Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament
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.
| Dates | 14 – 18 July 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pacific Games Council |
| Cricket format | 20-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin, playoffs |
| Host(s) |  PNG |
| Champions |  Vanuatu (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Most runs | Riley Hekure (386) |
| Most wickets | Patrick Matautaava (15) |
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. |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +4.238 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +4.485 |
 Tonga | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | –2.256 |
 New Caledonia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | –6.607 |
Finals
Preliminary final (2nd vs 3rd)
Bronze-medal playoff
Final
Statistics
Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Hekure | Papua New Guinea | 386 | 7 | 55.14 | 139 | 2 | 0 |
| Aloisio Pau'u | Tonga | 261 | 8 | 34.33 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| Nalin Nipiko | Vanuatu | 219 | 6 | 36.50 | 105 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Kila | Papua New Guinea | 187 | 7 | 31.17 | 74 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Amini | Papua New Guinea | 177 | 5 | 35.40 | 80 | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricHQ
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Matautaava | Vanuatu | 19.0 | 15 | 6.20 | 7.60 | 4.89 | 4/25 |
| Kabua Morea | Papua New Guinea | 24.0 | 12 | 10.67 | 12.00 | 5.33 | 4/20 |
| Jason Kila | Papua New Guinea | 17.3 | 10 | 8.60 | 10.50 | 4.91 | 3/7 |
| Alei Nao | Papua New Guinea | 23.0 | 10 | 9.20 | 13.80 | 4.00 | 4/0 |
| Nosaina Pokana | Papua New Guinea | 14.4 | 9 | 7.11 | 9.78 | 4.36 | 3/11 |
Source: CricHQ
References
- "Cricket PNG announces National Cricket Teams and new PNG Barramundis Captain for 2015". Cricket PNG. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- "PNG Cricket Men's A Team Focused On Retaining Gold In Pacific Games". Papua New Guinea Today. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- Shalveen Chand (13 February 2015). "Men's cricket team pulls out of Pacific Games meet". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.