Cricket team
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]
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 T-20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Vanuatu:[16]
Hori Miller (vice-captain)
Benjamin George Vakatini
Davis Teinaki
Tomakanute Ritawa
Tomasi Wellington Vanuarua
Gabe Steven Raymond
Ma'ara Ave (captain)
Cory Russell Dickson
Hayden Bob Dickson
Liam George Roderick Denny
William Teariki-Apainga Kokaua
Thomas Tereapii Nikau Parima
Aue Metua Parima
Danny Brent Simpson
Pare Rongokea (non-travelling reserve)
Christopher Mana (non-travelling reserve)
Pati Ataela (non-travelling reserve)
Records
International Match Summary — Cook Islands [17]
Last updated 15 September 2022
Playing Record
Format
M
W
L
T
NR
Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals
6
3
3
0
0
9 September 2022
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations [17]
Opponent
M
W
L
T
NR
First match
First win
vs Associate Members
Samoa
2
1
1
0
0
9 September 2022
13 September 2022
Fiji
2
1
1
0
0
10 September 2022
14 September 2022
Vanuatu
2
1
1
0
0
11 September 2022
11 September 2022
Records complete to T20I #1775. Last updated 15 September 2022.
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Cook Islands, see Cricket Archive .
See also
References
Full members (12) Associate members (94)
ODI statusOther associate members
Former members (5) Dissolved members (3) Non-members See also 1 For
Guyana ,
Jamaica ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Barbados ,
Antigua and Barbuda ,
Anguilla ,
Dominica ,
Grenada ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Montserrat ,
Nevis ,
Saint Kitts ,
Saint Lucia ,
Sint Maarten , the
British Virgin Islands and the
United States Virgin Islands the national team is the West Indies.
2 For
England and Wales , the national team is England.
3 For the
Republic of Ireland and
Northern Ireland , the national team is Ireland.