International cricket tournament
The Pacifica Cup was an international cricket tournament contested in 2001 and 2002 by teams from the Pacific Islands.
Champions
Participating nations
2001 tournament
The 2001 tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand.
New Zealand Māori won from Fiji.[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
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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
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Final standings
- Māori
- Fiji
Papua New Guinea- Tonga
Cook Islands- Samoa
Vanuatu
New Caledonia
Norfolk Island
2002 tournament
The 2002 tournament was played in Apia, Samoa, with all games taking place on various grounds of the Faleata Oval. Seven teams took part in the tournament, with the New Zealand Māori team not taking part this year.[3]
Papua New Guinea defeated Tonga in the final.[4][5]
First round
The seven teams were split into two pools, with Fiji and Papua New Guinea alone in Pool A, whilst Pool B consisted of the other five teams.[6]
Pool A
Pool A was reduced to what was essentially a three-match series between Papua New Guinea and Fiji. All three matches were won by Papua New Guinea, who thus qualified for the final.[7]
Pool B
Pool B was topped by Tonga, who reached the final after winning all four of their matches. As in 2001, New Caledonia were at the foot of the pool, losing all four of their matches, including a 314 run defeat at the hands of group runners-up the Cook Islands.
5th place play-off
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Sipiliona Tua 87 (103)
Pierre Chilla 4/31 (10 overs)
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Richard Tatwin 25
Niko Apa 3/26 (7.2 overs)
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Samoa won by 86 runs
Faleata Oval
Umpires: Tony Cooper, R Thoker
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3rd place play-off
Fiji 212 all out (49.5 overs)
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Iniasi Cakacaka 48 (104)
Tuakana Marukore 3/24 (4.5 overs)
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Tuakana Marukore 15
Taione Batina 4/17 (10 overs)
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Fiji won by 157 runs
Faleata Oval
Umpires: F Griffin, Phil Jones
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- Taione Batina took a hat-trick in the Cook Islands innings
Final
Tonga 89 all out (41.3 overs)
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Selusalema Vite 29
Noel Kariko 4/17 (8.3 overs)
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Final standings
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
- Fiji
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
- New Caledonia
See also
References
