| Cook Islands | |
| Association: | Cook Islands Cricket Association |
| Icc Status: | Associate member[1] |
| Icc Member Year: | 2017 |
| Icc Status2: | Affiliate member |
| Icc Member Year2: | 2000 |
| Icc Region: | East Asia-Pacific |
| T20i Rank: | 45th |
| T20i Rank Best: | 45th (19-Aug-2024) |
| Captain: | Ma'ara Ave |
| First T20i: | v at Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila; 9 September 2022 |
| Most Recent T20i: | v at Faleata Oval 2, Apia; 21 August 2024 |
| Num T20is: | 10 |
| Num T20is This Year: | 4 |
| T20i Record: | 6/4 (0 ties, 0 no result) |
| T20i Record This Year: | 3/1 (0 ties, 0 no result) |
| Asofdate: | 21 August 2024 |
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[2] and an associate member when all affiliate members were promoted to that status in 2017.[1]
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]
Team selected for the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Samoa:[13]
International Match Summary — Cook Islands[14] Last updated 21 August 2024
| Playing Record | |||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 |
T20I record versus other nations[14]
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 September 2022 | 14 September 2022 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 | 13 September 2022 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2022 | 11 September 2022 | ||
For a list of selected international matches played by Cook Islands, see Cricket Archive.