Cook Islands national cricket team explained

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]

Current squad

Team selected for the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Samoa:[13]

Records

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

Twenty20 International

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
Records complete to T20I #2782. Last updated 20 August 2024.

Other records

For a list of selected international matches played by Cook Islands, see Cricket Archive.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform. International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. 1 September 2018.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Countries/104.html Cook Islands
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1959/Other_Matches.html Other matches played by Cook Islands
  4. http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?client=2-1976-0-18028-0&pool=1001&action=ROUND&round=5 Finals matches results for the 2003 South Pacific Games cricket tournament
  5. Web site: All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status. International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. 1 September 2018.
  6. Web site: Cricket announces Pac Games squads. 18 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Biggest PacGames team ever. 18 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Auckland's first all-Māori cricket team set to take on Cook Islands . Stuff . Karanama Ruru . 2 September 2022 . 2 September 2022.
  9. Web site: Cooks national cricket squad play Auckland's first all- Māori team . Cook Islands News . 5 September 2022 . 6 September 2022.
  10. Web site: Trained, blessed, and ready for take-off . Cook Islands News . 1 September 2022 . 2 September 2022.
  11. Web site: Cooks finish third in T20 Qualifier . Cook Islands News . 16 September 2022 . 17 September 2022.
  12. Web site: ICC rankings for Cook Islands . Cook Islands News . 23 September 2022 . 24 September 2022.
  13. Web site: Cook Islands Cricket 2024 Men's squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup EAP Sub-Regional Qualifier A . Facebook . 12 August 2024.
  14. Web site: Records / Cook Islands / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary . . 14 September 2022.