Association | Vanuatu Cricket | |||||||||
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Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Patrick Matautaava | |||||||||
Coach | Chris Laffan [1] | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member (2009) Affiliate member (1995) | |||||||||
ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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International cricket | ||||||||||
First international | New Hebrides v. Fiji (Suva; 30 August 1979) | |||||||||
Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v Papua New Guinea at Amini Park, Port Moresby; 22 March 2019 | |||||||||
Last T20I | v Philippines at Amini Park, Port Moresby; 29 July 2023 | |||||||||
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T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 [lower-alpha 1] (first in 2023 ) | |||||||||
Best result | 3rd (2023) | |||||||||
As of 1 January 2024 |
The Vanuatu national cricket team is the men's team that represents Vanuatu in international cricket. The team is organised by the Vanuatu Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1995 and an associate member in 2009. [5] Vanuatu made its international debut at the 1979 Pacific Games, at which time the country was still known as the New Hebrides. [6] The majority of the team's matches have come against other members of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region, including both at ICC regional tournaments and at the cricket events at the Pacific Games.
Vanuatu entered the World Cricket League at the 2008 Division Five tournament. The team participated in the WCL system at the 2015 Division Six event, where it placed third. [7] Following the withdrawal of Suriname from the 2016 Division Five tournament, Vanuatu were named as their replacement. [8] After the abolition of the WCL, Vanuatu currently is part of the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.
Vanuatu competed in the Pacifica Championships on the two occasions it was held, finishing seventh in 2001 and sixth in 2002. In 2005, they hosted the East Asia/Pacific Cricket Cup, finishing third in the six team competition, therefore missing out on qualification for the 2007 World Cup. At the East Asia – Pacific Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand, in December 2007, Vanuatu finished second, therefore qualifying through to the World Cricket League Division Five in 2008. In the highly successful 2009 calendar year, Vanuatu defeated Fiji in two One-Day Series in Port Vila as well as claiming the prestigious 2009 ICC EAP Men's Cricket Trophy (Non-World Cricket League) held in Samoa, defeating the hosts in the final. At a junior level, Vanuatu has finished second to Papua New Guinea in the following competitions: East Asia – Pacific Under 15 Super 8s, Melbourne, Australia, 2005; East Asia – Pacific Under 15 Super 8s, Apia, Samoa, 2007; East Asia – Pacific Under 19 World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Port Vila, Vanuatu, 2007.
Vanuatu finished third in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight in Kuwait. This means they stayed in that league for the 2012 competition.
At the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, Vanuatu recorded victories against Bermuda, a former ODI team, and Denmark, which has previously played as high as Division Two. However, they were still relegated to Division Five based on net run rate. [9]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Vanuatu and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status. [10]
Vanuatu made its Twenty20 International debut on 22 March 2019, losing to Papua New Guinea by 8 wickets in the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier at Amini Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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After April 2019, Vanuatu played in the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League. [11]
In August 2019, Australian Clint McKay was appointed as the interim coach of the team, ahead of the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament. [12]
International Match Summary — Vanuatu [16]
Last updated 29 July 2023
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 March 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Vanuatu [20]
| Most T20I wickets for Vanuatu [21]
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T20I record versus other nations [16]
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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vs Associate Members | |||||||
Cook Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2022 | 15 September 2022 |
Fiji | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 | 9 September 2022 |
Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 2023 | 28 July 2023 |
Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 September 2019 | 29 September 2019 |
Papua New Guinea | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 March 2019 | |
Philippines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 March 2019 | 23 March 2019 |
Samoa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 July 2019 | 12 July 2019 |
Records complete to T20I #2181. Last updated 29 July 2023.
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