Cook Islands national cricket team
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The Cook Islands national cricket team is the team that represents the Cook Islands - an island country in a free association with New Zealand - in international cricket. The team is organised by the Cook Islands Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2000[5] and an associate member when all affiliate members were promoted to that status in 2017.[1]
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| Association | Cook Islands Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Ma'ara Ave | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2000) | |||||||||
| ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Samoa at Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila; 9 September 2022 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Fiji at Faleata Oval 2, Apia; 24 August 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 24 August 2024 | ||||||||||
The Cook Islands' first international tournament was the 2001 edition of the Pacifica Cup, which was played in New Zealand. The team has played at ICC East Asia-Pacific tournaments, and at the 2006 EAP Trophy finished second to Fiji and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the World Cricket League.[6] Outside ICC tournaments, the Cook Islands fielded a team in the cricket tournament at the 2003 South Pacific Games, winning the bronze medal.[7]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Cook Islands and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 are eligibile for T20I status.[8]
Cook Islands was scheduled to return to international competition at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa,[9] but choose not to participate and instead concentrate on development of the national team.[10]
In September 2022 they played the Tāmaki Makaurau Tāne, an all-Māori squad, in Auckland, New Zealand,[11][12] before participating in the 2022 T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in Vanuatu.[13] They came third in the qualifiers.[14] Following the competition, they were ranked by the ICC for the first time, at 55th of 82 teams.[15]
Current squad
Team selected for the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Samoa:[16]
- Teaomua Anker
- Ma'ara Ave (c)
- Liam Denny
- Cory Dickson
- Hayden Dickson
- Milton Kavana (vc)
- Aue Parima (wk)
- Thomas Parima
- Pita Ravarua
- Tomakanute Ritawa
- Andrew Samuels
- Oscar Taylor
- Jared Tutty
- Tiaki Wuatai
Records
International Match Summary — Cook Islands[17]
Last updated 24 August 2024
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 |
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations[17]
Records complete to T20I #2798. Last updated 24 August 2024.
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Cook Islands, see Cricket Archive.
See also
References
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