Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games

Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games was contested by six teams. The gold medal was won by Papua New Guinea.[1]

Cricket
at the 2003 South Pacific Games
LocationSuva
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First round

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The six participating teams were placed in one pool. Papua New Guinea won all five of their matches, including a match against New Caledonia where they scored more than 500 runs.[2] Fiji finished second in the group, thus joining Papua New Guinea in the gold medal match. Samoa and the Cook Islands contested the bronze medal match.[3]

Standings

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Team Pts Pld W T L NR
  Papua New Guinea 10 5 5 0 0 0
  Fiji 6 5 3 0 2 0
  Samoa 6 5 3 0 2 0
  Cook Islands 6 5 3 0 2 0
  Vanuatu 2 5 1 0 4 0
  New Caledonia 0 5 0 0 5 0

Bronze medal match

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9 August 2003
  Cook Islands
198 all out (44 overs)
v
  Samoa
113 all out (38 overs)
Teunu Eliaba 61
Peniamina Ioka 2/21 (4 overs)
William Clarke 27
Moumou Marurai 4/46 (8 overs)
  Cook Islands won by 85 runs
Suva Grammar School

Gold medal match

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9 August 2003
  Papua New Guinea
147/9 (40 overs)
v
  Fiji
145 all out (40 overs)
John Ovia 50
Jone Seuvou 4/26 (8 overs)
Taione Batina 41
Inoa Baeau 3/31 (8 overs)
  Papua New Guinea won by 2 runs
Albert Park

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scorecard Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 9 August 2003 at SportingPulse
  2. ^ Scorecard of New Caledonia v Papua New Guinea, 5 July 2003 at SportingPulse
  3. ^ Finals matches results for the 2003 South Pacific Games cricket tournament Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine at SportingPulse