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.

Qualifying match

Eighth ranked vs Ninth ranked.

4 January 2001 Scorecard

Norfolk Island 118 all out (21.5 overs)	v	Cook Islands 122/3 (17.4 overs)
B Johnson 22 Eliaba 4/22 (6 overs)		T Kauvai 40 B.Cook 2/40 (7 overs)

Cook Islands won by 7 wickets 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.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	T	L	NR
Fiji	6	3	3	0	0	0
Tonga	4	3	2	0	1	0
Vanuatu	2	3	1	0	2	0
New Caledonia	0	3	0	0	3	0

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.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	T	L	NR
Māori	6	3	3	0	0	0
Papua New Guinea	4	3	2	0	1	0
Cook Islands	2	3	1	0	2	0
Samoa	0	3	0	0	3	0

Semi-finals

7 February 2001

Fiji 166 all out (42.3 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 152 all out (40.4 overs)
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 Umpires: Craig Allen, Wayne Knights

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7 February 2001

Tonga 159 all out (48.5 overs)	v	Māori 160/5 (31.2 overs)
Maunaloa Faivakimoana 43 (78) David Little 3/27 (9 overs)		R. Bird 49 (33) Maunaloa Faivakimoana 3/42 (10 overs)

Māori won by 5 wickets Colin Maiden Park No.2, Auckland Umpires: Bruce Cates, Phil Jones

Plate semi-finals

7 February 2001

Cook Islands 301/9 (50 overs)	v	New Caledonia 70 all out (21.1 overs)
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 Umpires: Dave Lowe, Keith Rawlings

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7 February 2001

Vanuatu 97 all out (39.5 overs)	v	Samoa 98/4 (35.5 overs)
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 Umpires: Peter Gasston, Adrian Keown

7th place play-off

8 February 2001

New Caledonia 97 all out (31.5 overs)	v	Vanuatu 99/4 (12 overs)
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 Umpires: Peter Gasston, Hiran Perera

5th place play-off

8 February 2001

Cook Islands 137 all out (40.2 overs)	v	Samoa 45 all out (20.1 overs)
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 Umpires: Dave Lowe, Keith Rawlings

3rd place play-off

8 February 2001

Tonga 150 all out (37.5 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 151/8 (27.5 overs)
Sione Holi 62 (72) Ross Vagi 4/33 (8.5 overs)		Keimelo Vuivagi 30 (13) Kaufana Vasina 3/20 (6 overs)

Papua New Guinea won by 2 wickets Colin Maiden Park No. 2, Auckland Umpires: Bruce Cates, Wayne Knights

Final

8 February 2001

Fiji 164 all out (50 overs)	v	Māori 165/7 (42.3 overs)
Tavo Sorovakatini 37 (68) G Waller 3/27 (8 overs)		Peter McGlashan 49* (121) Jone Seuvou 2/55

Māori won by 4 wickets Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: Craig Allen, Phil Jones

Final standings

1. Māori
2. Fiji
3. Papua New Guinea
4. Tonga
5. Cook Islands
6. Samoa
7. Vanuatu
8. New Caledonia
9. Norfolk Island

See also

• Cricket in Oceania
• World Cricket League EAP region

References

• 2001 tournament at CricketEurope
• 2001 tournament at CricketArchive
• Match Schedule at CricInfo
• Photo Gallery at Photo Sport webpage
• Hadlee finds a winning team New Zealand Herald. 8 Feb 2001