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.[1] [2]
Eighth ranked vs Ninth ranked.
The eight participating teams were divided into two pools of four teams for the first round.
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.
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Tied" | T | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="No result" | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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.
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Tied" | T | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="No result" | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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