Cricket PNG
Cricket PNG, originally founded as the Papua New Guinea Cricket Board of Control, is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Papua New Guinea. Its current headquarters is in Port Moresby. Cricket PNG was founded in 1972[1] and was elected an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council on 24 July 1973.[2][3] It is also a Member of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council.
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| Sport | Cricket |
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| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | CPNG |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Affiliation | International Cricket Council |
| Affiliation date | 1973 |
| Regional affiliation | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Affiliation date | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Port Moresby |
| Chairperson | Helen Macindoe |
| CEO | Greg Campbell |
| Coach | Joe Dawes |
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Home ground
- Amini Park is a cricket ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[4] [5]
The ground is named for the Amini family, several of whom have played cricket for Papua New Guinea (both the men's and women's teams),[6] the ground has seen the men's team play Australia, the West Indies and Victoria.
The women's team played Japan in a three match series at the ground in September 2006.[7]
References
- Street, Peter N. (Spring 2011). Maestrone, Mark C. (ed.). "Cricket and Philately: Cricket Tales of Southeast Asia" (pdf). Journal of Sports Philately. Sports Philatelists International. 49 (3): 20.
- Greig v Insole, 1 WLR 302, 51 (1978).
- "Papua New Guinea receive significant investment through ICC Cricket World Cup community facility fund". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- Amini Park at cricinfo
- Amini Park at CricketArchive
- Papua New Guinea players (A) at CricketArchive
- Other matches played on Amini Park, Port Moresby at CricketArchive
External links
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