The Samoan national cricket team is the men's team that represents

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

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. They became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2000. They competed in the Pacifica Championship in 2001 and 2002, hosting the tournament on the second occasion. They came 6th in 2001, and 5th in 2002. In 2005, they competed in the East Asia/Pacific Cup, finishing in last place, thus missing out on qualification for the 2011 World Cup. Since 2017, they became an associate member.

History

In February 1966, Prime Minister

Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II Fiamē Mataafa Faumuina Mulinuu II (5 August 1921 – 20 May 1975) was a Western Samoan paramount chief and politician. The holder of the Mataafa title, one of the four main Samoan chieftainships, he became the first prime minister of Wes ...

banned cricket from being played except on Wednesdays and Saturdays, stating it was distracting Samoans from cleaning up after a cyclone. A cricket match in Samoa in October 1977 ended in a fight in which two players were stabbed to death. According to the ''

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'', "the row started after a player was bowled out and angrily hit the wicket with his bat".

2018–present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Samoa and other

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since 1 January 2019 has been a full T20I. Samoa played their first T20I against

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during the 2019 Pacific Games.

Grounds

Tournaments

2011 East Asia-Pacific Division Two

Samoa hosted the East Asia-Pacific Division Two tournament from 4 to 7 April 2011. The tournament was part of a qualifying pyramid for the 2012 twenty-20 cricket world cup in Sri Lanka. The competing teams were as follows: * * * * * * Samoa won the event, thus qualifying for the 2011 East Asia-Pacific Division 1.

2011 East Asia-Pacific Division 1

The East Asia-Pacific Division 1 was held in Papua New Guinea from 4 to 7 July 2011. Samoa finished 4th out of the 5 teams with 2 wins, upsetting Fiji in the opening game and beating Japan in the final round-robin game. They then lost their semi-final against PNG by 141 runs, then they beat Fiji for the second time in the tournament in the 3rd Place Play-off. The competing teams were: * * * * *

2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight

The men's team qualified for the

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following good performances in the Oceania regional competitions. They hosted the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight in September 2012 after they were approved as hosts by the ICC.

Tournament history

ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier

* 2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup * 2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (One day) * 2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (One day) * 2009 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (One day)

2009

This was the first time that

games were played in the EAP trophy. The matches were held from 17–18 September with the eight teams being split into two groups of four in which each team played the other three. The play-offs were based on the final standings from the group stage. The final was between Papua New Guinea and Fiji and Papua New Guinea won comfortably. * 2011 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (One day) * 2011 EAP Trophy * 2018–19-:3rd place(Group A Subregional qualifier)

Pacific Games

* 2003: 4th place * 2007: Bronze medal *

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: Bronze medal

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Samoa ''Last updated 18 March 2023''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 157/9 v

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, on 13 September 2022 at

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. * Highest individual score: 63 *, Dom Michael v Fiji, on 11 September 2022 at

. * Best bowling figures in an innings: 3/18, Timezeen Rapi v

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, on 13 March 2023 at Albert Park Ground 1, Suva. T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #2029. Last updated 18 March 2023.''

Other records

For a list of selected international matches played by Samoa, se
Cricket Archive

Notable players

* * Benjamin Mailata * Dom Michael * Faasao Mulivai *

Sean Solia Sean Solia (born 15 December 1992) is a New Zealand-Samoan cricketer. He has played international cricket for Samoa, and since 2016 has played in New Zealand domestic cricket for Auckland. Early life He comes from Auckland and attended St Pet ...

Ofisa Tonu'u Ofisa Francis Junior Tonu'u (born 3 February 1970) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and Samoa cricketer. A halfback, Tonu'u represented Wellington and Auckland at a provincial level and the and in Super Rugby. Of Samoan parentage, ...

References

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Samoa in international cricket