New Zealand Māori cricket team

The New Zealand Māori cricket team is a team that represented the Māori community of New Zealand in the 2001 Pacifica Cup cricket tournament. Whilst their rugby union and rugby league counterparts play often, this is the only appearance to date of the cricket team.

New Zealand Māori
AssociationNew Zealand Cricket
International Cricket Council
ICC statusNone
ICC regionICC East Asia-Pacific
International cricket
First internationalMāori people New Zealand Māori v. Cook Islands 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 3 February 2001)
As of 20 January 2017

2001 Pacifica Cup

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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 Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea and Samoa. They then beat Tonga in the semi-finals before beating Fiji in the final to win the tournament.[1] They did not compete in the 2002 tournament.[2]

2024 Women's Pacific Cup

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A women's team representing the New Zealand Māori played in the 2024 Pacific Cup in January 2024 in Auckland.[3]

Players

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The following players played for the New Zealand Māori in the 2001 Pacifica Cup:[4][5]

Other notable players of Māori heritage

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2001 Pacifica Cup at CricketEurope
  2. ^ 2002 Pacifica Cup at CricketEurope
  3. ^ Players for the New Zealand Māori at New Zealand Cricket
  4. ^ Players for the New Zealand Māori at CricketArchive
  5. ^ Players for the New Zealand Māori at Cricinfo
  6. ^ Leigh Kelly at Cricket Archive
  7. ^ David Little at Cricket Archive
  8. ^ Peter McGlashan at Cricket Archive
  9. ^ Jonathan McNamee at Cricket Archive
  10. ^ Jesse Ryder at Cricket Archive
  11. ^ Tane Topia at Cricket Archive
  12. ^ Ash Turner at Cricket Archive