2001 Pacifica Cup (cricket)

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.https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-zealand-maori-take-pacifica-title-99006 New Zealand Maori take Pacifica title. CricInfo. 8 Feb 2001.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket-nz-maori-edge-out-fiji-for-pacifica-win/L25KLBML2DEMKGZDBZMHUWPTJU/ NZ Maori edge out Fiji for Pacifica win. New Zealand Herald. 8 Feb 2001 Qualifying match Eighth ranked vs Ninth ranked. 4 January 2001 NFK 118 all out (21.5 overs) 122/3 (17.4 overs) COK B Johnson 22 Eliaba 4/22 (6 overs) T Kauvai 40 B.Cook 2/40 (7 overs) COK won by 7 wickets Scorecard Auckland 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. TeamPtsPldWTLNRFiji633000Tonga432010Vanuatu231020New Caledonia 1853030030 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. TeamPtsPldWTLNRNew Zealand Māori633000PNG432010Cook Islands231020Samoa030030 Semi-finals 7 February 2001 Fiji 166 all out (42.3 overs) 152 all out (40.4 overs) PNG Neil Maxwell 50 (71) Rarua Dikana 3/28 (10 overs) Gima Keimolo 23 (30) Neil Maxwell 4/26 (10 overs) Fiji won by 14 runs Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Craig Allen, Wayne Knights 7 February 2001 Tonga 159 all out (48.5 overs) 160/5 (31.2 overs) New Zealand Māori Maunaloa Faivakimoana 43 (78) David Little 3/27 (9 overs) R. Bird 49 (33) Maunaloa Faivakimoana 3/42 (10 overs) New Zealand Māori won by 5 wickets Colin Maiden Park No.2, Auckland Bruce Cates, Phil Jones Plate semi-finals 7 February 2001 Cook Islands 301/9 (50 overs) 70 all out (21.1 overs) New Caledonia 1853 Teanini Koroa 85 (107) Takai Kopila 2/19 (3 overs) Takai Kopila 10 (27) Tunatu Kauvai 4/37 (10 overs) Cook Islands won by 231 runs Cornwall Park, Auckland Dave Lowe, Keith Rawlings 7 February 2001 Vanuatu 97 all out (39.5 overs) 98/4 (35.5 overs) Samoa Abraham Nasak 24 (35) Edward Annandale 4/29 (10 overs) Iakopo Kuresa 27 (50) Tari Seru 1/14 (10 overs) Samoa won by 5 wickets Colin Maiden Park No. 3, Auckland Peter Gasston, Adrian Keown 7th place play-off 8 February 2001 New Caledonia 1853 97 all out (31.5 overs) 99/4 (12 overs) Vanuatu Kalepo Folituu 17 (28) Richard Tatwin 3/17 (6 overs) Richard Tatwin 66 (40) Nicky Passil 2/42 (6 overs) Vanuatu won by 6 wickets Keith Hay Park No. 1, Auckland Peter Gasston, Hiran Perera 5th place play-off 8 February 2001 Cook Islands 137 all out (40.2 overs) 45 all out (20.1 overs) Samoa Tunatu Kauvai 27 (66) Iakopo Kuresa 2/18 (9 overs) Geoff Clarke 9 (30) Joseph Joe 4/6 (7 overs) Cook Islands won by 92 runs Colin Maiden Park No. 3, Auckland Dave Lowe, Keith Rawlings 3rd place play-off 8 February 2001 Tonga 150 all out (37.5 overs) 151/8 (27.5 overs) PNG Sione Holi 62 (72) Ross Vagi 4/33 (8.5 overs) Keimelo Vuivagi 30 (13) Kaufana Vasina 3/20 (6 overs) PNG won by 2 wickets Colin Maiden Park No. 2, Auckland Bruce Cates, Wayne Knights Final 8 February 2001 Fiji 164 all out (50 overs) 165/7 (42.3 overs) New Zealand Māori Tavo Sorovakatini 37 (68) G Waller 3/27 (8 overs) Peter McGlashan 49* (121) Jone Seuvou 2/55 New Zealand Māori won by 4 wickets Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Craig Allen, Phil Jones Final standings New Zealand Māori Fiji PNG Tonga Cook Islands Samoa Vanuatu New Caledonia 1853 Norfolk Island See also Cricket in Oceania World Cricket League EAP region References 2001 tournament https://web.archive.org/web/20070910144700/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2001/TOURNAMENTS/PACIFICACUP/about.shtml 2007-09-10 at CricketEurope 2001 tournament https://web.archive.org/web/20121011030006/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NZ/2000-01_NZ_Pacifica_Championship_2000-01.html 2012-10-11 at CricketArchive Match Schedule at CricInfo Photo Gallery at Photo Sport webpage Hadlee finds a winning team New Zealand Herald. 8 Feb 2001 Category:International cricket competitions in New Zealand Pacifica Cup