The Pacifica Cup was an international cricket tournament contested in 2001 and 2002 by teams from the Pacific Islands. The 2001 tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand.
New Zealand Māori defeated the Fiji national team to win the tournament.[1][2]
Qualifying match
Eighth ranked vs Ninth ranked.
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B Johnson 22 Eliaba 4/22 (6 overs)
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T Kauvai 40 B.Cook 2/40 (7 overs)
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First round
The eight participating teams were divided into two pools of four teams for the first round.
Pool A
Fiji topped Pool A after winning all three of their matches, including a 362 run win against New Caledonia in their opening match. Tonga, who also beat New Caledonia by more than 300 runs, joined them in the semi-finals. Vanuatu finished third in the group ahead of the New Caledonians.
Pool B
Pool B was topped by the New Zealand Māori, with Papua New Guinea joining them in the semi-finals. The Cook Islands were third in the group, with Samoa at the bottom of the table.
Semi-finals
Fiji 166 all out (42.3 overs)
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Tonga 159 all out (48.5 overs)
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R. Bird 49 (33) Maunaloa Faivakimoana 3/42 (10 overs)
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Plate semi-finals
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Teanini Koroa 85 (107) Takai Kopila 2/19 (3 overs)
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Takai Kopila 10 (27) Tunatu Kauvai 4/37 (10 overs)
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Abraham Nasak 24 (35) Edward Annandale 4/29 (10 overs)
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Iakopo Kuresa 27 (50) Tari Seru 1/14 (10 overs)
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Samoa won by 5 wickets Colin Maiden Park No. 3, Auckland Umpires: Peter Gasston, Adrian Keown
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7th place play-off
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Kalepo Folituu 17 (28) Richard Tatwin 3/17 (6 overs)
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Richard Tatwin 66 (40) Nicky Passil 2/42 (6 overs)
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5th place play-off
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Samoa45 all out (20.1 overs)
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Tunatu Kauvai 27 (66) Iakopo Kuresa 2/18 (9 overs)
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Geoff Clarke 9 (30) Joseph Joe 4/6 (7 overs)
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3rd place play-off
Tonga 150 all out (37.5 overs)
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Sione Holi 62 (72) Ross Vagi 4/33 (8.5 overs)
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Keimelo Vuivagi 30 (13) Kaufana Vasina 3/20 (6 overs)
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Final
Fiji 164 all out (50 overs)
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Tavo Sorovakatini 37 (68) G Waller 3/27 (8 overs)
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Māori won by 4 wickets Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: Craig Allen, Phil Jones
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Final standings
- Māori
- Fiji
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
- New Caledonia
- Norfolk Island
See also
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