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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Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v Samoa at Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila; 9 September 2022 | |||||||||
Last T20I | v Vanuatu at Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila; 15 September 2022 | |||||||||
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As of 1 January 2024 |
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]
Team selected for the T-20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Vanuatu: [16]
International Match Summary — Cook Islands [17]
Last updated 15 September 2022
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 |
T20I record versus other nations [17]
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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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.
For a list of selected international matches played by Cook Islands, see Cricket Archive.
Association | Cook Islands Cricket Association | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Ma'ara Ave | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status |
Associate member
[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2000) | |||||||||
ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v Samoa at Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila; 9 September 2022 | |||||||||
Last T20I | v Vanuatu at Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila; 15 September 2022 | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
As of 1 January 2024 |
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]
Team selected for the T-20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Vanuatu: [16]
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 |
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.
For a list of selected international matches played by Cook Islands, see Cricket Archive.