faleata Oval No 1 CricketArchive | |
It hosted two Twenty20 International matches of Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament in 2019. [2] And also hosted eight Women's Twenty20 International matches of Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games – Women's tournament in 2019. [3] [4]
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| International information | |
| First T20I | 10 July 2019: |
| Last T20I | 9 July 2019: |
| As of 21 October 2020 Source: Cricinfo | |
It hosted three Twenty20 International matches of Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament in 2019. [2]
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| International information | |
| First T20I | 9 July 2019: |
| Last T20I | 12 July 2019: |
| As of 21 October 2020 Source: Cricinfo | |
It hosted two Twenty20 International matches of Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament in 2019. [2]
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| International information | |
| First WT20I | 9 July 2019: |
| Last WT20I | 12 July 2019: |
| As of 21 October 2020 Source: Cricinfo Faleata Oval No 4 CricketArchive | |
It hosted six Women's Twenty20 International matches of Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games – Women's tournament in 2019. [3] [5]
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Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games was held between 8–13 July 2019 at the Faleata Oval Grounds in Apia, Samoa. A men's and women's Twenty20 event took place, with matches eligible to carry Twenty20 International status if both teams were members of the ICC and meet player eligibility criteria. Papua New Guinea won the gold medal in the men's after defeating Vanuatu by 32 runs in the final, but were beaten in the final of the women's event by Samoa.
A men's Twenty20 cricket tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, was held from 8 to 13 July 2019 at the Faleata Oval Grounds. Following the International Cricket Council's decision to grant T20I status to all matches played between Associate Members after 1 January 2019, matches were eligible for Twenty20 International (T20I) status subject to both teams being members of the ICC and players passing eligibility criteria.
A women's Twenty20 cricket tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, was held from 8 to 13 July 2019 at the Faleata Oval Grounds. Following the International Cricket Council's decision to grant T20I status to all women's matches played between Associate Members after 1 July 2018, matches were eligible for Twenty20 International (T20I) status subject to both teams being members of the ICC and players passing eligibility criteria.
Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games was held in Twenty20 format in Kirtipur and Pokhara, Nepal between 2 and 9 December 2019. Cricket returned to the South Asian Games after a period of nine years. The men's tournament featured under-23 squads from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and senior squads from Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal. The women's event featured teams from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal. All matches in the men's event were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. The women's event was played at the Pokhara Stadium.
Coordinates: 13°50′49.27″S171°48′42.15″W / 13.8470194°S 171.8117083°W