The Hong Kong cricket team and Papua New Guinea cricket team toured Australia from 8 to 13 November 2014, playing two One Day Internationals (ODI) and a three-day match.[1] These were the first ODI matches to be played by Papua New Guinea since gaining ODI status by the International Cricket Council.[2] Papua New Guinea won the ODI series 2–0, becoming the first country to win their first two ODI matches.[3] The matches were played at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, which had recently been accredited as an international venue by the ICC.[2]
| Hong Kong cricket team against Papua New Guinea in 2014–15 | |||
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| Hong Kong | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Dates | 8 November – 13 November 2014 | ||
| Captains | James Atkinson | Chris Amini | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Papua New Guinea won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | James Atkinson (81) | Lega Siaka (140) | |
| Most wickets | Tanwir Afzal (3) | Norman Vanua (4) | |
Squads
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 Papua New Guinea[5]
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ODI series
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- Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bat.
- Charles Amini, Chris Amini, Mahuru Dai, Willie Gavera, Vani Morea, Pipi Raho, Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, Assad Vala, Jack Vare and Geraint Jones all made their ODI debuts for Papua New Guinea. Jones had previously played 49 ODIs for England.
- Aizaz Khan, Anshuman Rath and Kinchit Shah made their ODI debuts for Hong Kong.
2nd ODI
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- Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bat.
- Norman Vanua (PNG) made his ODI debut.
- Lega Siaka became the first player from Papua New Guinea to score an ODI century.[6]
Three-day match
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat.
- Players per side 14 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
References
edit- ^ "Hong Kong tour of Australia, 2014/15". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Papua New Guinea set to make ODI debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "An ODI triumph years in the making for PNG". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Sport: PNG cricket team named for historic internationals". Radio New Zealand. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Siaka ton helps PNG to another win". Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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