The Cook Islands national cricket team is the team that represents the

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- an island country in a free association with

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- in

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matches. The team is organised by the Cook Islands Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2000 and an associate member when all affiliate members were promoted to that status in 2017. The Cook Islands' first international tournament was the 2001 edition of the Pacifica Cup, which was played in New Zealand. The team has played at

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tournaments, and at the 2006 EAP Trophy finished second to Fiji and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the

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. Outside ICC tournaments, the Cook Islands fielded a team in the cricket tournament at the

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, winning the bronze medal. 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 the Cook Islands and other

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since 1 January 2019 have been full T20Is. Cook Islands was scheduled to return to international competition at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa, but choose to not participate and instead concentrate on development of the National Team. In September 2022 they played the Tāmaki Makaurau Tāne, an all- Māori squad, in

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, before participating in the T-20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in

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. They came third in the qualifiers. Following the competition they were ranked by the ICC for the first time, at 55th of 82 teams.

Current squad

Team selected for the T-20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Vanuatu: * Hori Miller (vice-captain) * Benjamin George Vakatini * Davis Teinaki * Tomakanute Ritawa * Tomasi Wellington Vanuarua * Gabe Steven Raymond * Ma'ara Ave (captain) * Cory Russell Dickson * Hayden Bob Dickson * Liam George Roderick Denny * William Teariki-Apainga Kokaua * Thomas Tereapii Nikau Parima * Aue Metua Parima * Danny Brent Simpson * Pare Rongokea (non-travelling reserve) * Christopher Mana (non-travelling reserve) * Pati Ataela (non-travelling reserve)

Records

International Match Summary — Cook Islands ''Last updated 15 September 2022''

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1775. Last updated 15 September 2022.''

Other records

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

References

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Cook Islands in international cricket

Current squad

Records

Twenty20 International

Other records

See also

References