Cook Islands national cricket team
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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[1] and an associate member when all affiliate members were promoted to that status in 2017.[2]
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.[3] Outside ICC tournaments, the Cook Islands fielded a team in the cricket tournament at the 2003 South Pacific Games, winning the bronze medal.[4]
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.[5]
Cook Islands was scheduled to return to international competition at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa,[6] but choose not to participate and instead concentrate on development of the national team.[7]
In September 2022 they played the Tāmaki Makaurau Tāne, an all-Māori squad, in Auckland, New Zealand,[8][9] before participating in the 2022 T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in Vanuatu.[10] They came third in the qualifiers.[11] Following the competition, they were ranked by the ICC for the first time, at 55th of 82 teams.[12]
Current squad
Team selected for the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Samoa:[13]
- Teaomua Anker
- Ma'ara Ave (c)
- Liam Denny
- Cory Dickson
- Hayden Dickson
- Milton Kavana (vc)
- Aue Parima (wk)
- Thomas Parima
- Pita Ravarua
- Tomakanute Ritawa
- Andrew Samuels
- Oscar Taylor
- Jared Tutty
- Tiaki Wuatai
Records
International Match Summary — Cook Islands[14]
Last updated 14 May 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 |
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations[14]
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| Template:Cr | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 September 2022 | 14 September 2022 |
| Template:Cr | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2025 | |
| Template:Cr | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 | 13 September 2022 |
| Template:Cr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 May 2025 | 7 May 2025 |
| Template:Cr | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2022 | 11 September 2022 |
Records complete to T20I #3182. Last updated 14 May 2025.
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Cook Islands, see Cricket Archive.
See also
- Cricket in the Cook Islands
- List of Cook Islands Twenty20 International cricketers
- Cook Islands women's national cricket team
References
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- ↑ Cook Islands – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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