World Cricket League EAP region
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The World Cricket League EAP Region is a regional division of the ICC World Cricket League, providing opportunities for cricket playing nations in the East-Asia Pacific Region to compete against one another. It also acts as the regional qualifier for entry into the World Cricket League.
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[edit] Tournament History
[edit] 2005
The first tournament that took place was the 2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup. This was won by Japan, who defeated Cook Islands in the final. Both finalists gained a place in the next qualifying tournament, the 2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy.
| Pos. | Team | Result |
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| 1 |  Japan |
Qualify for 2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy |
| 2 |  Cook Islands |
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| 3 |  Vanuatu |
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| 4 |  Tonga |
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| 5 |  Indonesia |
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| 6 |  Samoa |
[edit] 2006
The second competition, the 2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy saw the winners of the previous trophy play against Fiji to determine which team would qualify for 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. The champions were Fiji who won the competition easily.
| Pos. | Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji |
Qualify for 2007 WCL Division Three |
| 2 | Cook Islands |
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| 3 | Japan |
[edit] 2007
The 2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy provided the opportunity for two teams from the East Asia-Pacific Region to qualify for the 2008 WCL Division Five. Japan won the tournament and progressed along with Vanuatu who finished second.
| Pos. | Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
Qualify for 2008 WCL Division Five |
| 2 | Vanuatu |
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| 3 | Cook Islands |
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| 4 | Samoa |
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| 5 | Tonga |
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| 6 | Indonesia |
[edit] 2009
The 2009 EAP Trophy was held in Apia, Samoa from 17-25 September. The tournament was split into two parts, the first a Twenty20 competition and the second in the 50-over format. It was also the first time that Papua New Guinea participated in the competition.
[edit] Twenty20 Competition
This was the first time that Twenty20 games were played in the EAP trophy. The matches were held from 17-18 September with the eight teams being split into two groups of four in which each team played the other three. The play-offs were based on the final standings from the group stage. The final was between Papua New Guinea and Fiji and Papua New Guinea won comfortably.
| Pos. | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | Fiji |
| 3 | Samoa |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | Vanuatu |
| 6 | Cook Islands |
| 7 | Tonga |
| 8 | Indonesia |
[edit] 50-over Competition
This part of the tournament was played from 19-25 September. In another new feature of the 2009 competition, the teams were split into two divisions based on whether they currently particapted in the World Cricket League structure. This was mainly so that the Division Two would act as a qualifier for 2010 WCL Division Eight. Papua New Guinea won Division One while Vanuatu were the champions of Division Two and consequently qualified for the WCL.
[edit] Division One
| Pos. | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | Fiji |
| 3 | Japan |
[edit] Division Two
| Pos. | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu |
| 2 | Samoa |
| 3 | Cook Islands |
| 4 | Tonga |
| 5 | Indonesia |
