The New Zealand Māori cricket team is a team that represented the Māori community of

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in the 2001 Pacifica Cup

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tournament. Whilst their

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and rugby league counterparts play often, this is the only appearance to date of the cricket team.

2001 Pacifica Cup

The 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

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and

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. They then beat

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in the semi-finals before beating

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in the final to win the tournament. They did not compete in the 2002 tournament.

2024 Women's Pacific Cup

A women's team representing the New Zealand Māori played in the 2024 Pacific Cup in January 2024 in

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Players

The following players played for the New Zealand Māori in the 2001 Pacifica Cup: *Robert Bird *Ben J. Cochrane * Leigh Kelly (captain) - previously played

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for

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* David Little - previously played first-class and

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for Wellington * Peter McGlashan - has since played international Twenty20 cricket for

*Jonathan McNamee - previously played for New Zealand Under-19s *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

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and is a middle order batsman in the Tests and opened the batting in One Day Internationals and Twenty20's for

* Tane Topia - played one List A match for

* Ash Turner - has since played first-class and List A cricket for WellingtonAsh Turner
at Cricket Archive *Gene Waller

Other notable players of Māori heritage

NZ representatives: Men

* Trent Boult * Shane Bond * Doug Bracewell * Daryl Tuffey * Craig McMillan * Heath Davis * Adam Parore * Kyle Mills * Anaru Kitchen * Ben Wheeler * Tama Canning

NZ representatives: Women

* Agnes Ell * Hilda Buck * Rona McKenzie * Suzie Bates * Sara McGlashan * Lea Tahuhu * Eden Carson

NZ domestic players

* Kieran Noema-Barnett * Zak Gibson * Rhys Mariu * Ben Stokes

International players

* Ben Stokes

References

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