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{{Short description|Cricket ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
|       ground_name = Amini Park
|          nickname = 
|             image = 
|           caption = 
|           country = Papua New Guinea
|          location = [[Boroko]], [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]]
|     establishment = 1956
|  seating_capacity = 2000
|             owner = [[Cricket PNG]]
|          operator = [[Cricket PNG]]
|           tenants = [[Papua New Guinea cricket team]]
|              end1 = Basini End
|              end2 = Manu End
| international = true
| firstodidate = 6 October
| firstodiyear = 2017
| firstodihome = Papua New Guinea 
| firstodiaway = Scotland
| lastodidate = 21 September
| lastodiyear = 2022
| lastodihome = Papua New Guinea
| lastodiaway = Namibia 
| firstt20idate    = 22 March
| firstt20iyear    = 2019
| firstt20ihome    = Papua New Guinea
| firstt20iaway    = Philippines
| lastt20idate     = 29 July 
| lastt20iyear     = 2023
| lastt20ihome     = Papua New Guinea 
| lastt20iaway     = Japan

| firstwt20idate    = 15 June
| firstwt20iyear    = 2025
| firstwt20ihome    = Samoa
| firstwt20iaway    = Vanuatu
| lastwt20idate     = 21 June
| lastwt20iyear     = 2025
| lastwt20ihome     = Papua New Guinea
| lastwt20iaway     = Samoa
| date = 21 June
| year = 2025
|            source =  http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/518990.html Amini Park, Cricinfo
}}
'''Amini Park''' is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Grounds/77/3273.html Amini Park] at CricketArchive</ref> Part of the Bisini Parade sports complex in the suburb of [[Boroko]], it is the headquarters of [[Cricket PNG]].

==History==
The ground was established in 1956 and named Amini Park in 1983 after the Amini family, several of whose members have played cricket and other sports for Papua New Guinea (both the [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|men's]] and [[Papua New Guinea national women's cricket team|women's]] teams).<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/PNG_A.html Papua New Guinea players (A)] at CricketArchive</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Venues - Amini Park and Colts |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-4945-0-0-0&sID=64226&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=5304945 |website=Gameday |access-date=17 August 2022}}</ref>

The ground has seen the men's team play [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and [[Victorian Bushrangers|Victoria]]. The women's team played [[Japan national women's cricket team|Japan]] here in a three-match series in September 2006.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Grounds/77/3273_misc.html Other matches played on Amini Park, Port Moresby] at CricketArchive</ref>

In May 2016, the ground hosted its first [[List A Cricket|List A]] match when [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] defeated [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in the [[2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship]]. <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1014845.html| title=ICC World Cricket League Championship, 23rd Match: Papua New Guinea v Kenya at Port Moresby, May 28, 2016| publisher=cricinfo| accessdate=11 Nov 2016}}</ref> In October 2016, the ground hosted its first [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match when [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] defeated [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] in the [[2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup]].<ref>[http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/news/94755/fixtures-for-round-4-of-icc-i-cup-and-icc-wcl-championship-announced Fixtures for Round 4 of ICC I-Cup and ICC WCL Championship announced] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429090333/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/news/94755/fixtures-for-round-4-of-icc-i-cup-and-icc-wcl-championship-announced |date=2016-04-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/engine/current/match/1004251.html| title=ICC Intercontinental Cup, Papua New Guinea v Namibia at Port Moresby, Oct 16-19, 2016| publisher=cricinfo| accessdate=11 Nov 2016}}</ref> The ground hosted the Regional Finals of the [[2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier]] tournament in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://postcourier.com.pg/tim-coyle-joins-cricket-png-coaching-staff/ |title=Tim Coyle Joins Cricket PNG Coaching Staff |work=Papua New Guinea Post Courier |accessdate=13 February 2019}}</ref>

===Other Sports===
The ground also hosted [[Port Moresby Australian Rules Football League]] finals matches in the 2010s.

==International record==
=== One Day International centuries ===
One ODI century has been scored at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=2623;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics / Statsguru / One Day Internationals / Batting records|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> 

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Innings !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result
|-
| '''1''' || 154 || [[Calum MacLeod (cricketer)|Calum MacLeod]] || {{cr|SCO}} || {{ntsh|163}} 163 || 1 || {{cr|PNG}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|October|6}} || Won
|}
=== Twenty20 International centuries ===
One T20I century has been scored at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;ground=2623;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> 

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Innings !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result
|-
| '''1''' || 107*  || [[Tony Ura]] || {{cr|PNG}} || {{ntsh|60}} 60 || 1 || {{cr|PHI}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|March|23}} || No result
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273.html Amini Park, Port Moresby] at CricketArchive

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[[Category:Cricket grounds in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Port Moresby]]
[[Category:Cricket in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:Papua New Guinea in international cricket]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1971]]


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