The New Zealand Māori cricket team is a team that represented the Māori community of New Zealand in the 2001 Pacifica Cup cricket tournament. Whilst their rugby union and rugby league counterparts play often, this is the only appearance to date of the cricket team.
| Association | New Zealand Cricket |
|---|---|
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC status | None |
| ICC region | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| International cricket | |
| First international |  New Zealand Māori v. Cook Islands  (Auckland, New Zealand; 3 February 2001) |
| As of 20 January 2017 | |
2001 Pacifica Cup
editThe New Zealand Māori team took part in the first Pacifica Cup. They topped their first round group, winning all three of their matches against the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea and Samoa. They then beat Tonga in the semi-finals before beating Fiji in the final to win the tournament.[1] They did not compete in the 2002 tournament.[2]
2024 Women's Pacific Cup
editA women's team representing the New Zealand Māori played in the 2024 Pacific Cup in January 2024 in Auckland.[3]
Players
editThe following players played for the New Zealand Māori in the 2001 Pacifica Cup:[4][5]
- Robert Bird
- Ben J. Cochrane
- Leigh Kelly (captain) - previously played first-class cricket for Wellington[6]
- David Little - previously played first-class and List A cricket for Wellington[7]
- Peter McGlashan - has since played international Twenty20 cricket for New Zealand[8]
- Jonathan McNamee - previously played for New Zealand Under-19s[9]
- Thomas Nukunuku
- Phillip T. Otto
- Jonathan Paine
- Jesse Ryder - has since played first-class and List A cricket for Central Districts and Wellington, Twenty20 cricket for Wellington, List A cricket as an overseas player for Ireland and is a middle order batsman in the Tests and opened the batting in One Day Internationals and Twenty20's for New Zealand[10]
- Tane Topia - played one List A match for Auckland[11]
- Ash Turner - has since played first-class and List A cricket for Wellington[12]
- Gene Waller
Other notable players of Māori heritage
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 2001 Pacifica Cup at CricketEurope
- ^ 2002 Pacifica Cup at CricketEurope
- ^ Players for the New Zealand Māori at New Zealand Cricket
- ^ Players for the New Zealand Māori at CricketArchive
- ^ Players for the New Zealand Māori at Cricinfo
- ^ Leigh Kelly at Cricket Archive
- ^ David Little at Cricket Archive
- ^ Peter McGlashan at Cricket Archive
- ^ Jonathan McNamee at Cricket Archive
- ^ Jesse Ryder at Cricket Archive
- ^ Tane Topia at Cricket Archive
- ^ Ash Turner at Cricket Archive