The

Hong Kong cricket team The Hong Kong national cricket team is the team that represents independent Hong Kong in international competition. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1969.

and

Papua New Guinea cricket team The Papua New Guinea national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an Associate Member of the Intern ...

toured Australia from 8 to 13 November 2014, playing two

One Day Internationals A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World Cup ...

(ODI) and a three-day match. These were the first ODI matches to be played by Papua New Guinea since gaining ODI status by the

International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are 108 national associations, with 12 Full Members and 96 Associate Members. Founded in 1909 as the ' ...

. Papua New Guinea won the ODI series 2–0, becoming the first country to win their first two ODI matches. The matches were played at the

Tony Ireland Stadium The Riverway Stadium is an international standard cricket and AFL stadium in Thuringowa Central, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The stadium is a part of the Riverway sporting and cultural complex. Facilities The stadium includes the oval, ...

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, which had recently been accredited as an international venue by the ICC.

Squads

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

Three-day match

References

External links

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